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Pixel Art Sims-Inspired Title Tiny Aquarium Out Now

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Published: June 23, 2025 15:10

Tiny Aquarium: Social Fishkeeping is a pixel art desktop game inspired by classic Rusty’s Retirement and Webfishing. Developed by Lunheim Studios, a small developer team from Germany and Switzerland formed in early 2019, and published by Future Friends.…

Retro-inspired Nordic Ashes Gets Physical On Consoles

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Published: June 23, 2025 14:54

Nordic Ashes is a survival roguelike title released by developer Noxfall Studios a few years ago. Since then, two DLCs have been released, and now, news of the Steam game being ported to consoles. A new physical edition, set for release on PlayStation 5…

NES Game Life Force Gets SNES Port

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Published: June 23, 2025 14:47

The NES version of Life Force,  the 1987 Gradius Spin off also known as Salamander, has received a fan port to the SNES from the ROM hacker Rumbleminze, who promises that his new SNES fan port of Life Force has “no sprite flicker,” “no slowdown,” “eight…

April Grove Steam First Impressions

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Published: June 23, 2025 01:00

In May this year, we brought you the news that April Grove was coming out. We’ve since had a chance to try the game for ourselves, and can now bring you our first impressions on this cozy pixel art title. April Grove has been developed by Colorgrave and is…

Tony Warriner Chats UrbX Warriors Development

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Published: June 20, 2025 15:06

I’ve been following the great story of UrbX Warriors, a new adventure title in development for the Spectrum Next and PC. The game is shaping up well, and the recent demo that I sampled only confirmed that this is looking to be a great action-adventure…

Diablo-inspired Skull Horde Unleashes New Demo On Steam

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Published: June 20, 2025 15:05

Skull Horde is a new Diablo-inspired auto-battler that sports some fantastic-looking pixel art. The game was announced some time ago, but now has a playable demo on Steam, where it will fully launch later in 2025. Skull Horder features elements from the…

Pixel Art Cozy Title CritterGarden Out Now

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Published: June 20, 2025 14:53

CritterGarden is a new pixel art cozy title from developer Minjonia Studios. The creature-collecting farming-style simulation is out now on Steam, and there is also a demo to try before you buy. CritterGarden started out as a passion project inspired by…

Exo-Calibre Takes Flight onto Consoles & PC Next Week

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Published: June 20, 2025 11:56

Exo-Calibre is the latest release from indie publishers Eastasiasoft, whose games, such as Keeper’s Toll and Knight’s Night we’ve previously enjoyed. Eastasiasoft’s latest title, Exo-Calibre is a vertical scrolling shoot ‘em up, and it looks set to be yet…

Irem Collection 3 Announced And Heading To Consoles Next Month

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Published: June 19, 2025 15:00

Irem Collection 3 is heading to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5/4, and Xbox on the 1st of July 2025. The latest installment follows Irem Collection 2, which was released in November 2024. This new batch of classic Irem titles will include Mr. Heli, Mystic…

Dino Quake Steam Review

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Published: June 19, 2025 14:39

Back in April, we reported on an upcoming retro platformer, Dino Quake. We sampled the demo and felt that the Parasol Stars-inspired title from developer Neutronized was shaping up to be a fine game. Since then, we’ve had the chance to play the finished…

Game Boy Color Title Toni Island Adventure Heads to Steam Next Month

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Published: June 19, 2025 14:19

Toni Island Adventure is a Game Boy Color homebrew title described as “a short and charming retro-style adventure for players with busy lives.”The game  draws its inspiration from retro titles such as Zelda: Link’s Awakening. In Toni Island Adventure ,…

Retro-inspired Platformer Prehistoric Gal Out This Week

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Published: June 19, 2025 10:21

Prehistoric Gal is a new retro-inspired budget platformer from publisher Rataliaka Games and developer lightUP. The game is out on the 20th June 2025 for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4 and will cost $4.99. The…

Pixel Art Metroidvania The Colony: New Haven Chronicles Out Now

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Published: June 18, 2025 17:29

The Colony: New Haven Chronicles is a new retro-inspired Metroidvania title from developer Aurora Games Studio. It’s out now on Steam, priced at $9.99 with a special 20% off offer for those who purchase in the first week. The developer has described The…

New Goosebumps Game Sending Nostalgic Shivers This August

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Published: June 18, 2025 17:11

While not strictly retro, we’re sure news of a new Goosebumps game will stir the nostalgia glands. Goosebumps: Terror in Little Creek is heading to Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC via Steam on the 29th of August 2025. Developed by PHL…

Golden Tee Arcade Classics Teeing Off Later This Year

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Published: June 18, 2025 07:49

Golden Tee Arcade Classics is a collection of six Golden Tee golf arcade games, along with two bonus games. Golden Tee Arcade Classics marks the first time that Golden Tee games have been made available for modern formats. The collection  will include…

Head Over Heels Sequel in the Works

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Published: June 17, 2025 17:07

Head Over Heels is a beloved 3D isometric puzzle adventure game by Jon Ritman and Bernie Drummond, that was originally released for a range of home computer formats by Ocean way back in 1987. And while Head Over Heels did recently receive a modern update…

Retro-inspired Death Kid Out Now On Switch And Xbox

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Published: June 17, 2025 16:35

Death Kid is a new arcade-inspired arena brawler that is out now on Nintendo Switch and Xbox consoles. Developed by Take IT Studio in collaboration with Crooked Games, the game invites players to visit a haunted well and face off against waves of enemies…

Simon the Sorcerer Origins Announced For Later This Year

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Published: June 17, 2025 16:22

In one of this week’s worst-kept retro secrets, Simon The Sorcerer Origins has been officially announced by publisher ININ Games. This prequel to the beloved 1993 point-and-click classic will launch on October 28, 2025 and has been developed by Smallthing…

Game Boy Camera Works on Switch 2

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Published: June 16, 2025 15:38

Game Boy Camera is compatible with the Nintendo Switch 2’s Game Chat feature, as revealed in a post on X by the account GameXplain. By sheer coincidence, on the day that the Nintendo Switch 2 launched, we reported on a new Game Boy Camera tool, Game Boy…