Amiga & Retro News

First Person Dungeon Crawlers have a huge fan base on Indie Retro News, so many of us love games such as Dungeon Master, Eye of the Beholder and my personal favorite Ishar. Well here we are with another special announcement especially if you love dungeon crawlers, as Rake in Grass has not only shown off some new footage for the work in progress PC game of Underkeep, but there's also been talking >>

Some rather cool news speccy owners, as if you fancy playing two great games with both a unique graphical style and gameplay, then come and play Magenta Sky and Welcome 2 - The Machine by Radical Reflux. A series of games in which you play as Clark, and must earn your place among the rebels by obtaining a secret source code, as well as taking on the oppressive u_corp and learn more about >>

Lets go back to the 90's, a time of violent handball and ice hockey action, in which violence meets goal scoring antics that appeared in our homes on the Acorn Archimedes, Atari ST, Amiga, Amiga CD32, PC, Commodore 64, Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Game Boy and even the Game Boy Advance. Yes it is none other than Speedball 2, a 1990 game developed by Bitmap Brothers as the sequel to the >>

Throughout this month we've featured a number of open sourced remakes. From games such as the brilliant Transport Tycoon on the PC, to Rollercoaster Tycoon and one of my personal favorite's called Diggers.  Well thanks to a heads up via the EAB forums, it looks as if Mike Singleton's 1989 classic Midwinter is also getting a full PC remaster by DrEvil. A faithful recreation in which >>

Ask anyone about Lemmings, and their first memories, would probably be about a bunch of blue and green haired Lemmings that could be blown up, ripped apart and dropped from the highest of points before they even hope to reach that exit. So why is that great game getting another mention on Indie Retro News? Well at some point in the near future, it looks as if Jörg Karwath and team will be >>

I'm sure many of you remember the awesome game that is RollerCoaster Tycoon 2; a game by Chris Sawyer and published by Infograms in which you manage your very own theme park, with all its rides, shops, puking guests and economic fortune. Well you'll be pleased to know that as of just recently you can download the very latest build of OpenRCT2: An open source development which improves the game >>

We've just been informed through Twitter, that the ZX Spectrum version by Sausageware Games, is not only available to buy as a tape through BitmapSoft, but as of today the game has gone completely free as a digital download. A much deserved and more enjoyable Knightmare inspiration for the ZX Spectrum, which in itself is based around a 1980's TV show in which children had to not only guide a >>

It felt like it was only just yesterday, that I spoke about SausageWareGames awesome reimagining of Knightmare for the ZX Spectrum.  A much deserved and more enjoyable Knightmare game, which in itself is based around a kids TV show from the 1980's. Well this developer is back in the news, as after previously releasing S.C.I.O.N through BitmapSoft, which is an intense run and gun >>

After previously announcing the update for Dave Retro Forge's graphically superior version of 'Bubble Bobble Remastered' for the Commodore 64. Along comes this new announcement from the same team that they have released the eagerly awaited game called 'Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave'. As in the words of the creator, "For the first time in 39 years, Bubble Bobble on Commodore 64 receives a true >>

From the creator of awesome Commodore 64 games such Battle for Cronos, Deathflood Dungeon of Doom, devolution, and the tribe, comes a new C64 game that blends a bit of micromanagement and city-building, called 'Rise of Babylon' by WindigoProductions. A game in which you must achieve the greatest possible population growth in the city of Babylon during your reign. As king, you will also have to >>

Go-Go BunnyGun wasn't the only decent game to make an appearance today, although that was for the ZX Spectrum, is Natthrafn's new Commodore 64 platformer called 'Vault of Seraphim'. A game described by the developer as, "a jump & run cave crawler like his predecessor  'Catacombs of Cherubim', but with four entire new caves and a complete new player movement!" If this sounds like >>

Fancy playing a new game that's received very decent feedback such as "Like a cross between R Type and Lifeforce. Looks great" and "that's amazing, brilliant"? Then come and check out this latest release for the ZX Spectrum called 'Go-Go BunnyGun'. A bold and colourful new shoot-'em-up for the 48K Sinclair ZX Spectrum from Ionian Games. To coincide with this news, provided below is the >>

