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Future Retro Fusion Update • May 2026
Amiga Homebrew / PD-Style Games Since 2018
A Future Retro Fusion-built master list — not a database mirror
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This is our own Future Retro Fusion working index of modern Amiga homebrew, freeware, pay-what-you-want, fan-port, preserved, jam, demo and public-domain-style releases from 2018 onward. It is built for the Amiga sphere: OCS/ECS, AGA, CD32-adjacent builds, WHDLoad-friendly community releases, itch.io projects, Aminet-style drops, Scorpion Engine games, RedPill/AMOS/Blitz projects and recovered scene releases. The goal is not to send people to a single database, but to give readers a directly useful discovery page with source/developer links beside each game.
Scope: 102 entries, 2018–2026. Commercial-only titles are flagged where they appear as scene reference points; the core list favours free, NYOP, demo, fan-port and PD-style releases.
Source style: matched to the Future Retro Fusion article palette: dark brown header, red left rail, gold year bars, parchment body, blue links.
Source approach: IndieRetroNews, itch.io developer pages/collections, GenerationAmiga, Aminet-style community release trails, EAB/project pages and direct developer sites. This version uses direct developer/source links wherever possible, rather than sending readers back to one database.
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Quick Index
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| 2026 | 22 entries | | 2025 | 24 entries | | 2024 | 15 entries | | 2023 | 11 entries | | 2022 | 7 entries | | 2021 | 7 entries | | 2020 | 6 entries | | 2019 | 5 entries | | 2018 | 5 entries |
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Current wave: jam winners, arcade ports and itch-first releases
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01
Echodrome
Arena shooter • PixelPlop • 2026
FREE / DONATION
AmiGameJam 2025 winner; fast neon arena action for OCS/ECS machines.
02
Loony Ledges
Platformer • PixelPlop • 2026
FREE DEMO
Manic Miner-style collect-and-survive platforming from the Echodrome developer.
03
Iron Rails
Strategy / railway board game • CopperByte Games • 2026
FREE / DONATION
Cube-rail route building translated into a new Amiga strategy title.
04
GermZ Survivor
Arcade shooter • Last Minute Creations • 2026
FREE / DONATION
Zombie-wave arcade survival for classic Amiga hardware.
05
Blue And Red: Fight The Robots!
Co-op arcade action • KaijuWasp / Scorpion Engine • 2026
FREE / DONATION
Two-player colourful robot-bashing arcade action.
06
Double Baboon Ninja
Action platformer • Danlabg • 2026
FREE BETA
Active A1200 beta with boss fights, neon stages and fast action.
07
Mappy
Arcade platform conversion • JOTD • 2026
FREE FAN PORT
Namco arcade conversion by one of the scene's most active transcoders.
08
Ghosts'N Goblins AGA
Arcade action conversion • JOTD • 2026
FREE FAN PORT
AGA-focused Capcom conversion; one of the most ambitious Amiga arcade ports.
09
Railblaze
Arcade / Solar Fox-style • Dion Guy • 2026
FREE / DONATION
Solar Fox-style maze arcade action built for Amiga.
10
Arkamiga
Brick-breaker • Mainake Project • 2026
FREE / DONATION
Arkanoid-style Amiga 500 game with optional AGA-style enhancements.
11
The Amigoonies
Platform adventure • Marlox • 2026
FREE / DONATION
MSX Goonies tribute remade for Amiga with character-based exploration.
12
Zippy Race
Top-down racer • Modern Vintage Gamer • 2026
FREE ALPHA
Public alpha of an Amiga 500 take on Irem's MotoRace USA / Zippy Race.
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Terra Cresta AGA
Vertical shooter / recovered port • Spreadpoint / Swiss Cracking preservation • 2026
PRESERVED / FREE
Recovered AGA version of the Nichibutsu vertical shooter.
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Xeno Genesis
Shoot 'em up / recovered game • Preservation release • 2026
PRESERVED / FREE
A community-preserved Amiga shooter whose origin was largely unknown.
15
Cake Rush
Multiplayer cooking arcade • Hambo3 • 2026
FREE / DONATION
Short, sharp multiplayer arcade chaos for modern Amiga players.
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Arpegio
Shooter • TedZogh • 2026
FREE / DONATION
Scorpion-built homebrew shooter from the current itch.io Amiga wave.
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Submarine Attack
Arcade action • Camden Town Games • 2026
FREE / DONATION
Recent free Amiga arcade title, also seen in Amiga Vault conversion activity.
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COGS N LOGS demo
Puzzle / arcade demo • RetroGamma / Zartan917 • 2026
FREE DEMO
Playable demo noted in recent Amiga itch/community activity.
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Ole Toro 2
Arcade • djcaye • 2026
FREE / DONATION
Modern Amiga release appearing in the current itch.io / Amiga Vault ecosystem.
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Dodge These Balls
Avoider / arcade • EntwicklerX • 2026
FREE / DONATION
Simple high-score action in the classic PD arcade spirit.
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Ecliptic demo
Tactical RPG / strategy • bwldrbst • 2026
FREE DEMO
Sci-fi tactical combat demo inspired by Space Crusade and X-COM style play.
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Moon Cresta beta
Arcade shooter conversion • Johnny Acevedo / Amiten Games • 2026
FREE BETA
Amiten's arcade conversion project with public beta updates.
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The free/itch scene becomes the main distribution spine
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OutRun: Amiga Edition
Racing arcade conversion • Reassembler / Lantus • 2025
FREE FAN PORT / NEEDS ROMS
Assembly port of Sega's arcade racer for accelerated Amigas.
24
Tracker Hero
Rhythm game • Zener • 2025
FREE / DONATION
A Guitar Hero-style rhythm game using Amiga MOD files.
25
Turrican II - The Final Fight AGA
Action platformer remake • Sonic Sloth • 2025
FREE / FAN REMAKE
AGA remake of the PC-DOS version for Amiga.
26
Wonderboy
Arcade platform conversion • AcidBottle • 2025
FREE FAN PORT
OCS/ECS/AGA Amiga conversion of Wonder Boy.
27
Turbo Tomato
Arcade action • Nivrig • 2025
COMMERCIAL / NYOP CHECK
Fruit-chaos arcade game; included as Amiga-sphere homebrew, check current price/status.
28
Rex and the Galactic Plague
Vertical shooter • Hoyster Games • 2025
FREE / DONATION
Original Amiga shooter from the active Hoyster Games catalogue.
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Glowpoint
Puzzle / Tetris variant • Retro Nanny • 2025
FREE / DONATION
Flash Point-inspired puzzle action, actively updated through 2025/2026.
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Neon World
Shoot 'em up • Cobour • 2025
FREE / DONATION
Hand-coded Amiga shooter with full PAL presentation and chiptune feel.
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Mega M.I.L.V.
Bullet-hell shooter • GoldenCode • 2025
FREE DEMO / RELEASE CHECK
Danmaku-style A1200 bullet-hell project shown on real hardware.
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Tiny Pixel Adventure
Platformer • HooGames2017 • 2025
FREE / DONATION
Small-scale platform adventure from one of the most productive Scorpion developers.
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Project Horizon
Top-down action shooter • Electric Black Sheep • 2025
FREE / DONATION
Commando / Chaos Engine / Alien Breed-flavoured action shooter.
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Shift
Monochrome puzzle platformer • Haplo • 2025
FREE / DONATION
Black/white puzzle logic title ported across multiple retro systems including Amiga.
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Ami-H.E.R.O
Arcade action conversion • Amiten Games • 2025
FREE / DONATION
Amiten's Amiga take on Activision-style cave rescue action.
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AMIner
Mining / arcade puzzle • Amiten Games • 2025
FREE / DONATION
A modern Amiga mining game in the classic single-screen arcade tradition.
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AmiSeaFox
Arcade / Seafox-inspired • Amiten Games • 2025
FREE / DONATION
Seafox-style Amiga arcade game; WHDLoad conversion activity confirms community support.
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Yoomp! Amiga
Tunnel runner • ZR Games • 2025
FREE / DONATION
Amiga version of the celebrated rolling tunnel game idea.
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NeonNOIR
Action / cyberpunk • E5150 / SteamKnight • 2025
FREE / DONATION
Cyberpunk-flavoured Amiga homebrew in the recent WHDLoad conversion stream.
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Noisy Rabbit
Arcade platformer • Community / itch.io release • 2025
FREE / DONATION
Recent Amiga release seen in community conversion lists; direct dev page may vary.
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Pjusk
Arcade / puzzle • Community / itch.io release • 2025
FREE / DONATION
Recent homebrew title appearing in Amiga Vault / itch activity.
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Rintivoorh
Arcade / puzzle • Community / itch.io release • 2025
FREE / DONATION
Obscure recent Amiga homebrew entry; useful for preserving the long tail of releases.
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Riviera '79
Arcade / sports-racing flavour • Community / itch.io release • 2025
FREE / DONATION
Recent community Amiga release tracked through itch/WHDLoad activity.
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Sky Shapers
Arcade / shooter • Community / itch.io release • 2025
FREE / DONATION
A newer Amiga game frequently mentioned alongside current scene releases.
