Ghost Song: A Journey of Hope is one of the most anticipated crowdfunded games from 2013. According to developer Matt White’s most recent update, though Ghost Song has come really far since funding, it’s not quite time for a Beta demo. Currently, Ghost Song…
The development process for Greed Monger since its funding back in 2012 has been demanding, tedious, and unpredictable. Greed Monger is a MMORPG like no other, concentrating on the crafting system, sandbox experience, and immersion. Despite the fact they were funded 300% over the funding…
It looks like the drama of the Confederate Express and Knuckle Club Kickstarters is continuing. Maksym Pashanin, the man behind the spritetastic strategy game Confederate Express, as well as being confusingly involved with 2D beat-em-up Knuckle Club, is involved in some even less savory behavior. In an…
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Will Dube Talks Vikings, Killing, & Jotun By Nathaniel Liles & Julie Morley [divider] We here at Cliqist love talking directly to developers about their games. We’re able to circumvent the usual PR fluff and get right to the questions we want the answers…
Man, it’s been a little while since we talked about Rain World, here on Cliqist, and I think we’re a bit long overdue for an update. With every Kickstarter campaign comes a slew of emotions: anticipation, excitement, joy, celebration, and satisfaction (hopefully). The backers are…
The Last Class Heroes Kickstarter Tragedy By Julie Morley [divider] Most, if not all, of the game developers approaching Kickstarter to fund their game are incredibly ambitious, passionate, and starry-eyed beyond description. They have a dream they want to see life breathed into and will…
With any project, really, there is a timeline scoping out when each portion of it will be completed and when releases are to be expected. Missing deadlines is one of the game developers most dreaded part of development. With Welcome to Boon Hill, a graveyard…
It’s been a few months since Toby’s Island was funded and twice monthly we’ve been seeing some amazing progress in the developer updates. Several new characters have come along, more music has been implemented, and the environment seems to grow in size and design significantly…
For the past couple of months, KING Art Games has been on top of things with their video blogs, or VLOGS, showcasing the in’s and out’s of developing their next classic style Adventure game The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 and their general development process altogether;…
He was a snot like no other. Way up high in the clouds lives a Mollusc God with the sniffles. He huffed and puffed and with an almighty sneeze, a holy snot was born into this world. With one final push, the Mollusc God granted…
Jotun is a dream Will Dube and a couple of collaborators cooked up that he’d love to seem come true. To attract further interest in the game, get tons of input for improvement, and raise funds so he can survive on Ramen for the entirety…
Inherit the Earth: Quest for the Orb gained a lot of popularity in the 90’s and in the mid 2000’s for its digital rerelease. The Inherit the Earth series are adventure point and click games taking place in the future of Earth where humans no…
Bacon for breakfast. Bacon bags. Bacon-flavored toothpaste. Bacon underwear. And now they put bacon in games. Sweet, delicious, greasy heart-attack inducing awesome now is a red, white, and blue suited superhero in his own game, wreaking all sorts of bacony havoc and ‘Mericaning all over…
He was not a hero, just an ordinary boy. One who’d witnessed friends, family, and other children like him taken away for no good reason. Being one of the only remaining awake children in the village, he had no choice. He had to do something….
It’s official, Black Forest Games’ run & gun game, DieselStormers has officially been released on Steam Early Access and the Steam keys are flying left and right. This project was funded on Kickstarter back in May, raising over $50k, which was enough to push production to…