ZPF is a brand new horizontally-scrolling shooter for the Mega Drive that has been in development for quite some time now. The three person team of Gryzor Rozyrg, Mikael Tillander and jgvex.eth have been toiling away on this impressive-looking shmup since 2020, and they are now close to launching a Kickstarter campaign to secure funding for the last stage of development, as well as give players the opportunity to secure a boxed version of the game which will now be published by Mega Cat Studios.
Mega Cat Studios have been very active in the indie Mega Drive space, publishing games like Coffee Crisis, Phantom Gear, Tanzer and Romeow & Julicat. You can view ZPF’s entry on the Mega Cat website by clicking here. You can also subscribe to the Mega Cat newsletter for updates on ZPF and the Kickstarter as soon as it happens via this same page. Check out the latest development update on ZPF via the embed below:
A new homebrew Dreamcast game is on the way in the form of procedural dungeon crawler HarleQuest. Currently in development at Kilgariff Technologies, this new Dreamcast game is similar in scope to action RPGs like Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance and Diablo.
A Kickstater is now open to help fund the game’s development and eventual release on Dreamcast and PC. An estimated delivery of October 2024 is currently listed on the majority of reward tiers that contain physical items. The final game is being published by Wave Game Studios who have also published many indie Dreamcast games like Shadow Gangs, Alice Dreams Tournament and Intrepid Izzy. You can watch a trailer for the game below:
Developed by independent studio Overrated Future, Planet B is a brand new Mega Drive game that offers something a little different. The game is promising procedurally generated worlds and rogue-like action, which is something very unique when it comes to Mega Drive games. You can watch the game’s reveal trailer below:
Planet B by Overrated Future is currently set to be releasing, “in a near future”. The game will be getting a physical release but it is not currently available to pre-order at the moment. We hope to share more about Planet B as further information becomes available.
Tanglewood is a brand new Mega Drive game that you can buy and purchase in the year of our Lord, 2018. A lot has been said of its development in 68000 assembly language and using an actual Mega Drive development kit. It’s certainly one of the more interesting Mega Drive homebrew developments in recent years, but for all its authenticity to developments of the time, is it any good?
A fresh reprint of Yuan Works’s Dreamcast indie puzzle game Wind and Water Puzzle Battles is now available from Dragon Box Shop for only €9.99. You can order a copy right now by clicking here and we highly suggest that you do.
Wind and Water Puzzle Battles is a real gem in the world of independent Dreamcast games. This is an extremely charming, funny and challenging title that will give puzzle fans a lot to enjoy. The story mode takes you on a fantastic tour of gaming and is filled with humour and pastiches of many gaming clichés. If you’ve been after something new to play on your Dreamcast and previously missed this title then this comes highly recommended from us.
Fancy a couple of independet Dreamcast adventure games for a low price? Hucast are currently selling a double-pack of Elansar & Philia for only 10 euros. You can click here to go to the listing on their online shop.
The two adventure games are first person puzzle affairs in a similar vein to PC classic Myst. Support for the Dreamcast mouse is also included.
All games in the Hucast online store are currently reduced so if you’ve been waiting to grab a certain something then now is the time to visit. Why not grab the best version of DUX (1.5) or vertical shmup Ghost Blade for EUR 29.66?
Our 4th review round-up for this year’s Sonic Amateur Games Expo is now live. In this round-up we have in-depth reviews of Sonic Black Ace and Bingo the Multiva. We will continue to run more review round-ups throughout the event and try to cover as many games as possible.
Today I bring you a bumper review in the form of 3 Dreamcast indie games. We have decided to review DUX, DUX 1.5 and Redux: Dark Matters as a single, bumper review simply because the games are so similar and it’s a lot easier to compare the pros and cons against each of the games.
This week we will be putting out a new original video on our YouTube Channel everyday. The first video we have for you is a look at SEGA’s presence at the Eurogamer Expo that took place from September 26th to 29th 2013:
In a new, exclusive, SEGADriven feature we take a look at all the new, independent Dreamcast releases due out in 2013. You’d be surprised how many there are!
The feature includes all the release dates (definitive and approximate) as well as pre-order links, so if there’s anything that catches your eye make sure you support the independent developers and their hard work.
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