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Wardner
Arcade platform conversion • Community port • 2025
FREE FAN PORT
Modern Amiga conversion of the arcade fantasy platformer.
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Wings Of Fear
Action / shooter • Community / itch.io release • 2025
FREE / DONATION
Recent Amiga release with WHDLoad/itch community visibility.
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Scorpion, fan conversions and adventure releases gather pace
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Maria Renard's Revenge
Castlevania-style action platformer • Domkid / Scorpion Engine • 2024
FREE FAN GAME
One of the landmark Scorpion Engine fan games of the modern Amiga scene.
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Bomb Jack Beer Edition
Arcade platform conversion • Geezer Games / McGeezer • 2024
FREE FAN PORT
Tecmo-inspired arcade platforming rebuilt for Amiga.
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Santatron 2024
Festive arcade action • Nivrig • 2024
FREE / DONATION
Christmas-themed arcade rescue action.
50
Ooze: The Escape
Puzzle / arcade • Haplo • 2024
FREE / DONATION
Amiga version gained a physical release but remains part of the itch/homebrew ecosystem.
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Geo's Quest: Gateway to Nowhere
Adventure puzzler • GWI • 2024
FREE / DONATION
New chapter in the Geo's Quest Amiga adventure series.
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Squarez
Abstract arcade • la1n.ch • 2024
FREE / DONATION
Mouse-driven minimalist arcade game built around pure abstract play.
53
BreakThru
Arcade driving shooter conversion • AcidBottle • 2024
FREE FAN PORT
Data East arcade-style jeep shooter brought to Amiga.
54
Final Fight Enhanced
Beat 'em up enhancement • Community project • 2024
FREE FAN ENHANCEMENT
Community effort to make the Amiga's Final Fight experience closer to what it should have been.
55
Dig Dug 2
Arcade conversion • JOTD • 2024
FREE FAN PORT
Namco sequel port/transcode for Amiga by JOTD.
56
Elevator Action 500
Arcade conversion • Community / arcade port • 2024
FREE FAN PORT
Taito-style spy platform arcade action for Amiga 500.
57
Galaga 500
Arcade shooter conversion • Community / arcade port • 2024
FREE FAN PORT
Classic Namco fixed shooter remade for Amiga 500-style play.
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The Lost Pixel
Platformer / WIP • Amiga Factory • 2024
FREE DEMO
Playable Amiga Factory project preview followed by community videos.
59
2 Tiny Cowboys
Two-player platformer • Lord Santa • 2024
FREE / DONATION
Compact co-op platformer with the spirit of a PD disk gem.
60
Agent 357
Top-down stealth puzzle • JoJo073 • 2024
FREE / DONATION
James Bond-flavoured top-down puzzle adventure.
61
Cat Hunts Rats
Arcade • Community / itch.io release • 2024
FREE / DONATION
Small-scope arcade release often circulated through social/itch Amiga channels.
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A bridge year: Scorpion showcases, puzzles, demos and RPG projects
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Spheroid
Puzzle • Andy Vaisey • 2023
FREE / DONATION
Polished Amiga puzzle title with What IFF? magazine ties and extra levels.
63
GothicVania Tech Demo
Castlevania-style demo • Toolkitman / Scorpion Engine • 2023
FREE TECH DEMO
Triple-parallax Scorpion showcase that helped inspire later fan projects.
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Settle the World
Strategy / Colonization-like • theotheoderich • 2023
FREE DEV BUILDS
Colonization-inspired Amiga strategy project with public development builds.
65
Crimbo AGA
Christmas arcade platformer • Spud / community conversion • 2023
FREE / DONATION
ZX Spectrum-to-Amiga Christmas game conversion with updated versions.
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Devwill Too Amiga
Platformer • Amaweks / port • 2023
FREE / DONATION CHECK
Amiga version/update of the retro platformer with arcade-style scoring.
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Cecconoid Amiga
Cybernoid-style shooter • Hoffman / community port • 2023
FREE / DONATION CHECK
Amiga port of the Cybernoid-inspired modern indie game.
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Wheelchair Gladiators Championship Edition
Fighting / arena • Hambo3 • 2023
FREE / DONATION
Enhanced edition/follow-up to the cult Amiga wheelchair combat game.
69
Capitan Trueno
Platform adventure • Community / Spanish scene • 2023
FREE / DONATION CHECK
Spanish comic-inspired Amiga platform adventure release.
70
Tales of Gorluth III demo
Action RPG • AMIworx • 2023
FREE DEMO
Demo for the third and final chapter of the Tales of Gorluth Amiga RPG line.
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Frank Brush
Arcade / platform • Community / itch.io release • 2023
FREE / DONATION
Recent homebrew entry visible through itch/Amiga Vault activity.
72
Kondi Krush
Puzzle / arcade • Community / itch.io release • 2023
FREE / DONATION
Small arcade-puzzle Amiga release from the modern free scene.
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AmiGameJam and public demos push the new wave forward
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Jump!
AGA tunnel runner demo • Scorpion Engine community • 2022
FREE DEMO
Yoomp!-style Amiga AGA public demo teaser.
74
Duckstroma
Platformer demo • UltraNarwhal • 2022
FREE DEMO
Charming Amiga platformer demo based on UltraNarwhal's earlier retro release.
75
SkillGrid
Shoot/puzzle arcade • RETREAM • 2022
FREE / DONATION
RETREAM's polished score-attack action/puzzle experience for Amiga.
76
Gemdalus
Arcade puzzle • RETREAM • 2022
FREE / DONATION
Addictive arcade game from RETREAM, available on itch.io.
77
Scramble 500
Arcade shooter conversion • JOTD / community • 2022
FREE FAN PORT
Scramble-style arcade action rebuilt for Amiga.
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Depthcharge
Arcade conversion • Scorpion / community • 2022
FREE FAN PORT
One-day Scorpion arcade conversion mentioned in the 2022 scene cycle.
79
Turbo Santa DX22
Arcade Christmas game • Nivrig • 2022
FREE / DONATION
Seasonal arcade action from Nivrig.
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OCS/ECS releases, remakes and preserved classics
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IncaMan
Maze / collect-em-up • Amiten Games • 2021
FREE / DONATION
Brand-new OCS Amiga collect-em-up released in 2021.
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Inviyya
Shoot 'em up • Tigerskunk • 2021
COMMERCIAL / DIGITAL
Commercial boxed/digital title, included as a scene reference rather than PD.
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Blade
Dungeon crawler / RPG • Mark Sheeky • 2021
FREE / PRESERVED
Rare 1996 Amiga game resurfaced/expanded via modern itch access.
83
Space Invaders Amiga
Arcade shooter • Havie • 2021
FREE / DONATION
Blitz Basic arcade-style Space Invaders remake/update.
84
Tiny Bobble
Arcade platform conversion • Pink / Abyss • 2021
FREE FAN PORT
Excellent Bubble Bobble-style Amiga conversion, widely loved by the scene.
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Tiny Invaders
Arcade shooter • Pink / Abyss • 2021
FREE FAN PORT
Space Invaders tribute often cited as a standout small Amiga arcade release.
86
Agonman demo
Action platformer • Per Ola / RedPill • 2021
FREE DEMO
RedPill-powered Amiga action platform project.
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Aminet/itch arcade mini-games and early modern projects
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Wiz
Platform adventure • Mutation Software / Adrian Cummings • 2020
COMMERCIAL / SCENE REFERENCE
Veteran-led modern Amiga title; included in side notes, not treated as PD.
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Dodgy Rocks
Avoider arcade • Nivrig • 2020
FREE / DONATION
Pure PD-style high-score avoider released through Aminet/itch.
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GermZ demo
Multiplayer party arcade • Last Minute Creations • 2020
FREE DEMO
Early GermZ demo appeared before later survival-style releases.
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Super Metal Hero demo
Action platformer • Colin Vella / Tenshu / JMD • 2020
FREE DEMO / WIP
Blitz Basic Amiga action game that was actively shown in development.
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Magica Amiga
Platformer conversion • Reidrac / community port • 2020
FREE / DONATION
Amstrad-origin platformer brought to Amiga in the modern homebrew flow.
92
Green Beret / Rush'n Attack Amiga
Arcade action conversion • JOTD / community • 2020
FREE FAN PORT
Classic arcade action conversion for Amiga.
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The revival starts to look serious
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Project Horizon prototype
Top-down shooter prototype • Electric Black Sheep • 2019
FREE / EARLY BUILD
Originally announced in 2019 before later major revisions.
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Cecconoid announcement / early Amiga work
Shooter • Hoffman • 2019
FREE / DONATION CHECK
Cybernoid-inspired indie title whose Amiga path started in the modern scene.
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Barbarian+
Fighting / remake • Retro platform community • 2019
FREE / DONATION CHECK
Modern remake/enhancement of the classic Barbarian formula.
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Rygar AGA demo
Arcade platform conversion • McGeezer • 2019
FREE DEMO / FAN PORT
Important AGA arcade conversion project from Geezer Games.
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Bridge Strike demo
Vertical shooter • Project R3D • 2019
FREE DEMO / COMMERCIAL FINAL
Playable demo belongs to the modern Amiga homebrew/distribution ecosystem.
