Double Dragon AGA — DEMO UPDATE 23 Apr 2026
JOTD's arcade-to-Amiga AGA conversion of Double Dragon has jumped from WIP to a playable demo. The latest video shows a complete first level with 128 colours, full sound effects, and music from no9. Other levels are working but still in progress. This is shaping up to be the definitive Amiga conversion the community has waited decades for. If you want to support JOTD's incredible work, find him on IndieRetroNews JOTD archive.

Loony Ledges — Preview Demo 20 Apr 2026
PixelPlop — the developer behind the brilliant Echodrome — has announced and released a preview demo of Loony Ledges, a vibrant 8-bit style platformer for the Amiga 500. You play as Funky Freddy, trapped in a futuristic simulation, collecting trinkets and escaping before his air runs out. The full version will pack 75 levels. Community reaction has been glowing, praising both the gameplay feel and the music. The preview demo is available now — download and show PixelPlop your support!

Moon Cresta — WIP Alpha 19 Apr 2026
Johnny Acevedo of Amiten Games has released the first alpha of a from-scratch recreation of the 1983 Namco arcade classic Moon Cresta for the Amiga. Unlike a port, this is a full reconstruction of the original mechanics, built as a tribute to the game and to François Lionet, the creator of AMOS. A WIP download is already available. Amiten Games have consistently delivered quality free releases — consider supporting them.

GermZ Survivor — Released 19 Apr 2026
Last Minute Creations have officially released GermZ Survivor for the Amiga, following its debut at the RAM#4 party on 18 April. You are humanity's last survivor, making a final stand against waves of zombies. Shoot through as many as you can before they reach you, collecting perks and power-ups along the way. Requires OCS Amiga with Kickstart 1.3, 1MB Chip RAM, and 1MB additional (Fast preferred).

Evil Spirit — Released 17 Apr 2026
Windigo Productions have released Evil Spirit — a dark first-person adventure for the C64 where a road trip turns into a nightmare after pure evil is unleashed from within a mountain. Windigo Productions are known for tackling bold, varied genres on the C64, and community reaction has been immediately positive. Available on itch.io — please support the developer!

Chrome Horizon — Updated 17 Apr 2026
retroteamgames has dropped another update for the breakthrough C64 shoot-'em-up prototype Chrome Horizon. Written entirely in C using the Oscar64 compiler, it features advanced Raster IRQ multiplexing, 16+ simultaneous hardware sprites, ultra-smooth 50/60fps parallax scrolling, and a custom SID music routine. A remarkable technical achievement.

Brek’n’Bubble — Released 17 Apr 2026
A new C64 puzzle game in which a bored wizard — having already conquered the vaults of the Seraphim — sets off on another adventure. Described as an action-puzzle title with charm and humour baked in.

C64-Live — Real-time multiplayer C64 in your browser
Twitch streamer Andrew Hayes (C64-Cade) has launched C64-Live, a platform that lets you host a C64 session on a remote server and stream it instantly to a second player anywhere in the world — real-time multiplayer classic gaming, straight in the browser. A genuinely impressive community project worth following.

CLASS 2026 — Commodore Los Angeles Super Show
The seventh annual Commodore Los Angeles Super Show takes place on 25–26 April 2026 at the Burbank VFW Hall, 1006 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, California. Packed with Commodore and Amiga content — if you're in the LA area, this is the one to attend. The event is also being discussed in the AmigaWorld forums.

HollyTris (game/think, 154MB, OS3) — A Tetris clone for classic Amiga including Hollywood runtime, landing in the 18 April batch. The large file size includes all Hollywood dependencies bundled in.

Amirobbo 2 Full Deluxe (game/board, 483KB, OS3) — The full deluxe version of Amirobbo 2, a board game for classic Amiga, uploaded in the 11 April batch.

KABOOMANIA Demo v1.3 (game/demo, 3.8MB, OCS/AGA) — An updated OCS/AGA demo build, available from the 11 April Aminet batch.

NodeAmiga updated to 505KB — the JavaScript runtime for AmigaOS received a notable size jump in the 18 April batch, indicating significant new features. An extraordinary tool for modern Amiga development.

AminetBrowser (comm/tcp, 360KB, OS3) — A dedicated browser/downloader for navigating and fetching Aminet packages directly from your Amiga. A genuinely useful quality-of-life tool.

bebbossh (comm/net, 309KB, OS3) — SSH2 client/server suite for AmigaOS. Secure shell access on classic hardware.

ANAIIS USB Stack received three separate updates in the 18 April batch: the main stack, a boot disk revision (anaiis_boot), and a mass storage module (anaiis_massive). This level of active development on USB support for classic Amiga hardware is extremely welcome.

Amiga Alive (demo/disk, 880KB ADF, OS3) — The first demo disk by Amiga Alive, uploaded in the 11 April batch. Always great to see new demo groups emerge.

3doc v1.70 (gfx/3d, 2.4MB, OS3) — A 3D object viewer for m68020 Amiga, updated to version 1.70 in the 18 April batch.

CLASS 2026 — Commodore Los Angeles Super Show
The AmigaWorld community is buzzing about the seventh annual CLASS show, happening this coming weekend on 25–26 April in Burbank, California. Organised by Robert Bernardo, it is one of the premier Commodore/Amiga events in North America. Full details at portcommodore.com/class.

