Alien The Xenomorph - A high grade Amstrad CPC Alien game released by CapaSoft!

CapaSoft Unleashes Sci-Fi Terror with 'Alien The Xenomorph' for the Amstrad CPC! The Amstrad CPC library continues to expand with its latest high-quality addition, Alien The Xenomorph. Developed by CapaSoft, this atmospheric title puts a dark twist on the survival-action genre by casting the player not as the hunted, but as the galaxy's most feared predator. To coincide with this fantastic news, make sure to check out the latest videos by Saberman and Xenomorph. You'll not want to miss out on this one.

Jail Break - A 1986 Arcade game is still coming to the Amiga via JOTD [UPDATE]

Well this is brilliant news, as I found out yesterday by a good friend of ours that the 1986 Arcade game called 'Jail Break', which was also released on many different systems such as the Amstrad, C64 and ZX Spectrum, is still coming to the Amiga as an arcade conversion/port by JOTD. The same developer who also released many other games such as Elevator Action, Super Xevious 1200, Hyper Sports and many more. In light of this news, provided below is some early footage from the game which wasn't created using the Scorpion Engine ;).

Curse of the Pharaoh - A classic-style action game set in a haunted ancient tomb for the C64 (new version)

Developer Ozak has unleashed Curse of the Pharaoh version 1.3, a new classic-style action game for the Commodore 64 that takes players deep into the heart of a haunted ancient tomb. Players must navigate 10 handcrafted levels, each filled with deadly environments and five distinct types of monsters and traps. The journey culminates in an epic boss level where you must face the ultimate guardian of the tomb. To coincide with this news, provided below is some footage and game details.

Vice City Blues - A Gritty Noir Evolution for the ZX Spectrum Next as a port from the ZX Spectrum

The ZX Spectrum Next continues its renaissance with the highly anticipated release of ViceCityBlues, a noir-inspired adventure that pushes the boundaries of the platform’s capabilities as a port from the ZX Spectrum by award winner Mário Armão Ferreira, creator of Star Carrier Ruffien, and Quivira: The adventure. Built on an improved version of the Quivira Engine, ViceCityBlues represents a significant leap forward in the developer’s work. It offers a much more evolved adventure experience, leveraging the Next's advanced hardware to deliver a deeper, multi-day story for retro enthusiasts.

Tower and Dragon for the Commodore PET with only 8K (V4.0 Kickstarter Launched!)

Thanks to a heads up by Jason Cook in our emails, we've learnt that the previously released game for the Commodore PET called 'Tower and Dragon', has entered a new phase with version 4.0, smashing its latest Kickstarter with pledges raising over £2,715 of a £749 goal. A game that the creator says "Tower And Dragon for the Commodore PET with only 8k. The game has also been written in assembly language". Without further ado, make sure to check out the footage of the game and even more info sent via email below.

Axis - Escape the Aliens in this new Amstrad CPC port from Geco

The Amstrad CPC library continues to grow in 2026, as developer Geco releases Axis, an escape the Aliens maze game originally created for the Videoton TV Computer (TVC). The game’s journey began with Bery (Zsolt Bertók), who wrote the original version in TRSE (Turbo Rascal Syntax Error) for a 2024 game development competition. After Geco successfully converted the title to the Enterprise, community member @XeNoMoRPH suggested a port to the Amstrad CPC. Using the TRSE-generated ASM code, Geco has now brought the experience to CPC fans.

Section Z - AcidBottle's Amiga Port of Capcom's Arcade Classic is in development!

AcidBottle, the prolific developer behind impressive Commodore Amiga ports like Breakthru and Wonder Boy, has officially announced their latest project: an ambitious conversion of Capcom’s 1985 arcade hit, Section Z. Described by the developer as a "prequel, of sorts" to the later Side Arms, the Amiga version of Section Z is being built using the versatile Scorpion Engine, which has become the gold standard for high-performance and high quality development on the Amiga!

