Author: Danny Neleman

2022 was a blast for fans of retro-inspired games, with a slew of gems across all major platforms. From epic 40-hour RPGs like Chained Echoes to wild and wacky multiplayer beat ’em ups like Final Vendetta, River City Girls 2, and the highly-anticipated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, we were spoiled for choice. But that was so last year! Buckle up, because 2023 is just getting started, and we’ve got at least five reasons to get hyped for the next wave of retro goodness. Sea of Stars Sea of Stars was originally planned for a late 2022 release but…

If, like me, you’ve ever wished for a modern interpretation of the Neo Geo classic, King of the Monsters, your prayers to the Kaiju gods have been answered with “Dawn of the Monsters” (DotM). Developed by the Canadian studio 13AM and published by WayForward, a publisher celebrated by both us and many gamers for its pixel-heavy and nostalgia-filled releases. Kaiju Chaos In the dystopian setting of Toronto, the city is in grave danger as gigantic monsters suddenly emerge, wreaking havoc all around. It’s your duty, along with your team of ‘pilots,’ to confront these monstrous foes on equal footing. You…

A less steep learning curve could’ve kept the game more interesting for casual gamers. For now, hardcore classic shmup-fans get a pretty decent freeby to bite their teeth into. Anyone else should search elsewhere.

Contributor Euro Retro Gamer (checkout his channel full of retro and retrolike goodness) has put the game and is sanity to the test by traversing the satanically insane 18 hole golf course of Doom! Check out is review!