https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/A calendar of new games for old machines: homebrew and indie releases for NES, Game Boy, Mega Drive, C64, Amiga, ZX Spectrum, Dreamcast and more.en Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/afterschool-adventurers-club/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/afterschool-adventurers-club/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTAn adventure about a school club whose tabletop RPG sessions turn dangerous after a group of players vanishes. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/bill-the-dog/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/bill-the-dog/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTAn arcade-style platformer for the NES, funded through a pre-order campaign. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/donut-dodo-n64/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/donut-dodo-n64/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA rebuilt port of the single-screen arcade platformer, adding a marathon mode and offline achievements. Dreamcast port next. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/elansar/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/elansar/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA Myst-style point-and-click puzzle exploration game set on a mysterious island. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/halcyon/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/halcyon/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA sci-fi exploration game: drive and upgrade a tank across the surface of a hostile planet and dig up its secrets. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/monster-chess/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/monster-chess/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTGothic fantasy chess with animated monster pieces, battle animations and FM music. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/nightvein/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/nightvein/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTFast top-down hack-and-shoot action across enemy-packed maps. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/tactus/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/tactus/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA rhythm roguelike dungeon crawler where every move lands on the beat, using the Rainbow cartridge for extra audio. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/the-year-i-wrote-you/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/the-year-i-wrote-you/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA personal narrative adventure about a relationship, a breakup and the letters written afterwards, told through dreamlike levels. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/torgman-adventures-part-2/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/torgman-adventures-part-2/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA Mega Man-flavoured action platformer: six stages and six bosses that nod to well-known NES moments. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/trigwa/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/trigwa/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA narrative puzzle and light exploration game where each solved puzzle reveals more of a bigger story. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/undersea-adventure/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/undersea-adventure/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA bite-sized top-down RPG under the sea, roughly 10–30 minutes long. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/sword-of-the-apocalypse/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/sword-of-the-apocalypse/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA cinematic 16-bit action game with fluid combat. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/earthion/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/earthion/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA new horizontal shoot-em-up from Ancient: defend a ruined Earth from invaders. The 16-bit cartridge is still to come. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/kero-kero-cowboy/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/kero-kero-cowboy/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA Wild West action platformer: shootouts across deserts, mines, trains and forests. Exact release date not confirmed. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/the-echoes-of-worlds/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/the-echoes-of-worlds/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA fast roguelite platformer for the Game Boy Color. Exact release date not confirmed. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/yap-and-the-enchanted-bubbles/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/yap-and-the-enchanted-bubbles/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTAn action-puzzle game for the Game Boy Color built around bubbles. Exact release date not confirmed. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/asteroid-miner/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/asteroid-miner/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA new Atari 2600 game, boxed with manual and poster. Debuted at Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2026. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/cosmic-custodian/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/cosmic-custodian/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA new Atari 2600 game, complete in box with manual. Debuted at Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2026. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/crossbeam/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/crossbeam/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA new Atari 2600 game, boxed with manual and poster. Debuted at Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2026. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/ninjish-guy-in-perilous-island/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/ninjish-guy-in-perilous-island/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA new Atari 7800 platformer, complete in box with manual. Debuted at Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2026. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/rogue-7800/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/rogue-7800/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA new Atari 7800 game, boxed with manual and poster. Debuted at Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2026. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/tony-montezumas-gold/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/tony-montezumas-gold/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA new Atari 2600 adventure, boxed with posters, a fictional newspaper and a comic. Debuted at Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2026. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/lucky-drop/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/lucky-drop/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA falling-card puzzler: build poker hands, chain them for points. World Tour, Endless and Time Attack modes; runs on real hardware. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/nemeshit/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/nemeshit/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA crude-humour side-scrolling shmup: a shrunken pilot blasts his way through a human body from one end to the other. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/void-angel-absolute-victory/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/void-angel-absolute-victory/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA boss-rush shmup: five celestial machines, three phases each, against a pitch-black void. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/blissfire/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/blissfire/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTArena action RPG starring a small robot with an arm cannon and an oversized sword; level up and knock enemies flying. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/flowers-of-azathoth/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/flowers-of-azathoth/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA calm "cosmic terrarium": play a moth carrying pollen to breed 81 strange flowers under a dreaming eye. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/bolt-escape-from-the-factory/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/bolt-escape-from-the-factory/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA flip-screen platformer: a unicycling robot collects 114 energy cells across 20 rooms to escape a factory. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/neon-snake/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/neon-snake/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTSnake reimagined in a glowing 3D cyberspace, with a chase cam or classic top-down view. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/bio-blade-a-star-odyssey/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/bio-blade-a-star-odyssey/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA space action game written in C with SGDK: help Saya save humanity. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/rocket-raid/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/rocket-raid/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA Missile Command-style defence game for Sega CD / Mega CD: time your blasts to protect the cities. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/razing-core/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/razing-core/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA vertical shoot-em-up for the Master System and Mark III: an alien Core drags your ship into a war over Earth. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/green-land/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/green-land/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA quick pick-up-and-play board game for the Atari Lynx in a numbered collector’s box. Month based on reports of August shipping. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/beltrunner/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/beltrunner/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA score-attack asteroid-belt game where you keep a countdown alive; also on PC and Wii. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/red-tanks/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/red-tanks/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTTop-down tank shooter: wipe out red tanks or clear every pellet, while managing limited ammo. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/sagacrystal-quest-for-pie/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/sagacrystal-quest-for-pie/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA short, simple RPG for the Mega Drive. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/quest-for-tikal/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/quest-for-tikal/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA large 128KB adventure game for the Atari 2600 (also runs on 7800 and the 2600+/7800+). https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/johnny-castaway-ps1/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/johnny-castaway-ps1/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA PlayStation port of the classic Johnny Castaway screensaver, with a new free-play sandbox mode. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/hipofruta/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/hipofruta/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA colourful platformer: guide a hungry hippo through 20 levels of fruit, critters and a final Great Lemon boss. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/ooze-the-escape/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/ooze-the-escape/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTAn enhanced version of the ZX Spectrum puzzle-platformer: a blob from a failed experiment fights its way out of a living organism. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/orbital-mission/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/orbital-mission/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTSci-fi adventure set in 2203: two astronauts in an old non-AI ship try to break an AI satellite network’s grip on Earth. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/pharaohs-legacy/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/pharaohs-legacy/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA city-building strategy sequel to Rise of Babylon, with pyramids, a legacy system and up to four players. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/tantooman-volume-2/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/tantooman-volume-2/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT120 new maze-painting levels for Tantooman, for C64 and C128. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/escape-2049/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/escape-2049/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTSequel to Escape 2042: run-and-gun puzzle action across four worlds with 12 levels and 12 bosses. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/s-d-o-star-defense-operation/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/s-d-o-star-defense-operation/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA fast vertical shmup first built for the CPC, then reworked separately for MSX1 and Spectrum 48K. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/koini/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/koini/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA pattern-matching score-chaser (formerly PatternMaker), with music by Emilie Sukougu on the Mega Drive version. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/impossible-mission-3/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/impossible-mission-3/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTAn official, licensed third entry in the classic Impossible Mission series, made for the C64. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/the-morning-star/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/the-morning-star/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA text adventure in English and Spanish: answer a friend’s plea and head to a mountain village where all news disappears. https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/diggy-diggy-mole/https://newretrocalendar.pages.dev/games/diggy-diggy-mole/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA Metroid-style platformer where a pickaxe-wielding mole tunnels through four underground zones, unlocking new movement abilities. Written in 6502 assembly; month approximate (publisher said Q1 2026).