Remember After Reset? Think back a couple months, it was an RPG set in a post apocalyptic world that felt very Fallout-ish. When we last spoke of the game we said it had “…everything you could want; cool post apocalyptic setting, non-linear story, tons of…
I Was Wrong About Xenonauts By Brad Jones [divider] For me, X-COM: UFO Defense is one of the best video games ever made. It’s one of the few games that I would wholeheartedly recommend to anyone—even though I know that it’s many archaic intricacies are…
Adrift by fist time developer Seth Howell is described as a “curiosity driven first person adventure game.” What’s that mean? It means that while Adrift may have the open world mechanics of something like Skyrim, it doesn’t push you towards an end goal of markers and waypoints. …
By Greg Micek [divider] Note: The opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Cliqist.com. Someone recently asked me how Cliqist is different than my previous web effort, aren’t all crowdfunded games simply indie games? Why not let the…
By Marcus Estrada [divider] If one thing is certain about the current state of gaming, it’s that adventure games never actually died. As of late, the genre seems increasingly active with new titles arriving with increasing frequency. AR-K is one such adventure game from Gato…
Barely a week into its campaign and the team at “aheartfulofgames” has surpassed the 50% funding mark on Heart & Slash. The 3rd person roguelike brawler features an adorable robot named Heart that malfunctions and starts fighting against the powers of standardization in order to…
Did you ever play Lunar Lander as a kid and think to yourself, “Hey, why can’t I blow everything up?” Of course you didn’t, that game came out in a different time, when games were both simpler and more difficult. But just because you didn’t…
Every now and then a game pops up that flies right over my head. Not that it’s a bad game, or unremarkable, but that it requires a way of thinking that I’m not used to. Take Seadelphica, for example. I see a dolphin game where…
I’ll keep this short and sweet to save you some time. The La-Mulana 2 demo has been released. You can grab it here if you’re on Windows or Mac. According to an update from Playism and NIGORO the demo gives a taste of the game,…
The folks over at Warhorse Studios posted a pretty significant Kingdom Come update today, with news that should make a number of people happy. First off there’s news that Kingdom Come will be breaking out of its original PC holding and will be released for…
By Julie Morley [divider] I just don’t believe it is going to have an effect on me. When it comes to horror games, I am fearless! All of them are the same to me: predictable and easy to navigate through. But somehow, my friends say…
If you haven’t heard of Darkest Dungeon from Red Hook Studios yet then you must not pay attention to crowdfunding. Since launching on Kickstarter on February 10th with a total funding target of $75,000, the creepy looking RPG has gone on to get press everywhere…
By Brad Jones [divider] Note: The opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Cliqist.com. Greg, we need to talk. I hate to put you on blast like this, but it’s time we had a serious chat about crowdfunding. It…
GhostControl Inc. – Reviewed by Marcus Estrada [divider] Updated June 17th, 2014. Our review of GhostControl Inc. initially ran in February. However, the developer was not content with that being the final version. In preparation for the game’s Steam launch a host of new features…
By Marcus Estrada [divider] If you’re a fan of Kickstarter, IndieGogo, or other forms of crowdfunding then you’ve likely come across a handful of games describing themselves as “visual novels” or “dating sims”. Unfortunately, many gamers outside of Japan have never even heard of…
Rebuild: Gangs of Deadsville By Charlotte “Charlie” Humphries [divider] The survivors found me cowering in a dustbin. “We have food and shelter better than this bin. Join us.” There were five of them all with different skills – builder, scavengers, soldiers. The leader – Naomi…
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