Category: Indie Games News

The Accountant Of Sir Roguelikington, New Petscii Game for Windows & Mac!

Andrea Interguglielmi sent us an email recently to let us know about a new game for Windows and Mac called “The Accountant Of Sir Roguelikington”. Still work in progress, the game has Petscii style graphics and is coming together very nicely. You can download a teaser demo right now over on Andrea’s page. Website: aplusbgames.itch.io

Drop III Inches Podcast is back with new episode

Drop III Inches is a podcast all about the Apple III. The loyal listeners were waiting for almost 6 months, but now the wait is over. The podcast website announces: We’re back, with an episode that was three months in the making. Mike and Paul talk (in November 2016) about the state of things in our Apple /// worlds, and then speak at…

Tcheco, In the Castle of Lucio, NES Port Coming!

Way back in June 2015, a game called “Tcheco in the Castle of Lucio” was released for Windows PC. El Macbee over on NintendoAge forums has recently announced that Lukasz Kur (“Wonderland Dizzy”, “Famitale”) has started porting the game to the NES platform. It’s still early days yet, but we will keep you updated as the game progresses. For now though, you can buy the pc…

Beard Blade, A Beard-Bending Quest inspired by 16-bit Legends!

Beard Blade is an action-packed 2D platformer for PC inspired by 16-bit legends! Play as the gallant Branson a.k.a. “Beard Blade” as he strives to reclaim the town’s stolen goods and uncover the truth behind a dark secret. His weapon of choice? An enchanted beard teeming with powerful magic that allows him to shape-shift his stubble to overcome hairy situations. The…

No Mario's Sky, Windows, OSX and Linux

Just your run of the mill mario-explores-the-universe game. Made in 72 hours for Ludum Dare 36. Featuring 10s of Goombas, An Infinite Universe, Muscle Toad, “Original” Music, “Faithful” Physics, Social Commentary about Interplanetary Colonialism, and a Radical Space Ship; No Mario’s Sky is the hackneyed remake-gone-mashup you’ve been craving. For Windows, OSX and Linux. [youtube Bx1B4Y95RHE nolink] Download: https://asmb.itch.io/no-marios-sky

Monsters and Monocles Early Access Launch!

Monsters and Monocles is a frantic, Victorian steampunk themed twin-stick shooter all about using teamwork and heavy weaponry to battle the hordes of evil. A naive occult collector has unknowingly unleashed a great evil that is spreading across the globe, and it’s up to you and a team of quirky paranormal investigators to find the source of this dark energy…

Merman reviews new C64 game "Shotgun" from Dr. Wuro / Nafcom's speech at the ^ Power-UP Digital Games Conference released

A busy time for us, our staff member Merman releases a video review of the new C64 Game’s boxed edition of “Shotgun”: [youtube lXiwJw3MgoQ nolink] Joerg Droege’s speech on the 1st ^ Power-UP Digital Games Conference (July 2016) topic: “Working Adjacent to the Games Industry A Hobbyist’s Perspective” Released on YouTube with kind permission from Zettabyte Marketing: [youtube UTh4lUxO9ag nolink]…

Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King

What is Blossom Tales? Drawing inspiration from the beloved top-down adventure games we grew up with, Blossom Tales is a refreshing combination of classic Action-RPG gameplay and modern design. Players can expect a one-of-a-kind experience as they explore hand-crafted dungeons that cleverly combine pre-designed layouts and randomized areas, all while using the handy target-lock system to take out specific enemies,…

Omnivore – Powerful Atari 8-bit Binary Editor

Rob, the host of Atari’s Player/Missile Podcast has been working hard on Omnivore, a cross-platform utility for modern hardware (running Linux, OSX, and Windows) to work with executables or disk images of Atari 8-bit machines. It is actually a very versatile tool since it is, at the same time, a hex editor, a disassembler (with mini-assembler) and a map editor. Developed in…

Mega Drive Homebrew ‘Mega Cheril Perils’ Gameplay Revealed

1985 Alternative and The Mojo Twins are ready to release at any moment the new Genesis/Mega Drive game Mega Cheril Perils. The game is based on another title developed by the Mojo Twins for the ZX Spectrum where you controls Cheril who is tasked with freezing time on each stage through a time capsule, which then allow you to dispose of the…