Some games are beautiful and some are just drop dead gorgeous. I’m not saying that the graphics for XING are the best that I’ve seen but it comes pretty damn close. And the developers keep on improving their techniques as the game continues to evolve….
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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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We’ve seen other projects decide to introduce an achievement system in order to get backers and other fans to spread the word about the game and as of now Nova Blitz is no exception. And by unlocking certain milestones backers can earn some amazing swag….
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Steam’s early access platform is a great way to get people to help out with knocking out last minute bugs and giving feedback before a game goes live and crowdfunded games are no exception. Just released on Early Access is the zombie apocalypse co-op game…
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Killmonday just announced the release date for their point-and-click horror adventure game Fran Bow. Their latest update revealed that it will be unveiled to the public on August 27, so in a month you’ll be able to experience the horror firsthand. Along with this announcement…
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[dropcap size=big]W[/dropcap]ho says that adventure games have to have the pixelated charm of yesteryear or 3D realism? Certainly not the development team behind Tsioque, a cute and somewhat humorous animated adventure game with graphics worthy of an animated feature. While the pitch alone was enough…
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For those who have been following the campaign for Legends of Fire & Steel know by now that Boomzap decided to cancel the campaign with only hours left remaining. While it was obvious that they weren’t going to make it without a small miracle I…
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[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]’m not a huge fan of space simulators, but when I caught Interstellaria on Kickstarter the pitch brought back fond memories of playing a similar game called SunDog on my Atari ST. Unfortunately, the nostalgia factor only goes so far in deciding if a…
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[dropcap size=big]H[/dropcap]ere’s the thing. I’m a hardcore CCG fan. I have been since the days of Magic: The Gathering’s 4th edition. So, it should come as no surprise that as soon as I saw Nova Blitz on Kickstarter that I had to check it out….
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[dropcap size=big]B[/dropcap]ack during the campaign for Fictiorama Studios’ post-apocalyptic adventure Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today they offered as a $5 add-on a text adventure prequel to the game. And those of us who decided to give to the cause got the download code before it…
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IndieGogo has been host to some pretty well received adventure games in the past, and another one has just hit the site. Foxtail is a homage to the classic pixelated point and click adventure days in that you, well, point and click. But there’s more…
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[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]t’s sad to see a crowdfunding project not make their goal. It’s even sadder to see the developers decide to cancel the run while there’s still time left on the clock. Unfortunately, it looks as if the latter is the case for the platformer…
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Who wants a completely hand drawn 2D adventure game with graphics that would look great as an animated movie? I know I would. And that’s exactly what Alek Wasilewski, with the help of OhNoo Studios (creators of the fantastic Tormentum), has set out to do…
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[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]’ve been enjoying the episodic adventure game AR-K as it’s been released and with each chapter it continues to unravel the mystery of the mysterious golden orb and how it relates to the equally mysterious District 8. In The Great Escape, the third installment…
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You’re in command of the sole surviving ship in the fleet. You’re being pursued by relentless aliens bent on harvesting your species. It’s up to you to survive the onslaught and recruit a ragtag group of allies to take the fight to them. If this…
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Dean is a platypus. Dean hates being a platypus. Dean decides to take out his anger on being a platypus on other creatures that actually make sense in nature. Dean has finally gotten the chance to take it all out thanks to the mobile game…
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Two years after being funded on Kickstarter, real-time strategy game Satellite Reign has finally reached its beta phase with all of the bells and whistles and other noise makers ready to play to those who’ve had access to the early builds. Build 0.8 is now up…