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Kitsune Tails will be a platformer to remember, full of mini-games and powerful modding tools

By Liam Dawe,
Kitsune Tails, the platformer styled after beloved classics and steeped in Japanese mythology, shows off a bunch of retro minigames and some pretty powerful modding support that will be available at launch.

Apple design award winner Afterplace just released on PC with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Originally a mobile game that won an Apple design award, Afterplace is an open world adventurous retro game for those who like to get lost. Today it released on PC with full Native Linux support.

It's officially Hammer time! In the BONK JAM mod for Quake

By Liam Dawe,
Once you've blasted through The Immortal Lock quake mod I covered recently, why not jump into BONK JAM which is quite hilarious looking.

Acre Crisis looks like a fun throwback to the original Dino Crisis

By Liam Dawe,
Directly inspired by the visual style of classic PlayStation 1 (PS1) games, Acre Crisis has a lot of clear Dino Crisis vibes and it's out now.

TheForceEngine adds initial Dark Forces Remaster support

By Liam Dawe,
TheForceEngine is an open source modern "Jedi Engine" replacement supporting Dark Forces, mods, and in the future Outlaws. A new release version 1.10.000 just rolled out.

Check out The Immortal Lock, an impressive new Quake 1 mod

By Liam Dawe,
Need more retro shooting goodness in your life? How about a little more from Quake 1? The Immortal Lock is a brand new pack from modder ComfyByTheFire that's well worth a look.

Marathon 2 a classic FPS originally from Destiny developer Bungie now on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
After the Aleph One developer community released the first in the trilogy of Marathon on Steam, originally created by Bungie, they've now put up Classic Marathon 2.

90s styled Old School Rally hits Early Access on July 19

By Liam Dawe,
Old School Rally is bringing some serious vibes from retro 90s racers like Colin McRae Rally and it's confirmed to hit Early Access on July 19th.

Fast-paced classic 3D platformer Frogun Encore is out now

By Liam Dawe,
A game that would have fit right at home on the Nintendo 64 or PlayStation 1, fast-paced classic 3D platformer Frogun Encore is now available.

Classic flash game Neon Rider returns on Steam with Neon Rider Classic

By Liam Dawe,
Neon Rider Classic is the new and improved definitive collection of classic Flash games, Neon Rider and Neon Rider World, which were played more than 15 million times and now it's on Steam.

GOG revives the original Resident Evil, plus Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 on the way

By Liam Dawe,
A nice little win for preserving the classics. GOG teamed up with Capcom to bring Resident Evil, Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 to their store with a few improvements.

Archrebel Tactics is a wild sci-fi turn-based strategy game inspired by Rebelstar and X-COM

By Liam Dawe,
Inspired by the original Rebelstar from 1986 and in parts UFO: Enemy Unknown / X-COM: UFO Defense, you may want to take a look at Archrebel Tactics if you like your strategy games with a retro look and feel.

Selaco now has a Bullet Time mod inspired by Max Payne and it's amazing

By Liam Dawe,
I was already a ridiculously big fan of Selaco, with it being one of the best retro-styled shooters (and just...shooters in general) I've played in forever and now the Bullet Time X mod has just made it even more amazing.

Star Fox like shooter Whisker Squadron: Survivor just added a campaign mode to blast through

By Liam Dawe,
Taking Star Fox and putting the survivor-like spin on it with lots of upgrades and repeat runs, Whisker Squadron: Survivor has levelled up with a new campaign mode that's really worth a go.

Selaco has sold 51,000 copies in only two weeks

By Liam Dawe,
The seriously impressive GZDoom-powered shooter Selaco from Altered Orbit Studios has managed to do quite well for the Early Access launch.

Build the greatest car parks ever in the retro-tycoon styled Car Park Capital

By Liam Dawe,
I feel like I just need to play Car Park Capital after discovering it today. Styled much like a late 90s retro tycoon game, it looks like it's from a different time and I love it.

The Thing: Remastered and Killing Time: Resurrected coming from Nightdive Studios

By Liam Dawe,
Recently Nightdive Studios had another two announcements of their remasters with The Thing: Remastered and Killing Time: Resurrected.

So much for preservation, the classic Delta Force games are getting delisted

By Liam Dawe,
A staffer on GOG mentioned that due to legal reasons, the classic Delta Force series is going to be removed from all storefronts.

BloodDome99 is 80s arcade gaming meets modern horde-survival bullet-heaven

By Liam Dawe,
BloodDome99 from Halftone Gaming is what happens when you turn the popularised horde-survival from Vampire Survivors and put a really retro spin on it like something out of an arcade machine.

The Warlords series and the five original Close Combat games appear on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
We get a fair bit of news here and there about games getting delisted, publishers moving on from games and shutting them and more but what about game preservation? A nice bunch of classics with The Warlords series and the five original Close Combat games are now on Steam.
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