You might be asking yourself right now what a post about Kerbal Space Program is doing on Cliqist as the game never hit Kickstater. While that may be true, it sure did receive a heck of a lot of pre-release funding in other ways… but…
You know, some visual novels really are wish or fantasy fulfillment. Dating sims, in particular, tend to create worlds where every possible person you might be interested in romance with has the potential to respond in kind. So, what happens when you enter a world…
[dropcap size=small]I[/dropcap]f you’re an Xbox Live subscriber then you’re probably well aware of the Games With Gold system. For those that have a PlayStation device, you can consider Games With Gold a similar system to PlayStation Plus with a few differences. Most notably, if you…
Have you ever wanted to play a game where you didn’t have to have a twitchy trigger finger, reflexes like a cat, or the need to solve every puzzle on the planet? Chris Crawford has taken to Kickstarter to develop Siboot, a game based less…
Action-adventures aren’t that popular of a gaming genre when compared to other play styles, but it is still beloved enough to warrant the occasional title. And Beyond the Mountain aims to take this and make it its own. 8 bit boomerang is touting this game…
Fans of The Bards Tale rejoice as Brian Fargo just announced in the latest update for The Bards Tale IV that everyone who pledges at least $20 to the campaign will receive free copies of the original trilogy once the clock ticks down to zero….
[dropcap size=big]W[/dropcap]hen it comes to gaming, my genre of choice has always been adventures. These types of games have always held a special place in my heart and have given me the most joy when sitting in front of a computer. So, it should come…
Looking for a new roguelike? If so, you’re in luck because the genre is always teeming with new entrants. The newest of the new is Haven’s Demise by Bandana Studios. It might not completely reinvent the wheel, but it seems fun anyway. The basics are…
Given the complex nature of RPGs, it makes sense that we don’t see them quite so often as other genres on Kickstarter and Indiegogo. With that said, a surprisingly polished-looking game by the rather verbose name of Remnants of Twilight: Age of Arius just hit Kickstarter…
It’s a shame that we don’t tend to see as many successes on Indiegogo as we do on Kickstarter, but when we do, they’re basically confirmed as awesome projects. Yatagarasu Attack on Cataclysm was one such project which saw $118,243 worth of success on Indiegogo. That…
Chances are, if you haven’t been anticipating Armikrog then you might not be a fan of point and click adventure games. Those that are, well, they should be celebrating right about now. Back in 2013, Pencil Test Studio successfully funded Armikrog to the tune of…
[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]hree years ago Cyberpunk action-RPG Project Lodus launched on Kickstarter. The team behind the game, then known as Leviathan Interactive, sought funding to get a vertical slice demo to show off to potential publishers to pick up the title. A month later they managed…
[dropcap size=big]S[/dropcap]ince the hype for platformer titles died off in the early 2000s we’ve been anxiously awaiting a title that would bring back the excitement we felt in the late ‘90s. With flagship titles like Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong 64 showing us unique and imaginative…
We here at Cliqist love crowdfunded games, but we are gamers just like you guys, and that means we play, well, everything. The “Not Crowdfunded, But…” series will be a regular dose of non-crowdfunded magic from us to you, covering everything from the latest Gears of…
[dropcap size=big]E[/dropcap]very week we take a brief look at all of the Kickstarter video game 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…
[dropcap size=big]S[/dropcap]ome very impressive space RTS games have been showing up recently with some very attractive and in-depth features. Many developers are taking a hybrid approach, combining elements of gameplay from other genres and expertly fusing them to the real time strategy genre. Putting the…