Maiden of the Dark Fully Funded With A Week To Go

by William Schwartz | Nov 27, 2025 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

  On November 26th, the Maiden of the Dark Kickstarter campaign hit a key benchmark. With 136 backers promising $10,195, the independent Game Boy title has officially hit its fundraising goal and is now set to deliver the game and assorted extras to supporters in...

Sonic GX – HOT NEWS as Sonic the Hedgehog has arrived on the Amstrad GX4000 and Amstrad Plus!

by Indie Retro News | Nov 26, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

When I was a youngster I had the pleasure of playing the fantastic platformer of Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega Megadrive. A game which featured a ring collecting blue hedgehog, that could spin, run, jump and roll about, at the fastest of speeds in a battle against a...

El Chef – A delirious C64 platformer with an upbeat soundtrack! (DEMO)

by Indie Retro News | Nov 23, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Fancy playing a new Commodore 64 demo that is not only fun to play but will also have you tapping your feet listening to its great soundtrack. Then make sure to check out this upcoming Commodore 64 platformer by Bonette2020, Adrian Bonnette, Dirk Roosen, and Richard...

Dylan the Spaceman – A Dizzy clone demo’d for the Amiga 600/1200 by Camden Town Games

by Indie Retro News | Nov 19, 2025 | 2010s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

As many of you know when it comes to Dizzy, that little white egg has a special place on this site. We have featured art work, collections and fan based games, but what we have for you today isn’t exactly a Dizzy game, but it’s a Dizzy clone called...

Camelot Warriors – Dinamic Software’s platformer from 1986 could be coming to the Amiga AGA!

by Indie Retro News | Nov 14, 2025 | 1980s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Thanks to a heads up by Aladin, he has told us that not only can you still download the PC remake of Camelot Warriors from 2007, but S0Y is currently working on an Amiga AGA edition with the first footage teased below! For those of you who don’t remember the...

Pitfall II as an adaptation of the Arcade game over to the Amstrad CPC!

by Indie Retro News | Nov 13, 2025 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

In 1985 Sega released the sequel of Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns for the Arcade, which in itself was based upon Activision’s two home console games Pitfall! (1982) and Pitfall II: Lost Caverns (1984) for the Atari 2600. It was a scrolling platformer that also...