Apidya’ Special now has an August 25 release date, and retro shooter fans should pay attention. ININ Games is reviving the 1992 Amiga side-scrolling shoot ’em up with handcrafted 24-bit pixel art, widescreen support, optional 4:3 presentation, CRT-style filters, new parallax layers, expanded worlds and hidden stages.
Most importantly, this does not sound like a lazy upscale. The team is rebuilding the visuals by hand while keeping the spirit of the original intact.
Apidya is a strange little classic: an insect-themed shooter from the Amiga era that never had the global recognition of bigger arcade names, but still carries serious cult respect. This is exactly the kind of preservation-plus-restoration release retro fans love.
Source: Gematsu - https://www.gematsu.com/2026/06/apidya-special-launches-august-25