Back in March of 2015, Canada based Berzerk Studios secured CA$ 4,329 on Kickstarter. They were in the process of developing a horror inspired 8-bit ARPG called Infernax. After the campaign, the team realized they weren’t happy with the work they’d already completed. They decided to…
I love a good queer game, especially if it’s on the more adult side of storytelling. I’ll admit I’m far from a prude. I’ve enjoyed plenty of “H-games” in my time, after all. So, when Alpha’s Adventures was suggested to me by Kickstarter I decided to…
Day in and day out the process repeats itself. You spend your life as just another cog in the corporate machine. Maybe you make it home to repeat the pattern all over again. That is, until the day you don’t. It’s not something you’d want…
Who in the world is Lobster Sundew? Lobster, otherwise known as Ian Kragh, is one of the most prolific miners of Kickstarter video game data around. Read almost any Kickstarter thread in a video game forum and you’ll most likely seem him chime in with…
When it comes to crowdfunding games, these days I get a bit more discerning with what I back. Pretty much gone are the days where you can easily get an idea funded without much to show for it. Kickstarter has reached a point where you…
I’m always looking for a new and interesting adventure game. I also love a good Cyberpunk story. Even better would be if it has some sort of hacking element. And it looks like Ama’s Lullaby has plenty of all three. All it took was to see…
We’re wrapping out Double Fine Adventure week with a review of Broken Age, what else? A quick reminder how reviews work here at Cliqist. Instead of just telling you our thoughts on the game, we instead compare how similar the final game is to what…
Last month we took a quick look at the Kickstarter updates for monster-raising RPG Toby’s Island. Noting that the project should have been over 3 years into production, I wasn’t particularly impressed by what was there. As it turns out the updates didn’t do much to…
With under a week left and less than 2% of the $30,000 target raised, it’s safe to say The Ambassador Kickstarter has failed. Considering it’s been nearly three weeks since the solitary update from creator Ryan Throw he’s presumably conceded defeat as well. But as he’s…
There’s absolutely no doubt that Apocalypse Now is an iconic part of film history. This is the movie which shook up an entire generation – and still proves immensely powerful today. When it comes to the world of video games, it’s honestly surprising that no one…
Sometimes you come across a crowdfunding campaign that you really want to like. Something about the aesthetic or concept speaks to you. Somehow though, the campaign page fails to live up to its promise. Such was the impression I came away with from the Indiegogo…
Some people do not care about narrative in video games. These people are (of course) wrong, but nonetheless they do exist. Fortunately, developers are a sharp bunch. They’ve found ways to unobtrusively convey a game’s story with players none-the-wiser if they so choose. Such is…
Michael Mendheim had a problem. For years he wanted to remake his 1993 classic Mutant League Football. The game had spawned a Saturday morning cartoon show, a toyline, comic series and even a spin-off game called Mutant League Hockey. Regardless, he was unable to find…
I enjoy educational games, also called “edutainment”. Ever since I first played Oregon Trail on an Apple IIe (yes, I’m that old), I’ve loved the idea behind this. For this reason, among others, I backed Odyssey without hesitation. That it’s a science-based Myst-style adventure really…
Brawlers are a gaming genre that holds a strange mix of love and hate for me. I haven’t been much into action games lately, but once in a while a title comes along that makes me look at it. No Mercy: For Lorne Hope does…
I love a good card game, especially one that has unique features to it. So, it was a no-brainer that I instantly backed Labyrinth when it was on Kickstarter. I’ll admit I haven’t played much since builds were released to backers, but what I have…