Norrland - A game inspired by Norrland/Sweden demo'd for the Commodore Amiga

The Commodore Amiga scene continues with even more development news, with a new demo from the upcoming game called Norrland, a gritty survival-adventure title from developer Sami Vehmaa (8080). Set against the unforgiving backdrop of northern Sweden, this new AGA-exclusive title challenges players to balance a mundane delivery job with a high-stakes investigation into the death of a courier. To coincide with this news, Saberman has provided a video of the current version released through Aminet.

Jetpac - Langford Productions Launches High-Def PC Remake of Ultimate Classic

Retro gaming fans, prime your thrusters. Langford Productions has officially released a comprehensive PC remake of the 1983 ZX Spectrum masterpiece, Jetpac, bringing the golden age of Ultimate Play The Game to modern hardware. The premise remains as frantic as ever: The Acme Interstellar Transport Company has one goal: scatter flat‑pack starships across the Galaxy and hope someone brave assembles them. That someone is you — test pilot, courier, and part‑time rocket mechanic. Every planet is a payday. Gems, rare elements, gold… your Jet Pac scoops valuables and rocket parts with ease. Grab the loot, haul it to your launch site, blast off, repeat...Sound easy right? As if!

Blue And Red - Fight The Robots! - Fast paced frantic action for your Amiga! [UPDATE]

Fancy playing a new game that features not just fast and frantic 50fps gameplay, but single player and cooperative for two players, loads of robots to zap and stomp, and tricky environmental hazards to traverse? Then keep an eye out for Blue And Red - Fight The Robots for the Commodore Amiga by KaijuWasp. A new Arcade game that's coming later today made in Scorpion Engine, with additional assistance from Earok.

Impact Armor Alpha - A WIP old school mech platformer for the Commodore Amiga [UPDATE]

Already we've had so many Amiga game news stories, that at times I could hardly keep up! Games such as Cake Rush, Ghosts'n Goblins, Project Horizon, and Zippy Race, are just some of the ones I've featured already. Well the Amiga news just keeps on going. As I've been informed that 2Bit Combo, is not only still working on a mech platformer called 'Operation Steel Rain'. But the developer has announced with a demo 'Impact Armor Alpha'. A prequel to the main game made with Earok's Scorpion Engine.

Chrome Horizon - This nod to R-Type as a prototype C64 game looks pretty decent

The legendary Commodore 64 has just got another great Shoot 'em up for you to try, as retroteamgames has released another update for their breakthrough prototype called Chrome Horizon. Far from a standard hobbyist project, this title aims to prove that the "breadbin" still has untapped potential when paired with modern development workflows. In fact not only was this game written entirely in C using the Oscar64 compiler, but it has advanced Raster IRQ multiplexing, supporting 16+ simultaneous hardware sprites., ultra-smooth 50/60fps parallax scrolling logic and a custom SID music routine integration.

GlowPoint - An interpretation of the arcade game Flash Point for your Amiga! [UPDATE]

Another Tetris style game has appeared that's worthy of a mention on Indie Retro News, as we were recently informed by glowpoint JMD/Harwdired on our website that Retro Nanny has made available a work in progress version of the upcoming game called 'GlowPoint'. A game that is described as an interpretation of the arcade game Flash point for your Amiga. To coincide with this news, provided below is the full details as well as gameplay footage from Saberman.

Arkamiga - Mainake Project revives classic Arcade action with this latest Arkanoid clone

Retro enthusiasts and Amiga fans have a new reason to dust off their hardware. The Mainake Project has officially released Arkamiga, a brand-new Arkanoid-style action game developed specifically for the classic Commodore Amiga system. In fact rather than a WHDLOAD, the game has been released as a bootable ADF disk image, allowing players to jump straight into the action just as they did in the late 80s and early 90s. To coincide with this news, provided below is the latest footage of the game.

Mappy - Bally Midway & Namco's Arcade mouse game has arrived on the Amiga via JOTD

I had a feeling it wouldn't be too long for another JOTD announcement, and thus here we are with a new Arcade to Amiga port that's been released called 'Mappy'. A side-scrolling platformer that was developed by Namco for the Japanese market in March 1983, and published in North America by Bally Midway in April of the same year. A game that originally ran on a modified Namco Super Pac-Man hardware to support horizontal scrolling.