[dropcap size=big]H[/dropcap]urry Timmy get in the house, the evil is coming! Yes I’m sure it’s coming, it has been moving toward our town for some time now. No Timmy, don’t be scared we have a mechanical golem to protect us. No son, it’s not a…
[dropcap size=big]L[/dropcap]aunched on January 24th, the Project Scissors: NightCry (henceforth referred to simply as “NightCry”) looked to have absolutely everything going for it. Despite what I believed to be a lackluster version of the product on display, funds poured right in at launch. Thanks to…
[dropcap size=big]A[/dropcap]s kids we all played Oregon Trail, but for all the millennials who grew up without the joys of this educational game here is what the usual Oregon Trail game session is like: “Ooh I can pick my profession. Now I get to buy…
[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]f you’ve read our two previous articles about DMCA and its effects on Kickstarter then you’re already well aware of what’s going on. However, neither of these posts focused on video game content specifically. Since we at Cliqist are gamers that’s exactly what this…
[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]E[/dropcap]very month Kickstarter sees a great many wonderful successes. A few campaigns are lucky enough to be funded within days of launch while others stress us out with near photo finishes. Of course, there’s not infinite money and backers to go around so not…
February was an incredible month for crowdfunding. Not to say there’s ever a dull month, but a surprising amount of excellent projects which launched in January finally finished. Unlike previous years, it also appeared that very few campaigns could see fuding straight out of the…
Every week, we trawl through Kickstarter, IndieGogo and almost every other crowdfunding site where we’ll be able to find people raising money to create games. And every week, we’re left both awestruck by many of the games that are being crowdfunded, as well as disappointed that…
[dropcap size=big]S[/dropcap]o, it turns out God is real. And She’s a female. And a deer. Yes, the concept of The Deer God is immediately weird, but don’t let that put you off. Some of the other parts of the game may do that for you, anyway. In The…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ith the vast number of games coming out each week it is often a wonder that anyone buys something when it is not on sale. It also makes sense that people have become so much more critical of the constant stream of products flowing in…
[dropcap size=big]H[/dropcap]e..Hel…Hello everyone, I’m sorry for the gli…glit…glitch text but I have recently come into contact with new game Glitch Hunter on Kickstarter and I think my computer got a con..con…contact glitch from me looking at their page. One second let me fix this one…
CAUTION: Minor spoilers ahead. Consider yourself warned. [dropcap size=big]E[/dropcap]veryone wishes they could have a single superpower. Flying, invisibility, being Batman, time travel, and immortality are usually pretty high on the list. I hate heights though, and being invisible sounds really cool at first until you…
[dropcap size=big]S[/dropcap]o the monsters from Dark Souls, Dante from Dante’s Inferno, Samus, and Simon from Castlevania decided to have a slumber party; and when they woke up Infernax was there. Infernax is in the metroidvania style of games in that it is a low-bit game,…
Pure unadulterated terror, pants wetting fear, and shriekingly uncontrollable horror are rare in today’s gaming market considering the scariest game these days is one where animatronic mascots jump-scare you to death. So it is great to see a game really grasp subtlety in storytelling and innovative gameplay,…
[dropcap size=big]W[/dropcap]elcome to the Cave of Destiny brave adventurer! I am the voice of the heroes! I will be your guide throughout your journey to becoming a great…wait what? You’re not an adventurer who is seeking fortune and glory? You’re looking for…a missing cow. But…
MMOs can be great fun but at some point everyone must log off to take care of “real life” activities. Lea doesn’t have this choice. In CrossCode, protagonist Lea has found herself trapped within the fictional MMO called CrossWorlds. All she can do is go…