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Przemyslaw Dygas, 30 March 2022, 11:25

Twenty-two classic Dungeons & Dragons games have been released on Steam. Among them you will find a city builder and RPGs remembering the 80s.

Adrian Werner, 22 February 2022, 14:14

The remakes of Live A Live and Dragon Quest III will not be the end. Square Enix wants to refresh other 16-bit games in HD-2D style.

Sonia Selerska, 02 February 2022, 16:58

The studio responsible for Shovel Knight announces a new game. Mina the Hollower is a retro adventure game.

Miriam Moszczynska, 27 October 2021, 13:00

Nintendo introduced a new subscription service to enable gamers to revisit Nintendo 64 games, but it turned out to be a disaster, mostly due to poor game optimization.

Milosz Szubert, 25 June 2021, 10:58

Stephen Kick, the president of Nightdive, the studio responsible for the upcoming remake of the first System Shock, put an interesting post on Twitter. It may suggest that we'll soon get a re-release of the adventure game I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream.

Paul Musiolik, 20 February 2021, 15:05

One of the surprises prepared by Blizzard at BlizzCon was the Blizzard Arcade Collection - a set of three refreshed hits - The Lost Vikings, Blackthorne and Rock N Roll Racing.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 17 November 2020, 20:36

One Reddit user showed his gaming experience in one picture. It shows 30 consoles - both the cutting-edge PS5 and Xbox X/S and devices from almost 40 years ago.

Karol Laska, 23 July 2020, 19:45

Studio Cococucumber prepared the first trailer of Echo Generation, a game referring in its aesthetics to the pop culture of the eighties.

Bart Swiatek, 03 June 2020, 12:54

On the occasion of its 60th birthday, the Japanese company Sega will launch a miniature version of a portable console from the 90s - Game Gear Micro. The device will debut in Japan on October 6.

Christian Pieniazek, 02 January 2020, 22:17

Frontiers, an open-world survival RPG, inspired by the iconict Daggerfall, made its debut on Steam almost seven years after its initial success on Kickstarter. However, its creator does not hide the fact that the state of his game is a far cry from what he planned in 2013.

Bart Swiatek, 25 November 2019, 11:24

Wrath: Aeon of Ruin, an FPS from the independent studio KillPixel Games, launched in Steam's early access program and is getting great reviews. The title was designed in an old-school style and uses the first version of Id Tech engine, the one used to power the original Quake.

Adrian Werner, 28 August 2019, 15:08

Thanks to a leak from the GME Conference, we learned that remastered versions of Aladdin and The Lion King, two classic 16-bit 2D platformers, are in the pipeline.

Jacob Blazewicz, 31 July 2019, 23:36

A gameplay footage of Cyberpunk 2077 in a version playable on the first PlayStation has appeared on the web. This is not the creation of a madman, but another intriguing project using the Dreams project.

Konrad Serafinski, 31 March 2019, 23:21

SEGA announced a release of a refreshed version of its once popular console. Genesis Mini will offer 40 classic titles available since day one. The console will launch this year.

Konrad Serafinski, 07 March 2019, 22:41

The first trailer of WRATH: Aeon of Ruin, the new FPS from 3D Realms and 1C Entertainment, appeared on the web. The game is powered by Quake Engine, therefore fans of retro games should feel like home around here.

luckie, 10 February 2017, 15:18

If you are a fan of horror stories and retro style in general, you should definitely meet Stories Untold, a bunch of horror text adventures within a game.

luckie, 16 August 2016, 12:57

The developers of This War of Mine will publish Tower 57, an old-school twin stick shooter. The game is going to hit PC, consoles, and Amiga some time in 2017.

Mariusz Socha, 21 April 2016, 14:36

Meet Beat Cop, a point-and-click adventure game and time management crossover from the creators of This War of Mine, 11 bit studios. The game will take you back to the 80s with its retro stylistics and multiple references to American popular culture.

luckie, 11 August 2015, 10:57

Kathy Rain is a freshly announced oldschool point-n-click adventure game coming for PC early next year. The titular protagonist tries to solve a local mystery, which turns out to be more complex than it seemed at the start.

luckie, 29 May 2015, 13:14

The full version of Serpent in the Staglands, an old-school RPG inspired by Baldur's Gate, it now available on PC. Before purchasing the game, you can try out the official demo, allowing to complete the first few levels.