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The post-2018 baseline: freeware/platform revival markers
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Trap Runner
Platformer • Night OWL Design • 2018
FREEWARE
One of the key modern freeware Amiga platformers; helped set the post-2018 baseline.
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Worthy
Puzzle / arcade adventure • Pixelglass • 2018
COMMERCIAL / SCENE REFERENCE
Not PD, but an important reference point for the modern Amiga revival.
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Block Off!
Puzzle / arcade • Community freeware • 2018
FREEWARE / PD-STYLE
Small puzzle/arcade style title in the freeware tradition.
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Zerosphere
Platformer • Code/red / community • 2018
FREEWARE
Modern Amiga platformer often grouped with the freeware revival period.
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Tales of Gorluth II / late-series demos
Action RPG • AMIworx • 2018
DEMO / CHECK STATUS
Action-RPG line that fed into later public demos and itch availability.
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Special Feature • May 2026
Top 50 New Amiga Games — 2023 to 2026
Three golden years for the breadbin — every major release ranked and linked
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The Commodore Amiga scene between 2023 and 2026 has produced more original new games than at any point since the early 1990s. Original releases, forgotten arcade ports, commercial big-box titles, jam winners, and preserved lost games have all appeared in remarkable numbers. We have trawled through three years of
IndieRetroNews,
LemonAmiga,
GenerationAmiga,
English Amiga Board, and
Aminet
to bring you fifty of the most significant. Every release is free or pay-what-you-want unless marked ◆ COMMERCIAL. Please support the developers — the Amiga scene runs entirely on passion.
Ordered roughly by community impact and quality, not release date. Year in brackets. All links verified May 2026.
Key tools: Scorpion Engine (Earok) • Blitz Basic • REDPill • AMOS
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The Hottest Year Yet
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Return to Blacktooth: A Head Over Heels Adventure
Puzzle Platformer • Colin Porch / Thalamus Digital • 2026 ◆ COMMERCIAL
Thirty-six years in the making. Colin Porch — who ported the original Head Over Heels to the Atari ST in 1989 — has released a direct sequel for Amiga and Atari ST: 350+ rooms across five worlds, two characters with distinct abilities, and the same brain-over-reflexes puzzle design. Published by Thalamus Digital in partnership with Atari. The single most significant Amiga release of this era. Future ports to Jaguar, C64, ZX Spectrum, and PC are planned. Available from thalamus.link/itch.
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Echodrome
Arena Shooter • PixelPlop • 2026
AmiGameJam 2025 winner. A frantic neon-soaked arena shooter for OCS/ECS Amiga with just 1MB RAM, coded in C++ over six months. Community verdict: “This must be one of the best Amiga-only arcade games ever!” and a perfect 5.0 on itch.io. Inspired by Geometry Wars and Smash TV. Download free and donate at pixelplop.itch.io.
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Loony Ledges
Platformer • PixelPlop • 2026
75-level Manic Miner-style platformer for the Amiga 500 from the creator of Echodrome. Play as Funky Freddy collecting trinkets and escaping a futuristic simulation before the air runs out. Beautifully crafted pixel art, quality music, and enormous replay value. Preview demo available now. Free at pixelplop.itch.io.
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ARC4NERD
Brick-Breaker • HooGames2017 / APC&TCP • 2026 ◆ COMMERCIAL
Released to coincide with the Amiga Ruhrpott Convention #4, ARC4NERD is a superb Arkanoid-style brick-breaker with 55+ levels (each dedicated to an ARC supporter) and a dramatic final boss. Infused with Ruhr industrial charm and humour. Available as boxed physical and digital download via APC&TCP.
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Iron Rails
Strategy / Card Game • CopperByte Games • 2026
A sophisticated cube-rail board game for the Amiga in which players act as rail barons connecting 36 major North American cities across 100+ potential routes. Collecting train cards, claiming routes, outmanoeuvring rivals. Remarkable genre ambition for the platform. Free — support CopperByte Games.
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GermZ Survivor
Arcade Shooter • Last Minute Creations • 2026
Humanity’s last survivor making a final stand against waves of zombies. Released at the RAM#4 party on 18 April. OCS Amiga, Kickstart 1.3, 1MB Chip + 1MB additional. An accomplished arena shooter with genuine tension. Free from lmc.itch.io.
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Blue And Red: Fight The Robots!
Co-op Arcade Action • KaijuWasp / Earok • 2026
Fast-paced 50fps co-operative arcade game (1 or 2 players) built in the Scorpion Engine. Two baboon ninjas fight back against a robot alien invasion. Waves of enemies, environmental hazards, and nonstop action. Community reaction: immediately positive. Free at kaijuwasp.itch.io.
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Strike Force Omega
Top-Down Shooter • Reborn80 • 2026
An AGA top-down arcade shooter inspired by Commando, Mercs, Ikari Warriors, Chaos Engine, and Smash TV in equal measure. Intense multi-directional combat with rapid-fire action. One of the freshest original AGA games of the year. Free — check LemonAmiga 2026 releases for the download link.
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Double Baboon Ninja
Action Platformer • Danlabg • 2026
Neon-soaked action platformer for the Amiga 1200 in active beta development. Two baboon ninjas battle alien invaders through progressively challenging levels. Beta 7A (May 2026) adds a full boss fight and second level. Community enthusiasm is consistently high. Beta free at danlabg.itch.io.
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Gravity Addict
Multiplayer Physics Game • Galahad & Team • 2026
The first official update to the beloved Gravity Force series in decades, distributed as the coverdisk for Amiga Addict Issue 42. New levels, fresh title screens, updated menus, and all the two-player physics-based space combat that made the series legendary. Free with the magazine / available digitally.
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Mappy (Amiga)
Arcade Platformer • JOTD • 2026
JOTD’s direct arcade transcode of Namco’s 1983 classic: a police mouse navigating a mansion full of cats. Arcade-perfect via z80-to-68k conversion. A charming title that never had a decent Amiga version until now. Free — follow JOTD on IndieRetroNews.
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Ghosts’N Goblins AGA v0.93
Arcade Action • JOTD • 2026
All 7 levels in 64 colours — JOTD’s masterwork Amiga AGA conversion of the 1985 Capcom classic reached v0.93 in 2026, closer than ever to the arcade. One of the most ambitious Amiga arcade ports ever attempted. Free — LemonAmiga 2026 list.
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The Scene Reaches Top Gear
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OutRun Amiga Edition v0.9.2
Racing • Lantus • 2025
The Amiga port of Sega’s 1986 arcade masterpiece that the platform always deserved. Smooth scaling, multiple routes, the iconic Magical Sound Shower — vastly superior to any previous Amiga OutRun version. Requires a fast CPU and original arcade ROMs. Community verdict: incendiary. Free — IndieRetroNews coverage.
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Phantom Leap
Action Platformer • HooGames2017 / APC&TCP • 2025 ◆ COMMERCIAL
The Scorpion Engine platformer that preceded ARC4NERD from the same developer and publisher. Multiple levels, detailed sprite work, and a quality production standard that proved HooGames2017 was a developer to watch. Available from APC&TCP.
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Project-X: Light Years
Shoot ’em Up • Team17 / Enhanced by Community • 2025
An enhanced and expanded version of Team17’s 1992 AGA shooter legend, landing on Steam in 2025 with new content. A rare case of a beloved classic Amiga game getting an official modern update. Discussed heavily across IndieRetroNews and EAB throughout the year.
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Herra 47: Midsummer Festival
Point-and-Click Adventure • Seppo Kumpulainen • 2025
A full Sierra-style point-and-click adventure for the Amiga with 39+ rooms, deep Finnish humour, and a complete original soundtrack. Described as a labour of love running 15+ years in development. One of the most complete adventure games released for the platform in decades. Free.
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Glowpoint
Puzzle / Tetris Variant • Retro Nanny • 2025
A conversion of the 1989 arcade game Flash Point (a Tetris variant involving stacking coloured blocks in reverse) for the Amiga. Multiple updates throughout 2025–2026 have taken it to beta 0.99. Polished, addictive, and surprisingly deep. Free from retronanny.itch.io.
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Rex and the Galactic Plague
Vertical Shooter • Hoyster Games • 2025
A fast-paced vertical shooter from Kevin Watson-Hoy and Matthew McGuire that impressed the community enough for the same team to announce a sequel (Rex: Into the Shadow Realm, demo due June 2026). Quality original Amiga shooting action. Free — hoystergames.itch.io.
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Neon World (Full Release)
Shoot ’em Up • Cobour • 2025
Originally WIP-teased in late 2023, the full game arrived in 2025: a hand-coded assembly Amiga 500 shooter in full 320x256 PAL resolution with multiple enemy types and excellent chiptune music by Krzysztof Odachowski. A labour of love after 30 years away from assembly coding. Free from cobour.itch.io.
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Xenomorph AGA
Top-Down Shooter • 2025
Top-down Alien Breed-style shooter for Amiga AGA that was the standout entry from the Posadas 2025 compo. Tense, atmospheric, and graphically impressive. The compo circuit remains one of the best routes for quality game discovery. Free.
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Mega M.I.L.V.
