There aren’t a lot of fun looking edutainment games out there. However, sometimes one comes along that makes you want to look closer at it. With Crescent Loom, it looks like an enjoyable life-creating sim. Even if the base goal only covers an open world…
Visual novels are a pretty popular gaming genre on Kickstarter. Whenever one comes along I have to check it out. I love a good visual novel, especially if it has potential LGBT elements to it. A great story also is a must these days. And,…
I’ll freely admit I’m not a big “beat em up” fan, nor have I ever really been. That said, I won’t completely pass on a game of this type if there is something interesting there. Die for Valhalla! looks like an interesting and unique game…
Quick, what do you get if you mix Super Smash Bros. and Kung Fu Panda? It’s hard to say for certain, but it might just be something like Tarhead Studio’s RUiN. Freshly launched on Kickstarter, this top-down arena brawler is seeking $11,421 in funding. Inspired by…
With their final stretch goal DLC in the bag, Failbetter Games has fully conquered the pitiless depths of the Sunless Sea. What remains for the Fallen London Universe then, but to take to the Sunless Skies? Players will travel beyond the dark underground ocean and into the…
Thunder Lotus Games is no stranger to crowdfunding success. Their hand-drawn Norse Mythology game, Jotun raised CA$ 64,265 on Kickstarter back in 2014. Needless to say, when it came time to move forward with their newest project, Sundered, they knew they wanted to return to crowdfunding….
As the Kickstarter campaign for U MAD BRO? limps towards the finishing line, the stats don’t make for pleasant reading. $66 pledged. 6 backers. 0 comments. 0 updates. Did this indie platformer deserve better, or is the result fully justified? [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlKslH08UMM[/embedyt] Well the first…
It was only a matter of time before indie devs decided to get in on that sweet toys-to-life game action. Paris based Ynnis Interactive has just launched a Kickstarter campaign for Dungeon Mini. The project is a real-time action board game for tablets seeking $88,431….
One year after successfully raising $2,933,252 for Wasteland 2, inXile Entertainment returned to Kickstarter to fund their new project, Torment: Tides Of Numenera. Set in Monte Cook’s tabletop RPG setting of Numenera, Torment promised to be a rich story-driven, isometric RPG. Backers flocked to the…
After releasing They Bleed Pixels, Spooky Squid Games decided to fund their next project on Kickstarter. Russian Subway Dogs was a fast-paced arcade game seeking CA$ 50,000. The idea was inspired by the real-life stray dogs who frequent the Moscow Metro. Despite being quirky and adorable in all the right ways, the campaign…
It’s tough to stand out among the over-saturated indie game market these days. Developers need their games to have a distinct artistic style, innovative gameplay, an interesting story, competent coding and more. And even that’s not a guarantee of success. So when ICA Games recently…
Headquartered in Singapore, Boomzap Entertainment has developed and published over 40 various casual game titles on multiple platforms. After finding success with Hidden Object Puzzle games, Boomzap decided to try their hand at a turn-based strategy game with Legends of Callasia. Originally dubbed Legends of…
Parkitect had one of those underrated Kickstarter campaigns. You know the ones, they don’t get much coverage outside the most hardcore gaming sites, but they still managed to get a ton backers thanks to a novel concept and a well-pitched… pitch. Well, in today’s episode…
I’m a huge fan of psychological games, and it’s even better if it’s in a genre I like. The visual novel Tokyo Dark is one such game I’ve been anxiously waiting to try. Development progress looks like it’s shaping up well. The latest update doesn’t give…
I’ll admit that I’m not particularly fond of roguelike arcade shooters, but that doesn’t mean I won’t play them. If they have an interesting hook, I’ll definitely check them out at least. BeardedBear is certainly one that I love the idea behind. The style of play…
I enjoy the occasional tower defense game. There’s something about building up towers that can rain death upon the enemy I like. However, most titles in this genre are all the same. You’re playing as a faceless godlike person just dropping down structures and hoping…