STEAM – The Retro Gaming Treasury

Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX – Alex Kidd in Miracle World remake is coming Q1 2021!

On June 10, 2020June 11, 2020 By IndieRetroNews

In 1987 Sega released the great side-scrolling platform game ‘ Alex Kidd ‘ for the Sega Master System console. Although it was first released in Japan in 1986 but internationally in 1987, it was one of the most well known games as it was also built into most Master System […]

Skatemasta Tcheco – NES style Adventure out now on Steam!

On February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 By IndieRetroNews

Tcheco is back! Last time we saw Tcheco was in the game Tcheco in the Castle of Lucioand but this time he brought his skateboard in a new auto-scrolling 8-bit Nes style adventure created by Marcelo Barbosa. Skatemasta Tcheco is all about quick reflexes and muscle memory as you skate […]

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 […]

Fit For A King – NES style retro Tudor RPG Out now

On September 11, 2019September 12, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Ever wanted to be King of England? Fancy changing the whole church just so you can marry who you want? Want it in a NES style RPG format but on your PC? itch.io download and steam keys too? Then Fit For A King is probably right down your Tudor alley. […]

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 […]

Ion Fury – An action packed first person shooter using the famous Build engine!

On August 15, 2019August 15, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Don’t get me wrong I do like playing modern first person shooters such as Shadow Warrior or even Wolfenstein, but in all honesty I prefer playing the much older types, the original early 90’s gun in hand blasters such as the original Doom or even Wolfenstein 3D. So it stands […]

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 […]

Head Over Heels – Top quality remake of an isometric retro classic.

On August 9, 2019August 10, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Head Over Heels was first released in 1987 for several 8-bit home computers such as the Amstrad, C64 and ZX Spectrum, but this faithful remake which is now available on Steam, is based on the Spectrum version with all new gorgeous graphics and new features. Although originally designed by Jon […]

Legends of Amberland – 90’s inspired crawler by Silver Lemur Games gets a full release

On August 1, 2019August 2, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Pushing out more great news today, as we’ve just been informed through our Dungeon Crawling Facebook group that ‘Legends of Amberland ‘ by Silver Lemu Games, is out of Early Access and now at version 1.0 on Steam. This rather nice looking crawler that was mentioned previously on our site, […]

Gibbous – A Cthulhu Adventure with upwards of 70 voiced characters coming August 7th

On July 11, 2019July 12, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

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

Blazing Chrome – Seriously cool Contra styled game gets a release on GOG/Steam

On July 11, 2019July 11, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

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 […]

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 […]

Guns of Midnight – Fast paced action platformer arrives on Steam

On June 6, 2019June 7, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

If you can’t wait for the previously announced shoot em up, but prefer to blast away enemies right now, then you’ll be overjoyed to learn that Terminist Arcade have released their fast paced action platformer of ‘ Guns of Midnight ‘ on Steam. This game according to the developer, is inspired by […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 ‘ […]