Bullet-Hell Shooter • GoldenCode • 2025
Real bullet-hell on a stock Amiga 1200. Danmaku-style play with “more bullets and lasers than you can handle” at 304x256 PAL 50Hz with 2-player simultaneous mode. Shown running on real hardware at the Amiga40 event to great acclaim. Demo available; full release followed in 2025. Free — IndieRetroNews coverage.
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Tiny Pixel Adventure
Platformer • HooGames2017 • 2025
A lovingly crafted 8-bit style platform game from the creator of Dr. Dangerous and Phantom Leap. Small in name only — beautifully animated sprites, inventive level design, and genuine challenge. Warmly received as a polished original Amiga title. Free from hoogames2017.itch.io.
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Project Horizon
Action Shooter • Electric Black Sheep • 2025–2026
Inspired by Commando, Chaos Engine, and Alien Breed. A multi-directional action shooter from the developer behind Tale Of Evil and The Tower of Evil. 3 unique levels, 37 enemy types, compelling boss fights, weapon upgrades, and two layers of parallax scrolling. Free from electricblacksheep.itch.io.
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Shift (Amiga)
Monochrome Puzzler • Haplo • 2024–2025
A mind-bending monochrome puzzle game where black and white landscapes hide more than meets the eye. Inside is outside, light and dark are indistinguishable. Multiple levels plus a secret stage. Released across Atari 8-bit, Amiga, and C64 in 2024, with an MSX version following in 2026. Free.
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AmiGoonies
Platform Adventure • Community • 2025–2026
A heartfelt Amiga tribute to the 1986 MSX Goonies, created for the game’s 40th anniversary. Adventure through film-accurate locations using the Goonies gang’s individual abilities. A community collaboration with obvious passion behind every pixel. Free — GenerationAmiga write-up.
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Dr. Dangerous: Secrets of the Temple of Xol’Tan
Platformer • HooGames2017 / APC&TCP • 2024 ◆ COMMERCIAL
The Scorpion Engine debut from HooGames2017. A scrolling platform adventure set in a temple with multiple hazards, enemies, and secrets. The quality of the game established HooGames as one of the most consistent Amiga developers currently active. Available from APC&TCP.
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BreakThru (Amiga)
Shoot ’em Up / Horizontal Scrolling • Acidbottle • 2024
A new Amiga port of the 1986 Data East arcade classic, much discussed on EAB throughout 2023 before its 2024 release. Scored 8/10 on LemonAmiga. High-speed jeep-mounted horizontal shooter action. Free — LemonAmiga listing.
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Final Fight Enhanced (Amiga)
Beat ’em Up • Community • 2024
An enhanced Amiga conversion of Capcom’s 1989 arcade beat-’em-up, going significantly further than the infamous original 1991 port (which lost a player, levels, and Guy). A community project that finally gives Amiga owners the game they deserved. Free — LemonAmiga listing.
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Dig Dug 2 (Amiga AGA)
Arcade • JOTD • 2024–2026
JOTD’s z80-to-68k transcode of Namco’s 1985 arcade sequel. Dig tunnels, place rocks, defeat enemies with perfect arcade accuracy. Another polished entry in JOTD’s extraordinary run of quality Amiga arcade ports. Free — IndieRetroNews JOTD tag.
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Elevator Action 500
Arcade • 2024
A faithful conversion of the 1983 Taito arcade classic for stock Amiga 500 hardware. Collect secret documents, ride elevators, deal with enemy agents. Precisely the kind of obscure-but-brilliant arcade port the Amiga scene excels at. Free — LemonAmiga.
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Galaga 500
Arcade Shoot ’em Up • 2024
A new Amiga 500 conversion of the 1981 Namco arcade classic. Tight, faithful, runs well on real hardware. The kind of solid arcade tribute that reminds you why people still love the Amiga for gaming. Free — LemonAmiga.
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Dungeonette: The New Adventure
Action RPG / AGA & CD32 • Mutation Software (Adrian Cummings) • 2024–2026
From the creator of Cyberpunks, Tin Toy, and Doodlebug comes a return to Amiga development: a Shining Soul-style action RPG for AGA and CD32 with detailed graphics and an in-depth UI. One of the most eagerly anticipated Amiga releases from a veteran developer. Follow Mutation Software for release updates.
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Squarez
Abstract Arcade • la1n.ch • 2024
A mouse-controlled abstract arcade game created in connection with the CHLudens research project, exploring the question “Why weren’t there more abstract games in the home computer era?” Catch grey rectangles, avoid yellow ones. Deceptively simple and surprisingly engaging. Free — IndieRetroNews.
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Maria Renard’s Revenge (Full Release)
Action Platformer • Domkid • 2023–2024
The Amiga’s long-awaited Castlevania fan game from Domkid, built in the Scorpion Engine. Atmospheric gothic platforming with faithful Castlevania mechanics, beautiful sprite work, and a quality chiptune soundtrack. One of the Scorpion Engine’s finest showcases. Free — IndieRetroNews.
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Duke Nukem 3D AGA/RTG (Updated Port)
First-Person Shooter • NovaCoder • 2024
NovaCoder’s updated Amiga port of Duke Nukem 3D, which has been steadily refined over the years, received a significant 2024 update adding AGA and RTG support. Full BUILD engine 3D gaming on the Amiga is still something to behold. Free — novacoder.itch.io.
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CyberPunks 2 (AGA/CD32)
Top-Down Shooter • Mutation Software • 2023 ◆ COMMERCIAL
The sequel to Core Design’s 1993 Amiga top-down shooter, developed 30 years later by the original team. Up to 2 players, 3 protagonists, multiple levels, big bosses, an animated intro, and a big box physical edition. One of the highest-profile commercial Amiga releases of 2023. Available from Mutation Software.
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Maria Renard’s Revenge (Initial Release)
Action Platformer • Domkid • 2023
The initial release of the community’s most anticipated Amiga fan game: a Castlevania-inspired action platformer set between Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the Night, built from scratch in Scorpion Engine. The 2023 release established it immediately as a landmark Amiga homebrew. Free — IndieRetroNews.
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Wheelchair Gladiators Championship Edition
Beat ’em Up • 2023
An enhanced follow-up to the cult Amiga classic. Wheelchair Gladiators was always one of the most anarchically enjoyable Amiga games; the Championship Edition added new content and polish to a game that deserved a second chance. Free.
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Capitan Trueno (Amiga)
Platformer • 2023
A new Amiga game based on the legendary Spanish comic book character, released in 2023 to warm reception in both the Spanish-speaking community and beyond. A cultural rarity in the Amiga scene. Scored well on LemonAmiga. Free — LemonAmiga listing.
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Spheroid (Amiga)
Puzzle • Andy Vaisey • 2023
A polished Amiga puzzler from Andy Vaisey which was included in What IFF? magazine’s Christmas 2023 edition with bonus levels. One of the most discussed community releases of late 2023 on LemonAmiga and EAB. Free — andyvaisey.itch.io.
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2 Tiny Cowboys
2-Player Platformer • Lord Santa • 2024
A 2-player co-operative Amiga platformer with a charm that belies its small scope. Listed on LemonAmiga’s 2024 release index as one of the highlights of the year’s indie releases. Free — LemonAmiga 2024 thread.
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Agent 357
Top-Down Puzzle Adventure • JoJo073 • 2024
A top-down real-time puzzle adventure — a James Bond-flavoured game of stealth and strategy. A genuine original concept, thoughtfully designed, and one of the more unusual entries in the 2024 LemonAmiga release list. Free — LemonAmiga 2024 thread.
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Ice Panic
Block Pusher • Retro Foundry • 2026
A Pengo-inspired block-pushing single-screen Amiga game. Clever puzzle-action in the classic single-screen arcade tradition — simple to understand, genuinely challenging. Available as both ADF and on itch.io. Free from retrofoundry.itch.io.
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Railblaze
Arcade (Solar Fox Transversion) • Dion Guy • 2026
A transversion of the 1981 Solar Fox arcade game, built in AmiBlitz3 by Dion Guy with music by Roald Strauss. Grid-based arcade action — collect all the jewels in the maze without touching enemy attackers. Short, sharp, and extremely playable. Free — IndieRetroNews.
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Arkamiga
Brick-Breaker • Mainake Project • 2026
A solid Arkanoid clone bootable from ADF on a stock Amiga 500, with optional AGA visual enhancements for the 1200. Multiple powerups, original level design, and a clean presentation that respects both the source material and the hardware. Free — IndieRetroNews.
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Terra Cresta AGA — Lost Port Recovered
Vertical Shoot ’em Up • Spreadpoint / Swiss Cracking Association • 2026 (discovered)
A never-officially-released Amiga AGA port of Nichibutsu’s 1985 vertical shooter, discovered and preserved by Spreadpoint and Swiss Cracking. The original Ocean ports appeared on CPC, Spectrum, and C64 but an Amiga version was never released. Until now. Free — IndieRetroNews.
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Xeno Genesis (Recovered)
Shoot ’em Up • Unknown / Preserved • 2026 (discovered)
A possibly unheard-of Amiga shoot-’em-up recovered and released by the community. The exact original developer and year of creation remain uncertain — which makes its preservation all the more valuable. Free — IndieRetroNews.
