Return to Blacktooth: A Head Over Heels Adventure is out now on Amiga and Atari ST, giving one of British gaming's great isometric adventure names a newly released sequel after decades in development.
Thalamus Digital Publishing confirmed the Amiga release through an official itch.io devlog, with a matching Atari ST devlog also listing the game as available for purchase. Both versions normally cost $12.99, but the launch sale cuts the price to $9.74 for two weeks.
That makes this more than another retro announcement waiting on a date. We covered the sequel's May 4 target last month when Return to Blacktooth was given its release date, and the new store pages now put finished Amiga and Atari ST builds in front of players using original hardware or emulators.
A sequel from the original Atari ST porter
Return to Blacktooth has an unusually long road behind it. Thalamus' original announcement said Colin Porch, who worked on the Atari ST conversion of Head Over Heels, had been developing the sequel since 1989. The new itch.io pages credit Porch with game design and programming, with Jon Ritman and Bernie Drummond credited for the original game.
The pitch stays close to the Head Over Heels legacy: an old-school isometric arcade adventure starring Head and Heels, two characters with different abilities. The store pages describe more than 300 rooms, five planets, new hazards, new puzzles, level layouts and pixelated isometric graphics, plus music by Jochen Feldkoetter.
The platform details are properly retro too. The Amiga version is sold as ADF and WHDLoad files, supports all Amigas with 512kb Chip and 512kb other RAM and can be played through emulation or real hardware. The Atari ST version includes ST and PRG files, supports Atari ST machines with 1Mb RAM, offers enhanced sound on Atari STE machines and requires TOS1.04UK for ST or TOS1.06UK for STE.
Digital now, physical later
Both versions are live on itch.io now, with the downloadable Amiga package listed at 1.2 MB and the Atari ST package at 772 kB. Thalamus also says a physical version of Return to Blacktooth is planned for Q3 2026 through its online store.
The earlier press release framed the game as the first stop in a broader retro and modern plan. Thalamus said it also planned to bring Return to Blacktooth to platforms including Atari Jaguar, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, ZX Spectrum Next, PC and consoles, although the current launch is specifically for Amiga and Atari ST.
Head Over Heels is not a mass-market name in 2026, but this is a rare kind of release: a sequel tied directly to a beloved 1987 computer-game classic, finished for the kind of machines that made the original era special. For retro players, that gives Return to Blacktooth a cleaner hook than nostalgia alone. It is a new game arriving where its history actually lives.