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28.09.2026 - C64 game 'Pirate Raider II' released - free for download
The return of the pirate raider, but the stakes are higher now. You decide to return to the high seas again. Why retire when the gold is still flowing? However, the stakes are higher now. The Royal Navy will continue to pursue you but be warned if you stir the waters up too much with cannon fire you just just might awaken something far worse. Never fear though as mermaids will assist you along the way. Survive long enough and you can upgrade your ship via a gift from King Neptune. The Jolly Roger sets sail, will you join?

27.09.2026 - C64 game 'Lemans 2' released
'Lemans 2' is a top-down arcade racer for the C64, inspired by the spirit of classic racing game Lemans. Start at the lights, build up speed and weave through traffic. Reach the next checkpoint before the clock runs out, collect overtaking bonuses and push for a new high score. Every collision costs precious time, and every second counts. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

27.09.2026 - C64 game 'Nybble & Nibble' released
There is a Nybble inside your C64. Can you find its missing half and become a whole byte? Guide a tiny glowing adventurer through the hidden world inside your C64. Jump between platforms, kick off walls and dash through the air. Each room is a small movement challenge on the way to your missing half. Features 60 rooms across 6 zones, short and full jumps, wall jumps, wall slides and an eight-direction air dash, 48 optional collectible bits, unlimited retries from the current room. You can get the game as digital download for a fair price to support the developer.

27.09.2026 - C64 game 'Stargate' released
Stargate is a 1981 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed by Vid Kidz and published by Williams Electronics for arcades. Now ported to C64 by Milasoft. Save the last humanoids on the planet from being captured by aliens. Shoot their captors and return them back to the planet's surface. Complete increasingly difficult attack waves. If you're surrounded, release a smart bomb to destroy everyhing in sight. The portal will teleport you to the nearest human in distress. You can also warp ahead through it if you have 4 humanoids with you. You can get the game as digital download for a little money to support the developer.

27.09.2026 - C64 game 'Astran Staker' released - free for download
Stacker (or Stacker Club) machines have become a true classic in today’s amusement arcades and leisure centres. Designed by LAI Games, these skill-based machines combine extremely simple mechanics with high visual impact. LED light blocks move horizontally from side to side on a vertical screen. The player must press the button at exactly the right moment to stack the blocks on top of one another.

26.09.2026 - C64 game 'Wheeeee!' released
'Wheeeee!' is a new platformer for the C64. Run, jump, dodge and collect your way through an endless adventure across four hand-crafted worlds. No two games are the same: every level is generated on the fly, then checked so that every coin, gem and power-up can actually be reached. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

26.09.2026 - C64 game 'Zyklop.exe' released
'Zyklop.exe' is a text adventure for the C64, written in 6502 assembly, with an illustration for every room and twenty-two ways for the night to end. Most of them are funny. Some of them are even victories. An AI called Zyklop has taken control of every toaster, traffic light and vacuum robot in the city. You are the last active member of resistance cell "Ctrl+Alt+Del", standing outside its server bunker with a torch and no plan. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

26.09.2026 - C64 game 'FablePhobia: The Lost Wolf' released
Fablephobia: The Lost Wolf is a short atmospheric graphic adventure for the C64. Pippa's little wolf is missing. Follow its trail through the strange woods of Fablephobia, investigate unsettling places, question suspicious inhabitants and choose carefully what Pippa should do next. The game combines atmospheric C64 graphics, dialogue, exploration and small choice-based puzzles in a dark fairytale setting. You can get them as digital download for little moeny (name your own price) to support the developer.

25.09.2026 - C64 game 'Tablut' released.
'Tablut' is a traditional Scandinavian and Saami board game from the tafl family, the same family as Hnefatafl which was played by the Vikings over 1000 years ago. It was written down by Carl Linnaeus in 1732 and is the version of the game for which we have the most complete historical rules. A king and eight defenders face sixteen attackers on a 9x9 board. You can get the game as digital download for little money to support the developer.

25.09.2026 - C64 game 'Buckshot Roulette' released - free for download
'Buckshot Roulette' for C64 is a free fan-made port of Mike Klubnika’s Buckshot Roulette, published with his permission. You and the Dealer share one shotgun. Before every load you are told how many shells are live and how many are blanks, but not the order they go in. On your turn you shoot the Dealer, or you shoot yourself and bet on a blank. Your life is a row of charges on the machine next to you, and when they run out, the game is over.

24.09.2026 - C64 game 'Gravity Snake' - Wastelands level pack released
This bonus level pack is a new dangerous territory that has been added to Gravity Snake, the snake puzzler game from June 2026. Welcome to the Wastelands - a toxic, abandoned land filled with mud, poisonous waste, garbage and, of course, plenty of deadly traps. If you've already played the original 20 levels - and the previous bonus pack - it's time to see if you can survive the Wastelands too. You can get them as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

24.09.2026 - C64 game 'Binky: Frozen in Time' released
'Binky: Frozen in Time' is a brand new arcade platformer up for the C64 from the team that brought you beloved retro classics such as Bounder, Re-Bounder, Bulldog, Future Knight, and Thin Ice. The gameplay in Binky: Frozen in Time is refreshingly simple: walk across every freezable platform in the level to activate the exit portal, then dash through it before time runs out. You can get the game as digital download for a fair price to support the developer.

23.09.2026 - C64 game 'Baby Escapes from Mushroom Manor' - preview version released
'Baby Escapes from Mushroom Manor' is a WIP platform-puzzle-adventure for the C64 in the vein of Dizzy, Seymour, or Murray Mouse. Guide Baby on his adventures through mushroom manor. Your goal is to find the car, fill it up with fuel, and burn rubber out of here. But, in this house, nothing is ever straightforward. There are puzzles to solve and enemies to face, in the form of moths, dogs and endangered condors. On top of all that, you're going to need some cash for your new life so see if you can collect all 30 coins too. You can get the game in its current state as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

23.09.2026 - C64 game 'Giraffatitan' released - free for download
'Giraffatitan' is a one-button endless runner for the Commodore 64. Keep walking as long as you can. Lower your head to eat the plants in your path, but choose your moments wisely: every bow strains your neck, and a strained neck recovers only slowly.

23.09.2026 - Protovision Shop: Mini Tapuino is back
The Mini Tapuino, the compact hardware-level Datasette emulator for the Commodore 64, is back in stock. Just plug it into your C64’s tape port and load or save.TAP files directly from a microSD card – the built-in LCD display keeps everything right in view. Fully assembled and tested, ready to go.