The developers reckon Super Mario Bros. Remastered is for life, as Nintendo are unlikely to take it down thanks to the way it is built… The Super Mario Bros. Remastered project has been underway for some months, developed using the Godot game engine. Intended for Windows and Linux PCs, theRead More →
Designed to run on NES hardware, Midnight Yammy is already available to pre-order on Steam, ahead of its September 2025 release. It’s always nice to learn about a new 8-bit game for 64-bit systems, and Midnight Yammy looks like a good dose of challenging fun. But there is one thingRead More →
In news that will interest very few, but is nevertheless surprising, the almost-forgotten IGS arcade games, previously released on Nintendo Switch, are coming to PC, with a release on Steam. Based on the PolyGame Master arcade machine mainboard which was developed in 1997 to compete with the NEOGEO MVS arcadeRead More →
A new special enhanced edition of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Trilogy is coming, complete with Steam Deck compatibility The rumors have been swirling, and now it’s official: GSC Game World is bringing us back to the hauntingly beautiful and relentlessly dangerous Chornobyl Exclusion Zone with the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone TrilogyRead More →
Out on Steam on June 25th, The Colony: New Haven Chronicles sports SNES-style graphics and NES-style adventure as you explore an abandoned colony… Described as “retro exploration-driven” the game has been developed by a solo creator, and is the debut title from Aurora Games Studio. Pixel art in The ColonyRead More →
Out of Memories, a unique horror-puzzle adventure game, has been released on Steam. I remember the first time I saw a monochrome PC display. My dad had taken me to work one weekend, and showed me the 286 system he was using to play F19 Stealth Fighter. I couldn’t understandRead More →
Just dropped is the brand-new trailer for Heavy Metal Death Can, from Swedish indie dev studio Krufs Productions. This is a retro-inspired survival horror game, with a heavy 1990s vibe — meanwhile, it has a 1970s setting, aboard a submarine off Sweden. Obviously. The synopsis reads: Set on a militaryRead More →
80s/90s game development legends Tony Warriner and Stoo Cambridge are collaborating on UrbX Warriors, launching on May 28th as a Kickstarter. The game is planned to release on the Spectrum Next and PC. I’m a big fan of crowdfunding, although I can’t really think of any that I’ve backed thatRead More →
After years out in the cold, Syberia Remastered brings Benoît Sokal’s magnus opus back to the mainstream. It’s out later this year, in both standard 2D and virtual reality editions. Coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC, you can already add the game to your wishlist on Steam andRead More →