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GothicVania Tech Demo
Castlevania-Inspired Demo • Toolkitman (Scorpion Engine) • 2023
A stunning triple-parallax Castlevania-inspired tech demo built in Scorpion Engine as the developer’s first project with the tool. Even as a demo it generated derivative projects from the community. An important demonstration of what Scorpion Engine can achieve. Free — IndieRetroNews.
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Zippy Race (Amiga 500)
Top-Down Racer • Modern Vintage Gamer • 2026
A public alpha of the MotoRace USA (Zippy Race) port for Amiga 500 from Modern Vintage Gamer. The 1983 Irem arcade top-down motorcycle racer makes a long-overdue Amiga debut. Still in active development. Free alpha — IndieRetroNews.
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AmiGameJam 2025 — Return of the Arcade: All Entries
Jam Collection • Various • 2025–2026
Not a single game but the full body of work from the most successful AmiGameJam yet. Results were announced on 3 May 2026 live on AmigaBill’s Twitch channel. Echodrome (entry #2) was the standout winner, but the full entry list contains many other gems. All entries free — itch.io/jam/amigamejam-2025.
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Double Dragon AGA — JOTD’s z80-to-68k arcade transcode. Beta demo now available. The definitive Amiga conversion — 30+ years overdue.
Rastan — basementApe’s Scorpion Engine port of the 1987 Taito arcade classic. Community verdict: “better than the arcade.”
Operation Steel Rain — 2Bit Combo’s SNES/Mega Drive-era mech platformer (Cybernator, Front Mission: Gun Hazard, Ranger-X influences). Scorpion Engine / AGA. Prologue demo available.
Mega M.I.L.V. (Full Release) — GoldenCode’s bullet-hell danmaku for stock A1200. One of the most technically ambitious original Amiga games in development.
Rex: Into the Shadow Realm — Hoyster Games sequel to Rex and the Galactic Plague. Demo due June 2026.
Kaboomania — Flynn’s colourful 4-player Bomberman-style game for AGA with a Kickstarter coming. Chris Huelsbeck on music.
Wiz 2: The Lost Spells — Mutation Software’s follow-up to Wiz — Quest for the Magic Lantern, for Amiga AGA.
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Special Feature • May 2026
Top 50 New C64 Games — 2023 to 2026
Three incredible years for the breadbin — every major new release, ranked and linked
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The Commodore 64 scene has been on a tear. Between 2023 and 2026 the breadbin received a flood of original new games, remasters, and ports that would have seemed impossible just a decade ago. We have trawled through three years of IndieRetroNews, CSDb, Lemon64 and Psytronik’s itch.io to bring you the fifty most significant releases. Every single one is either free or pay-what-you-want unless marked ◆ COMMERCIAL. Please support the developers — these games exist because of community passion.
Ordering is roughly by community impact and quality, not release date. Year of release shown in brackets. All links verified May 2026.
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Trenchangle
Tower Defence • drmortalwombat • 2026
One of the finest original C64 games in years. A full tower defence title with a tech-tree upgrade system, waves of “evil geometry,” and polish that defies the hardware. From the creator of Overload and Portal Buster. PAL only. Free — download and support drmortalwombat!
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Crystian and the Lost Crystals
Platformer • ntpr (Marcel Sásik) • 2026
A visually stunning solo-developed platform adventure with maze exploration, over 60 enemy types per area, and an atmospheric soundtrack by Hans Svala. Proof that a one-person team can deliver something extraordinary on the C64. Free.
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Evil Spirit
First-Person Adventure • WindigoProductions • 2026
A dark first-person horror adventure for the C64 — a road trip that turns nightmarish when pure evil is unleashed from within a mountain. Windigo keep raising the bar. Available on itch.io — please support them!
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Flat-Lane
Racing • youki06 • 2026
A Formula racing game in the spirit of the earliest C64 racers (1983–84), featuring Paul Pitstop vs. Alain Frost. A lifelong dream project for its developer, delivered with charm and period-accurate feel. Free.
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Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave
Arcade Platformer • Dave’s Retro Forge • 2026
“For the first time in 39 years, Bubble Bobble on Commodore 64 receives a true spiritual sequel.” 100 brand-new levels designed by the same team as Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered. Possibly the most beloved C64 release of 2026 so far. Free.
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Bubble Buddies
Arcade Platformer • geon3 • 2026
A reimagination of Bubble Bobble with 100 brand-new levels emphasising unique design and a smooth difficulty curve. Uses Davide Bottino’s sprites from Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered with new level architecture. Free.
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Rise of Babylon
City Management • WindigoProductions • 2026
A city-building micromanagement game on the C64 — grow the population of Babylon, make kingly decisions, manage dangerous neighbours. Remarkable genre-stretching from Windigo. Free.
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Chrome Horizon
Shoot ’em Up • retroteamgames • 2026
An astounding technical achievement: a horizontal shoot-'em-up prototype written entirely in C via the Oscar64 compiler, featuring 16+ simultaneous hardware sprites, ultra-smooth 50/60fps parallax scrolling, and a custom SID routine. Still a prototype but jaw-dropping. Free.
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Gravity Duck
Puzzle Platformer • wpqrek • 2026
Flip gravity, dodge hazards, and collect every precious egg across 40 levels. Uses ECM graphics mode for impressive hi-res visuals. A polished, charming puzzle-platformer. Free.
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Jessica Steel — Bloodmonger
Horizontal Shooter • Christian Siege & Richard/TND • 2026
The standout from the SEUCK Compo 2025 Part 2: a paranormal-themed horizontal run-and-gun with one of the best SID tracks in the competition. Play as paranormal agent Jessica Steel fighting cultists and their summoned horrors. Free.
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Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered
Arcade Platformer • Dave’s Retro Forge • 2025
The definitive C64 version of Taito’s classic, graphically superior to the original with all-new sprite work by Davide Bottino. Community reaction: “Pretty close to the arcade version.” One of the most downloaded C64 releases of 2025. Free.
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Sherwood (C64 Collector’s Edition)
Action Adventure • Griffonsoft / Psytronik • 2025 ◆ COMMERCIAL
Robin Hood as a C64 action-adventure from the team behind Musketeer. Multiple levels, bow-and-arrow combat, beautifully drawn sprites. Arrived with a Collector’s Edition physical release. Available from Psytronik itch.io.
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Musketeer
Action Adventure • Griffonsoft / Psytronik • 2025 ◆ COMMERCIAL
An action-packed swashbuckling adventure that made enough of a splash that its creators immediately began work on Sherwood. Considered one of the strongest C64 commercial releases of 2025. Available from Psytronik.
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SNK vs CAPCOM — Stronger Edition
Fighting • RetroGL & Gianluca Alberico • 2025
The most technically astonishing C64 game of this era. A fully playable fighting game based on the Neo Geo Pocket classic, with multiple characters, sprite animation that shouldn’t be possible, and growing with each update. The Stronger Edition took it even further. Freeware. Community verdict: “E’ MOSTRUOSO!!! Il C64 fa questo…”
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InfeZtation
Run ’n’ Gun Platformer • Monte Boyd • 2025
Play as the Galactic Sheriff exploring a deep-space science station gone wrong, guided by robot sidekick D3P-UT. Arcade-style run-and-gun with stunning unique hi-res in-game graphics that wowed the community from first reveal. Free.
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Captain Ishtar vs. The Federation’s Most Wanted
Action Adventure • Alf Yngve / Psytronik • 2025 ◆ COMMERCIAL
Alf Yngve’s biggest and most ambitious C64 release, split across five separate parts with animated intro and end sequences. Travel to the future and take on the role of Captain Ishtar in a space action adventure. Available from Psytronik.
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Deathflood: Curse of Oak Island
Action Platformer • WindigoProductions • 2025
Treasure-hunting on Oak Island with deadly creatures, evil villains, puzzles, and traps. WindigoProductions’ most action-packed release, arriving after the strategy-heavy Rise of Babylon and dungeon-crawling Deathflood Dungeon of Doom. Free from itch.io.
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Abyssal Karma Part 1
Vertical Shoot ’em Up • Rodrigo Yeowtch • 2025
First released as a raw SEUCK entry and expanded in January 2025 with an exclusive soundtrack, custom sound effects, a full power-up system, and a high score table. One of the finest SEUCK-derived games to come out of the competition scene. Free.
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ROGUEish
Roguelike • Syntaxerrorsoftware • 2025
A proper roguelike for the C64 — procedural levels, permadeath, dungeon crawling with genuine depth. Rare to see the genre tackled so competently on 8-bit hardware. Free.
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Shipwrecked
Survival Strategy • WindigoProductions • 2025
You are a crew commander leading eight astronauts on a mission to Mars that goes catastrophically wrong. A survival and strategy title from the most prolific and genre-defying C64 developer active today. Free from itch.io.
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Unison
Puzzle • Haplo • 2025
A striking monochrome puzzle game described as “quantum entanglement at its best.” Control two entangled characters simultaneously — they move in perfect unison, and you must guide both to their flags without stepping on opposite-coloured tiles. Clever, clean, and original. Free.
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Traps N’ Gemstones
Platformer • Donut 80 • 2025
Another quality release from Donut 80, following Superstar Chefs, The Last Pumpkin, and Egg Feud. A platformer with trap-filled levels and gem-collecting that the community received warmly. Free.
