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24.10.2026 - C64 game 'Jungle Escape' released - free for download
'Jungle Escape' is a memory puzzle for the C64. A gorilla has escaped and the only way out is through the jungle. Every room is full of hidden traps. You see them for a moment, then they vanish and look just like the ground. Remember where they were and lead the gorilla to the exit. Jungle Escape is a Commodore 64 demake of Larcin Lazer, with 100 rooms of increasing difficulty.

23.10.2026 - 'Deathchase' for C64 released
'Deathchase' brings the legendary ZX Spectrum game 3D Deathchase to the Commodore 64, recreating its distinctive high-speed motorcycle combat through dense forests. Originally developed by Mervyn J. Estcourt and published by Micromega in 1983, 3D Deathchase became a celebrated classic of the 8-bit era, renowned for its remarkable sense of speed, atmospheric environments and addictive gameplay. This Commodore 64 adaptation has been developed from scratch by Ted Soft (2026), featuring entirely new code, graphics and music while remaining faithful to the spirit of the original. You can get it as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

23.10.2026 - C64 game 'Hacker' - preview version released
'Hacker' is a WIP puzzle game for the Commodore 64. Runs on both PAL and NTSC machines. You have to find all the locks to complete a level. If you pick a wrong location 3 times it's game over.

23.10.2026 - C64 game 'Let's go for Vrouves' released
'Let's go for Vrouves' is a tower defense like game. The law is everywhere. Everywhere? One small village in Crete is resisting... Armed with EU Directive 8647/2026, the corporate goliaths at Frankenstein & Moreau CO. are deploying bio-drones, hazard squads, and heavy machinery to destroy "Vrouves" - the wild, "copyrighted" mountain greens - of Crete. In the village of Zoniana, you must deploy the "defenders" on top-down grids to protect the Kafenio (bottom-left) and the precious sacks of bitter greens from these invaders! You can get it as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

23.10.2026 - 'Snake Puzzle' for Plus/4 and C64 released - free for download
In 'Snake Puzzle' you guide your gravity-bound snake to the exit across 300 levels. Eat apples (and lemons!) to grow longer and cross wide gaps, or push movable stones to reach high platforms. Avoid lethal traps like fire, circular saws, and spikes. Later levels also feature portals and switches to bypass laser gates. If you get completely stuck, you can easily skip or revisit levels by pressing N or P (hold Shift to skip 10). The C64 version can be downloaded here.

23.10.2026 - C64 game 'Schattenfels' released
'Schattenfels - Chapter 1: Beyond the Gate' is a point-and-click adventure for the C64, in English and German. It is the first chapter of a series. Help Professor Fledermann and his young assistant Emil is to find the coffin of Count Ottokar before midnight. The game was built with FABULA C64, the new adventure workshop for the C64. It needs an EasyFlash compatible extension. You can get it as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

22.10.2026 - VIC-20 game 'Vic Pyjamarama' released - free for download
Pyjamarama is an action-adventure video game for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, and the C64. It features Wally Week as the central character and is the second of a series of games featuring Wally and/or members of his family. It was published by Mikro-Gen in 1984. Now there is a non-commercial homebrew fan port for VIC-20 (+35K).

21.10.2026 - 'Sabre Wulf Remaster' for C64 released
This is a port/remaster of Sabre Wulf, Ultimate’s 1984 classic, reimagined for the C64. The objective for developer Sveinacious-G was to reproduce the original ZX Spectrum game as faithfully as possible while improving upon it where appropriate. All the original features, creatures, and gameplay mechanics are preserved, right down to the individual spawn rates of each monster and item. Sabre Wulf also received an official C64 release by Firebird in 1985. This new version draws on that release for its music and incorporates some of its character optimizations, adapted as necessary to accommodate a predominantly sprite-based implementation. You can get the 'Sabre Wulf Remaster' as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

21.10.2026 - C64 game 'Ecos' released
Ecos is a wave shooter for the C64 and PC with a twist: you don't have lives, you have three time jumps. Every time you are hit, the wave starts over and your recorded attempt comes back as a ghost ship, an echo, repeating every move and every shot. Up to three echoes fly with you at once. Fall wisely, and your past selves become your squadron. You can get the game as digital download for a decent price to support the developer.

21.10.2026 - C64 game 'Kumité' - preview version for download
'Kumité' is a full-contact karate tournament and an original homage to the martial-arts tournament films of the late ’80s for the C64. Enter the secret kumite: a no-rules, invitation-only tournament held in an underground dojo. Fight your way past five opponents, each with his own style and outfit, to face the reigning champion, Chen Lo, on the blood-stained mat of the final battle.

20.10.2026 - 'Ms. Pac-Man Duo Mod' for Plus/4 and C64 released - free for download
Ms. Pac-Man Duo Mod is basically a conversion of the C64 porting of the Namco classic, as created by Steven Hayes and released from Atarisoft under the Atari Inc. license. But this is the point of the story in which developer Javier "javierglez" Gonzalez get into action: Why playing a two player match by alternating two single games? Waiting for your comrade's game to get stopped by losing a life, is boring. In Ms. Pac-Man Duo Mod – and its C64 counterpart – two yellow ribbon-adorned doteaters run in the maze both chased by, and chasing too, the ghosts, at the same time. An unexpected plot twist for Ms. Pac-Man!

20.10.2026 - Video: icon64 future games and possible future games
A collection of future and possible future titles for the C64 by icon64...

20.10.2026 - Steel Ranger 2 (Commodore 64) Review + Developer Interview - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Review for this new C64 game 'Steel Ranger 2 ' a new game by Covert Bitops and published by Protovision + full developer interview with creator Lasse Oorni.

20.10.2026 - C64 game 'Väinämöinen' released
'Väinämöinen' is an open world RPG with fighting, trading and mystical quests in the Kalevala world. You are Väinämöinen and you start the game at the age of 18. You get older but also more experienced the more you play. There is a lot of quests but your main mission is to find the meaning of life. Finding it needs you to travel through many villages, fortresses, ocean with islands and three lands (Svealand, Finn, Rus). Your age, experience level, transport type and wounds affect your daily travelling distance and combat strenght and defence. You can get the game as digital download for a fair price to support the developer.

20.10.2026 - C64 game 'Brightmoor' released
'Brightmoor' is an Ultima-style adventure for the C64, written in 6502 assembly on the engine of GloomKeep II. One hero, one moor, a long walk.The dawn bell has not rung in years. Six towns, six Gloomholds, one Hollow King. Bring back the sun. Brightmoor is 64 by 64 tiles of woods, hills, fens, mere and cinders. The six regions and their towns are fixed; the wilderness, the roads and where the Gloomholds stand are new every game. Each region lies under its hold's dusk — less sight, darker colours, harder beasts — until the lord below it falls and the daylight comes back. You can get the game as digital download for a reasonable price to support the developer.