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01.08.2026 - Amiga game 'Astronaut Jet Pac' released
'Astronaut Jet Pac' is a retro arcade game for Amiga computers, inspired by the classic Jet Pac known from the ZX Spectrum era. In this game, you play as a lost astronaut stranded in deep space who must collect fuel for his rocket ship to survive and return home. The game play features 5 levels and 5 different alien types, with a looping level counter that resets after the 5th level and starts again from level 1. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

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.

30.07.2026 - C64 game 'Nibbit' released - free for download
'Nibbit' is a fun little game, closely based on the original Nibbler arcade game (Rock-Ola) in terms of graphics and level design.

30.07.2026 - Inside Commodore's Secret Labs: Bil Herd Interview - video by ' Sayaka's Digital Attic'
Forty years after the release of the Commodore 128, Sayaka had the opportunity to sit down with Bil Herd, one of the engineers behind Commodore's most ambitious 8-bit computer. In this interview, we go behind the scenes of Commodore during the 1980s and talk about what it was really like to work inside one of the most influential computer companies in history.

30.07.2026 - Amiga game 'Mort & Phil' released
The new adventure of Mortadelo and Filemón arrives on our AGA Amigas, 'Mort & Phil' a clever mix of adventure, strategy, disguises, and a dose of humor. The game pays tribute to the late master Francisco Ibañez Talavera (1936-2023) and is an adaptation of the mobile game released in 2006 by M-solutions and B.R.B. Internacional, based on the characters created by Francisco Ibáñez and distributed in more than fifty countries across five continents. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

29.07.2026 - C64 game 'Rasterjack' released
Rasterjack is a poker roguelike for the C64, where you build a scoring machine out of five cards and a rack of jokers. Rasterjack is fast-paced. Jokers and poker hands are how you win - there's no deck building. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

29.07.2026 - Amiga game 'Vulgus' released
'Vulgus' is a 1984 vertically scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Capcom for arcades. Now it got ported to AGA Amiga by developer jotd666, who already delivered a lot of great arcade ports like Ghosts'n'Goblins, Track'N'Field, Bad Dudes vs Dragonninja, Gyruss and more. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

29.07.2026 - C64 game 'Snake Temple' released
'Snake Temple' is yet another roguelike dungeon crawler game for C64. Explore a maze filled with snakes to find the treasure. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

27.07.2026 - Plus/4 game 'Retrogods' released - free for download
'Retrogods' is a complex puzzle-adventure. The objective of the game is to collect all the pieces of the runestone on each level and then find your way out. Guide Grágel and his small companion Rudin to collect runestone pieces, and ultimately escape his code-based reality to find the Retrogods.This game promises to be truly unique: a blend of strategic stealth and time-manipulation mechanics, rich in lore. Alas, this might not be the final version. According to the devs, more narrative, levels, and even endings are coming. Stay tuned!

27.07.2026 - Commodore PET and C64 game 'Tunnel Tumbler' released
'Tunnel Tumbler' is a maze video game in the style of the 1982 arcade Dig Dug by Namco for the Commodore PET (32k PET - 2001, 3032, 4032, 8032) and C64. You are the Garden Guardian, a fiercely territorial mole digging deep beneath the soil. An infestation of ravenous Borer Beetles and acid-spitting Bombardiers has invaded your underground home. Grab your trusty pneumatic dart-pump, carve out your tunnels, and defend your territory! You can get the game as digital download for little money to support the developer.

27.07.2026 - Commodore PET game 'River Run' released - free for downoad
'River Run' is a fast-paced scrolling shooter, in the vein of River Raid, for 32k Commodore PET machines. Your mission is to fly over the river, weaving through the bends and passages while keeping an eye on fuel levels. Gunboats appear in the beginning but as the difficulty increases, helicopters, diving jets and land-based tanks join the fight. Features: each river is different than the last game, gunboats, helicopters, jets, tanks and destructible buildings, low fuel warnings, bonus points for succession kills, straight or guided missiles, safe or fatal land (plays like River Raid), supports keyboard, SNES or joystick controller, top five high scores ranked, sound effects and double buffering.

27.07.2026 - 'Triple Pack' - game collection for PET released
'Triple Pack' contains 3 ports of old classics for the Commodore PET: 'Castle Smash', 'PETFall' and 'Yars Galaxy'. 'Castel Smash' is a siege-and-strategy castle action. Defend your walls from incoming fireballs, line up your shots, and bring your opponent's castle down before they bring down yours. (Commodore PET/64), PETFall is a jungle-run platforming with real stakes for Commodore PET and Colour PET [16k RAM]). Race across a massive procedurally generated world hunting for treasure, dodging rolling logs, alligators, scorpions, and quicksand that actually breathes. Yars Galaxy is a fast-paced arcade dodging and blasting. Nibble through a living shield wall, arm your cannon, and fire — then dodge your own shot on the way back. Watch the skies: later levels bring a swirl that hunts you down and a self-healing shield for Commodore PET with 32k RAM. You can get all the games as digital download for little money to support the developer.

26.07.2026 - C64 Quickload Episode #12 - Mid 2026 Games Round Up! - video by 'RetroGamerNation'
Episode 12 of the C64 Quickload series takes a look back at a large collection of games released during the first half of 2026.