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A new strategy game that builds on the foundations of classic city-building and economic strategy games (such as Hammurabi or early SimCity), but offers more complex decision-making situations. In Rise of Babylon, your goal is to achieve the greatest possible population growth in the city of Babylon during your reign. The story takes place in the …
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The upcoming isometric adventure game for Commodore 64, spearheaded by the renowned artist and developer Robert Ramsay. Please note, we are developing the PC Windows version first, all graphics will be C64 ready for porting. Unlike many C64 titles that rely on repeating character tiles, CityCat utilizes high-detail bitmap backgrounds. This allows for organic, non-repetitive …
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A brand new and ambitious project thanks to KD Software (K. Debczynski), where the game transports players to a dark, haunted archipelago where the rugged life of piracy meets the supernatural horrors of an undead curse. An early prototype of an action-adventure game where you play as a pirate battling hordes of the undead. Players …
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V8id is a massive multiplayer online (MMO) infrastructure created by JMP $EA31 with the goal of creating a persistent online world that runs natively on the Commodore 64 and other retro computers while relying on a modern, real-time backend server. Imagine a persistent online world running not just on modern machines, but directly from your Commodore 64. …
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This demo presentation uses Sierra On-Line's 1987 classic, Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards, as a test platform. The RetroBytes team ported the game to the C64, and thanks to WiC64meX, the game is capable of using internet audio streaming. A serious technological demonstration with modern network and multimedia integration. The …
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Terminal Walker is an action-oriented tactical survival game that presents players with a dark vision of the near future. Only a rare breed of retro game freaks is immune to the thread. The story centers on an artificial intelligence that has gained independent power and enslaved humanity in a digital world. The player's task is …
The creators of the hugely successful, recently released platform game Sherwood have come up with another special surprise. A sophisticated Commodore 64 platform game with a Christmas theme, featuring excellent animation, exciting archery and puzzles. Features Excellent character animation! Exciting bow-and-arrow action! Fluid & precise jumping controls! Clever puzzles to solve! PAL and NTSC compatible! …
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Commodore 64 fans have had little to complain about in recent years, thanks to the increasingly talented developers offering a wide range of games. This time, we take a look at one of the biggest gaps in the market for this platform, the 3D FPS game category, which was originally inspired by the classic Wolf3D …
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The Grusel House is a new narrative-driven adventure game that offers a tense atmosphere and powerful storytelling. The goal of the project is not to reminisce about the past, but to create a unique, contemporary experience that directly involves the player in the plot. According to the story, two siblings, Gretha and Hans, seek shelter …
It is a sci-fi strategy game currently in development, scheduled for release in 2026, which combines turn-based gameplay with exploration, resource management, and decision-making. The goal is to create a complex narrative and strategic experience in which players are responsible for the survival of a crew in an unknown galaxy. Announcing an as yet untitled …
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