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19.09.2026 - C64 game 'Joan of Arc' released
'Joan of Arc' is the new action-adventure for the C64 from the creators of Sherwood and the third release in GriffonSofts superb 'DataSoft' game tribute collection. This time you have to help Arc-Welder Joan to smash the rogue AI using her controllable ARC welder! Features superbly animated main character, ultra-responsive controls, intricately detailed backgrounds, controllable ARC weapon, over 30 detailed screens to explore, clever puzzles to solve and a deluxe download bundle includes the full C64 game, soundtrack, .pdf manual with comic story, artwork + printable disk sleeve & label! You can get the game as digital download for alittle money to support the developer, but i's also available as beautifully presented physical editions exclusively from the official Psytronik Software Online Store.

19.09.2026 - Joan of Arc : Deus Contra Machinam (Commodore 64) Review + Developer Interviews - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Review for this new C64 game 'Joan of Arc' a new game by the team at Griffonsoft + full developer interviews with Ola Zandelin and Dennis Gustafsson.

18.09.2026 - Plus/4 game 'Cuthbert in Castle Wolfenstein' released - free for download
'Cuthbert in Castle Wolfenstein' is not a new, official Cuthbert adventure from Microdeal, but a real First Person Shooter. Made for the Commodore Plus/4, the game takes Cuthbert through ten levels below the castle. Connected chambers and passages give way to a pillared hall, a ring-shaped courtyard, galleries and laboratory blocks. The job stays the same: collect every treasure chest and live long enough to reach the next level.

18.09.2026 - C64 game 'Nyx and the Scrolls' released
'Nyx and the Scrolls' is an arcade cave-runner for the C64 where the cave sets the pace and every scroll you take makes it faster. You are Nyx, a scroll hunter on a flying carpet with a lamp held out in front of you, riding a cave that scrolls past on its own. The old scrolls drift in the dark. So do the bats. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

18.09.2026 - C64 game 'Yell at Clouds' released
'Yell at Clouds' is a single-screen arcade platformer for the C64 with thirteen levels, a forum reviewer who rates you after every single one, and a meteor at the end of it. Grumps, forum trolls and unpluggers come at you across a single screen. You are a small white cloud with a bubble machine. Blow a bubble around a man, then touch it and pop him — before he shakes it off and comes back red and faster. You can get the game as digital download for a fair price to support the developer.

17.09.2026 - 'Games That Weren't 64' (GTW64) - GTW64 August 2026 updates
August has gone in a flash, and so we have our next digest from the Commodore 64 archive, where quite a bit happened this month at GTW64 with 1 new entry, 15 missing Grolier titles recovered and 15 other game updates (see “History” tab for changes). They will have more again for you next month!

16.09.2026 - Amiga game 'General of Panzers' - demo version released
'General of Panzers' is a hex-based World War II strategy game for the Amiga 1200 (AGA chipset and a 68020 or better, 2 MB Chip RAM and 2 MB Fast RAM, Hard disk installation, about 10 MB). Command your army across the battlefields of 1939 to 1943 in the tradition of the classic Panzer General games, built from the ground up for the Amiga 1200. Buy and deploy your troops, push through the fog of war, take the objectives before time runs out and lead a core army of veterans from one campaign to the next. This is a demo (version 0.5). It contains the first two missions of both the German and the American campaign and you can get it as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

15.09.2026 - C64 game 'Gloom Keep 2' released
'Gloom Keep 2' is a turn-based dungeon crawler for the C64 where the light that lets you see is the light that gives you away. Carry the Idol and the dungeon opens up around you, and everything inside that light wakes up and sees you. Set it down and you disappear into the dark. But the stairs will not open for empty hands, so every clever sneak ends with a walk back to fetch it. You can get the game as digital download for a fair price to support the developer.

14.09.2026 - Plus/4 game 'The Tower of Evil 2' released - free for download
'The Tower of Evil 2' is a newly released sequel to the arcade adventure game released in 1985 by Creative Sparks, of which the re-released version from Alternative Software was the only one that worked on the Plus/4. Now we get smoother movement, more levels - it's the same game, just with more content.

14.09.2026 - Plus/4 game 'Cut the Crap!' released - free for download
'Cut the Crap!' is a mouse-controlled arcade game for the Commodore Plus/4. Slice the useless items in half, keep the useful ones, and be sure to avoid the bomb! Unfortunately, due to the nature of the game, you can only play using a mouse - even when using an emulator.

14.09.2026 - 'Mels Disco Bassoon' - adventure for C64, C16, Plus/4 and VIC-20 released
'Mels Disco Bassoon' is a novel little puzzle game, with versions for the Atari400/800, C64, C16, VIC-20, ZX Spectrum, MSDOS, or Windows/Linux via SDL. The computer generates a random band name for Mel, and scatters the letters across the screen. Your task is to collect the letters in order, to progress to the next level. The new name is one letter longer on each level. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

13.09.2026 - Plus/4 game 'Ponk Reload 2026' released - free for download
Once you've tried using a mouse on the Plus/4, it's hard to go back. To avoid withdrawal symptoms, you can try out 'Ponk Reload 2026', a reimagining of the 1995 game Ponk, which itself was remake of a C64 game called Magic Tile. The game now features mouse support and some cosmetic upgrades.

13.09.2026 - C64 game 'Ruote Fumanti' released
'Ruote Fumanti' (smokin tyres) is a top-down racing game for C64 with much similarities to Bump 'n' Jump, also known in Japan as Burnin' Rubber, the 1982 vehicular combat video game developed and published by Data East for arcades. Though you will certainly recognize its origin, it is not that game: the engine, the graphics and the music are written for the C64, and a few things here work differently on purpose. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

12.09.2026 - Plus/4 adventures 'Castle Quest' and 'Iowa Jack and the Crystals of Chaos' released - free for download
Richard J. Derocher, who is a well-known game creator – primarily of adventure games – has chosen to bring two of his classics to the TED platform: Castle Quest and Iowa Jack and the Crystals of Chaos. Both games feature a parser stripped down to the bare essentials to make the genre truly accessible to everyone, alongside graphics and music of a caliber rarely seen in this type of game. Castle Quest is an expanded version of a game by the same author titled "Tiny Quest", originally created for the VIC-20: save the princess and grab the loot. Iowa Jack and the Crystals of Chaos feels like the big brother of the previous titles; while the parser remains as simple as ever, the story and supplementary content are significantly more substantial, "perfect for newcomers to the genre, or advanced players who want a quick adventure break" (cit.). It is an adventure game that catapults you into a story with a distinctively 1980s, Lucas-style vibe.

12.09.2026 - C64 Weekly #87 (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.