Xenobia was an all-robot utopian society of peaceful precision. All of that changed when the humans invaded. Now the planet is under attack and it’s up to an unassuming robot named Doug to save his world in Save State Game’s newest project, Liquid Metal. The…
Joanna Mueller
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Joanna Mueller is a lifelong gamer who used to insist on having the Super Mario Bros manual read to her as a bedtime story. Now she's reading Fortnite books to her own kiddo while finally making use of her degree to write about games as Cliqist's EIC.
With the dumpster fire that was 2016 now behind us, Azalyne Studios is hoping to start the new year off right. In addition to shiny new forums, fans can now download a “super special extended demo” of Seven Kingdoms: The Princess Problem. The catch? The…
Clowns were getting a bad rap for a while there. Showing up in the news and in horror games as an agent of terror. One plucky protagonist is about to reclaim clowns for the side of good. Ayo The Clown is a new Kickstarter project…
After five years and $71,061, Kickstarter backers were waiting for news, any news, from the team at Cipher Prime. Their last backer communication had been a post promising more transparency in 2016. After a year of total radio silence, they’ve finally posted another update. Auditorium…
“When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground.” Unless you happen to be playing Throne of Lies instead. Then things aren’t quite so straightforward. A social deduction game of betrayal and deceit, Throne of Lies is a solid idea…
It’s a story of exploration and adventure. As a traveler you find yourself thrust into the City of Farhaven as it comes under attack by a mysterious fog. You must gather allies, hone your skills, and build your legend to answer A Hero’s Call. There’s…
Lost in a surreal world, somewhere between life and death, Nyah is searching for her mother. Aided by a powerful spirit and her own telekinetic abilities, Buddy System’s Little Bug has a big world to explore. The twin stick arcade platformer is Fig’s latest crowdfunding offer. I’ve…
Last year was a rough one for developer Yangyang Mobile. They had just raised $33,946 on their 2015 Kickstarter campaign and were in full development of their horror visual novel, The Letter. After barely meeting their goal they found themselves hounded by drama. Eventually, the team had…
Players looking to make a fresh start on their Labyrinth dungeons are in luck. Free Range Games has just released a major update to their collectible card RPG. The update was so comprehensive that all player accounts have been reset to the new “starting state.”…
Developer, Ish Games has been making the popular browser-based game, City Siege for quite a while now. Available all over the internet, previous City Siege games have been very popular on the Armor Games website. Now Ish is hoping that success will carry over to…
Some of the best puzzle platformers are the ones that pick a seemingly simple mechanic and use it effectively. Russia based developer, Artem Cheranev is planning to do for light and shadows what Braid did for time control in his new game, Night Lights. Night…
In January of 2014, Shadow Knight Studios developed a simple 2D point-and-click thriller in under 48 hours. Due to this time restraint the project’s vision and scope were, understandably limited. Now the team has taken to Kickstarter to get the funding they need to turn…
Sometimes horror games dabble with a troubling premise or touch on something uncomfortable in their attempt to convey a darker story. Even if the idea is poorly handled some games can be forgiven (or at least given a pass) if the final product is worthwhile. Mad in…
It’s not uncommon for Kickstarter projects to face delays on their road to completion. Uncommon is a project that gets delayed, but still manages to keep its backers happy. One Dreamer is certainly working towards the later category. Gareth Ffoulkes raised AU$ 25,400 on Kickstarter in 2015 to…
Developer, ChillCrow enchanted backers with a Kickstarter project for their mystic 2D action adventure title, Kologeon. The game featured a procedurally generated pixel art world full of demons and spirits. The campaign raised $35,415 with the help of 1,268 enthusiastic backers. After the most recent update…
Starfall Studios confirmed that their Kickstarted stealth platformer, Sneaky Ninja will still be releasing on Wii U. Many developers have been quick to shift development towards Nintendo’s new Switch console, but Starfall wanted to first and foremost deliver on what they had promised backers. Despite…