Do you wish to explore space and colonize all the planets you might come across? Well, unfortunately that’s not something most of us will ever be able to experience… But thankfully we’ve got video games to live out these fantasies in! Case in point, Lacuna…
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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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Games such as Minecraft, Terraria, and Starbound have massive audiences thanks to their sprawling, procedurally generated worlds, crafting interfaces, and the freedom they provide players. It only makes sense that more games will continue to come of that same type. The latest out there is…
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Twine is a great, free interactive fiction engine which is allowing many people to create stories easily. Developer Bravemule is one such team who utilized Twine to create Beneath Floes. This story is focused around Inuit history and traditions. Unlike some Twine tales, this one…
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2012 was a heck of a time for Kickstarter as tons of developers began pitching new versions of classic games. Developer Harebrained Schemes was among them with a campaign for Shadowrun Returns. It ended up being plenty successful with nearly $2 million funded by the…
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Gamelyn Games are no stranger to crowdfunding. Over the past few years they have produced a variety of successful campaigns, with their latest being for Tiny Epic Galaxies. Board game fans should recognize this game as the third in the “Tiny Epic” series which includes…
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The world of board game campaigns on Kickstarter is massive, with tons of companies doing well across dozens of campaigns. Monolith Board Games LLC is the newest name to the board game crowdfunding game but that doesn’t appear to have dampened backer spirits in the…
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Back in the early 90s it felt like many creators weren’t sure what to do with computers. Sure, typical PC games arrived, but so too did many truly unique multimedia experiences. Their goals weren’t typically game-like so much as to simply explore and discovery many…
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Looking for a frightening new point and click adventure to back? Well, you might not find any on Kickstarter right now but IndieGogo is currently hosting one by the name of The Dark Inside Me. This game boasts its creative director as Akçay Karaazmak. The…
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Video games used to be incredibly simple affairs. Arcades were filled to the brim with easy to understand but incredibly challenging to master titles that players couldn’t get enough of. The likes of arcade classics such as Asteroids, Lunar Lander, and Missile Command inspired developer…
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When you think of RPGs what typically comes to mind are long, epic storylines that were carefully crated for players to fall in love with. With that said, there’s usually one main storyline per game and tons of NPCs giving tiny little sidestories. Vidar is…
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When I first played OBEY it was an incredibly confusing experience. However, after a bit of explanation, and actually entering into a match, it quickly became a very neat multiplayer experience. Unfortunately, it seemed this cool concept didn’t quite translate via a Kickstarter pitch as…
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Just as English-speaking audiences are getting used to the concept of “visual novels” we have had many Kickstarter campaigns crop up for new ones. Of course, coming from existing fans of the genre, most of these titles do not include the heavy focus on ‘gameplay’ as…
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Hey all you visual novel and dating sim fans out there! Are you looking to back a campaign other than something facilitated by Sekai Project? You’re in luck as this weekend a neat indie project by the name of Animal Lover launched on Kickstarter. The…
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On December 16th the Kickstarter for Glorious Leader! launched. Developed by Moneyhorse Games, this is a title which had actually been in the limelight much earlier in 2014 – although they failed to pursue funding at that time. Instead, their campaign went live after events…
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The Kickstarter campaign for Last Year may not have had much information beyond a basic pitch, but people were apparently very excited. By the end it raised over double the funding goal – $114,711 CAD in all. The pitch pegged this as an “asymmetrical multiplayer…
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Do you adore the American 50s culture? There’s definitely a lot of amazing styles and concepts that came from the time along with many amusing ideas about the future. It was a period of immense change in the country and as such even many who…
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