Batman – Classic Isometric game by Ocean Software looks super on the Sinclair QL!

by Indie Retro News | Jun 11, 2025 | 1980s, 2000s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Many of you probably remember the 1980’s Isometric games of Batman and Head Over Heels by Ocean Software: two great games for systems such as the Amstrad, ZX Spectrum, and the more recent MSX2 remake. So here’s a great news update for fans of these games....

Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Matt Tuttle Talks Echoes of the Unread

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jun 10, 2025 | 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Interviews

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Echoes of the Unread creator Matt Tuttle to find out what inspired the game and more. Check it out on Kickstarter. About Echoes of the Unread: Developed by Clever Cat Games and published by Mega Cat Studios, Echoes of the...

Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside Ruyn With Paul Marrable

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jun 9, 2025 | 2020s, Gaming, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, The Story Of...

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Ruyn developer Paul Marrable, who discusses the FPS’ creation cycle and so much more. Old School Gamer Magazine: How was this game born? Paul Marrable: It actually started from messing around with creating level editors and tools...

Hyper Runner – A wicked sci-fi racer for the Amiga by Raster Wizards gets new footage [Update]

by Indie Retro News | Jun 4, 2025 | 1980s, 2010s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

When I was young I used to love playing the very latest in 16bit/32bit racers such as Outrun, Lotus or even XJ220 on the Amiga. It was a time that gave me the feeling of intense speed and near misses without driving a real car and ending up in the local clink....

Gravity Boy! – Navigate a space station by manipulating gravity in this new Plus/4 game!

by Indie Retro News | Jun 2, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

With two competitions currently on going, the ‘ TND SEUCK Compo 2025’ and the ‘game programming competition’, it’s always worth checking out both of these, to see if any special games have been entered that’s worthy of our...

The Five Best Retro iPhone Games You’ve Never Played And Probably Can’t Anymore

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jun 1, 2025 | 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Gaming, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

With so many titles available to play on the iPhone, there’s always a chance there are games you simply just missed out on. Mega addictive hits the likes of “Angry Birds” and “Candy Crush” don’t make it any easier to try new games...