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03.11.2026 - VIC-20 game 'Ant Attack' released - free for download
Ant Attack is an isometric action video game developed by Sandy White for the ZX Spectrum and published by Quicksilva in 1983. The Player is on a rescue mission in the walled city of Antescher, which is inhabited by giant ants that chase and attempt to bite the player. A Commodore 64 version was already released in1984, but now we get the homebrew fan port for the VIC-20 (+24K).

02.11.2026 - C64 game 'Heroes of Sokoban' released
'Heroes of Sokoban' is a puzzle game for C64 made with PuzzleScript by Jonah Ostroff. It has all 22 levels of the original and a level code system, which the original does not have. Three heroes have to reach the exits, and each one moves crates in his own way. You can get it as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

02.11.2026 - C64 game 'Tennis Manager 2027' released - free for download
'Tennis Manager 2027' is a complete remaster of Thorsten Woelki’s Tennis-Manager, which was released in 1986 (only in German language). It now offers plenty of improvements and new features, including player creation, stats, settings, themes, the Davis Cup, tough opponents, injuries, etc. Furthermore you can choose between English and German language.

02.11.2026 - C64 game 'Cavernario' released
Inspired by the essence of 80s classics, 'Cavernario' combines colorful graphics, puzzle-solving, fluid animations, and challenging gameplay, offering a completely new experience for the C64. Do you have what it takes to conquer all the caverns and become the true Cavernario? You can get it as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

01.11.2026 - C64 game 'Vector Vortex' released
Vector Vortex is a shoot 'em game in which you control a claw-shaped ship. You move around a space vortex and try to eliminate all enemy objects from coming through the black hole. If things get too hectic, you can activate your Superzapper to eliminate all enemies on the screen (like a smart bomb). There are 16 levels of play and an assortment of enemies including Flippers, Fuseballs, Spikers and Pulsars. You can get the game as digital download for a reasonable price to support the developer.

01.11.2026 - C64 game 'Zero Polarity' released
'Zero Polarity' is a side Scroll shooter - platformer for C64 with a touch of light. It is 2184 and Sub-Prime, the underground megalopolis, has lost its power. You are Zero, an outdated but highly moddable maintenance robot. Your mission: cross the city's 8 sectors and restart the central coil. Zero carries a chromatic pulse module that flips the polarity of the world. One pulse makes light solid and darkness vanish; the next does the opposite. Knowing when to switch is the heart of the game. You can get the game as digital download for very little money to support the developer.

01.11.2026 - C64 game 'Blightmoor' released
'Blightmoor' is the seuqle to Brightmoor, an Ultima-style adventure for the C64. In Brightmoor the dawn bell has already fallen silent. Blightmooris how it happened - and you are the one who silences it. The same moor and the same six towns, seen from the other side, on Brightmoor’s engine - with a new story, new heroes, a new cast and new places to take. You can get the game as digital download for a fair price to support the developer.

01.11.2026 - C64 game 'Bubble Pop: Monsters' released
'Bubble Pop: Monsters' is another bubble shooter for the C64 and the third in the series of Bubble Pop games, after The Sea and In Space. On Halloween the monsters rise. Fire them up into the horde - three of a colour touching pop, and anything left hanging with no path back to the rafters falls away with it. You can get the game as digital download for a reasonable price to support the developer.

01.11.2026 - C64 Weekly #92 (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.

31.10.2026 - C64 game 'Van Helsing' released
'Van Helsing' is GriffonSoft’s most ambitious C64 title to date. Players embark on a dark adventure to rescue Lucy from Dracula's domain, confronting treacherous foes across eight expansive, beautifully designed, scrolling levels. Guided only by a trail of blood, Van Helsing leaps into the fray, determined to rescue the girl and destroy the vampire. You can get the game as digital download for little money to support the developer, but it s also available as beautifully presented physical editions exclusively from the official Psytronik Software Online Store.

31.10.2026 - 'Roc'n Rope' for C64 released
'Roc'n Rope' brings Konami's 1983 arcade climb to the C64. Shoot a harpoon across a gap, grab the rope it leaves behind and scramble toward the phoenix. Cavemen, dinosaurs, birds and falling rocks have other plans. Built with a 1986 mindset: tight memory, fast sprite work, colourful bitmap stages and a soundtrack made for the C64. The route changes as the rounds turn over, so reaching the top once is only the beginning. You can get it as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

31.10.2026 - C64 game 'Big Ball Back Breaker' released - free for download
Big Ball Back Breaker is a fun run, jump and collect 'em up for the C64 and its reboot versions of this fabulous machine. Big Ball Back Breaker consists of the following features: Cartoon style loading bitmap illustrated by Alf Yngve, front end presentation, Hi Score table, 16 levels of ball dodging mayhem, a variety of collect 'em ups, including power ups and devious nasty surprises, uptempo thumping soundtracks and custom made sound effects.

31.10.2026 - C64 game 'Lost Souls' released
'Lost Souls' is an arcade action game for C64. Gather torches from the lower grounds, brave the haunted path and light all 25 gravestones before midnight falls. Avoid the creatures of the dark. They will not kill you, but they will send you back! Only with all lanters burning will the soul awaken... You can get the game as digital download for very little money to support the developer.

31.10.2026 - 'The Legend of Zelda' for C64 released - free for download
Shigeru Miyamoto's masterpiece is now available for the C64 (+ Easyflash)! Brought to you on the 40th anniversary of 'The Legend of Zelda', the 1986 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Family Computer Disk System. It is the first game in the Legend of Zelda series, set in the fantasy land of Hyrule. It centers on an elf-like boy named Link, who aims to collect the eight fragments of the Triforce of Wisdom to rescue Princess Zelda from Ganon. The player controls Link from a top-down perspective and navigates the overworld and dungeons, collecting weapons, defeating enemies and uncovering secrets. If you want to get the developer's insight of the NES to C64 porting process, read here.

31.10.2026 - Horror Month : Van Helsing (Commodore 64/Griffonsoft/2026) + Developer Interviews - video by 'BastichB 64K'
A dive into the Action/Horror/Scrolling gameplay of "Van Helsing" a new Commodore 64 release from Griffonsoft and published by Psytronik Software in October 2026.