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Evercade Showcase Volume 3 – Overview and Analysis of SNK, Neo Geo, and More!

We finally made it to the end of March 2025, and as Blaze Entertainment has been teasing for months, they’re finally ready to show us what they have up their sleeve in regards to SNK and the NEOGEO! Today they presented their Evercade Showcase Volume 3, so let’s get started!
Friday’s Free Games! A Good Variety of Action, Adventure, and Horror Games!

Coming to our fourth week of Friday’s Free Games, we’re got some quality games to enjoy! Two of them have really great art styles with the hand-drawn RPG Vollema and the souls-like action of Remanence!
Build Your Own Spring Bundle 2025 Overview (Fanatical)

If you’re looking for retro-inspired indie titles at a cheap price, Fanatical’s Build Your Own Spring Bundle 2025 may be a great choice! It includes a wide variety of games, including Alwa’s Awakening and Alwa’s Legacy, both starting at just $1 each!
Friday’s Free Games! Adorable Kid’s Games, Half-Life 2 DLC, and Lots of Itch.io!

Coming to our third week of Friday’s Free Games, we have a surprising assortment of AAA goodies! Jurassic World Evolution 2 is free, Cities: Skylines is free-to-play this weekend, and there is a big community mod for Half-Life 2 owners as well!
RPG Maker Beyond Expectations Bundle Overview (Humble Bundle)

There’s a number of people who’d like to make their own RPG but are unsure where to start. For them, I suggest the RPG Maker Beyond Expectations Bundle to help budding game designers get started for just $25!
Great Retro Gaming Buyer’s Guide – Steam Sale Spring 2025 Recommendations

Earlier this week Valve began their most recent Steam sale for Spring 2025. To save us all a bunch of time searching for individual games, I’d like to showcase a lot of the high quality deals available for specifically retro and retro-inspired titles during the current sale.
Friday’s Free Games! Intriguing Adventures, RPGs, and a Couple of Side Scrollers, Among Others!

For our second Friday’s Free Games we have a pretty wide assortment of titles to consider! Like last week, we have some hack and slash action games, but there’s also more variety this time around. There’s multiple story-focused games for adventure and RPG fans, along with a couple of side scrollers and tower defense kind…
Frequent Flyer Review – a Fun Little Take on Konami’s Time Pilot

In the 1980’s, one great shooting game was Konami’s Time Pilot. In it, you fly a plane in the sky while shooting down enemies. It had great control and sound effects, along with an additive gameplay loop. Today, Frequent Flyer tries to follow in a similar style, coupled with its own distinctive flavor.
Friday’s Free Games! A Cute 2D Animal Fighter, Tons of Puzzle Games, and More!

Today, I’m beginning a new series of posts on Cheap Retro Gaming! Each Friday, I’m going to share the most interesting retro-inspired (or not) titles that are available for free now. Just in time for the weekend! I hope you find something fun to play!
The California Fire Relief Bundle on itch.io Is an Incredible Deal!

The wildfires in Southern California have been incredibly destructive to property and people. Many have wondered, “What can I do to help?” One of the easiest ways is by purchasing the California Fire Relief Bundle on Itch.io! With it, you get over 400 items for $10!
Mages of Mystralia Is Free on the Epic Games Store!

Action-adventure titles with magic elements are very common in the world of gaming. This makes a lot of sense considering just how popular Harry Potter is. So how do you stand out with yet another game focused on a magic user? You make it so you can design your own magic spells, like in Mages…
Golden Axe Review – an Impressive Early Genesis Arcade Port

When the Sega Genesis released in North America in 1989, one of its most impressive aspects was the ability to bring arcade games to the home. An early release in that vein was the influential beat’em up, Golden Axe, which came out during the system’s first Christmas season.