Indie Retro News

One such game I used to love was that fantastic platformer ' Wonder Boy ' designed by Ryuichi Nishizawa. A game which started its life as a skateboarding rock jumping and axe bashing platformer, that later became the adventure platformer with RPG elements Wonderboy in Monsterland. And it's the original Wonderboy which is getting an announcement, as thanks to the creator Benjamin...

The upcoming Commodore 64 platform adventure, Captain Victor Stormbeard and the Undead Treasure by KD Software, has officially been teased with a playable demo. Commodore 64 enthusiasts can now download and test the initial stage of this highly anticipated title, offering a substantial look at what the full game will provide. In fact if you do end up playing it, you'll experienc...

The Speccy homebrew community has received another thrilling new title for vintage hardware with the release of Venture48k, a rogue64-ish inspired dungeon crawler tailored specifically for the classic Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48k. Developed by homebrew creator Jason-Indie, this fresh 8-bit title bridges the gap between retro nostalgia and modern mechanics, delivering a game that fea...

Renowned fantasy author Per Holmström—known in the indie gaming community as Grottkräl—has launched The City of Gold Part 1, a captivating new cRPG adventure developed for the Commodore Amiga. Holmström, celebrated for penning the award-winning Dragonbane adventure Drakborgen: The Secret of Ath Ungol, transitions his narrative expertise to vintage computer hardware with this imm...

The homebrew wave continues to deliver through itch io as a brand-new adaptation of Sega’s classic 1979 arcade game Head-On has appeared on the Sinclair ZX Spectrum by Indigobeetle. This latest release faithfully recreates the frantic, high-stakes driving mechanics of the legendary vintage coin-op title, providing Speccy players with an authentic slice of pre-Pac-Man arcade hist...