There are surprisingly few of Halloween themed games on Kickstarter. Sure there are plenty of spook-tastic horror games, but games actually about Halloween are few and far between. We already looked at some of those horror games that should be out in time for National…
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Josh Griffiths is a writer and amateur historian. He has a passion for 3D platformers, narrative-driven games, and books. Josh is also Cliqist’s video producer. He’s currently working on his first novel, and will be doing so on and off for the next decade.
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Who needs the Nintendo Switch when you can have the Smach Z? It’s a customizable handheld gaming device that claims to be able to play all the biggest titles on the market. It promises to be capable of HD streaming, emulators, and you can even…
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This week’s Kickstarter Game of the Week is, of course, Lost Ember. It’s a game in which you play a wolf wandering around a beautiful landscape. That’s really all you need to know, because the game looks absolutely gorgeous. Okay, a little more info. You’re…
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Pitching a pinball game on Kickstarter must be the hardest thing to do in the world. (Minus all the jobs and positions that can legitimately lay claim to that title anyway.) There’s just no way to adequately convey if the game will be any good…
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Sydney Hunter and the Caverns of Death is a Kickstarter campaign designed solely to appeal to retro gamers. As Cliqist contributor, and avid occasional YouTuber watcher, Marcus Estrada pointed out, the Kickstarter spent less time talking about the game, and more time trying to attract retro…
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It is my professional opinion that we have not written about Undertale enough on this website. Considered to be one of the greatest games of all-time, it was Kickstarted in 2013. Yet you’d think it didn’t exist if you’re a frequent reader of ours. Perhaps…
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Northern Regiment: 1862 is bound to attract comparisons from The Long Dark. It’s a Kickstarter game based on survival in extremely realistic conditions in the Great White North. There are no zombies are monsters to kill, and no trees that require felling with your bare…
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3D platformers have surged on Kickstarter since Yooka-Laylee found huge success. Even still, the genre hasn’t been very successful in the crowdfunding space. Tyler: Model-005 hopes to change that, and with the highest production values of a 3D platformer since Playtonic’s masterpiece, it stands a…
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In honor of International Spooky Month, today’s episode of Kicked! is taking a look at one of only a handful of Halloween games on Kickstarter. Haunted Halloween ’86 is that game, and it features a solid Kickstarter campaign with a great looking game attached. Like…
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This week’s Kickstarter Game of the Week is a Lovecraft-inspired horror RPG called Omen Exitio: Plague. But simply calling it an RPG really does the game a disservice. These H.P. Lovecraft inspired horror games are a dime a dozen on Kickstarter, but almost all of…
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We’ve written about Bob’s Game in the past, an infamous “joke” Kickstarter campaign that raised over $10,409. Fully funded in May 2014, it’s success presumably horrified its creator, Bob. That would probably explain why he vanished without a trace for two years. Finally reappearing in…
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You can’t accuse Super Toaster X’s Kickstarter of not being thorough. At times it reads more like an instruction manual rather than a Kickstarter pitch. It goes through every aspect on the game from offensive and defensive attacks, the energy meter, and the obligatory crafting…
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In just a few short days, AI War II by Arcen Games has collected roughly $45,000 on Kickstarter. A sequel to 2009’s AI War: Fleet Command, AI War II is a grand strategy tower defense game set in SPACE! One of the big draws of the original…
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Mindless Box is yet another in a recent string of Kickstarter games that fits the mold of “just okay.” It gets the job done without too many flaws, but is otherwise dull and lifeless. Mindless Box is different though in that its “okay-ness” stems not…
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There’s an unwritten rule when it comes to fan made games that too many ignore. “Never reveal your project until its done and already released.” There’s also an unwritten rule of Kickstarter that absolutely should be observed and, apparently, explicitly stated. “Have more than a couple of…
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We recently wrote about Kewpie-Jazzy’s plagiarized Kickstarter campaign. It was heavily molded after Yooka-Laylee’s Kickstarter page, which under normal circumstances would be okay. However, there were some near identical images and paragraphs. Even one of the FAQ responses was lifted straight from Yooka-Laylee. Developer DokyCamp…