Ever since Cave Story and Mega Man 9 jumpstarted the retro-revival scene in gaming in the mid-2000’s, many titles have been created that call back to retro consoles from the 8 and 16 Bit eras. Kickstarter has also been home to many of these games, with one of its biggest successes being 2014’s Shovel Knight.
Tower 57
Pixwerk and 11bit Studios Amiga-inspired top-down shooter Tower 57 launched today on PC after a successful KickStarter campaign and a few years of developing it. To celebrate, a new launch trailer showing off even more gameplay was released. As I mentioned before, Tower 57 is inspired by popular Amiga top-down shooters such as Alien Breed and The Chaos Engine, and contains the same visual
Indie developer Pixwerk and publisher 11 Bit Studios released a new trailer for their upcoming Amiga-inspired top-down shooter Tower 57 today titled “11 FACTS about Tower 57″. In addition to showcases a bunch of neat things about the game, the title’s release date is also revealed at the end of the trailer: November 16. For those
Crowdfunded games based off of nostalgic retro titles can be very hit or miss nowadays. For every charming game that delivers on its promises like A Hat in Time, there are titles like the ill-fated Mighty No. 9 that end up underwhelming and disappointing. Tower 57 from Pixwerk and 11 Bit Studios is inspired by top-down