When it comes to gaming I prefer to have my experiences on either PC or console. While I usually have no problem with seeing projects having mobile ports, I always shy away from ones that are being catered exclusively to that market. Thankfully, enough fans…
Serena Nelson
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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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It’s been about two months since Cyberpunk RPG Dex was released to the public and fans have been able to play it on multiple platforms. Unfortunately, one distribution site refused to host the game. According to the latest update GOG.com declined their request to take…
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[dropcap size=big]K[/dropcap]ickstarter is a great platform for getting ideas funded but there are areas where it lacks a simple interface for both backers and project creators alike. I’d be so bold to say that with each change the site makes they either break more things…
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[dropcap size=big]W[/dropcap]hen I discovered Gender Bender DNA Twister Extreme via Indie Royale I wasn’t sure what I was getting myself into. All I knew about it was that the playable characters had reversed their biological sex through some freaky deaky accident. I’m certainly no stranger…
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[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]’ve been a die-hard adventure game fan since the dawn of the genre and I’ve seen pretty much every type of interface known to man. From the text parser of interactive fiction to the dawn of point and click verb icons and the more recent…
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After roughly half a year of silence, the team working on 16-bit RPG Elysian Shadows finally released an update regarding the current state of the game. This is due, at least in part, to the main developer not wanting to show anything less than perfect….
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[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]t’s always sad to see a Kickstarter project make it to the end but not reach its funding goal. Unfortunately, it looks like Song of Horror is going to be one of them. With less than two days left on the clock it’s barely…
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A little over a month ago Matt Gilgenbach announced that he’ll be running another Kickstarter campaign for the upcoming psychological horror game Devastated Dreams. You can read our preview if you want more information on the plot. With that said, the latest update for Neverending…
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As the clock continues to tick down towards the end of the campaign for The Bards Tale IV more stretch goals have been slowly added. The first two, additional companions and an enhanced crafting system, have already been busted through. But, there’s still a lot…
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[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]he ongoing saga of Dreamfall Chapters continues in the third book, Realms, as we continue to unravel the mysteries surrounding Zoe Castillo and Kian Alvane. Some of the burning questions left unanswered in the second book start to unravel and become apparent while more…
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Stop motion side scrolling adventure game Knite & The Ghost Lights has been in development since September 2013 and it is still chugging along. Creating all of the scenes and characters from scratch, molding them into the final shapes that you’ll see in the game, and…
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A year ago Lunar Ray Games busted onto Kickstarter with their 2D Metroidvania platformer game Timespinner. They had asked for only $50,000 and managed to triple that amount before the campaign ended in August. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like the original release date will be…
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Recently the Edge of Space Kickstarter got hacked and apparently a mass e-mail was sent out to backers asking for sensitive information like credit card numbers. For anyone even remotely familiar with Internet security this should have sent up huge red flags immediately. Thankfully, it looks…
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There’s some major news going on around Obsidian Entertainment’s Pillars of Eternity isometric RPG. By now you’ve had ample time to play through the core game, level up, and do some major questing. There will be some quality of life upgrades coming soon as well…
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[dropcap size=big]L[/dropcap]ove it or hate it, episodic games are here to stay. Especially with regards to crowdfunding games. We’ve seen a fair number recently have to split their game into two or more parts for one reason or another and there’s been a decent amount…
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The wait for the third book in the Dreamfall Chapters saga is over. As of today anyone who bought the game on Steam will get an automatic update, assuming it’s already installed. If not, then you can re-download it and play the next chapter in…