A fan project has released a free overhaul mod for the PS2 version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, reworking it with added RPG elements. The mod builds on the original 2002 game, which is cited as one of the better Harry Potter video game adaptations. via gamingbible.com
Pilot 1.0 is a new Amiga file manager created with the help of AI, offering built-in compression tools, file previews and the option to set which program opens specific file types. The software requires 4 MB of Fast RAM to run. via amiga-news.de
Developer Hugues 'HunoPPC' Nouvel has released Mesa-based engine updates allowing Prey and Frogatto & Friends to run on AmigaOS 4, each requiring the original game files. He has also been adapting Sonic R for the platform, with that port reported to be about 90 percent finished. via amiga-news.de
Developer Jace of Fuse is creating a free Amiga port of Dungeons of Daggorath, the dungeon-crawling game originally released for the TRS-80. The project is currently listed as in development on itch.io. via itch.io
Developer BenDk97, who previously ported Sword of Sodan to Neo Geo, is now working on a fan port of the 1989 Amiga classic Shadow of the Beast for SNK's Neo Geo MVS and AES hardware. The project aims for close fidelity to the original and is currently in development, with a first devlog covering the original code running on Neo Geo. via itch.io
A developer has released FRANCOCHAMPS!, a free Commodore 64 racing game based on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. Players race Formula One style cars around the famous track. via itch.io
Pang, Mitchell Corporation's 1989 arcade balloon-popping classic that Ocean previously ported to systems like the C64, Amiga and ZX Spectrum, is said to be in development for the Sega Mega Drive. The game tasks one or two players with destroying bouncing balloons that split into smaller ones when shot. via indieretronews.com
PokéSurvivor is a fan-made project that takes Pokémon sprites and setting and applies them to the horde-survival gameplay popularised by Vampire Survivors. It joins a string of fan games that reimagine the Pokémon universe with mechanics borrowed from other genres. via retrododo.com
A new port brings Probe Software's Alien 3 platformer, originally released on the Commodore 64 in the 1990s, to the Amstrad CPC Plus. The project adapts the game to the CPC Plus's enhanced hardware rather than producing a straight, unoptimized conversion, giving it its own visual style. via indieretronews.com
Developer Groumph has released a free, in-development tribute to Shadow of the Beast for the Amiga, recreating the classic game's first level as a test of a new level editor. The side-scrolling platformer demo was built with AI-assisted code. via itch.io
Nahell Tresal has released SNIKT!, a free name-your-own-price homebrew action game for the ZX Spectrum. The side-scrolling game casts players as a claw-wielding hero infiltrating Genosha to retrieve stolen adamantium from a cyborg army, in a clear homage to Wolverine, and is available as a downloadable .tap file in English and Spanish versions. via itch.io
Developer László Rajcsányi has released a free Game Boy Color remake of Hit Man, originally a ZX Spectrum action game from Scorpio Gamesworld. Built with GB Studio, the game has players take contract hits, tracking down and eliminating targets before escaping. The ROM is available as a free download. via itch.io
