Developer posts and news about this game.
Hey all, apologies for the slight delay on this months post been quite the hectic month, I've decided to just hold off on the demo update until the game is locked in to have a release date, which means that next news post on steam you'll see will be the games release date (whenev
Hi all, back for this months update - sadly I've been considerably ill back end of last month. Just recovered recently, so progress has been a little slower than I'd have liked, however things should ramp back up now. I'll also be updating the demo with the refined finished versi
Hey all, first of all some great news, recently hit a very important dev milestone as the internal game build can now be played from start to finish! Meaning now it really is down stability and bug fixes, and various testing/design tweaks. It's taken a bit longer than I would hav
Hey all! Back for this months devlog update news. First of all, I want to thanks everyone who wishlisted and followed the game during both the Brutal Indies Steam event as well as during Boomstock 2025! I still aim to hopefully get the game out this year but polish and testing re
Hey all, last few weeks I've been implementing the cutscenes for tying the game together, another heads up Retrowave '84 will be featured the Brutal Indies steam event this month so keep an eye for that! This month will be a massive ramp with polishing and tweaking to get this ga
Hey all! Back for another monthly update to confirm the game is steadily progressing the be ready to release, thanks to the additional development help I brought on a few months ago, I'm still very confident of a release this year! Development has been smooth as of the last few m
Hey all, first of all some great news!! The hardest technical hurdle for moving Retrowave '84 forward has been resolved! So I'm gonna aim to get the game finally released this year as things stand! The demo of course will be updated around the time nearer release with all other f
Hey all, so far many of the technical hurdles remaining have been resolved, as well as new features/improvements have been added such as a much more flexible FOV slider, as well as a speed run time option for those who are up for challenges such as that! Both will be featured in
First and foremost, since bringing on additional help, the game looks on course to hopefully release this year! A lot of the final technical issues have been related to the engine version, but with the additional technical support, these issues will be sorted (it's also a major f
Hey all, here's the update for this month! Development still going well, but to improve efficiency, I've been able bring some additional developers on board to help get this game over the line and fix a lot of technical issues that are in the demo etc. Thanks for keeping onboard
Hey all, back for another monthly dev update, currently with development focus has been on cutscene and menu UI refinement, and many tweaks and fixes in enemy encounters so they feel as polished as possible. As stated in previous posts this game will not release in early access,
Hey all, back for this months development update! I've been working away at refining the weapon roster further, and can confirm that this game will have some very cool explosive weapons added! Still a way to go, but plenty of progress is being made! Till next months update, take
Hi all! Hope you all had a good new year, got some more updates on details regarding Retrowave '84! First of all, in case you missed it, a brand new trailer dropped midway last month, so I'll link it below! Also, I can confirm that Retrowave '84 will be priced UNDER $10 USD, I wa
Hey all, just a brief update to let you guys know that a brand new trailer will be dropping for the game this month! So keep an eye out for it... As for the game, I'm still working away at it, and will keep you posted when it's time to release any details about the game launch it
Hey all back for another monthly update post! So currently with Retrowave '84 I'm going to try and kill two birds with one stone as they say, and get it both Steam Deck compatible and controller/gamepad supported soon, there's still quite a bit to do on top of that however the ga
Hey all, just another quick monthly update, I can now confirm that Retrowave '84 has hit many good internal development targets, and is now over 75% complete! Of course that still means there's lots to do but after several years in development, it'll be sure to be worth the wait!
Hi all! Just a quick update on plans for Retrowave '84, as development continues to progress nicely, I was able to drop a patch to add launch options for those having trouble opening the demo to get it running. For those still having issues I have one more planned patch but that
Happy to say that progress is going well, wishlists and followers are on the up, so I want to say a big thanks to all those who've done either (or Both!) as it means a big deal! Still more reveals planned, and that demo patch won't be long away now! Production is really ramping u
Hey all, just a quick update on development progress, planned updates, and new milestones hit! First of all, wishlists continue to climb, and recently just hit 1k followers on Twitter/X, which means a great deal for solo devs like myself, so just wanted to say a big thanks to all
Hey all, the wait is over, new Retrowave '84 trailer just dropped! Can confirm that the game will contain exclusive soundtracks from both John S Weekley (Previous work includes Ashes 2063 and Dread Templar) and Jasper Byrne (Hotline Miami 1 and 2, as well as Lone Survivor), lates