Lifeless Planet – Early Access Review By Megan Mellers [divider] The first thing I do in Lifeless Planet is almost die. Which is appropriate, considering the title.I awaken as a dumpy little astronaut, dazed to discover himself next to his space shuttle on a strange…
As hard as it may be to believe, not all games on Kickstarter and IndieGoGo are platformers, roguelikes, dating sims, or Oculus Rift enabled. Some of the games are a bit more straightforward, like CasinoRPG from GoldFire Studios. Funded on Kickstarter in early 2013 for…
Escape Hatch Entertainment has announced some release dates for their “rebellious stepchild of Wing Commander, X-wing, and Freespace 2” space shooter, Starlight Inception. Given that it’s been exactly two years since the Kickstarter launched it’s understandable if people are anxious to get their hands on…
Red Meat Games have announced that episode 1 of Steel & Steam is complete and ready for purchase. The game is described as a JRPG fantasy steampunk adventure, with gameplay and graphics that harkens back to the classic sprite-based RPGs on the Genesis and SNES. …
There’s Bloom Enough for the Both of Us By Brad Jones [divider] [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he arduous development of Studio Fawn’s Bloom has met yet another hurdle in the form of a similarly titled project by students on a game design program at the University of Southern California….
By now you’ve at least heard of the Chaos Reborn Kickstarter campaign. It was put together by famed designed Julian Gollop – of X-Com and Laser Squad fame to name but two of his classics – to bring the world an updated version of his…
The folks over at Counterplay Games have posted the first gameplay video preview of their currently Kickstarting strategy game Duelyst. We’ve covered Duelyst a fair amount since it launched on Kickstarter back in early March, including an interview with designer Keith Lee, and a feature…
Bass roppin’ Shootn’ By Julie Morley [divider] To be frank, Dubstep was not a genre I particularly favor. In the recent years, it has risen to popularity quite strongly and it seems just about everyone I know is knowledgeable of Dubstep. But there is something…
Platform puzzle games are usually a decent breeding ground for originality and creativity due to how simplistic the mechanics of running and jumping are. It’s a strong familiar foundation that, if built upon correctly, can completely transcend its original genre and become something new and…
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]ighly customizable games have been all the rage lately, so it’s no surprise to see quite a few looking for a home and some funding on Kickstarter, but unfortunately, in a sea of uninspired Minecraft and Terraria clones, it’s hard to see a gem when…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t’s a bit of a niche, but there’s a huge audience for train simulation games, and the ground-breaking Trainz: A New Era, currently being developed by N3V Games and successfully funded in December, has just released some info regarding when exactly their game will take…
Survival and exploration game Frontiers was successfully funded in July of last year, but that doesn’t mean it’s too late to give the devs a helping hand in getting their product to as many people as possible. On March 30th, Frontiers was unleashed onto Steam…
We’ve already talked about Broken Sword: Serpent’s Curse. In fact, our very own Moe Long, Cliqist’s VP of shark punching, has already covered Episode 1, and is putting together a Broken Sword retrospective for fans of the series and newcomers alike. Well, lucky for us…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter a healthy Alpha period, the developers over at Larian Studios are releasing the beta build of Divinity: Original Sin on the Early Access platform of choice: Steam. For those of you who backed the game at the appropriate levels the beta will be available for…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he gritty reboot of the gritty source material of Carmageddon: Reincarnation has finally begun its decisive Early Access period preempting its full launch, so if you decided to back the game way back in April and June of 2012, you’ll finally get to sample the…
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]urvival horror, to its long-time friends, is dying off as jump scares and cheap imagery garner all the attention, and many gamers who grew up with Resident Evil or Silent Hill mourn the loss of properly built tension and fear. Now, a few modern-day exceptions…
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