MAC – The Retro Gaming Treasury

Ironseed – A remake of a 1994 sci-fi game gets a beta version!

On September 11, 2019September 12, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

We used to feature so many remakes in the early days of Indie Retro News, but over time developers seem to have put them aside and concentrated more on Indie games and or modern games that have that retro look. Thankfully one such creator hasn’t given up on doing remakes […]

Syndicate – Action/strategy classic by Bullfrog gets a DarkwyndPT review

On September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Well, this retrospective sure is going slow, isn’t it? Sorry for taking so long, but because of recent work issues, I no longer have a lot of free time. And it happened all of a sudden, without notice, so I couldn’t cancel anything or plan around it. Anyway, today’s review […]

Demon Burst – Recommended retro-styled platformer gets a new build!

On August 26, 2019August 27, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

We love trawling through the retro side of the itch.io site, as sometimes we come across a game we can’t put down. Sure enough that has happened today, as being drawn in by the colourful main game screen, we’ve come across a game called ‘ Demon Burst ‘. This game […]

Here Be Dragons – Satirical turn based strategy game available through early access

On August 23, 2019August 24, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Here on Indie Retro News we love it when developers take a side step away from your typical genre and add their own degree of humour to make their games fresh and unique, which is certainly the case with Here Be Dragons by Red Zero Games. This latest game on Steam […]

Gibbous – A Cthulhu Adventure with upwards of 70 voiced characters gets a release

On August 10, 2019August 10, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

My love of adventure games is strong, from The Secret of Monkey Island, to The Legend of Kyrandia or even the Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, there’s not an adventure game I would not put aside ( Unless it has too many riddles and puzzles ). So you can […]

King’s Quest – The first graphic adventure ever made for the PC and Sierra’s first big hit reviewed!

On July 5, 2019July 6, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

We can’t make a Sierra games retrospective without beginning with the first graphic adventure ever made for the PC and Sierra’s first big hit: King’s Quest: Quest for the Crown. As I mentioned in my Sierra historical retrospective, IBM needed a game to promote their new computer, the PCjr, and […]

Orange Island – 8-bit action-adventure for Pc and Nes

On July 5, 2019July 5, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Orange Island is a new 8-bit action-adventure platformer game that is currently up on Kickstarter and was successfully funded within the first 24 hours of its campaign. Orange Island draws inspiration from side-scrolling NES games like Legacy of the Wizard, Kirby’s Adventure and Zelda II and mixes this with puzzles […]

Carrion – A gory creature game gets a new gameplay teaser

On June 20, 2019June 21, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Put away your fluffy toys and tell your children it’s time for bed, as Gamespot Gameplay have released new gameplay footage for Phobia Game Studio and Devolver Digital’s upcoming gory horror game ‘ Carrion ‘; a reverse horror game, in which you assume the role of an amorphous alien being and […]

Sensible World of Soccer 2020 is coming and we can’t wait!

On June 19, 2019June 20, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

I’ll be straight with you right now, I can’t stand football, I never liked it as a kid and I don’t like watching it as an adult, even if it is the in thing for most sports watchers. However there were some retro games that I did enjoy playing during […]

Cathedral – Classy NES-inspired 8-bit adventure is coming soon to GOG

On June 18, 2019June 19, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

In 2016 Indie Retro News was one of the first sites to give you an updated look at Decemberborn’s in development NES inspired 8bit adventure ‘ Cathedral ‘, which looks to have the charm of those retro classics while having cool platforming dungeons, unique aesthetics, new items, baddies to fight […]

Small Saga – Charming mouse game aims for a Kickstarter success

On June 15, 2019June 16, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Not many RPG’s have mice and their compatriots as the main characters for an RPG and this one has them set in the sewers of London so in fact has two points not seen in many (any?) other RPG’s but Jeremy Noghani has started work on exactly that. With well […]

Hyperspace Delivery Service – Multi genre space game arrives on Steam!

On June 5, 2019June 6, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Here on Indie Retro News we do like games that break the tediousness of similarities and try something different, so we think Hyperspace Delivery Service by Zotnip does just that. In this game you are hired by the Hyperspace Delivery Service to make a delivery to planet Miridian V, but […]

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 […]

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 ‘ […]

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, […]

Guard Duty – Upcoming charming 2D fantasy adventure coming to Steam May 2nd!

On April 4, 2019April 5, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

I’ve always been an Adventure gamer on both my Amiga and PC, and have such fond memories of games such as The Secret of Monkey Island, Simon the Sorcerer, Fable, Kings Quest and even the Quest for Glory series. So to hear that a new Adventure game with a fantasy […]

Viva Mortis – This Isometric ZX Spectrum inspired game looks super duper!

On March 29, 2019March 30, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

The last post for this evening and wow is it a good’n! As we’ve recently been informed through Facebook that AdamStrange has released his ZX Spectrum inspired game ‘ Viva Mortis ‘, for PC, MAC and Linux. What makes this game rather special isn’t just the fact it is a […]

A grand day for RTS fans as Warcraft I & II bundle arrives on GOG

On March 28, 2019March 29, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

After GOG announced that the classic hack n slasher of Diablo was made available on their digital store, many people did expect that Warcraft would follow soon after, especially as both of these incredible titles came out from Blizzard. Well even though we didn’t get the heads up till late […]