Kingdoms and Castles - A charming city builder aims for a Steam Greenlight success

When I was but a young gamer one of my most favourite pass times was to build mighty castles, look after my villagers with food and housing, and defend them from attacking foes. This is probably why I was so hooked on games such as Castles and even The Settlers. So to find a game that is very similar but with dragons and vikings, in a world of charming detail I just had to give it a mention.

OverBite - A charming platformer with a bite gets a Steam Greenlight campaign (+Demo)

Ladies and Gentlemen Dracula is back and this time he's just a little bit annoyed! Developed by Hotdog Laser, Dracula has returned from his grave after a long recovery at the defeat at the hands of the legendary vampire hunter Van Helsing. The problem is what was once a menacing character of evil, has pretty much been turned into a laughing stock, with cartoons, plushies and t-shirts. So it's

Warlock Revenge - A first person shooter inspired by DOS classics aims for a Greenlight success

To be honest although I do play the odd modern day first person shooter such as DOOM or Battlefield 4, I'm still a huge fan of those retro classics such as Blake Stone or even Wolfenstein 3D, which are both playable through Dosbox. So it came as a surprise to me to learn of a new first person shooter aiming for a Steam Greenlight success, that is inspired by those classics but with a dark

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

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,

Lost in Bardo - A beautiful adventure needs your Steam Greenlight votes

Backyard Team are hoping for a Steam Greenlight success this month, as they have just started a campaign for their rather lovely looking Adventure game ' Lost in Bardo ', which is in development for PC, Mac and Linux. Although not much is known about the game other than a story about Sam, travelling through the alleys of her mind, it does look to have high quality artwork, multiple locations,

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

The Planet of the Vicious Creatures - A rather short retro styled platformer gets a demo

Something retro inspired to talk about now as 'The Planet of the Vicious Creatures' by jorgicor is not only available to buy, but you can download the demo and vote for the game via its Steam Greenlight page. Designed as a short title with little time to play such as at work totalling just 15mins, this game is a platformer set in space and you play as Johanna Brahe, the most famous astronaut

Death's Hangover - A new take on breakout and it looks fab!

If you remember those classics such as Arkanoid or even Breakout you might be in for a treat with BlueStarGeneral's Steam Greenlight campaign for 'Death's Hangover'. It takes the best bits from the ball bouncing and wall breaking antics from Breakout, and adds in their very own unique touch. Instead of the coloured bricks and sliding grey bat, in this one you're bashing barrels, hitting walls,

Mystery Of Woolley Mountain - Let's go adventuring with this latest kickstarter

It's time to look towards Kickstarter and Steam Greenlight for new campaigns worthy of a pledge or a thumbs up, and I believe ' Mystery Of Woolley Mountain ' by James Lightfoot is the point and click adventure game that might be worth checking out. With a The Secret Of Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, DiscWorld, Space Quest, Trap Door and Phantom Tollbooth vibe, you play as five time

Pan-Dimensional Conga Combat - Frantic Arcade game by RGCD is now available!

Oh joy of joys, RGCD has recently informed us of the recent release of their rather frantic Arcade arena style shooting game of ' Pan-Dimensional Conga Combat ', which is now available to buy for the PC. From the same team behind those great games such as Aviator Arcade II, Trance Sector Ultimate and R0X EP, comes a game that aims to be a little bit of Gridwars mashed up with a classic Snake.

UBOOT - PlayWay aims for a WW2 Survival Sandbox Kickstarter success

Just as I said last time, when it comes to games associated with PlayWay, you just know it is going to be a Kickstarter success. Well PlayWay and in development by Deep Water Studio's, have once again jumped into the Kickstarter crowd funding way of life with their latest game ' UBOOT '. Which is a WW2 Survival Sandbox Simulation aboard your very own submarine from the WWII era, with all its

Sluggy's Tiny Adventure - Cute platformer with unique abilities, gets a Steam Greenlight campaign

While trawling through the Steam Greenlight campaign listings, I happened to come across a game that I believe may appeal to even our hardiest of retro gaming fans. Called ' Sluggy's Tiny Adventure ', and in development for the PC due end of 2016, this game is a Castlevania-inspired platformer with a unique difference. With a lovely pixelated graphical design, a cute and also at times creepy

DOGOS - Eye popping shoot em up, gets a Steam Greenlight campaign

Enough with the retro games already, lets talk about some Indies! So here we are with 'DOGOS' by Opqam; which is a visually impressive shoot em up, inspired by the classics, but with far more drool worthy detail, that needs your Steam Greenlight thumbs up. In this game you play as Desmond Phoenix, a skilled pilot in command of a multitude of ships, packed to the teeth with deadly weaponry,

The Abbey of Crime Extensum - Full PC remake gets a Steam Greenlight campaign

In March of this year, we were one of the first news sites to give you the heads up for the excellent PC, Mac and Linux remake of Opera Soft's rare Amstrad and ZX Spectrum classic of, ' The abbey of crime ', also known as ' La abadía del crimen '. Regarded as one of the best video games for the 8-bit system with a high level of detail, a decent plot, good mapping, sound and much more which

NIGHTHAW-X3000 - Retro styled shoot em up in a trippy 80's feel goes greenlight

I thought I'd put aside the purely retro games for the moment and look towards the latest Steam Greenlight additions that may be worth your big thumbs up. One of those games is N94 Games, 'NIGHTHAW-X3000', which is a very frantic and non stop shoot em up that also takes its inspiration from the psychedelic 80's. In their words " a stylish shmup with action hotter than the girls of Miami beach

METAGAL - Another retro styled platformer aiming for a Steam Greenlight success

With so many action platformers that have come and gone, I'm starting to wonder if we should name our site to Indie Platformer News, but if that did happen, I think some would probably start to riot! Well anyway, here is another platformer that impressed me enough to write this article, ' METAGAL ' developed by Retro Revolution, which is currently going through a Steam Greenlight campaign, and

Saving Princess - Retro styled action platformer aiming for a Steam Greenlight success

Even though the game was available to buy since last month through their main site, the developer Brainos is hoping their action platformer ' Saving Princess ' will now be a Steam Greenlight success for the PC. Classed as an old-school game with neat pixel art and an amazing soundtrack, you play as Portia Crane, Asset Recovery Specialist and have one task to accomplish, to save the princess or

The Castles of Dr. Creep - A C64 game has appeared via Steam Greenlight!

Way back in 1984, ED Hobbs with publishing rights by Broderbund, released the rather genius game of ' The Castles of Dr. Creep 'for the C64. It was a two player platformer with a heavy emphasis on puzzles and required the player(s) to escape from each castle through a vast network of interconnected rooms. This was made more difficult by contraptions and traps such as Conveyor belts, force

Don't Crawl - Duo control retro inspired platformer needs your Greenlight votes

You probably read my earlier post about people being a bit bored of platformers, but hear me out. 'Don't Crawl' which is going through a Steam Greenlight campaign isn't your average platformer, unlike the finish the level by jumping over enemies and picking up items along the way style of game, this one is not only retro inspired but it features a two player hero and enemy control system. One