Well this is fantastic news especially if you had either an Amiga or PC(DOS), as Mhatxotic is working on a remake of the classic strategy and puzzle-like game called 'Diggers'. A 90's title that was developed and published by Millennium Interactive for the Amiga and PC. A game in which the player takes control of a mining team excavating a planet for precious minerals. To coincide with this >>

Fancy some new games for your Commodore 64 or Commodore 64 Ultimate, then you've come to the right place! As checking my emails, there's been an update via Itch io that KD Software has released the fast-paced, competitive platform game for two players called 'Robo Gems'. A digital and cassette release that the creator says "Get ready for an intense retro challenge on your Commodore 64 — fast >>

We haven't featured many open source games lately, so here's an update you might be interested in, is the latest open source build for Transport Tycoon Deluxe ' as 'OpenTTD 15.0 '. Although this was released at the beginning of the month and didn't appear in our inbox, I thought it still worthy of a mention especially as Transport Tycoon Deluxe by Chris Sawyer was one of the highlights on the PC >>

Putting aside the brawlers and side scrolling platformers, as thanks to a heads up by Saberman, he has told us that if you like Adventure games, it might be worth checking out Paul Golian's latest Amiga game of Geo's Quest 2 In Szukaj of Queen Lorraine - Enhanced; A new version of a graphic adventure game that was originally released in 2023, and based on a game that appeared unfinished back >>

Amiten Games upcoming Castlevania inspired game called 'GothicVania' has been updated with a new 2026 preview that can be downloaded right now. A new preview that features some of the levels within the main game, as well as many of the baddies that you'll have to deal with. Do beware however one of the levels does feature a lot of screen flashing, which may be too much for some of our light >>

We've recently been informed via Saberman through his Youtube channel and Tom from EAB, that you can now download the new Commodore Amiga game update of Holy Warrior by AMITEN GAMES. A new Arcade Platformer in which playing as the holy warrior who has risen from the shadows, you must face the evil that has threatened to consume everything. To coincide with this news, we've also got some footage >>

Fresh off the press for the Commodore Amiga community, as not only is the 1987 Arcade game of 'Wardner' still coming to the Amiga via RetroRic, developed using Earok's Scorpion Engine. But as of today you can download a new level 3 demo. If you've not heard of this game before, it's a side-scrolling platformer developed by Toaplan and published in arcades worldwide by Taito in 1987. A game in >>

As if this week couldn't get any better, as after previously announcing the update for Dave Retro Forge's graphically superior version of 'Bubble Bobble Remastered' for the Commodore 64. Along comes this new announcement from the same team that they are going to release at some point in the near future 'Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave'. As in the words of the creator, "For the first time in 39 years, >>

Babaliba wasn't the only classic game to be converted over to the Atari ST, as I've recently been told that the 1993 DOS game called Train, which is also very similar to another classic game called SNAKE. Has been converted over to the Atari ST by Slovak programmer Baky, with music by scener Tao. To coincide with this news, provided below is the latest footage showing this game that >>

If you played ' Ghosts'n Goblins ' the first game in the Ghosts 'n Goblins franchise on systems such as the Amstrad, Amiga, Atari, C64 and ZX Spectrum, or the more recent arcade overhaul that was released for the Plus/4. You'll be interested to know that as of just recently, JOTD has started working on Ghost's'n Goblins for the Commodore Amiga as an AGA edition. Although he does state "This >>

Here on Indie Retro News we do love writing about the Amiga, especially with all the fabulous games that have been created using Amos, Backbone, RedPill or even Scorpion Engine. Well now it's the Atari ST's turn to get a rather decent game, as carlesoriol has recently announced the release of Babaliba. A conversion of the classic Dinamic game, that he said was created just for fun as he >>

We've recently found out that Haplo, who is behind games such as Hell Beneath, Tenebra and the Amiga port of Ooze: The Escape, has released the mind bending puzzler of 'Shift' for the MSX. A game that was released during 2024 for the Atari 8bit, Amiga and Commodore 64! To coincide with this news, we've got some more information about the game, as well as a screenshot and a video from >>

In 1985 Capcom released one of the coolest Arcade games ever to grace the gaming scene, and that game was the incredible Ghosts'n Goblins which appeared on lots of different systems. It is a game that if you haven't played it, you are seriously missing out! So as a shout out to that awesome game of which I have played a lot, we have just found out through Facebook that the Plus/4 is getting an >>