[dropcap size=big]W[/dropcap]ell, it was bound to happen eventually. The Kickstarter campaign for the fantasy RPG Mooncrest has been canceled by the developers. Based on what I saw of the pitch I was certain it would fail. Not because I like seeing projects flounder. Far from…
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Serena has been a gamer since an early age and was brought up with the classic adventure games by Sierra On-Line, LucasArts, and Infocom. She's been an active member on Kickstarter since early 2012 and has backed a large number of crowdfunded games, mostly adventures. You can also find her writing for Kickstart Ventures and evn.moe.
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The Eighties called. They want their game back. Seriously, Bootleg Systems looks like something that neon obsessed futurists would come up with if they had today’s technology. And I’ll be honest here. I think it looks beautiful. There may not be a whole lot to…
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Endless runner fans will now be treated to the mecha action of MechRunner as it finally has a tentative release schedule. While there is no official release date yet, it does look like a November launch for the Steam Machine console. Unfortunately, it looks like…
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[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]’ve been waiting to get my hands on a demo for Order of Ataxia: Initial Effects ever since I first heard about the Kickstarter campaign. Besides being a visual novel, which is a genre that I really enjoy playing, it also delves into a subject…
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When I first read the tagline for CivCraft I thought the premise was going to fall flat from the start. After all, it’s not often that you see a first-person RPG melded with open world RTS gameplay. But, after looking at the pitch as a…
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[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]’ll be the first to admit that I’ve never heard of the Snarf comic strip for Dragon Magazine, although I am familiar with the periodical. I’ll also admit to not being familiar with the name of Larry Elmore. Before you strip me of my…
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There’s just something about side scrolling shooters. I’m not a fan of the genre, but that’s mostly because I suck at playing them. Still, Water: The World in Chaos does look like an interesting take on the style of gameplay even if it’s probably one…
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It’s usually weird to see a horror adventure game paired up with a cute fantasy game but really I knew that this was going to happen eventually with OhNoo Studios offering copies of their first crowdfunded game Tormentum to tiers at and above $29 for…
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Most games that have Beta builds waiting for backers to try out usually don’t give a checklist rundown of the planned road ahead. However, it looks like PULSAR: Lost Colony is one of the rare exceptions. In the latest update for the state of the game…
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It’s time for the release of yet another spooky looking adventure game. STASIS is a top-down isometric experience set on a creepily abandoned spaceship that looks to give Alien a run for its money. Anyone who enjoys a good sci-fi horror tale should check this…
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Who says that games can’t be educational? Well, Matej Jan for one. Retronator Pixel Art Academy is a project for his master’s thesis at Stanford University about making pixel art. That’s right. A pixel game about making pixel art. Here’s the thing, though. He’s committed…
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All right. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. AJ Tilley is back on Kickstarter. I’ve stopped counting how many he’s ran and how many accounts he has, but most of them are at least for different titles. This is the third time that…
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Remember when I pointed out that sci-fi god game Maia‘s starting to get more updates released? Well, the build 0.49 that they promised has finally arrived. Or at least should have by the time you read this. According to the latest update weapons for the…
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Do you like noir games? Sure you do. And Nosebound is looking to be another great addition to the roster. It’s a point and click adventure game set during the height of the film noir craze where you play as the hard boiled gumshoe Ray…
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Hey, so remember that creepy but friendly clown that we’ve been talking about? That’s right. Dropsy. Well, his adventures finally have a release date. Come September 10th you can play with him to your heart’s content. Make friends, scare people, and just be a clown…
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Sometimes a project comes along where you just have to do a double-take and try to figure out where the developers are coming from. Unfortunately, it looks like Mooncrest might be one of these. It is an RPG with both “Souls”-style gameplay and challenging puzzles…