Full Catalogue

Horizontal shoot 'em up set above the dreadnought surfaces of alien super-ships. Andrew Braybrook's magnum opus — winner of the Golden Joystick Award 1986 for Best Arcade-Style Game. Fast, technically uncompromising, and beautifully scored on C64 SID. See deep-dive in Flagship.

Shoot 'em up/strategy hybrid. Control a humble 001 droid and infiltrate derelict spaceships by taking over more powerful droids through a logic circuit battle. One of the C64's most original and lauded titles. See Flagship.

Platform/puzzle game featuring Pogo climbing a rotating cylindrical tower while enemies descend. Known as Tower Toppler in North America. The rotating 3D tower effect was technically remarkable for the era. See Flagship.

Demanding shoot 'em up of armament and strategy. The Cybernoid ship fires in multiple directions and uses bombs, shields, and homing missiles. Raf Cecco's mechanics and Jeroen Tel's SID score are both genre-defining. 96% from CRASH. See Flagship.

Run-and-gun in which Vitorc navigates alien terrain in a powered exoskeleton, destroying enemy installations. Precise controls, satisfying weapon mechanics. Raf Cecco's Hewson debut. See Flagship.

Platform/action game in which Gribbly the creature rescues baby Griblins. Demonstrates Braybrook's range beyond pure shoot 'em up mechanics — fluid animation, precise collision, warm personality.

Isometric shoot 'em up and spiritual ZX Spectrum successor to Paradroid. Steve Turner's answer to Braybrook's C64 classic, adapted for the Spectrum's graphical character and translated into isometric perspective.

Racing/shooting hybrid in a futuristic alley environment. Graftgold exploring different genre territory while maintaining technical quality across three platforms.

Shoot 'em up/maze in which wizard Mervyn Frogsworth is turned into a frog and must clear dungeons of mutant wizards. Steve Turner's quirky, mechanically precise design across five platforms.

Vertical and horizontal shoot 'em up with a weapons upgrade system based on collecting pods. Graftgold demonstrating their command of the genre conventions and their ability to improve upon them. Composer: Steve Turner (C64 SID).

Enhanced and expanded version of Uridium for C64. Additional dreadnoughts, refined mechanics, and improved presentation. The definitive version of Braybrook's breakthrough title.

The sequel to Cybernoid, with more weapon variety and more demanding enemy patterns. Jeroen Tel's C64 SID score for Cybernoid II is among the most celebrated in the platform's history — later performed live by the Commodore 64 orchestra. See Music.

Platform/action in which a barbarian warrior rescues fairies from the Snow Queen. Cecco's ambitions in the platform genre — precise, visually detailed, mechanically demanding. Released across six platforms.

Sequel to Stormlord. Mark Gray's C64 SID score. The Stormlord hero returns in a follow-up that expands the original's mechanics and visual scope.

Action/adventure in which an elf must recover the stolen magical fire. Ben Daglish's C64 SID score is a highlight. Fantasy atmosphere and platform action.

Racing/shooting hybrid on a futuristic track. Jeroen Tel's C64 SID score brings the tension. Eliminator shows the range of the Hewson/Tel collaboration beyond pure shoot 'em up territory.

Shoot 'em up across four platforms. Visually distinctive with neon-tinged environments. Hewson demonstrating sustained quality in the late 1988 period alongside Cybernoid and Eliminator.

Action/adventure in a Celtic fantasy setting. The player controls Dun Darach's hero Cuchulainn in a follow-up to Bounder. Early demonstration of Hewson's genre range beyond shoot 'em ups.

Isometric platform game in which a tennis ball bounces across treacherous terrain. Quirky premise, distinctive visual style, and genuine challenge. A Hewson title that demonstrated their appetite for original concepts.

Early Hewson platform title featuring Ted navigating a factory full of hazards. An important early release establishing the company's retail presence in the 8-bit market.

Bat-controlling action game. An early Hewson retail title from the period of moving beyond mail-order, showing the company's range before the Graftgold partnership defined their commercial peak.

World War II flight simulation. Hewson's contribution to the simulation genre — a reminder that the company's catalogue extended well beyond the arcade shoot 'em up territory for which they became famous.

16-bit shoot 'em up exclusive. Onslaught demonstrates Hewson's continued commitment to quality 16-bit releases in their final period, even as the market dynamics shifted.

Platform action title from Hewson's late period. The protagonist swings on ropes across hazardous environments in a physics-influenced movement system ahead of its time.

Racing game across five platforms. Hewson's late-period catalogue entry demonstrating the breadth of their publishing range beyond the shoot 'em up genre.

One of Hewson's earliest titles from the mail-order era. A ZX81/Spectrum shoot 'em up that marked the beginning of the Hewson catalogue — before retail distribution, before Graftgold, before the golden age.

Action/adventure with Arthurian legend setting. A Hewson late-period title demonstrating the company's appetite for diverse genre and narrative territory through their final year.

Early simulation title from Hewson's mail-order period. Educational/simulation software was central to Hewson's early catalogue before the commercial shoot 'em up era defined their identity.

Platform/adventure in which Wally the sleepwalker navigates dreamscapes. Published under the Hewson banner, demonstrating the range of the early retail catalogue before the Graftgold golden period.

Multi-character adventure with Wally Week and friends. Published by Hewson on ZX Spectrum. Demonstrates the variety of the Hewson retail catalogue.

Early helicopter action game from Hewson's formative period. Part of the foundation of the Hewson catalogue before the Graftgold and Cecco eras defined their legacy.

Re-releases of Uridium, Paradroid, Cybernoid, Exolon, Nebulus, Zynaps, and Firelord under the Rack-It budget label. The label was central to maintaining Hewson's market presence through the late 1980s.