SpiritSphere - Pong meets Zelda in this rather lovely Indie game

Earlier last week Eendhoorn released the competitive local multiplayer game ' SpiritSphere ' for the PC. It looks to have a number of inspirations from classic games such as Pong, Zelda and even Windjammers while mixing them up to create something rather unique and enjoyable to play. Featuring an 8-bit art style that sticks closely to the NES colour palette and a great soundtrack by Gas1312,

Cyber Shadow - In development retro styled platformer with a hint of Ninja Gaiden

Alepos Arkoudis‎ recently contacted us via our Facebook page of a new NES style platformer that is in development for both PC and MAC by MekaSkull and Pentadrangle. Titled as ' Cyber Shadow ', this game mixes the best bits of Metroid, Castlevania, Ninja Gaiden and Megaman and puts you in control of a mighty warrior slashing your way through the armies of mechanical fiends to free your clan and

Marvel Infinity War - Zvitor and Maru's PC Beat Em Up looks rather cool!

It's been a long time since we've featured a good looking fighting game and so to change that, here's a new game developed by Zvitor and Maru using OpenBOR, ' Marvel Infinity War '. This excellent looking game available for your PC, is a throw back to the days of the side scrolling beat em ups from the Mega Drive and arcade machines we used to play and love. It features many characters from

Iridium - Unofficial fan based remake of Uridium teased as alpha footage

A long time ago Hewson Consultants made great games for old retro computers, such as the fantastic Uridium, Paradroid, Cybernoid, Exolon, Nebulus and many more were just some of the games they released. In fact during the early part of this year the team behind that famous company launched the Kickstarter campaign for ' Hyper Sentinal ' which was a high grade modern version of Uridium. It was

Chimney Presents - A short and enjoyable festive game by Daniel Linssen

Already Christmas day has come and gone, and although it's still Christmas week, we are fast approaching 2017 which is sure to bring lots more games to play. But before we get there, here's a game to celebrate this festive season ' Chimney Presents ' by Daniel Linssen. In this game you must help Santa deliver all the presents down each of the chimneys scattered throughout the level, but be

Thrust 30 - A truly awesome version of Thrust aims for a Greenlight success

Earlier this month we did a big feature of HayesMaker's Thrust remake known as ' Thrust 30 ' for PC, Mac and Linux. It is a 2D vectored game that celebrated the 30th anniversary of Jeremy Smith's "Thrust", which puts you in control of a fast moving ship that could blast away defences, take out power stations and tractor orbs from deep underground and out into space. Well you'll be pleased to

Rick Dangerous makes an appearance in Spelunky!

In 2013 Mossmouth, the developers of the original and great Spelunky,  released the HD remake of Spelunky on Steam and GOG on the PC. It was a game in very similar style to the platforming classic rick dangerous, but with cave exploration and treasure-hunting with all new graphics, music, new areas and much more that made Spelunky HD a fantastic game to play. So it was no wonder that this week

Z-Exemplar - Retro inspired ZX Spectrum R-Type is finally here on Steam!

One of the most eagerly awaited games that we have featured many times before in that retro style, just has to be Suminell Studios Shoot em up ' Z-Exemplar ', which not only went through a Steam Greenlight success but has finally appeared on Steam! Yes indeed for those of you have been keeping a keen eye on this ZX Spectrum detailed blaster, with a look of an R-Type and or Gradius clone is now

Wacky Wheels HD - An official reboot of Apogee's classic racer for the PC

There's probably not a person out there today that hasn't played or even heard of Nintendo's Mario Kart on the SNES, but have you ever played Apogee Software's 1994 MS-DOS game Wacky Wheels? Well if you haven't, it might be worth your time checking out the official reboot of the game in glorious HD by Ferocity2d, which is available to buy for the PC today. Wacky Wheels HD is an all-new game

The Videokid - Ride a skateboard in this wicked Paperboy inspired game!

