Nintendo Switch – The Retro Gaming Treasury

Cat Quest II out now on Steam – Thermoptic reviews a NEW release!

On September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

I am a big fan of the original indie game Cat Quest that was released back in 2017 by The Gentlebros, and now the sequel is finally here! Cat Quest is a fast paced open world action RPG that is super easy to pick up and play. It features gorgeous […]

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom – Wonderboy in Monster World spiritual successor releases today!

On July 24, 2019July 25, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

The developers FDGGames have just announced that their spiritual successor to the Wonder Boy in Monster World series as ‘ Monster Boy And The Cursed Kingdom ‘ which has been in development for 4 years. Will finally be released today on the PC much to the excitement of many Wonder […]

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 […]

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 ‘ […]

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 […]

Silk – A tribute to Mike Singletons groundbreaking 1984 game The Lords of Midnight!

On March 8, 2019March 8, 2019 By Neil G

Many years ago when the 8-bit ruled the era, there was a game called Lords of Midnight by Mike Singleton that took the world by storm. A game that featured a ground breaking technique called landscaping to depict the lands of Midnight from a first-person perspective. It was such a […]

Thalamus Lunark announcement – C64 and Spectrum Next?

On February 16, 2019February 17, 2019 By Neil G

Legendary C64 publishing house Thalamus have announced that they will be porting Lunark to the C64 and Spectrum Next, if the Nintendo Switch and PC/Mac versions are successfully backed on Kickstarter. Lunark is a great looking cinematic platform game currently in development by Johan Vinet of Canari Games. It’s heavily […]

Blazing Chrome – Contra styled game is looking mighty fine!

On November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 By Neil G

With Odallus: The Dark Call and Oniken under their belt, the developer JoyMasher are certainly no strangers to developing a varied selection of decent retro inspired games. But now it looks as if they are about to top all of them in quality as they have once again mentioned their […]

Sydney Hunter and the Curse of the Mayan – Upcoming release by Collectorvision Games looks fantastic!

On November 15, 2018November 16, 2018 By Neil G

In the early 80’s many of us had the pleasure of playing the adventure platformer ‘Montezuma’s Revenge’ on the Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Apple II, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, IBM PC, Sega Master System and even the ZX Spectrum (as Panama Joe). It combined treasure hunting, lots of rooms, puzzle solving […]

Battle Princess Madelyn – Ghouls ‘n Ghosts inspired spectacular, December 6th for Switch, XB1, PS4 & PC!

On November 13, 2018November 14, 2018 By Neil G

In 1988 Capcom released one of the finest Arcade games ever to grace the gaming scene, and that game was the incredible Ghouls ‘n Ghosts 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 an […]

Battle Princess Madelyn – Ghouls ‘n Ghosts inspired spectacular is coming this fall

On October 25, 2018October 26, 2018 By Neil G

Xenon Racer – Super slick racer gets its first debut trailer

On October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 By Neil G

Prepare yourselves for the race of your life, as we’ve recently been informed by SOEDESCO and 3DClouds.it that they have announced an epic arcade racing game called ‘ Xenon Racer ‘, which is coming soon to the Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and even the PC. This game set […]

HAZELNUT BASTILLE – If you loved Zelda then you’ll love this upcoming game by Aloft!

On October 2, 2018October 3, 2018 By Neil G

Welcome to ‘ HAZELNUT BASTILLE ‘ developed by Aloft. A charming and colourful action adventure RPG, that mixes it up with Zelda and other such amazing games found on consoles such as the SNES and even the Sega Megadrive. It features a beautiful world to explore with all the secrets […]