There are a surprisingly huge amount of simulator titles on Steam having to do with driving cars. So, what about if you’re more interested in working on them rather than getting behind the wheel? Car Mechanic Simulator 2014 seemed to be one of the few…
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Marcus is a fellow with a love for video games, horror, and Japanese food. When he’s not writing about games for a multitude of sites, he’s usually still playing one. Writing about video games is something he hopes to continue doing for many years to come.
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What would you do if you woke up to find that aliens had invaded and taken over the Earth overnight? It wouldn’t be a pretty picture, that’s for sure. Orphan begins with this exact thing happening to a young boy. He awakens to find the…
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Games about the police come in many shapes and sizes, but lately most seem to be of the FPS persuasion. There’s certainly nothing wrong with that but some folks out there are looking for more strategic and thoughtful titles. This Is the Police, which is…
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Before even launching Disorder for the first time it left an impression on me. “Why is it named Disorder?” I found myself asking while looking at its store page. Of course, having since beaten the game it has a much stronger effect now. In its…
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Horror games have been around for years now, but for the longest time some of the original concepts of a horror game were effectively lost. No longer were players powerless and instead received tons of weapons which all but diffused any real terror of the…
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Thank goodness Starr Mazer is now on Kickstarter. A few days back I received an email about its impending release and knew instantly that this game was going to be hot. You can’t always predict if something will succeed, but every once in a while it’s…
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Back in Kickstarter’s “gold rush” period, veteran developer Obsidian Entertainment took to the crowdfunding site with something called Project Eternity. Fans turned out in droves, eventually pushing funding to nearly $4 million dollars. This was a tremendous success for everyone involved and allowed the developers…
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Board gaming and crowdfunding games are probably very familiar with MAGE Company. Since they joined Kickstarter at the start of 2013 almost all of their projects have succeeded. With 18 under their belt, they’re still cranking out new stuff! In March 2014 they funded Hoyuk,…
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Roguelikes have taken the video game world by storm as of late. But what about the board game landscape? If you’re looking for a tense, challenging, and strategic gameplay experience with permadeath then take a peek at Necronauts. Currently seeking funding on Kickstarter, this game…
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It seems that whenever Cthulhu is invoked in media the goal is to somehow stop this entity from succeeding. Rise of Cthulhu takes a completely different path. In this card game you are the leader of a faction doing what they can to awaken Cthulhu…
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It’s really exciting to see how so many great game ideas are born during game jams. Threshold is one such title which was initially devised for the Global Game Jam of 2014 – here’s a link where you can play it. However, that spark of…
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Cantiza is a prosperous country with bountiful natural resources and incredible wealth. Yet, it is also on the brink of civil war. Underneath its gleaming exterior lies countless examples of corruption and injustice to citizens. With everything about to bubble over, a young girl named…
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[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]f you’ve been keeping an eye on Kickstarter for the past few years then perhaps Crystal Catacombs is a familiar name to you. It was way back in 2011 when developer Maxwell Jensen tried, but ultimately failed, to raise funds for the game. Of…
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Is 2015 the official “Year of Shooters” on Kickstarter? It just might be considering how the FPS genre has suddenly exploded onto the crowdfunding site where it previously had very little sway. Battle for the Sun was one of the first out the gate this…
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Blackwood Manor is a place which was once filled with the Blackwood family conducting their mad and magical experiments. One of the family members, Abigail, died some 40 years ago. However, for reasons unknown she has risen again as a spirit. By now it appears…
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There are platformers coming out constantly and yet we rarely see ones focus so heavily on verticality like Jumping Flash did over ten years ago. Considering that is one of my favorite PlayStation games out there it is quite annoying to me! Thankfully, it seems…
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