Kickstarter isn’t just the domain of space shooters, RPG’s, and dating sims; in fact, this golden age of Kickstarter was due in large part to an adventure game. In keeping with that tradition a new adventure game Kickstarter campaign started today. There’s a trio of…
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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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Look kids, your favorite clown is back! It’s Dropsy, and he’s returned for another adventure on Kickstarter! He’s here to hug and cuddle you tight, but don’t be scared, he may look crazy but he’s the sweetest clown ever! He’s got an invetory in his…
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Playing an instrument is a funny experience. The fear of failure is strong in the beginning, but then you learn there’s no failing, just varying degrees of success. Then you play in front of other people and it’s like standing naked in the middle of…
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When you absolutely, positively have to kill zombies while delivering packages, there’s Confederate Express. This old-school Syndicate looking RPG shooter tasks players with delivering packages while avoiding zombies, rebels, robots, and authorities. The Way The World Works, unfortunately, is that sometimes a lowly deliveryman must…
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Ahh chain gangs, aren’t they hilarious? No? But they can be if the developers of Chain Gang Chase can raise $10,000 on Kickstarter by November 17th. In Chain Gang Chase up to 8 players share 4 controllers and sit intimately in front of their TV…
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Think of Beeswing from Jack King-Spooner not so much as a game, but rather a love letter to what, and who, made him the man he is today. Set in a small town in rural Scotland, Beeswing isn’t about puzzles or combat; in fact, you…
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CrashGem’s Churbles is an adorably cute, Conker looking, Final Fantasy inspired RPG currently seeking funding on Kickstarter. You play as a Churble, which is a basically a bad-ass hamster. After choosing between the three character classes, which include warrior, rogue, and mystic, you’ll free roam the…
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Alone is a game in which you play a game within the game while playing the first game but also playing the other game. Wait, that’s not right. Let’s try that again. Alone is an experimental game that requires an Oculus Rift In which you…
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Battlegoat Studios are back again with another in their beloved Supreme Ruler series, Supreme Ruler 1936. Are you worried that they have a Kickstarter campaign for it? Don’t be, the game is coming out regardless of whether they meet their $60,000 funding goal. In fact,…
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Don’t call it an Otome game. Ok, so Project Swordsmith has some of the graphic styling’s you would expect from a relationship game, but it’s got more. According to the developers, “Project Swordsmith is a dieselpunk action RPG that mixes fantasy themes with WW2 era…
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Sometimes great games are overshadowed by a single element so entertaining and fun that they seem to take on a life of their own. The gravity gun in Half-Life 2, or the Portal Gun from the Portal series; while all these games are great their…
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Everyone’s favorite tweedpunk horror game just got a huge update, and a huge price drop. Sir, You Are Being Hunted is a British style horror game where you’re being hunted through procedurally generated environments by some of the most gentlemanly robots around. The game had…
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Red Baron is back! Be excited! Or be upset! As with all things internet this one is going to be controversial. Red Baron, one of the most beloved flight sims of all time is back in the hands of its creator, Damon Slye, and he’s…
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High Iron studios are trying something a bit different from everyone else with their Kickstarter campaign for Shaman : Shadows of the Last Immortal. Their strategic spell casting game features a strong female protagonist, isn’t set in a generic medieval world, and doesn’t focus on…
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There’s another Sega Genesis retro-revival Kickstarter happening. This time it’s Toy Ghost looking to raise $375,000 to make a new Boogerman game. Boogerman was, of course, a side scrolling platformer where you did about what you would expect from a game with a title like…
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Cyan, creators of the mega-hit Myst, are back again with a new game. At least they will be provided they can raise $1.1 million before November 16th. The new game, titled Obduction, isn’t a typo, and promises to follow the tradition set by their previous…