PC – Page 3 – The Retro Gaming Treasury

SKALD: Against the Black Priory – A dark fantasy game inspired by classic RPG’s gets a Kickstarter

On June 3, 2019June 4, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

In the 80’s many of us had the pleasure of playing Ultima IV on the C64, it was arguably one of the best RPG’s ever released for the Commodore and featured a top down playing field with lush landscapes, dungeons to explore, characters to traverse with and many enemies to […]

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom – Wonderboy in Monster World spiritual successor gets a PC demo

On May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

The developers Game Atelier have just announced that their spiritual successor to the Wonder Boy in Monster World series as ‘ Monster Boy And The Cursed Kingdom ‘ which was released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Has finally received its first major PC demo after being […]

H.E.R.O inspired game ‘Bobby Bombastic’ looks better than ever!

On May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Not long ago we gave you the heads up of an in development game that looked very much like the classic Atari 800/2600, ColecoVision, C64, C128, and Sinclair ZX Spectrum game of ‘ H.E.R.O ‘ but instead was a modern take with such gorgous graphics even retro gamers were impressed. […]

FIGHT KNIGHT – A kick ass dungeon crawling brawler coming soon!

On May 16, 2019May 17, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

A truely fantastic looking game has just appeared in our inbox, as we’ve been told by a good friend of ours that Team Sorcerobe will be bringing their kick ass brawler of ‘ FIGHT KNIGHT ‘ to Steam and perhaps other digital services at some point very soon. If you’re looking […]

Blood: Fresh Supply – Blood Remaster has been released, Gory FPS from 1997!

On May 9, 2019May 10, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

The news just gets better and better this week as we’ve just been told Monolith Productions bloody gory and hellish first person shooter of ‘ Blood ‘, has been released on GOG as a remaster by Nightdive Studios! Yes indeed this ultimate classic of a game remastered, and one we […]

Shakedown Hawaii – A glorious game from Retro City Rampage devs is coming today!

On May 7, 2019May 8, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

After all this time through many months of growing excitement, we are pleased to announce that Vblank Entertainment, the developer behind the action-adventure 8bit styled Grand Theft Auto parody with 80’s and 90’s pop culture ‘ Retro City Rampage ‘, has just announced that Shakedown Hawaii will be released today […]

Guard Duty – A charming 2D fantasy adventure gets a Steam release!

On May 2, 2019May 3, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Glorious news if you’re an Adventure fan, loving games such as The Secret of Monkey Island or even Simon the Sorcerer, as we’ve just been told Sick Chicken Studios have released their 2D fantasy adventure game of ‘ Guard Duty ‘, which is available for PC, MAC and Linux. Yes […]

Raider of the Ruby Chest – Raiding ancient ruins in this charming retro inspired platformer

On May 1, 2019May 1, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Last month was pretty much non stop retro games on pretty much every system I can think of, from the Amiga, to the C64 and the ZX Spectrum. So now we are going to look towards the latest Indie games to get our more modernish fix. As we’ve been told […]

Calzone’s Adventure – Meoow perfect platformer available now!

On May 1, 2019May 1, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Have you always wanted to be a cat, to live the life as a cat and do everything that a cat does? Well now you can thanks to FloppyTapeGames latest cat adventure game. As in this new release called ‘Calzone’s Adventure’ , you play as Calzone the Cat on an […]

Antstream – A retro game streaming subscription service is a Kickstarter success

On April 29, 2019April 30, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Great news if you were supporting the Antstream Kickstarter; a crowd funding campaign for a retro gaming based streaming service. As we’ve recently been informed through our twitter feed, that not only is it a Kickstarter success but the pledges are still increasing and it’s now beyond £50,000! For those […]

Courier of the Crypts – Illuminating Dungeon Crawler gets a Steam launch

On April 25, 2019April 26, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

We’ve just been contacted by Emberheartgames that they have recently announced the release of their Illuminating dungeon crawler of ‘ Courier of the Crypts ‘, which is available to buy on Steam for the PC. In this pixelated adventure, you play as a courier on a mission to finish a […]

Eight Dragons – Fighting homage to games such as Target Renegade now on Steam

On April 24, 2019April 25, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Today just gets better and better, as we’ve recently found out that Extend Mode’s fighting homage of ‘ Eight Dragons ‘, is now available to buy on Steam through Early Access! This game of which we have mentioned last year thanks to a great write up by @GamesInBits, is a new entry […]

Whipseey and the Lost Atlas – Family friendly Kirby inspired platformer, coming soon!

On April 24, 2019April 24, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Trawling through many of the games found on the Steam coming soon list, there was every chance of finding a damn fine game that not only looked charming but had a high enjoyment factor that anyone in the family could pick up and play. Thankfully one such game called ‘ […]

Planet Cloudius IX – 90’s inspired Commander Keen game gets a release!

On April 23, 2019April 24, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

I’m sure many of you remember that awesome game that is ‘ Commander Keen ‘; a game released by id Software and publishers Apogee software in the 90’s for MS-DOS as a fun platformer using EGA as a pioneer for graphics at the time! But did you know Roobar released his […]

Grim Earth – 2D platform game inspired by SNES/Amiga era gameplay coming 18th April!

On April 16, 2019April 17, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

As you all know we feature as many different games as possible from every walk of retro gaming life. Well today is no exception! As thanks to a heads up by George Allan; solo/indie developer who used to write 16-bit games (including Zool on the Amiga, and Pitfall on the Megadrive). […]

Haxor – 2D platformer with old era graphics and 8bit music gets a release

On April 15, 2019April 16, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

If you can’t wait for Shakedown Hawaii and would rather play something action packed right now, then look no further than ‘Haxor’ developed by Fat Dog Games. This new release for the PC, is a 2D platformer inspired by classic games, in which the graphics look to have an old […]

Shakedown Hawaii – From Retro City Rampage to this spectacular trailer announcement

On April 15, 2019April 15, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Vblank Entertainment, the developer behind the action-adventure 8bit styled Grand Theft Auto parody with 80’s and 90’s pop culture ‘ Retro City Rampage ‘, has just announced a brand new trailer for the next line up in the franchise as ‘ Shakedown Hawaii ‘. Oh yes indeed it’s time to […]

Batman: The Caped Crusader DOS review by DarkwyndPT

On April 15, 2019April 15, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

I’m taking advantage of this opportunity to review a DC Comics licensed game (since I’ve already reviewed Marvel games). And I’m reviewing the first game ever to be released on the PC of my favourite DC superhero: Batman. Batman: The Caped Crusader is an action-adventure game developed by Special FX […]

Pathway – Beautifully pixelated strategy RPG set in the 1930s!

On April 11, 2019April 11, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Another great looking game and no not a retro game that can be launched on an Amiga or C64 is Robotality and Chucklefish’s Strategy RPG ‘ Pathway ‘, which can be purchased right now via GOG or Steam. This game that stood out on our twitter feed as an Indiana Jones […]

Ravva and the Cyclops Curse – Unleash your summoning powers in this new NES inspired game

On April 9, 2019April 10, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Cathedral isn’t the only retro inspired game we’ve come cross today with an update, as we’ve also come across a NES inspired title called ‘ Ravva and the Cyclops Curse ‘ which was developed by Galope for PC, MAC and Linux. Yes indeed welcome to another charming looking retro inspired game, […]