[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]I[/dropcap]t seems like every month we now see a smattering of visual novel projects jumping into crowdfunding. This is hugely exciting for fans of the genre, especially considering how rare visual novels had previously been in the west. Lupiesoft were one of the earlier…
It seems ever since Hatoful Boyfriend started proliferating about the internet that more folks decided to do something “weird” with the typical visual novel formula. The latest of these unusual concepts is Panzermadels: Tank Dating Simulator. As the name implies, you’re going to get the chance…
Do you remember when Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater (and a multitude of extreme sport game copycats) were being released at a breakneck pace? Heck, even scooters got their own game! However, skateboarding dominated the field while other games saw only one or two releases. We’ve…
First person dungeon crawlers have been around since practically the dawn of video gaming and have been inspired by pen-and-paper games like Dungeon of Dragons even years earlier than that. So, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Indie Voyage is looking to make one…
[dropcap size=big]A[/dropcap]fter seeing some terrifying and beautiful things happen in Reign of Kings, one can only wonder “where can they go from here”? With the current market seeing more and more multiplayer sandbox survival titles cropping up, a more solidified approach to certain aspects of…
[dropcap size=big]S[/dropcap]ome games take real-life events, people, or ideas and use them as the basis of the story. In The Mystery of Oak Island Visionaire take on the centuries-old legend of a supposed treasure long buried in the soil of the island off of Nova…
Note: This review is for a game that is suitable for audiences 18 and older. Starfighter is an online sci-fi comic series which I got into thanks to a friend a few years back. Although I’ve not kept up recently, it was certainly an interesting…
We’ve covered The Grisaia Trilogy quite a lot here on Cliqist. After all, it was a majorly successful visual novel Kickstarter that raised $475,255 in all. There were many campaign highs and lows, but things are finally working themselves out. Case in point, The Fruit of…
Cyberpunk is a genre that takes society and gives it a harder edge. Both metaphorically and literally. Lacing “chrome” on the human form enhances their abilities, computing technology allows us to jump deep down the digital rabbit hole, and firefights aren’t uncommon in pretty much…
[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]n April 2014 a visual novel known as The Guardian’s Spell was funded successfully and made me completely happy. You see, I don’t just love visual novels in general, but most of their various sub-genres – in particular otome. Otome, or games wherein female…
[dropcap size=big]M[/dropcap]emories are a fickle thing. We can forget what happened in the past, whether deliberately or by accident, or what we believe to be true can be entirely false. How one remembers an event can be completely different from how someone else remembers it….
[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]here’s little doubt that inXile has dominated the Kickstarter scene lately in recent years. 2014’s Wasteland 2 arrived as a much lauded sequel to the 1988 classic, and Torment: Tides of Numenera is currently the most funded videogame on Kickstarter. Now, with The Bard’s Tale IV set continue…
Sometimes, gamers want to play something with a vast array of systems and potential such as The Witcher 3. Other times, all we might want is an incredibly simplified action experience. The latter is what Forest Warrior appeals to. It is a wave-based 2D action…
[dropcap size=big]A[/dropcap]lmost a year ago Mografi launched a Kickstarter project for an adventure game called Jenny LeClue. It’s the story of a young detective who, appropriately, solves mysteries. All Nancy Drew style. Anyway, they just released a “playable teaser” to whet our appetites while it…
So, here’s some news which backers of The Guardian’s Spell probably knew was coming but didn’t want to believe. Today Winged Cloud posted an update with only three lines of text. Here’s the entire post: “We’re refunding everyone who backed this campaign. The refund process will…