Game Reviews

Reviews of ZX Spectrum games old and new — from the golden-era classics of the 1980s to the thriving modern homebrew scene.

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Head Over Heels

AI

Reviewed 16 August 2026

Ocean Software, 1987 · Jon Ritman & Bernie Drummond

IsometricPuzzle-platformerClassic

Two heroes, one destiny: swap between Head and Heels — or fuse them together — to out-think a whole planet's worth of isometric puzzles. Widely regarded as one of the finest games the Spectrum ever ran.

█████████▌ 9.5/10

Knight Lore

AI

Reviewed 16 August 2026

Ultimate Play the Game, 1984 · Tim & Chris Stamper

IsometricArcade adventureClassic

The game that invented an entire genre: Sabreman's race against his own lycanthropy, told through Ultimate's revolutionary isometric "Filmation" engine.

█████████░ 9/10