For many people, Guitar Hero and Rock Band were just a fad, which is why it seems the gaming world has completely moved on from plastic musical instruments. As a lifelong music game fan, these titles were much more and brought about many great multiplayer…
Did you ever play and adore games like Alone in the Dark, Bioforge, Ecstatica, Dino Crisis, and Resident Evil? If so, you’ve got some very similar tastes to developer Brett Munro. He’s taken his love of these third person polygonal gameplay experiences and used them…
The puzzle platforming genre is packed full of games and I for one have enjoyed many of them. With that said, it’s hard to recall too many games that offer gameplay mechanics of the same style that Youropa presents. In this game, you play as…
In Pixel Galaxy you begin as a single pixel. From that tiny cube you can collect other pixels in space which expand your size. But watch out, getting larger in a shoot ’em up game seems like an incredibly dangerous proportion. After all, in…
In Song of the Firefly the world has ended. The air has become toxic and humans are almost all gone from the world. Only Sam, Sarah, and Doctor Williams seem to be around in post-apocalyptic Europe. That is, until Sarah goes missing. As her best…
Even if they don’t mean for it to be the case, many flight games are incredibly frustrating. At times its due to their rigid, obsessive adherence to reality. At other times its shoddy controls that are to blame. As such, flight has really lost its…
Code Avarice have had a heck of tough a time since their old-school roguelike shooter Paranautical Activity was successfully Kickstarted in 2013. Just like other crowdfunders, they brought their game to Steam Greenlight in hopes of getting onto Steam – the most envied platform for digital distribution….
The Oculus Rift is one of the hottest gaming accessories today despite still not having an actual “consumer version” up for sale. Tons of developers have created projects for it, many of which are horror experiences. Why horror? Never before have creepy games been able…
At Cliqist, I may just happen to be the biggest Boss Fight Books supporter among us. Although the campaign somewhat passed me by, the books created thanks to it did not. Over the past year I’ve reviewed three of their Season One titles: ZZT, Galaga, and…
Welcome to Mistland – The Children Another View of Knite and The Ghost Lights by Julie Morley [divider] Today marked the changing of the seasons. The leaves were changing their colors and tones, painting the trees in a vibrant palette of rich, fiery reds, oranges, and…
Empyrion Takes Galactic Survival a Step Further by Julie Morley [divider] Space simulation games have been a popular bunch as of late though each has been bringing something new to the table. Eleon Games Studio’s Empyrion : Galactic Survival may just be the most unique…
Aksel Junkkila Discusses Babylon 5 & FTL inspired Battlestation with Greg Micek [dropcap]A[/dropcap]nytime you describe a game using Babylon 5 and FTL it’s going to get some attention, and Battlestation: Humanity’s last hope is no exception. This roguelikeish strategy game allows you to do what…
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…
Thomas Finch on Death, Platforming, and Ethereal with Greg Micek Most independent videogames are labors of love, and plenty come from a very personal place within the heart of the developer. Ethereal, from Thomas Finch, is a whole other story though. What at first appears to…
We’ve covered Wake the Dreamer multiple times here on Cliqist, including a preview and even an interview with Ali Sakhapour, Wake the Dreamer’s creator. Back in August, Ali launched the Kickstarter campaign for Wake the Dreamer but unfortunately only $948 of the $50K funding goal…
Over ten years ago, Shannon Cusick and John Arras teamed up to form Orbis Games and create Virtual Horse Ranch. Back in 2003, Shannon put Virtual Horse Ranch online and never turned back – the player volume kept increasing year after year. Now, with ten years…