From the makers of Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor comes There Might Be Ponds, a cute but uniquely odd game at IndieCade 2017. Initially seeming like a harmless adventure of girl finding a weird but cute garden while searching for a pond, the game’s uniqueness will hit you as…
Cosmic Top Secret sounds kind of wild but felt, well, familiar. You play as an adult who finds out your dad has kind of a secret past he won’t tell you about unless you can show him you know enough about what was going on…
If human beings are indeed not alone in the sprawling universe, I hope for two things. One, that their culture does not carry with it a galaxy-wide, prophetic doomsday. Two, that when we visit their planets they left kick-ass technology idling that we may play…
Before leaving to join Arcade Distillery, Conrad Zimmerman worked at Cliqist behind the scenes as an editor. It was my idea, as Executive Editor (whatever that means) to bring him aboard, and Cliqist’s founder and Editor-in-Chief Greg Micek agreed. For those three months, Zimmerman helped…
I wasn’t sure what to expect with Where the Water Tastes Like Wine (previous coverage). I knew it was going to be story based with multiple endings and stories to uncover, but I figured there’d be combat still, a series of pictures, maybe a simple overworld UI where…
The world is a well-connected place these days. The internet has played a big role in shrinking borders, as much as some people hate that fact. Information can be shared with anyone and everyone, whether you want it to be or not. The idea of…
IndieCade2017 was held the same week as Blade Runner 2049, and oddly enough, it was also crammed with not-so-utopian sci-fi worlds. Most are funny and use interesting tech, like Virtual Virtual Reality, but some are more traditional with a twist, like OneShot. In honor of both, here’s a look…
You may want to take a seat before reading this next sentence, maybe get a glass of water or take a deep breath. Unbox (the console version is called Unbox: Newbie’s Adventure) is a modern day 3D platformer that isn’t trying to model itself off…
The mud squishes beneath the men’s boots as they secure the farmhouse. Sarge delivers his orders in a calm, calculated voice as the team rush to their positions. As their enemies circle they can only hope that they are ready. Nothing but training and teamwork…
Inspired by beloved titles like Harvest Moon, Bastion, Zelda, and the Elder Scrolls series, a handful of AAA industry vets founded Prideful Sloth Studios in 2015. They created this new studio for “the sole purpose of making beautiful worlds for you to explore, traverse and…
I’m a sucker for a good adventure game. No matter the subject matter, I’ll at least give it a shot. The sequel to the first Bertram Fiddle game, A Bleaker Predicklement, is both entertaining and punny. It’s certainly worth a look if you’re into period comedy…
My Time at Portia isn’t your typical post-apocalyptic world. For starters, swarms of the undead and wandering hordes of murder bandits aren’t out for your blood, so you know, one less worry. In fact you’d be forgiven for ignoring the implications of a world-ending event…
You may have missed it, but on September 12th, Kickstarter announced they were officially open to creators from Japan. Considering this news was initially teased over four months ago, I was beginning to think it was never going to happen. But now it finally has,…
Being an even moderately well-known game developer can be a double-edged sword in crowdfunding. On the one hand, it’s always reassuring to have someone who knows what they are doing at the helm of a project. Backers love getting behind a name they trust. On…
Roughly one month out from the release of his popular prison break sim sequel, we reached out to Chris Davis of Mouldy Toof Studios to recap his success with The Escapists. Davis has come a long way from being a one-man development team crowdfunding his…
I enjoy a good casual experience from time to time, this includes the occasional match 3 game. However, to really capture my attention it needs to have something I don’t normally see in the genre. Enter Rescue Quest Gold. This is a match 3 title…