Developer jordi has released a name-your-own-price reimagining of the 1988 ZX Spectrum beat 'em up Target Renegade for the ZX Spectrum Next. The release keeps the original two-player mode, music and effects while adding detailed colour backgrounds, and uses AI-assisted code. Versions for the Sega Master System and Genesis are also available as download files. via itch.io
Developer Absent42 has released Adventures in Videoland for the ZX Spectrum Next, a free text-based interactive fiction conversion based on the first ever laserdisc video game. The release is a text adventure playable with a keyboard, with an average session lasting about half an hour. via itch.io
MJB Software has ported Phil Searching for Mort, the 1988 isometric adventure originally created by graphic artist Alfonso Fernández for the ZX Spectrum, to the ZX Spectrum Next. The game is based on Francisco Ibáñez's Mortadelo y Filemón comic characters and aims to faithfully recreate the original title. via indieretronews.com
Developer roman126 has released Next on Tap, a free action game for the ZX Spectrum Next inspired by the arcade classic Tapper. The game's code, graphics, sounds and text were produced with AI assistance. via itch.io
Wiz - Quest for the Magic Lantern is a new platformer for the 2MB ZX Spectrum Next, priced at $5.99. Players guide the wizard Wiz through a Spooky Mansion, using a magic wand and potions such as a protective fairy shield and a healing potion to survive against monsters. via itch.io
Developer roman126 has released The Next Scuba Dive, a free action game for the ZX Spectrum Next. The release is a remake built with AI-assisted code, graphics, sound and text. via itch.io
MJB Software has released a ZX Spectrum Next port of Filemon en Busca de Mortadelo, an action game originally created by Alfonso Fernández for the ZX Spectrum in 1987. Based on the Mortadelo y Filemón comic characters, the game is available as a name-your-own-price download with English, Spanish and Portuguese text. via itch.io
Developer roman126 has released Ribbit Rush, a free arcade game for the ZX Spectrum Next inspired by Frogger. It features full-screen presentation and 9-channel TurboSound music. via itch.io
Atomic Windmill is nearing completion of Space Pizza, a new ZX Spectrum Next game that casts players as an interstellar pizza courier. The job involves delivering a large order of stuffed crust pizzas to a secretive government facility built inside an asteroid. via timeextension.com
Developer Jordi has released an updated, overhauled version of Next Misifu for the ZX Spectrum Next, a game originally created as Misifu Remeow for the ZX-DEV MIA remake competition. It serves as a demake of the 1980s platformer Alley Cat, with players controlling a cat navigating obstacles. via indieretronews.com
Country Bumpkin Software has released a native port of the 1986 multidirectional shooter Thrust for the Fred-80 fantasy console, tied to the Amiga Apollo V4 accelerator. The name-your-own-price release also includes a bonus edition for the ZX Spectrum Next, with downloads available for Windows and macOS. via itch.io
Developer jordi has released Next Misifu, a platformer for the ZX Spectrum Next priced at $1.00. Players control a cat navigating streets and a house while avoiding dogs, spiders and brooms, with the game still listed as in development. via itch.io