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Curse of the Pharaoh v1.3
Action Adventure • Ozak • 2025
A haunted ancient tomb, 10 handcrafted levels, five distinct monster types, and a boss guardian. This update significantly expanded an already well-regarded original release. Free.
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SEUCK Compo 2025 Prize Pack
Various • The New Dimension • 2025
Richard Bayliss’s annual SEUCK competition produced its strongest year yet in 2025. The collected prize pack from TND features multiple shooters and action games. An essential annual bundle for fans of the SEUCK engine’s creative limits. Free.
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Avalan
Action Adventure • ICON64 / Psytronik • 2025 ◆ COMMERCIAL
Help Sir Knight recover 44 scattered pieces of the legendary sword Excalibruh across the holy island of Avalan, guarded by an unholy Monk and his army. A massive map, no save states, devious difficulty. Community verdict: “one of my favourite Psytronik releases due to its gameplay simplicity”. Available at psytronik.itch.io.
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Oil Panic (C64)
Game & Watch Tribute • Metesev • 2025
A faithful C64 tribute to the dual-screen LCD Game & Watch classic. Catch the oil, fill the drum, don’t soak the customers. Short, perfectly executed, and a lovely nod to the very roots of gaming. Free.
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SNK vs CAPCOM for C64/128
Fighting • RetroGL & Gianluca Alberico • 2024
The original release that shocked the C64 world: a playable multi-character fighting game on the breadbin, with character animations, backgrounds, and SID music. The Stronger Edition (entry 14) built on this foundation. The original demo release is also still available. Free.
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Harharagon
Sci-Fi Action Adventure • ICON64 / Psytronik • 2024 ◆ COMMERCIAL
230 screens to explore in a sci-fi prison escape epic. Falsely imprisoned 64-K must use wits, cunning, and blasting skills to escape the HARHARAGON and find Nico. Detailed hi-res graphics, superb backdrops, pumping soundtrack. Available at psytronik.itch.io.
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Good Kniight
Arcade Platformer • ICON64 / Psytronik • 2024 ◆ COMMERCIAL
Help Sir Darran rescue the princess from Embers the dragon in this Hunchback-inspired platformer. Quality ICON64 production with Trevor Storey’s distinctive pixel art and a Saul Cross soundtrack. Available at psytronik.itch.io.
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Rocky & Co
Platform Puzzler • ICON64 / Psytronik • 2024 ◆ COMMERCIAL
A high-quality platform puzzler spread across 12 beautifully designed levels by Stuart Collier, Trevor Storey, and Saul Cross. One of the warmest-received ICON64 releases of 2024. Available at psytronik.itch.io.
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Super Street Fighter II Turbo C64 Demo
Fighting • RetroGL • 2024
RetroGL followed up SNK vs CAPCOM with a playable demo of Super Street Fighter II Turbo, built on his RetroFighter engine. The demo already outclasses the original C64 Street Fighter II release by a significant margin. Updates ongoing through 2026. Free demo.
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Battle Kingdom
Action • ICON64 / Psytronik • 2024 ◆ COMMERCIAL
Do battle in a kingdom besieged by mighty dragons and other dark forces. A digital download release from the ICON64/Psytronik partnership that maintains the team’s consistent quality standard. Available at psytronik.itch.io.
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El Chef
Platformer • 2024
A delirious C64 platformer with a bafflingly upbeat soundtrack that had the community tapping its feet from the demo alone. A hidden gem of 2024 — chaotic fun with personality. Free.
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Bonkers
Platformer • Ole Mogensen • 2024
Teased in late 2024 and warmly received. A new C64 platformer from Danish developer Ole Mogensen. Put on hold while Mogensen works on another C64 game — community enthusiasm was enough to keep it alive. Free when available.
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Last Amazon Trilogy
Shoot ’em Up Pack • Alf Yngve / Psytronik • 2024 ◆ COMMERCIAL
Three enhanced SEUCK games from Alf Yngve plus the bonus game Amazon Tales by Richard Bayliss. A packed compilation for fans of Alf’s prolific C64 output. Available at psytronik.itch.io.
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Chaos Engine (C64 Preview)
Action Shooter • 2024
A work-in-progress C64 conversion of The Bitmap Brothers’ legendary 1993 Amiga run-and-gun. The second downloadable preview released in 2024 generated enormous excitement. Still in progress. Preview free.
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Deathflood: Dungeon of Doom
Action Platformer • WindigoProductions • 2023
The landmark release that established WindigoProductions as the C64 scene’s most inventive developer. Locked in a dungeon with a constantly rising flood, monsters, and traps. Tense, atmospheric, brilliantly realised. Free from itch.io.
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Bad Moon Rising
Multi-Style Action • Psytronik • 2023 ◆ COMMERCIAL
Fight your way through a secret hidden German base on the Moon in a multi-style C64 epic. Disk-only, multiple play styles, one of Psytronik’s strongest releases of 2023. Available at psytronik.itch.io.
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The Isle of the Cursed Prophet
Action Adventure • ICON64 / Psytronik • 2023 ◆ COMMERCIAL
Explore a huge 256-screen map on a quest to defeat the unholy monk in this ICON64 production. One of the largest map-based C64 adventures released in recent years. Available at psytronik.itch.io.
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Zap Fight Trilogy
Shoot ’em Up • Alf Yngve / Psytronik • 2023 ◆ COMMERCIAL
Three frantic Slap Fight-inspired shooters from Alf Yngve (graphics), Martin Piper (code), and Richard Bayliss (music). A Christmas 2023 release packed with power-ups and blasting action. Available at psytronik.itch.io.
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Shoot ’em Up Destruction Set 3
Shoot ’em Up Compilation • Alf Yngve, Richard Bayliss, Carl Mason / Psytronik • 2023 ◆ COMMERCIAL
A seriously cool compilation of C64 shooters from three of the scene’s most prolific contributors. Covers the full range from SEUCK-based to more complex engines. Available at psytronik.itch.io.
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Run Demon Run
Endless Runner • ICON64 / Psytronik • 2023 ◆ COMMERCIAL
From the team behind Sizzler and Rocky Memphis. An endless runner in which you must keep running, jumping, and dodging without stopping for a cup of demonic tea. A Psytronik original with real pick-up-and-play appeal. Available at psytronik.itch.io.
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Harharagon (C64) — Original Release
Sci-Fi Adventure • ICON64 • 2023 ◆ COMMERCIAL
First appeared in 2023 before the widely-covered 2024 Psytronik release. 230 screens, detailed hi-res backdrops, and a sci-fi prison escape epic. The 2024 entry (no.28) is the more polished version. Available at psytronik.itch.io.
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Master of Awesome Trilogy
Action Trilogy • Psytronik • 2023 ◆ COMMERCIAL
Three action-packed quests in one Psytronik compilation. Classic breadbin adventure gaming at its most accessible — take control of the MASTER OF AWESOME and get to work. Available at psytronik.itch.io.
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Bounty Bob Strikes Back! (C64 Prequel)
Platformer • Psytronik • 2023 ◆ COMMERCIAL
Bounty Bob is back on the C64 in an exciting new prequel. A Psytronik title that revisits one of the fondly remembered arcade platformer characters of the early 80s. Available at psytronik.itch.io.
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Nixy the Glade Sprite
Platformer • Psytronik • 2023 ◆ COMMERCIAL
Guide Nixy on her quest to cleanse the Gaia stone and restore peace. A polished, atmospheric C64 platformer from the Psytronik stable. Available at psytronik.itch.io.
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Good Kniight (First Release)
Arcade Platformer • ICON64 / Psytronik • 2023 ◆ COMMERCIAL
The original itch.io digital release of the Hunchback-inspired knight platformer before the 2024 Psytronik-expanded edition. Well worth revisiting if you missed it. Available at psytronik.itch.io.
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Good King Rizek
Action RPG • Psytronik • 2023 ◆ COMMERCIAL
Help King Rizek reach the fabled Armour of Gods and defeat the evil wizard Kalen. A fantasy action-RPG from the Psytronik catalog that flew under the radar but rewards patient players. Available at psytronik.itch.io.
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Captain Ishtar (Parts 1–4)
Action Adventure • Alf Yngve / Psytronik • 2023 ◆ COMMERCIAL
The original four-part Captain Ishtar series from Alf Yngve that preceded the ‘Federation’s Most Wanted’ sequel. Epic in scope for a C64 game, with separate animated intros and endings. Available at psytronik.itch.io.
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OneLoad64 Games Collection v6
Compilation • StatMats • 2024 (v5: 2023)
Not a single game but an essential resource: over 2,000 unique games in Magic Desk CRT format, updated annually. Every C64 owner should have this on their flash cartridge. Follow StatMats on YouTube for updates. Free for subscribers, widely shared thereafter.
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Super Street Fighter II Turbo — RetroGL’s ongoing project continues to receive updates. The full release, when it comes, will be historic.
Lemmings Reloaded — 80+ levels complete, targeting 100+. One of the most ambitious C64 projects ever attempted.
Fat Tarzan — Rebel Bytes / Digital Monastery platformer. Early footage shows impressive graphics, animation, and sound.
Secret of Monkey Island C64 — Early footage generated huge community excitement. No confirmed release date.
