ApixC64 has released Ecos: The Last Orbit of Kepler-9, a shoot 'em up for Commodore 64 and PC. The game features a time-rewind mechanic where a past version of the player fights alongside the current one, and is available for $2 with a free demo also offered. via itch.io
Developer rickyderocher has released a free Amiga port of M.U.L.E., based on the classic Atari simulation title. The conversion was made with AI-assisted code. via itch.io
Developer Tansoft has released Ashfall Realm, a free browser-based dungeon crawler built in HTML5. It features three heroes, 30 floors, boss fights and an Ultra mode, with retro 8-bit pixel art inspired by the Commodore 64 and Amiga, and was made with AI assistance. via itch.io
Developer Orbit Leisure has released The Des Trickett Magic Show, a free comedy simulation game for the 48K ZX Spectrum, playable via HTML5 emulation. Presented as a Saturday night TV magic act, players act as volunteer assistant for five tricks performed before a studio audience of fourteen, including card tricks, a levitation act and a stage saw routine. The game's graphics and text were made with AI assistance. via itch.io
Developer TCKSOFT has released a free remake of Mined-Out, Ian Andrew's 1983 ZX Spectrum game published by Quicksilva, now available for Windows and HTML5 after originally being an Android remake. The puzzle game has players navigate a hidden minefield from bottom to top using a proximity detector, an early take on the minesweeper concept. via itch.io
Zeldamon is a fan-made browser game that combines elements of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild with the Pokémon FireRed ROM hack format. It is part of a growing wave of fan projects that merge different franchises and genres into browser-playable experiences. via retrododo.com
Developer Cyborg Unicorn Pty Ltd has released The News Host, a free, name-your-own-price simulation game for the ZX Spectrum Next. It casts players as a new third host at a struggling fictional news station, Channel 128, which is competing against rival networks by leaning into entertainment over hard news. via itch.io
Protovision has officially released Steel Ranger 2 for the Commodore 64, the follow-up to its 2018 side-scrolling action-adventure Steel Ranger. The original game was praised by the homebrew community and ranked among the greatest C64 titles of all time. via indieretronews.com
Developer Game of Tobi has released a fan-made demake of Super Mario Galaxy for the Game Boy Advance, reimagining the Wii 3D platformer for the handheld's 2D hardware. via retrododo.com
Developer ShinobiZ has released a name-your-own-price demo recreating the first mission of Sega's arcade game Shinobi for the Commodore Amiga 500 with 1MB of memory. The project aims to improve on the original official Amiga port, which the developer felt did not do the arcade game justice, and was made with AI-assisted code. via itch.io
Veins of Iron, an upcoming Wolfenstein 3D-inspired first-person shooter for the SNES, is currently using AI-generated key art as a placeholder, which has been described as offputting. The game, revealed via a YouTube gameplay video, is designed to run on real SNES hardware using a custom cartridge with a modern co-processor. via timeextension.com
Digital Sun, the Spanish studio behind Moonlighter, has delayed the public playtest of its upcoming Castlevania-inspired tower-defence game ReVamp. The studio cited recent reports of games being reverse-engineered and cloned before their official release as the reason for holding back the build, with launch still months away. via timeextension.com
