When we first posted about Horse World Online it quickly became our top read story of the week. Sure, the click bait title may have had a lot to do with it, but the game is more interesting than the horrifying search results that led…
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Greg Micek has been writing on and off about games since the late nineties, always with a focus on indie games. He started DIYGames.com in 2000, which was one of the earliest gaming sites to focus exclusively on indie games.
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I have to admit something; I was a bit of a nerd in my school years. I know, I know, it’s pretty difficult to believe when you see me now, but it’s true. There were two things that contributed to my childhood nerdom; computers and…
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Warhorse Studios’ Dan Vávra recently took some time out of his insane schedule to answer some questions about Kingdom Come: Deliverance, his upcoming open world medieval RPG. Described as “Dungeons without Dragons,” Kingdom Come takes a more realistic approach than Skyrim and The Witcher. Players…
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Matt Fitzgerald has gone through fire and brimstone to make his dream come true. His dream? A shirtless warrior, handheld weapons, and $6,000. Matt recently headed to Kickstarter to raise funds to complete his retro side scrolling action game, Savage: The Shard of Gosen. In…
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Charlotte Seeker is not a happy girl; in fact it’s fair to say she may have some pretty serious anger issues. In her upcoming rogue-like twin stick shooter game, appropriately titled Charlotte Seeker, she makes her way through an ancient spaceship. Less Elizabeth Brumfiel and…
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For the most part we stick to crowdfunded games here at Cliqist, and don’t go into the territory of robots, light bulbs, books, and all the other categories available on Kickstarter and IndieGoGo. The new campaign for a Quest For Infamy is unique though, and…
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It seems like we don’t feature enough IndieGoGo games around here. Hopefully now that we have an amazing staff that’ll change a bit. In the spirit of that, how about an update on a 2D fighting game you may have missed? The developers of Beast’s…
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The guys at Ascension Games have been busy plugging away at their cutesy adventure RPG Cornerstone: The Song of Tyrim since it was successfully Kickstarted back in October 2013. Their campaign was a bit of a frustrating nail biter since they had most everything going…
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One of my favorite NES games growing up was Trojan, an average quality side scroller that while it paled in comparison to the arcade version, was still a lot of fun for my 12 year old self. I played Trojan so much that I got…
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I’m no scientist, but it’s obvious that the scientific accuracy of 39 Days To Mars is questionable to say the least. Cosmos with Neil deGrasse Tyson doesn’t air for another month, and I haven’t heard talk of an episode covering space travel using steam powered engines. …
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Tyler Thomas wants you to experience some of the great car games of the past. We’re talking the Street Rod series and Motor City Online, games that all met with varying degrees of success at their prime. Tyler’s dream is to bring his creation, Hot…
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The guys at Scary Mostro are struggling a bit with the Kickstarter campaign for their action side scroller, To The Death. Since launching on January 20th they’ve raised about $32,000, which is a long ways from the $400,000 they need by February 19th. In order…
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Mingle Games, creators of the very fun Windows Mobile platformer Dark Lands are looking to expand their beautiful, brutal, and challenging creation. Already a must-have title for anyone with a Windows Phone the developers are hoping to raise $10,000 in order to a level mode…
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Stop it, stop giggling. Horse World Online is a horse breeding simulator. Horse breeding is much different than horse sex, at least that’s what Real Sports told me. In Horse World Online you start with a horse and breed it with other select horses to…
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Pakka Pets and Tamogotchi, yes yes, the comparisons have been made. You have the life of an adorable creature in your hands, take care and love your Pakka Pet and they’ll thrive; don’t and you’ll have their digital blood on your hands. Last time we talked…
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The great thing about crowdfunding is that almost anyone can set up a campaign on Kickstarter or IndieGoGo and ask for some money to help their dream come true. The bad thing about crowdfunding is that almost anyone can set up a campaign on Kickstarter or IndieGoGo and ask for some money to…