Very Early Access, But Much Potential Lies Within Dex by Nathaniel Liles [divider] As you all know, most of the games we play here are unfinished, be they demos, early access, betas, tech demos, or proofs of concept. There are an alarming number of ways…
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Hear ye, hear ye, extra, extra, or… Something like that. It’s news time. Time for the news. The time specifically set aside for you to read the news. That time. And what a great time it is! This Sunday, I’ll be telling the stranger-than-fiction tales…
A Walk In The Long Dark by Marcus Estrada [divider] The Long Dark had a mightily impressive Kickstarter campaign last year. Hinterland Studios raised over $250,000 for their survival sim and have been rolling out the alpha to backers. Although there’s no story mode currently…
It looks like the Maksym Pashanin drama is coming to a close; or at least part of it is. The Desert Sun is reporting that the Confederate Express and Knuckle Club developer that holed up in an Airbnb rental with his brother by way of…
Every week we take a brief look at all of the Kickstarter campaigns that launched in the previous week. This isn’t to say that all of these projects are worth your hard earned cash, but with any luck having all of them in one place…
Back in May, Black Forest Games launched a Kickstarter campaign for DieselStörmers to make it to Steam Early Access. Last month, they met their deadline and released the Early Access version of the game on Steam. I was able to interview Mario Ragusa from Black…
Every week (starting now at least) we take a brief look at all of the Kickstarter campaigns that launched in the previous week. This isn’t to say that all of these projects are worth your hard earned cash, but with any luck having all of…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t seems that every time a sketchy Kickstarter campaign launches there’s a small group of backers that are on the case to expose any potential improprieties. This hardcore group of sleuths go to great lengths to dig up dirt on rogue developers and their shady campaigns. …
Whispering Willows was launched on Kickstarter back in 2013 by Night Light Interactive, exceeding its funding goal by about $5K. Since then, it has been Greenlit on Steam and has been released on the OUYA. We can look forward to the Steam release on July…
Among The Sleep – Reviewed By Marcus Estrada [divider] Among the Sleep by Krillbite Studio gained a lot of attention during its Kickstarter campaign. Not only was it a horror game but it seemed to create something entirely unique in the saturated genre. In their…
Welcome to our weekly feature, “Question Of The Week.” As you can tell from that entirely original title each week we pose a question to our panel and they chime in with their opinions. No one sees one another’s responses until the story is posted,…
One More Chance In Last Life Another View of Last Life [divider] Ah, this beer. I can’t quite put my finger on it but I feel a little bit stronger. So many relied on these DNA-enhanced brewskis back in the day to give them a…
1, 2, Lucid Dreaming for You Another View of Lucid: The Awakening By Julie Morley [divider] “Greetings patient, I am Icarus. Listen carefully. You have one very important objective to achieve. If you fail to complete it, you will remain stuck in a loop until…
Just over a year ago, in January 2013, Joshua DeBonis received over $40,000 to create an RPG with a pretty intriguing premise. Instead of dragon-shouting or action-barring hoards of fantasy beasts, DeBonis’ game Meriwether: An American Epic takes players back to a time when finding…
I have to admit something; I was a bit of a nerd in my school years. I know, I know, it’s pretty difficult to believe when you see me now, but it’s true. There were two things that contributed to my childhood nerdom; computers and…
About Cliqist We love crowdfunding. We love gaming. That’s [divider] Who is Cliqist? Greg Micek – Editor – greg@cliqist.com Greg Micek has been writing on and off about games since the late nineties, always with a focus on indie games. He started DIYGames.com in 2000,…