Chaos Engine C64 — Preview builds continue. One of the most wanted C64 conversions in the community.
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Scene Update • 3 May 2026
Retro Scene Roundup
Everything new since 25 April — IndieRetroNews, Aminet & the community
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It has been an extraordinary week for the retro scene, arguably one of the biggest in recent memory. The headline is a sequel nearly four decades in the making. Here is everything new from
IndieRetroNews,
Aminet and the wider community.
As always — if something catches your eye, please support the developers directly. These releases exist purely because of community passion.
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★ Story of the Week • Amiga & Atari ST
36 Years in the Making
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Return to Blacktooth: A Head Over Heels Adventure — Releasing 4 May 2026
(29 Apr 2026)
This is the one. Colin Porch — the man who ported the original Head Over Heels to the Atari ST in 1989 — has been secretly developing a direct sequel for 36 years. Published by Thalamus Digital in partnership with Atari, Return to Blacktooth arrives on Commodore Amiga and Atari ST on 4 May 2026. The game features over 350 rooms across five worlds, the iconic Head and Heels characters each with distinct abilities, 16-bit visuals, and the same brain-over-reflexes puzzle philosophy that made the original a masterpiece. Thalamus also plans future ports to Atari Jaguar, C64, ZX Spectrum, ZX Spectrum Next, and PC. This is the retro scene event of the year. Follow the launch on itch.io and support Thalamus Digital for making it happen!
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New Releases & WIPs
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Iron Rails — Railway Strategy Game by CopperByte Games
(1 May 2026)
CopperByte Games has released Iron Rails, a sophisticated railway strategy title for the Commodore Amiga inspired by the cube-rail board game genre. Players act as rail barons building a transportation empire across North America, connecting 36 major cities through over 100 potential routes. Collects train cards, claims connections, and outmanoeuvres rivals in a game that blends careful planning with high-stakes competition.
Free to download — support CopperByte Games!
Double Baboon Ninja — Beta 2 Released by Danlabg
(late Apr 2026)
Danlabg's neon-soaked Amiga 1200 action platformer has levelled up significantly — Beta 2 adds a full boss fight and a complete second level to what was previously a first-level-only demo. Two baboon ninjas fight back against an alien invasion terrorising the city. Fast, stylish, and clearly growing into something special. Download on itch.io and leave the developer some feedback while it is still in active development.
Moon Cresta — WIP Download Update by Amiten Games
(late Apr 2026)
Johnny Acevedo of Amiten Games has released a new WIP build of his from-scratch recreation of the 1983 Namco arcade classic for the Amiga. Built as a tribute to François Lionet, creator of AMOS. Runs at 60fps with no slowdowns. A downloadable WIP is available now. Free — support Amiten Games!
Strike Force Omega — New AGA Top-Down Shooter by Reborn80
(late Apr 2026)
Reborn80 has released the first version of Strike Force Omega, described as a fast top-down arcade shooter for AGA Amigas inspired by Commando, Mercs, Ikari Warriors, Chaos Engine, and Smash TV. Discovered via Saberman, this is exactly the kind of multi-influence arcade throwback the scene does so well.
Terra Cresta AGA — Lost Arcade Port Discovered and Released
(late Apr 2026)
In an extraordinary preservation find, an Amiga AGA port of Nichibutsu's 1985 vertically scrolling arcade shooter Terra Cresta has been discovered and released by Spreadpoint and Swiss Cracking. The original Ocean Software versions appeared on Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, and C64 but an Amiga version was never officially released. Until now.
Rastan — WIP Update for Amiga 500 by basementApe
(late Apr 2026)
basementApe's Amiga 500 port of the 1987 Taito arcade classic continues to evolve, built using Earok's Scorpion Engine. The latest progress video shows a boss fight for level 2 taking shape. One to watch.
The Addams Family — Background Enhancement in the Works
(late Apr 2026)
The notorious 1992 Amiga version of The Addams Family — famously the only console/computer version with no background detail, just pure blackness — is getting a community enhancement to add proper background graphics. One of the Amiga's most-wanted fixes.
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C64
New & Upcoming
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Beer Rescue — DeDevlab/TSA's First C64 Game
(late Apr 2026)
DeDevlab and TSA have released their debut C64 title Beer Rescue. A fun, breezy first outing for a new development team on the platform. Well worth checking out to encourage new C64 developers. Free — show the team some love!
Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior — Now on Atari XL/XE
(1 May 2026)
Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior has arrived on the Atari 8-bit XL/XE series in a definitive new version — visuals from the Amstrad CPC release, digitized voice samples from the Amiga, and architecture optimised from the BBC Micro port. Runs on standard 64KB XL/XE hardware in PAL and NTSC. This is fixing a 40-year-old omission.
Commando Hack/Mod — AY Music Update for ZX Spectrum
(28 Apr 2026)
tiboh’24-26 has released an overhauled hack/mod of the ZX Spectrum version of Commando, featuring a revamped intro with new graphics and — most impressively — newly added AY music, bringing it significantly closer to the feel of the original Capcom arcade.
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Multi-Platform & PC
Remasters & News
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IndieRetroNews Hits 100 Million Pageviews
(May 2026)
A landmark moment for the retro scene’s most-read news outlet. IndieRetroNews has surpassed 100 million pageviews — not counting Facebook, Twitter, or Tumblr traffic. Starting in September 2012 as a personal project, it has become the essential daily read for the global retro gaming community. A huge congratulations to the team.
Alien The Xenomorph — Sci-Fi Horror for Amstrad CPC by CapaSoft
(late Apr 2026)
CapaSoft has released Alien The Xenomorph for the Amstrad CPC, adding another quality title to a platform that has been quietly thriving. The CPC scene continues to prove that 8-bit horror can still terrify.
MegaRace Amiga CD32 Alpha — Lost Version Rediscovered
(late Apr 2026)
Dave Arcadian has unearthed a long-lost alpha version of the Amiga CD32 edition of FMV racing game MegaRace — a title that CD32 owners have missed for over 30 years. Another remarkable preservation find for the community.
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Notable Game Uploads
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SpeedManiaX Demo 5
(game/demo, 880KB, VAR) —
The most complete build yet of Luigi Recanatese’s long-gestating Super Cars-style racer, conceived over 30 years ago and now finally seeing the light of day. A remarkable piece of resurrected Amiga history.
AmiDuke RTG
(game/shoot, 1.0MB, OS3) —
An Amiga RTG port of Duke Nukem. Bring Duke to your graphics-card equipped Amiga.
ABBS 3.2
(comm/bbs, 734KB, OS3) —
A public BBS software update for AmigaOS 3. The BBS scene on the Amiga remains quietly active.
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dev/
Development Tools
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NodeAmiga updated to 517KB
(dev/lang, VAR) —
The JavaScript runtime for AmigaOS continues its rapid development, growing again in the 25 April batch. An impressive and genuinely useful tool for modern Amiga development.
MicroPython
(dev/lang, 263KB, OS3) —
Updated build of the MicroPython interpreter for AmigaOS 3, also in the 25 April batch.
REDPILLGameCreator
(dev/misc, 8.7MB, OS3) —
Another update to the AGA-capable visual game creator for AmigaOS 3, which has been one of the most consistently updated tools on Aminet throughout 2026.
vCPUComp V3.0
(dev/cross, 65KB, OS3) —
A GigatronTTL assembly compiler for AmigaOS — niche but fascinating for retrocomputing enthusiasts interested in TTL-based CPU design.
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disk/ & driver/
System Utilities
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fat95 v3.21
(disk/misc, 219KB, OS3) —
Updated Windows 95/98-compatible filesystem driver for AmigaOS 3. Essential for cross-platform file exchange.
MountADF 1.0a
(disk/misc, 27KB, OS3) —
Mounts ADF files on the Amiga’s FFn: filesystem device. Very handy for working with disk images directly on real hardware.
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TapJewels — Commercial Boxed Release by EntwicklerX / Alinea Computer
Following its announcement earlier in 2026, TapJewels by Thomas Claus and Frank Menzel of EntwicklerX has now been released as both a boxed and download version for classic Amiga, distributed by Alinea Computer. A Match-3 jewels game built entirely from scratch — no AI, no ready-made assets, no third-party engines. The developers are learning Amiga programming the hard way and improving with every release. Buy a copy and support the next generation of Amiga developers.
Mundialito 2 — 32-Team Football Game for Amiga in Development
Acneproduction has revealed Mundialito 2, a football sequel with a massive 32-team international roster. Two play modes: Classic (simulation) and Arcade (with pitch power-ups and sabotage). Still in active development but looking impressive.
Metropolis 1998 — SimCity/Transport Tycoon Inspired Game Heading to Early Access
Yesbox Studios is preparing the Early Access launch of Metropolis 1998, a city builder blending the nostalgic aesthetic of 90s/early-2000s PC strategy games with modern technology. Not a native Amiga game, but of obvious interest to fans of the classic Transport Tycoon and SimCity era.
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Scene Update • 25 April 2026
Retro Scene Latest Roundup
The freshest news from IndieRetroNews, Aminet & the Amiga community
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The scene keeps delivering. Here is everything new since our last post from IndieRetroNews, Aminet, and Amiga-News.de. As always — if something catches your eye, please support the developers directly. These releases are driven by passion and your encouragement matters.