C64 Graphics 2D Animation Demo
An active thread showcasing a new C64 2D graphics animation demo is attracting community attention and discussion. The Amiga and C64 demo scene continues to push old hardware in new directions.

AmigaWorld's forums remain the longest-running dedicated Amiga community space online, covering everything from hardware questions to new software releases. If you haven't registered, it's well worth joining the conversation.

Double Dragon AGA by JOTD is the biggest ongoing story. Legendary porter Jean-François Fabre is rebuilding the Amiga version from scratch to match the arcade original — a project many in the community consider long overdue, given the original Amiga port’s reputation as one of the worst conversions ever made. A significant WIP update dropped in April.

Stunt Car Racer received a remarkable beta update by Vesuri, now running at a smooth 50/60fps on Amiga hardware — something the 1989 original never managed.

Gravity Addict arrived as the first official update to the Gravity Force series in decades, produced with Galahad’s assistance and distributed as the coverdisk for Amiga Addict Issue 42. It includes new levels, fresh title screens, and updated menus.

Arkamiga by Mainake Project is a solid Arkanoid clone bootable from ADF on a stock Amiga 500, with optional visual enhancements on AGA machines.

Echodrome by PixelPlop won first place at AmiGameJam 2025 and was subsequently released publicly as v0.11, earning a perfect 5.0 rating on itch.io. Xeno Genesis, a previously unknown Amiga shoot-‘em-up, was recovered and preserved by the community. Zippy Race (MotoRace USA) received a public alpha from Modern Vintage Gamer, porting the top-down motorcycle arcade racer to Amiga 500.

Trenchangle by drmortalwombat is a tower defence game for PAL C64 systems, blending classic placement with modern progression mechanics and a tech-tree upgrade system.

Crystian and the Lost Crystals by ntpr is a visually impressive solo-developed platform adventure with three detailed locations and over 60 enemies per area. Flat-Lane by youki06 is a Formula racing game in the spirit of early 1983–84 C64 titles, a lifelong dream project for its developer.

The Secret of Monkey Island C64 project generated considerable excitement with early footage, and Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo for C64/128 by RetroGL continued receiving updates through the period.

Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns via Black Tower Basement and Nordcurrent Labs is the most significant commercial announcement of the period. The remaster ships with a Retro Mode preserving near-perfect Amiga authenticity, and a Classic Mode with a completely new visual identity and refined mechanics.

Jetpac PC Remake by Langford Productions is a comprehensive rebuild of the 1983 ZX Spectrum classic, with three switchable graphic styles including the original Spectrum aesthetic.

Rocketman for MSX1 via Renovatio is a physical release arriving June 2026 — rigid cardboard box, 24-page full-colour manual, two exclusive stickers. Five worlds, two difficulty modes, boss fights, and a save-code system.

Renegade Reborn for Amstrad CPC is in development: a 6-level beat-‘em-up running at 25Hz with bosses on every stage. No release date yet.

G-WARS (game/shoot, 14MB, OS3) — A Geometry Wars-inspired shooter for classic Amiga, appearing in both the February and March batches with updates.

DTB — Dodge These Balls (game/actio, ADF, OS3) — A bootable PAL action game released in February.

LCD Game Conversions — A substantial batch of Donkey Kong, Fire Attack, and Runaway LCD handheld conversions landed in February, each compiled for OS3, OS4, MorphOS, AROS, and WarpOS.

KABOOMANIA Demo v1.3 (game/demo, 3.8MB, OCS/AGA) — A new game demo landing in the April batch.

Norrland Demo (game/demo, OS3) — A Norrland-inspired Amiga game demo, available in standard and WHDLOAD versions, uploaded in mid-March.

F1GP 2026 Carset (game/data) — Current-season data for the classic Amiga F1GP simulation.

REDPILLGameCreator received multiple updates across the three months (8.4MB → 8.7MB), remaining one of the most actively developed tools on Aminet. It supports AGA graphics and full OS3 compatibility.

NodeAmiga (dev/lang, 445KB) — A JavaScript runtime for AmigaOS. MicroPython (dev/lang, 248KB) — A MicroPython interpreter for OS3. Both landed in the April batch.

ACE-Basic (AmigaBasic Compiler Enhanced) was updated repeatedly across the period. Sevgi Engine, an open-source 2D video game engine for OS3, appeared in April alongside ygame, another open-source 2D AGA engine.

AmiSSL v5 landed in the April batch across OS3, OS4, and SDK editions — bringing a current OpenSSL implementation as an Amiga shared library, a significant security and networking upgrade.

ANAIIS USB Stack was updated in March with expanded games controller support. SAGADriver also received a full driver package update in the same batch.

ScummVM was updated across AGA 060 and RTG 060 variants in early February — bringing a current build of the cross-platform adventure engine to classic Amiga hardware.

AmiArcadia, the Signetics-based machine emulator, was updated for OS3, OS4, and MorphOS in both February and March.

What IFF? Issue 5.19 for April 2026 was uploaded in both full and lite editions, continuing the long-running Amiga community magazine’s unbroken run on Aminet.