Some people have a certain aptitude for chess. I picked up my chess skills on the streets and as such, am pretty terrible against anyone even remotely competent at the game. My husband and I have an unspoken agreement to never mention chess and our…
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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.
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Limitless death and carnage await in ChaosForge’s modern sci-fi roguelike/RPG, Jupiter Hell. This new turn-based, 3D procedurally generated game, aims to take the 90’s sci-fi roguelike genre and turn it up to eleven. At least that’s what the Kickstarter campaign promises, with a hardcore metal soundtrack…
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After a relatively smooth Steam release, Enlightened Games has come to a dead end on development of the Wii U version of The Song of Seven. The game’s Kickstarter campaign raised $8,543 to bring The Song of Seven to PC, PS4, and Wii U. Now…
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There have been some, not so subtle, hints that CrashGem had run into trouble with development of their turn-based RPG, Churbles. Initially funded for $28,487 on Kickstarter back in late 2013, the project blew right past it’s expected 2014 release date. News of the delay…
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Last month the SEC (US Securities and Exchange Commission) ruled crowdfunding platform, Fig a viable platform for non-accredited investments. Now that backers were legally permitted to invest in crowdfunded projects it was only a matter of time before other platforms joined the bandwagon. This month,…
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Zoxide Games has just released their deep sea adventure game, Neptune Flux on Steam and the Humble Store. The PC and Mac versions both come with optional support for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive VR headsets. Unfortunately, the PlayStation 4 version will not be…
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ROCKFISH’s 3D space shooter, Everspace released in early access across multiple platforms back in September. Based on the mostly positive feedback they’ve already received, the game is off to a great start. Still, ROCKFISH didn’t raise €420,252 with their funding campaign by being complacent. A…
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Space is massive, dark, and deeply unsettling. It’s a great place to set a creepy story driven exploration game where the player doesn’t know what to expect around any corner. Of course a large part of this hinges on having them believe that there is…
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Developer Something Classic continues to impress with the release of a full Shadows of Adam beta build. The game is now fully playable from start to finish, including all hidden areas and ultimate weapons. Backers who pledged at Dradoran Soldier tier or above, can claim…
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During a live interview from EGX, developer Failbetter Games has announced the upcoming sequel to their crowdfunded title, Sunless Sea. The new game will be called Sunless Skies and the Kickstarter campaign will launch in February of 2017. This announcement comes hot on the heels…
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Developing an ancient language for a video game takes quite some dedication. Being able to teach that language to players in a quick and meaningful way requires far more planning and commitment than most people are willing to endure. Grant Kuning learned this the hard…
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Ever wanted to get away from it all, like really far away? Maybe you’ve even felt this way extremely recently? I wish I could help, but I’m paid to write about video games, so here’s the best I can offer. Afterthought Studios is funding their…
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After two and a half years on Steam’s Early Access, Planet Explorers version 1.0 is finally ready to release. Pathea Games raised $137,765 on Kickstarter back in April of 2013 to develop their alien world sandbox RPG. Despite having finally reached this milestone, Pathea says development on…
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Smiling Buddha Games has posted an official release window for their upcoming party game, Use Your Words. Funded by 1,065 backers on Kickstarter, the game began as a modest indie project, but has since gained mass market appeal. Due to the success of prototype and…
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Teku Studios has endured their fair share of setbacks on the road to completing their Kickstarter project, Candle. When the campaign launched, back in 2013, it managed to raise $52,359 of its $40,000 funding goal. The dynamic, hand-painted visuals caught the eye of 1,653 backers…
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Andrew Stewart’s Kickstarter Campaign for Mable & The Wood has been hitting some snags lately. Last month his PC up and died on him and then this month he learned that the game’s controls just didn’t work. Ahead of an appearance at the upcoming Yorkshire…