[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap] once covered a variety of reasons why developers should avoid launching crowdfunding campaigns during the holiday season. But it’s spring now, right? All the biggest, most expensive holidays are passed, right? So why did the Seven Dragon Saga, a game that had a developed…
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[dropcap size=big]R[/dropcap]agnar Tørnquist is the founder of the Norwegian indie game studio, Red Thread Games, and also the writer and director of the recent episodic adventure game, Dreamfall Chapters (which you can see our review for.) Ragnar made a name for himself in adventure gaming, with The…
Hey, enough of all these platformers, puzzlers, and adventure games – let’s get some other genres represented on Kickstarter! (Note: No, I actually don’t mind tons of similar genres seeking crowdfunding but could understand why some may be displeased by it). If you happen to…
The Legend of Zelda served as many people’s first video game and ushered them into an amazing new world. There was just something about Zelda (and others like it) that exudes a sense of mystery – one that warrants adventure. Songbringer hopes to reignite such…
[dropcap size=big]S[/dropcap]pace, the final frontier. No, wait. That’s a different show. Let’s start over. How about this: For queen and country! Yeah, that’ll do. Her Majesty’s SPIFFING is a recently crowdfunded science fiction adventure game by BillyGoat Entertainment. During the campaign, they released a demo to…
[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]here Came an Echo from Iridium Games is a sci-fi strategy game that’s fully voice-controlled. It’s certainly a unique premise for a game, but is it well-executed? My initial experiences with There Came an Echo were highly negative ones. When I first launched the game,…
Brave at Night Studios has announced a playable alpha for their Monarchy simulator Yes, Your Grace is coming soon, after a successful Kickstarter campaign earlier this year. The game that puts players on the throne has been under construction with a fully functional action events system…
Are you the kind of person who thrives off obscene levels of difficulty in games? Do you play titles in the survival genre and complain that they’re too easy? If so, then take a look at Outward. Deemed “The Adventurer Life Sim” by its developer…
[dropcap size=big]E[/dropcap]merging onto the scene back in 2012, Starship Corporation has been “Building Better Worlds” for players to become immersed in. After a successful Indiegogo campaign the developer, Coronado Games, has put in a lot of time and work into this expansive universe. This sci-fi RTS…
Holy heck are there are a lot of space sim games out there! When you look at the list of crowdfunded ones alone it’s pretty staggering with massive titles such as Elite: Dangerous and Star Citizen. And somehow, despite the massive amount of competition, each…
A Kickstarter campaign by the name of Bowbarian just launched and, if you’re anything like me, you probably had the thought “what the heck is a bowbarian?” Well, after investigating the campaign I’m here to inform you! In the action game Bowbarian you play as a…
[dropcap size=big]M[/dropcap]any Kickstarter video game campaigns enter their final 24 hours with stress an anxiety. Will they make their funding goal? Will key big dollar backers change their mind? One campaign that doesn’t need to worry about any of that, and instead just jump for…
Ever since secretly watching older cousins play Mortal Kombat II I’ve been a big fan of fighting games. Their colorful casts of characters, awesome special moves, and (typically) skill-based gameplay make them easy to play for hours on end. With that said, there are not…
Have you noticed how lately Kickstarter has been going through a bit of a lull period? It’s at times like this that I desperately click through every campaign multiple times, hoping that one will spontaneously wow me. One such campaign to get an excitable reaction…
Hey, do you remember a Kickstarter campaign from late last year named Vincent the Vampire? Despite looking like a fun new point and click adventure it unfortunately failed to reach its funding goal by a pretty large margin. Campaigns placed anytime around December seem to…
One thing that routinely frustrates me in the field of video games is how so few situate themselves in historical time periods. It seems more indies are willing to explore these timeframes, as is the case with Specter U.M by Lost Boys Ambassadors. The game…
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