Snow-Bound Shootout. Kôna VS The Long Dark By Julie Morley [divider] Kôna, developed by Parabole from Quebec, launched on Kickstarter recently and there’s a lot of people excited about it. Upon reading through the Kickstarter page and getting a feel for what this game is…
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Backers of The Long Dark got some good news today, which means everyone interested in he snow-bound survival sim also get good news. First off is that the sandbox alpha has been sent to more backers (hello!). While it doesn’t contain any of the games’ mysterious…
We here at Cliqist.com are completely excited about The Long Dark since the beginning, and why wouldn’t we be? It’s a stylized, survival game that takes place in a post-disaster Northern wilderness. You must be strategic and careful as you explore giant environments, controlling you…
The Long Dark is an interesting beast, and we have some backer-only details to share with those of you who are excited about the upcoming release of this first-person survival adventure. In The Long Dark, heavy emphasis is placed on immersion and exploration, working alongside…
The fine folks over at Hinterland Games, creators of the highly anticipated survival sim The Long Dark, have sent out a bundle of screenshots. Keep in mind, these are all in-game screens, not concept art or cutscenes. The graphics are certainly unique, so it’ll be…
Hinterland Games, creators of the much anticipated survival sim The Long Dark posted a sizable update to the games’ Kickstarter page today. The Reader Digest version of it is that production continues, with lots of in-game systems being incorporated into the game such as time…
The folks over at Hinterland have posted a new update to the Long Dark Kickstarter page; it includes the usual stuff, including information on Steam, some gameplay details, and the latest press coverage of their snowy first person survival sim. Most interestingly though is that…
Bit of a rollercoaster ride for the Hinterland team and their Kickstarter campaign for The Long Dark. Just last week it was looking like the funding may or may not come through. However, as you can see below they saw an influx of donations, more-so…
If you’ve ever read Cormac McCarthy’s The Road then you know how depressing, painful, and hopeless it is. Now imagine The Road took place in a snow choked forest deep inside Canada. Makes you shudder to even think about it, doesn’t it? That brings us…
Blasphemous hit Kickstarter release last year swinging with big selling points of meticulous pixel art, brutal combat, non-linear progression and an evocative religious mood, all of which was judged to clock in at an admirable $333,246. After being successfully funded, Blasphemous has been steadily moving forward, featuring a series of…
Raphael van Lierop, Director for Hinterland Games, recently discussed his team’s decision to leave /r/thelongdark back in May of 2017, expressing the need for developers to stand up to abuse from community members. A Bit of Background In the Spring of 2017, The Long Dark…
The folks over at Hinterland Games have posted a Kickstarter update to share some new merchandise that’s worth taking a look at. The studio behind the fantastic Early Access survival sim The Long Dark are selling clothes, coffee mugs, a hatchet, and artwork through the…
Light&Dark takes the ever popular rouguelike genre and breathes a kooky, Wednesday Addams sort of life into it. Developed by Under the Stairs and ZEROLife, Light&Dark‘s premise isn’t too different from something like Luigi’s Mansion. You know, if it were a 2D rouguelike platformer. You play…
Beholder was released on Steam in 2016, it has now been ported to Switch along with the DLC package Blissful Sleep. You take on the role of Carl, a man living under a 1984-esque totalitarian regime. As the landlord of a job of some government flats, Carl is responsible for monitoring the…
After covering the Kickstarter for The Darkside Detective: Season 2, Cliqist followed up with the project’s Ireland-based developer, Spooky Doorway, for an email interview. As the developing game’s title indicates, this is not Spooky Doorway’s first trip to the Darkside. Released on multiple platforms, The…
Get ready for a return trip to the bizarre town of Twin Lakes as developer Spooky Doorway’s Kickstarter for The Darkside Detective: Season 2 stocks up for the journey. Playing Catch-Up The first season of The Darkside Detective by developer Spooky Doorway entertained people with…