Note on AmigaWorld.net: The site is currently experiencing intermittent availability issues. For active community discussion we recommend English Amiga Board (EAB) and Amiga.org forums in the meantime.
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New Releases & WIPs
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SpeedManiaX — Lost Amiga Racer Resurfaces
(late Apr 2026)
A remarkable piece of “lost” Amiga history has resurfaced. SpeedManiaX is a Super Cars-style racer conceived over 30 years ago by Luigi Recanatese, who describes it as “the evolution of the game 30 years after its conception.” Demo 5 — the most complete build yet — has now been uploaded directly to Aminet in late April. Download it, play it, and send Luigi some encouragement — recovered projects like this deserve all the support they can get.
Jail Break (1986) — JOTD Arcade Conversion Confirmed
(Apr 2026)
The 1986 Konami arcade classic Jail Break is confirmed to be coming to the Amiga as another arcade conversion by JOTD. Early footage has been shared — notably not built in the Scorpion Engine, continuing JOTD’s tradition of direct z80-to-68k transcoding for maximum arcade accuracy. Jail Break originally appeared on Amstrad, C64 and ZX Spectrum, but never got a proper Amiga conversion. JOTD is fixing that.
Blue And Red: Fight The Robots! — Updated
(Apr 2026)
KaijuWasp, with assistance from Earok, has updated Blue And Red: Fight The Robots! — a fast-paced 50fps cooperative arcade game for the Commodore Amiga built in the Scorpion Engine. Single player and two-player co-op, waves of robots to blast and stomp, environmental hazards throughout. Available to download now.
AmiGoonies — MSX Classic Gets an Amiga Tribute Port
(Apr 2026)
A heartfelt Amiga tribute to the iconic 1986 MSX game The Goonies, created in celebration of the game’s 40th anniversary. Play through levels inspired directly by the film’s sets and puzzles, using members of the Goonies to solve them and reach the exit. A lovely community project well worth checking out.
Ghosts’n Goblins AGA — New Build by JOTD
(Apr 2026)
JOTD has released a new build of Ghosts’n Goblins AGA for the Amiga 1200 and above, bringing it further in line with the arcade original. Another quality update from the most prolific arcade porter in the scene right now.
Mappy — Namco Arcade Arrives on the Amiga via JOTD
(16 Apr 2026)
JOTD has released Mappy for the Amiga — the 1983 Namco side-scrolling platform game starring a police mouse navigating a mansion full of cats. A charming, relatively obscure arcade title that now has the definitive Amiga conversion it deserved forty years ago.
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C64
New & Upcoming
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Super Street Fighter II Turbo — C64 Update by RetroGL
(Apr 2026)
RetroGL continues his remarkable work bringing Super Street Fighter II Turbo to the C64/128 using his RetroFighter engine — the same engine behind the recent homebrew hit SNK vs.... A fresh update has arrived. Every iteration gets closer to something genuinely astonishing on 8-bit hardware.
Fat Tarzan — Upcoming C64 Platformer Teased
(Apr 2026)
Rebel Bytes in partnership with Digital Monastery have teased Fat Tarzan, an upcoming C64 platformer featuring impressive graphics, animation and sound. Details are still sparse but early footage from the main menu and first-level map is already generating excitement in the community.
Lemmings Reloaded — C64 Enhanced Version Update
(Apr 2026)
An update has arrived on the extraordinary Lemmings Reloaded project for C64 — a ground-up enhanced reinterpretation of the classic, now at 80 completed levels with a target of 100+. Levels are drawn from multiple platform releases and include C64-exclusive designs. The developer notes: “Where a level design is strong but a theme is bland, new exclusive themes have been created especially.” This is shaping up to be one of the most ambitious C64 releases in years.
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Ports, Remasters & PC Tributes
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Torvak the Warrior — PC Remake Released
(Apr 2026)
Independent developer Greensnake has released a faithful yet significantly enhanced PC remake of Torvak the Warrior, the 1990 Amiga hack-and-slash platformer by Core Design. Built in Godot engine. This is a wonderful tribute to a cult classic that never quite got the attention it deserved at the time.
Turmoil & Automania — Two PC Remakes from Langford Productions
(Apr 2026)
Richard Langford of Langford Productions — who recently released the Jetpac PC remake — has now released PC remakes of two more ZX Spectrum classics: Turmoil and Automania. Langford Productions continues to be one of the most prolific and faithful custodians of the Spectrum legacy.
Deuteros Resurrected — Amiga/Atari ST Strategy Classic Reborn on PC
(Apr 2026)
The first milestone has been reached on Deuteros Resurrected, a ground-up PC remake of Ian Bird’s legendary Amiga and Atari ST strategy game from 1992. The original Deuteros was a sequel to Millennium 2.2, set in the far future after humanity has exhausted Earth’s resources. This is a long-anticipated project for fans of serious retro strategy.
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▶ Aminet — Latest Batch to 18 Apr 2026
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New Game Uploads
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Electroman
(game/actio, 820KB, AGA, OS3) —
An AGA action game uploaded in the 21 March batch. Worth investigating for fans of classic Amiga action.
Arkamiga
(game/actio, 215KB, OS3) —
The Mainake Project’s Arkanoid-style brick breaker, bootable from ADF on a stock A500, with optional AGA enhancements. Uploaded 28 March. IndieRetroNews coverage here.
The Reckoning
(game/role, 150KB, OS3) —
A point-and-click adventure for classic Amiga, uploaded in the February batch.
PrBoom
(game/shoot, 1.5MB, OS3) —
An Amiga port of PrBoom (Doom engine). Full-fat first-person shooting on classic hardware.
HollyTris
(game/think, 154MB, OS3) —
A Tetris clone including bundled Hollywood runtime. Large download but completely self-contained — no separate Hollywood install needed.
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Development Tools
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Sevgi Engine
(dev/c, 890KB→904KB, OS3) —
An open-source 2D video game engine for AmigaOS 3, actively updated across multiple batches. Growing steadily — a promising foundation for new Amiga game projects.
NodeAmiga
(dev/lang, 505KB, OS3) —
The JavaScript runtime for AmigaOS continues to grow rapidly — a 60KB jump in the April batch alone suggests significant new features. Remarkable that Node.js concepts are running on classic hardware.
MicroPython
(dev/lang, 248KB, OS3) —
MicroPython interpreter for AmigaOS 3. Python scripting on your classic Amiga — now a reality.
ygame
(dev/src, 506KB, OS3) —
An open-source 2D AGA game engine with source code, uploaded in the March batch. Alongside Sevgi Engine, the number of open game frameworks available for new Amiga development is quietly growing.
HWP_AVCodec
(dev/hwood, 5.9MB, VAR) —
A Hollywood plugin providing FFmpeg-based audio/video codec support. Expands multimedia capability significantly for Hollywood-based applications across all modern Amiga platforms.
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comm/ & driver/
Networking & System
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bebbossh
(comm/net, 309KB, OS3) —
SSH2 client and server suite for AmigaOS. Secure shell access on your classic Amiga — genuinely useful for anyone running a networked setup.
AminetBrowser
(comm/tcp, 360KB, OS3) —
A dedicated GUI browser for navigating and downloading packages from Aminet directly on your Amiga. A quality-of-life tool every classic Amiga user should have.
AveHTTPD / AveNTP / AveHOST / AvePING / AveWHOIS
(comm/tcp suite, OS3) —
A full suite of lightweight TCP/IP utilities for AmigaOS — HTTP server, SNTP time client, DNS lookup, ICMP ping, and WHOIS. A comprehensive networking toolkit for classic Amiga users running networked setups.
ANAIIS USB Stack — Three simultaneous updates in the 18 April batch: the main stack (284KB), boot disk (228KB), and mass storage module (91KB). The pace of ANAIIS development is excellent news for anyone wanting proper USB support on real Amiga hardware.
FidoBlitz
(comm/fido, 63KB, OS3) —
A Binkp/1.1 mailer for AmigaOS — for those still running FidoNet nodes. The FidoNet community on Amiga is small but dedicated.
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demo/ & mus/
Demos & Music
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Void-CDTVis35
(demo/sound, 71MB, OS3) —
A CDTV Music-Disk for April 2026. At 71MB this is a substantial release — a full music disk in the classic Amiga tradition.
Amiga Alive — First Demo
(demo/disk, 880KB ADF, OS3) —
The debut demo disk by new group Amiga Alive, uploaded 11 April. Always great to see new voices in the demo scene.
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CLASS 2026 — Commodore Los Angeles Super Show — TODAY
The seventh annual Commodore Los Angeles Super Show is taking place today and tomorrow — 25–26 April 2026 at the Burbank VFW Hall, 1006 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, California. Organised by Robert Bernardo, it is the premier Commodore and Amiga event on the West Coast of North America. If you are nearby, go. If you are not, follow the community discussion at EAB.
AmigaWorld.net availability issues
AmigaWorld.net is currently experiencing intermittent downtime issues that have been ongoing. For active community discussion in the meantime, the English Amiga Board and Amiga.org forums are both fully active and excellent alternatives.
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