Fallen by Echo Fiend is a one-handed, speed-run, minimalist action game made for PICO-8.
In this game, your goal is to try your best to rack up a high score in less time, or alternatively, try to beat the game as quickly as possible. This game is designed to be played with one hand.
The Adventures of the Real Cookie Man by plirof is an adventure game made for Sinclair ZX Spectrum.
In this game, you must find your way through the cave maze. Your daily goal is to cook a meal for your tribe. The storage rooms are infested with prehistoric monsters. You must get the ingredients from the monsters and cook them. You will explore many unique locations, find many rare dinosaurs with implemented prehistoric cooking techniques.
MasterMind by MinionSoft is a board game made for PICO-8.
It is a code-breaking game. Your goal in the game is to guess the 4 color code laid out by the author. You have a few tries to guess the code. If you fail to do so, you won’t earn any points and fail the game. There’s a timer on the side screen as well, if you guess it right in a few minutes your name will be placed in the positions category.
Scorched Planet 9620 by hinaman is a strategy shooter game made for Amstrad CPC/Schneider CPC. The game is available in multiple languages; English, Spanish and Castilian. The idea of the game is based on the 1991 game called, ‘Scorched Earth’ created by Wendell Hicken.
In this game, your goal is to destroy the enemy tank before it destroys you. To hit your target, you must adjust exactly the power of your shot. Use the menu numbers to move between the different screens. During the game, adjust the power and then shoot. Depending on where the projectile lands, you must increase or decrease the power of your shot. There are the two following modes in the game:
BATTLE MODE (1 PLAYER): You can play as many times in a row as you want against the computer.
STORY MODE (1 PLAYER): You will compete against the most powerful weapons in history until you achieve final victory and conquer the planet.
Be Witched or be Dead by hinaman is an 8-bit retro action game made for Amstrad/Schneider CPC.
In this game you will face your rivals and cast the craziest spells to decrease their strength. You can move around the platforms, go up and down the stairs, sidestepping your opponent’s spells. But be careful! Magic can have unexpected effects, things won’t always go as you’d wished. Use the numbers shown in the menu to navigate between screens. You can also redefine both player controls. With a total of 5 stages, you have to collect 4 items.
Ddream Ddiver by Game Losers is an 8-bit retro sports game made for Nintendo Entertainment System. In order to download this game, you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $2.62 USD.
In this game, you will play the role of a slumbering scientist, trying to stay asleep long enough to talk to your late father. You need to dodge sea creatures, avoid jagged rocks, and find your way to the dive bar. You will explore creepy caves, crystal formations and ancient ruins as you breaststroke your way through 30 stages of illusion and dreams.
The Last Snowball by CommodoreSpence is a simple reaction game made for Commodore 64.
In this game, you have to help Santa in his final job to save the world’s last snowball from hitting the water and melting forever. At every 100 points, the snowball gets faster and it will get difficult to move around. So be careful with every move you make.
Fitzroy and the Confounding Labyrinth by awergh is a top-down action game for the Amstrad CPC and is a 2022 entry for the CPCRetroDev game competition. This game includes two items from ‘Larcena’s Legacy’. One is glasses and the other is a special coin.
The story of the game is about an ancient artifact which is the only hope left for the incoming darkness. This great artifact was stored away for safe keeping, to prevent it falling into the wrong hands. The archivists had put it away somewhere safe, somewhere in the labyrinth. Now, you have to go on a journey full of adventures and retrieve it. Every step of the way through the labyrinth is designed to kill, it is your task to recover all the pieces of the artifact, to reassemble the great artifact and repel the darkness. There are several different player actions that have been combined into a single control. Some of them include:
Droppable Block Mechanic:
This is a block that Fitzroy can carry and drop into the level. He cannot shoot or activate an interactive object while carrying a block. He can also only carry a single block at a time.
Interactive Object:
If Fitzroy is on top of an interactive object, then the interactive object will be activated.
Carrying a block:
If Fitzroy is carrying a block, he will drop the block (if there is a clear space for it in front of him). Otherwise, he will fire the bow (assuming he has picked it up and has sufficient ammo).
Fitzroy Dives Deep by awergh is a platformer game played both on land and underwater for the Amstrad CPC.
The story of the game is about a town where its underground water facility is in a state of disrepair and the town will soon be devoid of water. It is now your challenge to help Fitzroy to repair the facility and escape the monsters lurking below. You have to be sure to use a careful combination of boost up in the water to maximise speed and control while avoiding the spikes. This game includes a gesture to the Rainbow Islands in the form of a water chase section. If you climb the screen too slowly, the water will catch up with you.
Acorn Grove by GibbonGL is a short 2D fantasy adventure game made with GB Studio.
This game is about a day in the life of a gnome living in Acorn Grove. You can explore this grove and find your ingredients. You can play some fairground minigames and meet the grove’s inhabitants.