What do you get if you have the original Paperboy, replace his newspapers with pirate video tapes and change his bike to a skateboard? Most likely this voxel based arcade game, ' The Videokid ', which is being developed by Pixel Trip Studios and is now aiming for a Steam Greenlight success for both PC and MAC. In this game you play as the video kid set in a retro 1980's neighbourhood filled

Skullstone - Dungeon Master inspired Dungeon Crawler coming 2017

One things for certain, you can never get sick of too many dungeon crawlers, especially as each one gives you a choice of characters, plenty of loot to find and dark cramped dungeons to explore filled with evil creatures in need of a tasty human meal. And so welcome to ' Skullstone ' developed by Polish developers Black Torch Studios for a release date of 2017; a new first person dungeon

Super Skelemania - A super Indie game needs your Steam Greenlight votes

This week so far has been non stop retro games on pretty much every system I can think of, from the BBC Micro, to the C64 and the ZX Spectrum. So now we are going to look towards the latest Indie games to get our more modern fix with Benal's in development Adventure Platformer ' Super Skelemania '. This game is currently going through a Steam Greenlight campaign with a playable demo for PC,

The Deep Paths: Labyrinth Of Andokost - Love dungeon crawlers? This game might be for you!

Our good friend Khelben Blackstaff, developer of that brilliant dungeon crawler ' Dungeon Kingom ', has informed us through Facebook of the upcoming release for The Deep Paths Labyrinth of Andokost developed by Steve Jarman, which is going to be available on Steam in just two days time - 26th October. If you loved those grid based classics such as Dungeon Master and Lands of Lore and want

We Missed You! - Have you ever wanted to play as a Hermes driver? Now you can!

Something for everyone today as a new Pico-8 game caught my eye and puts you in control of a courier van out to cause as much carnage as possible before making a delivery. Titled as ' We Missed You! ' and developed by Rhys for the LD33, you must smash your way through the town to deliver a package, but this must be done when the person is at work or when they are not looking. So basically the

Gravity Star Rescue Racer - Early work in progress Arcade game inspired by Thrust

Denis Evans from the wicked retro gaming store The Retro Cavern,  has contacted me about his new game that's in development for Mac, iOS, Android, and possibly PC via HTML5, 'Gravity Star Rescue Racer'. Taking inspirations from that classic game Thrust but with a unique twist, Gravity Star Race is more of a shoot em up affair as you have to blast everything under ground while keeping an eye on

Halloween Jam 2016 - It's time to create those scary games!

Game developers across the globe get ready for horror, as a new game jam is about to begin that is sure to give you the shivers. Welcome to the ' Halloween Jam 2016 '; a brand new jam that takes place between the 1st and 31st of October, to encourage more people to produce horror and spooky games, with a theme of 'Fear'. This can, as noted by the organisers, be interpreted however you like

Streets of Rogue - Multichoice battling roguelike is rather cool!

Today we are turning our attention to some fine looking indie games, and one of them which caught our eye was Madguy's action packed roguelike ' Streets of Rogue ' which so far is free for the PC. If you loved games such as Binding of Isaac but with more exploration, experimentation and choice based mission goals, then this chaotic romp may just be the game for you.







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Super Conquerors - 80's and 90's tribute platformer aims for a greenlight success

Ghouls 'n Ghosts or Ghosts 'n Goblins but without the frustration factor is what most people are saying about the latest Steam Greenlight campaign for 'Super Conquerors'. A 2D platformer inspired by the classics from the 80's and 90's which features a Spanish Conquistador on a quest to unveil the mysteries of an unknown and dangerous island. You'll be battling through several retro visualised

AllGen Gaming - A new video gaming centre launching August 28th - Rochester UK!

It's time to get excited as a new gaming centre is about to open this month 28th August in the UK that is set to take Rochester by storm. Welcome to AllGen Gaming, a unique and enjoyable gaming experience for all ages in the Medway area that will feature more than just a couple of retro gaming systems for non stop playing. In fact over 1500 games across multiple systems will be playable such