Every so often, I come across a crowdfunded game I’ve never heard of before and check to see what kind of coverage we’ve given it at Cliqist. A lot of the time, it turns out we haven’t given it any attention at all. As Executive…
Developer, Blyts came to our attention with their first attempt at funding an adventure title, Inspire Me. While this first campaign ultimately didn’t reach it’s goal, it proved that Blyts were capable of creating something noteworthy. When they returned 5 months later with a revised…
The story unfolds as your father, the Royal Executioner, stands accused of treason. Once he’s convicted you realize that it is your duty to take not only his life, but also his position. Things escalate from there in Lesser Evil Games’ psychological horror RPG, The Executioner. Gameplay…
Pixel Titans just released their crowdfunded, low-polygon FPS 90’s nostalgia trip, Strafe. The game promised to be “the fastest, bloodiest, deadliest, most adjective-abusing, action-packed first-person shooter of 1996” pulling in over $200,000 on Kickstarter in 2015. Unfortunately, amidst the usual bug-filled chaos of launch, the…
Last week we delved into the world of crowdfunded video game books. A vast majority of them focus on Nintendo and old computers, but not all of them. Unbound has a few computer focused books, and Indiegogo remains a wasteland. Kickstarter though is home to…
The best way to please backers is to consistently deliver on your campaign promises. Larian Studios wanted to raise $500,000 with their Divinity: Original Sin 2 Kickstarter back in 2015. When the campaign was funded in less than 12 hours, they realized this was their…
Last summer, Stunmason Games tried to bring their sci fi adventure, StarFlint to life through crowdfunding. Ultimately, they were unable to reach their €40,000 funding goal, but they promised that backers hadn’t seen the last of them. Now, they’ve launched an updated, more polished Kickstarter campaign…
Within the last few months, Indiegogo performed some housekeeping. It’s hard to put an exact date on when since they made these changes with such little fanfare. We’ve chronicled Indiegogo’s failings in the past, especially with games, but perhaps they’re turning a new leaf. One…
If you remember Lionhead Studios, you’ll remember Peter Molyneux’s propensity for embellishing certain features in upcoming Fable games. An occasional point of contention, it was almost enough to make you wonder what Fable could have accomplished without having to aspire to such wildly optimistic (occasionally unrealistic)…
Earlier this year Valve announced that they were discontinuing their Steam Greenlight distribution method. From an indie perspective this could make it more difficult for developers to get their games on Steam. Whether or not this is a good thing depends mostly on your perception…
Making a game is a learning process. No amount of experience or planning can eliminate all issues and setbacks. It’s just part of game development. Indie developer Jean-Baptiste de Clerfayt outlined his own puzzle design hangups in a recent update for Lancelot’s Hangover. Having raised €10,717 on Kickstarter to bring…
When backers pledge their support for a crowdfunded project they have the reasonable expectation of developers keeping them updated. While it can be difficult to hit just the right mark between too many or too few updates, most agree that content trumps quantity in backer…
The story of The Long Dark stretches back to 2013 when the project was first pitched on Kickstarter. Since then the title has enjoyed considerable success on Steam’s Early Access program. Or, more accurately, part of the project has enjoyed success. When The Long Dark…
Earlier this week we introduced the staggeringly popular Kickstarter campaign for upcoming MMORPG, Ashes of Creation. The project has won the hearts and dollars of over 7K backers. It had already raised roughly $1,296,200 when I wrote this article. If you haven’t checked it out yet, you should…
There’s nothing like cracking open a new book. You get that fresh smell of paper, the pages rubbing between your fingertips, and a nice memento to put on your shelf that makes you look smart. Plus, books are retro. With the advent of e-books on…
When BillyGoat Entertainment Kickstarted their shamelessly British point and click adventure game, Her Majesty’s SPIFFING, they already had plans to make it episodic. Clearly, it would take several games to do justice to their burly protagonist, Captain Frank Lee English. They used the campaign to fund development for…