W.T.F. is a tower defence game for PICO-8 where you play a wizard defending your tower from the necromancer Arthrax and his minions over ten days.
Each day brings bigger waves of skeletons, imps, rams and catapults, and you fight them off with fireballs you can curve by holding down as you move, plus spells like Firewall and Lightning Bolt that drain your mana. After each battle you pick an artifact for your familiars to fetch.
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Dantalion (2026) by Eleanor Burns for Commodore 64.
A mercenary storms the Academy of Dark Arts, hunting the prince who wronged him. Built with SEUCK, then enhanced. Flip screen puzzles, spells, undead.
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#xo89 (2026) by Nostabyte Interactive for Game Boy Advance.
Lone pilot. Alien orbit. One mining drone. Carve into procedurally generated terrain, haul resources, upgrade your rig. There’s a rocket launcher too, because of course.
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The Year I Wrote You (2026) by Sad Sapphic Games for Game Boy.
A year of love letters becomes a record of grief and devotion, unlocked through dream levels shaped by memory and longing.
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It Matters (2026) by gordonshamway23 for Game Boy Advance.
A research station, oversized glasses, and extraterrestrial elements squashed into cubes. Your job? Slot them in the right spots. A tidy puzzler with a mystery worth seeing through.
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Deck Of Time (2026) by Rubenretro for MS-DOS.
90s PC vibes and a dose of humour. Built in C with Allegro for the Second MS-DOS Club contest.
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Devwill (2026) by Amaweks for Sega Master System.
A free demo offers two stages of this action platformer. The full cartridge brings 7 stages, 5 big bosses and mid-bosses too. Need real hardware, FPGA or an emulator to play.
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Alkhan has recreated Pong for PICO-8, adding more colour and juice to the original formula.
It is a straight take on the arcade classic, with a CPU opponent that plays a very skilled game and will test your Pong skills to the max. First to 7 score wins.
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Duo Tanx (2026) by TND for Commodore 64.
A two-player arena tank battler with eight arenas and drifting mystery power ups. Built in assembly after the original C64 Game Maker version hit trouble. Grab a second joystick.
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Hop Climber is a tiny arcade game by illugion where you hop your way to the top while racking up points, with longer hops earning higher scores.
You move with the arrow keys, tap Z quickly to hop and press X to go back. Holding Z stops you grabbing walls, so quick taps are needed, and you only let go of a wall when you press Z. Falling is not something to fear, and dropping from a high altitude can help you score more. Holding Z also lets you pass through walls.
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