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07.08.2026 - C64 game 'Deadlight' released
'Deadlight' is a survival horror game for the C64. You're alone in the dark with one flashlight, and the dead are out there. Zombies only move while they're in shadow - catch one in your beam and it freezes. Look away and it's already closer. Restore power to twelve dead units across six locations, find the gas and the keys, and reach the car before they reach you. One life.You can get the game as digital download for little money to support the developer.

07.08.2026 - I Tested 7 Unknown Commodore 64s. How Many Still Work? - video from 'Mark Fixes Stuff'
Seven unknown vintage Commodore 64 computers, one questionable original C64 power supply, and no idea how many of them still work. Before Mark risks powering them up, he build and calibrate an OpenC64Saver to protect the machines from a failed 5V supply.

07.08.2026 - 'International Karate' port for Plus/4 released - free for download
After we first saw a preview of this game at the Arok Party 2025, Ati released the full version of his International Karate for Plus/4. Fight your way through iconic locations, starting from white belt, all the way to black belt! Unlike the old C16 conversion, this game includes all the minigames as well. The in-game graphics looks amazing, matching the C64 quality, thanks to the clever way colors have been handled, taking the Plus/4's capabilities into account.

06.08.2026 - 'Starcade' - Game compilation for C64 / PET / VIC-20 released
'Starcade - Four games in one Package' for C64, VIC-20 with 8k or 16K memory and Commodore PET (2001, 30xx and 40xx series with 16K or 32K memory) contains: Asteroidz - Pilot your spacecraft through a dangerous asteroid field and destroy as many asteroids as possible. Stellar Ambush - Earth is under attack by wave after wave of hostile aliens. Destroy the invading forces before they overwhelm your defenses. HiVe Dive - For players who found Stellar Ambush too easy, Hive Dive provides an even greater challenge. Space Walkers - Save your base from the space walkers, large mechanized machines intent on destroying your base. You can get all the games as digital download for a fair price to support the developer.

06.08.2026 - C64 game 'Alien Planet ' released
'Alien Planet' is a classical aracade shooter for C64 that brings a classic challenge back to your CRT TV. Often pixel-perfect dodging, strategic shooting, and an alien world that knows no mercy. You control your reconnaissance vehicle across the unpredictable surface of Alien Planet. But the calm is deceptive: the horizon never seems to get any closer, while an army of alien creatures descends upon you! Quick reflexes are essential if you want to fight your way through the waves of alien attackers. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

05.08.2026 - C64 game 'Barbarian vs The Horde' released
'Barbarian vs The Horde' is a single-screen arena brawler for the C64. You are one barbarian in a walled pit, and the pit keeps filling up. Cut your way through twenty waves and the horde is broken. Fall, and it tells you exactly how far you got. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

05.08.2026 - C64 game 'Hot Shot Pool' released
'Hot Shot Pool' is as the name suggests another pool game for C64. It offers two rule sets and four ways to play: Classic - clear all fifteen against the shot clock, the eight last. Eight Ball - the real rules: the table is open after the break, the first clean pot picks your group, and you must strike your own first or it is a foul. Play it solo, against the CPU, two players at one keyboard, or set both sides to CPU and watch them play it out. You can get the game as digital download for little money to support the developer.

04.08.2026 - C64 game 'Liezere' released - free for download
'Liezere' is an ice fishing simulator based on real events when the developer and his friends went ice fishing during their high school winter break sometime around 90s. The game is also available for game for ZX Spectrum 48K and Amstrad CPC.

02.08.2026 - C64 game 'Callback: Operation Internot' - preview free for download
'Callback: Operation Internot' is a C64 game about redemption, touching grass, and liberating the blue-light zombies from the iron grip of the feed. You'll meet innocents trapped in the algorithm and rage-baited loyalists sent to derail your mission. Win them all with kindness (and a flip phone). Current status of the preview version: Stage one, Neon City, is playable start to finish. Twenty souls, the cassette, the sprint to the exit, and everything above. A boss battle for the end of Neon City and a second, vertically scrolling level are in progress. The engine already loads levels as data - each one carries its own character set and its own cast - so stage two will be a genuinely different place rather than a reskin.

02.08.2026 - Building my Commodore 64 Ultimate after nearly 6 years! - video by 'retrobits'
Building a Commodore Ultimate 64 Elite with 100% new parts after waiting nearly 6 years! We’ll check out all the features of the brand new BlingBoard64 mechanical keyboard and try out RetroFuzion and Plexilaser cases!

02.08.2026 - 'Moria8' v1.5.0 - game for C64 and Plus/4 released
The classic 1983 game Moria has been ported to many platforms over the years, and recently Chad Gibbons ported it to several 8-bit platforms, including Plus/4 and C64. V1.5.0 of the game dropped now. The game is a roguelike, inspired by The Lord of the Rings. The objective of the game is to dive deep into the Mines of Moria and kill the Balrog. Sounds simple, right? In fact the game is very complex: your choice of class and race matters, there's many resources to manage, spells to learn and equipment to identify.

01.08.2026 - C64 Weekly #81 (Commodore 64 Scene Updates) - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Weekly updates from the Commodore 64 Scene Including new music, demos and games. Links to all shown content in the video description.

01.08.2026 - New C64 games July 2026 - video by 'Retro Gaming Dino'
Presentation of new games for the Commodore 64 released in July 2026, with gameplay footage, lots of information about the games and download links in the video description.

31.07.2026 - C64 game 'Scrapyard' released
'Scrapyard' is an arcade maze shooter for C64. You are Kryten 2000, a sanitation droid on a magnetic sorting floor where broken military drones and dead factory bots get dumped. Their logic has rotted. Nothing down here is fighting you in particular - it is fighting whatever it was built to eat. You can get the game as digital download for a fair price to support the developer.

31.07.2026 - Video: Doom for C64 - demo video
This video shows 'Doom' for C64. The project is still work in progress. Sky, shotgun polish, better lighting, temp logo. E1M1 through E1M8 are in. There is also a second video showing more footage.