Update 10.0 of The Lord of the Rings: Age of the Ring, a fan-made total conversion mod, has been released for free. The update adds fifteen new missions, expanding the project's campaign content at no cost to players. Age of the Ring is built on an existing real-time strategy game engine and reworks it with Middle-earth content and lore from Tolkien's works. via gamingbible.com
YAPG, short for Yet Another Puzzle Game, is a new AGA Amiga port of Packabunchas, a puzzle game originally created by Mattia Fortunati. The game casts players as space rangers who pack up and rescue creatures by fitting various shapes into available space, in a style inspired by Tetris. Unlike Tetris, YAPG has no time pressure, letting players experiment freely to find solutions to each challenge. The developers used Claude AI during the Amiga port's creation and are asking for donations to help cover the associated costs. via amiga-news.de
AmiGTA, a project to recreate the original Grand Theft Auto as a native Amiga engine with the help of AI, has reached version 0.7.0. The update adds a native MorphOS PowerPC build alongside existing AROS and 68k support, and now includes all six original levels across Liberty City, San Andreas and Vice City. Other changes include per-city map and style files, arrest behaviour matching the original game, a frame cap that no longer spins the CPU, and the El train running on its tracks with stations. The engine requires players to supply files from their own copy of the original game. via amiga-news.de
A remastered version of Llamasoft's Minotaur Project has been released. The project comes from Jeff Minter's Llamasoft, a studio known for its distinctive abstract shoot-'em-ups and visualizers dating back to the 1980s home computer era. The remaster brings the original title to a new release. via reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro
A native Amiga port of LucasArts' 1993 adventure game Day of the Tentacle has been detailed, offering both 32-color and 256-color versions to suit different Amiga setups. The port runs natively on Motorola 68000 hardware and is compatible with the Amiga 1200, and it supports Roland MT-32 audio. The project aims to bring the classic point-and-click adventure, a sequel to Maniac Mansion, properly to Commodore's platform. via console-classics.com
Developer Furillo Productions has released They Called Him El Pollito (The Legend of the Little Chicken), a new shoot 'em up for the ZX Spectrum with a Spaghetti Western theme. The game is set in the lawless Bernard Valley and casts players as a vigilante chicken known as "The Chick," who sets out after the local schoolteacher and love interest, Rosita, is put in danger. The title leans into genre tropes, blending Western atmosphere with arcade-style shooting action. via indieretronews.com
A physical edition of the Thief: The Dark Project remaster is now available to pre-order. The remaster is being made by Nightdive Studios in collaboration with Eidos Montreal and Atari, and is set to launch for PC and consoles on December 3. The original Thief: The Dark Project was developed by Looking Glass Studios and released in 1998, helping pioneer the stealth genre alongside Metal Gear Solid. via timeextension.com
A video from YouTube channel Dave Izon introduces Closed Doors: The Endless Wake, described as a new horror game for the Commodore 64 Ultimate. via YouTube
Atari has announced that Thief: The Dark Project Remastered will launch on December 3. The remaster updates Looking Glass Studios' 1998 stealth game using Nightdive Studios' KEX Engine, the same engine behind several of Nightdive's other classic game remasters. Atari also confirmed the release will include a new chapter not present in the original 1998 game. Thief: The Dark Project is considered a pioneering title in the stealth genre, introducing mechanics around light, sound and shadow that influenced many later games. via gamesasylum.com
Developer Bonnette2020 has released Caveman, also known as Cavernario, a new arcade game for the Commodore 64. The game is programmed in C and compiled with the modern Oscar64 toolchain, and tasks players with dodging prehistoric creatures. It recently won first place in the Independent Video Games Category at the FlashParty 2026 demoparty in Buenos Aires, with its visual style drawing on classic arcade sensibilities. via indieretronews.com
Developer Michael Cox has released The House on the Borderland, a first-person survival horror game for the Commodore 64. It draws inspiration from William Hope Hodgson's 1908 novel of the same name, tasking players with defending their home, their sister and their dog against an onslaught of swine-like creatures. Survival depends on enduring the attacks across the game's scenario. via indieretronews.com
Developer Gaboo Arts Entertainment has released Tiltrune, a new puzzle game simultaneously targeting the Commodore Amiga and Commodore 64, made with the help of AI tools. The core mechanic lets players rotate the entire room 90 degrees left or right, shifting gravity so that the explorer character, crates, and gems tumble into new positions. Players must use these rotations to solve each room's layout and progress. via indieretronews.com
