Krakout (C64/CPC/Spectrum) (2023)

- Developer
- Gremlin Graphics
- Publisher
- Pixel Games UK
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Action, Casual
- Rating
- 3.9 of 5, 9 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 20 minutes
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A fast-paced, challenging brick-breaker where you bounce a ball with a paddle, dodging enemies that can freeze you or eat the ball, with 100 levels of old-school frustration.
retrosimplefast pacedchallengingfrustratingcolorfulnostalgicarcade
What players say
Players love this faithful re-release of a beloved eighties breakout clone, though some struggle with keyboard controls or launching the C64 version. The music by Ben Daglish and the included C64 original are highlights, but the difficulty is as unforgiving as it was decades ago.
Screenshots



More games like this
- 2D Brick Breaker Game | REMASTERED (2022)
- Re-Bounder (2023)
- Breakout: Recharged (2022)
- Breaking Survivors (2023)
- OUMUAMUA (2024)
- Monster Breakout (2022)
- Mr.Robbo (2024)
- Brick Breaker Premium 2 (2020)
More by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd.
- Fragile Allegiance (2015)
- Premier Manager: Ninety Nine (1999)
- Actua Soccer: Club Edition (1997)
- Team Losi RC Racer (1998)
- Auf Wiedersehen Monty (CPC/Spectrum) (2022)
- Actua Soccer 3 (1999)
- VR Soccer '96 (1995)
- Toyota Celica GT Rally (1992)
This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like playing and it picks from the whole catalog, or browse by platform and genre.