Don’t Be Patchman is a title which just cropped up on Kickstarter and drew my attention due to an odd, but interesting concept. Although the page doesn’t focus too deeply on actual gameplay, it does offer one heck of a story. Basically, Patchman lived in…
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It’s an amazing trend to see people who were previously successful on Kickstarter returning to the platform to fund their next game. Aurofinity & Dreamatrix originally came to Kickstarter in 2013 to fund Legends of Dawn to twice its $25,000 goal. Since then, the title…
This might sound a bit weird but when I first gazed upon the ToeJam and Earl: Back in the Groove Kickstarter I initially had a hard time believing it was real. First, there was no video in the typical campaign video slot. Once recognizing one of…
For the longest time, rhythm/music games were based around concepts of hitting notes in time with songs. Only in the past few years have we seen many more developers experimenting with music and sound in games to create something different. Cadence is one such effort…
You know an easy way to get gamers excited? Say something like this at the very opening of your Kickstarter page: “It’s like Game of Thrones meets Eve Online.” Holy moly, right?! Of course, if you’re here on Cliqist you want a bit more information…
[dropcap size=big]P[/dropcap]roject Scissors: NightCry was a heck of a Kickstarter campaign to watch. The newest game by Clock Tower designer Hifumi Kono had an amazing team and concept, yet found itself struggling to gain attention and funds early on. Many even felt it would fail…
[dropcap size=big]U[/dropcap]nraveled shares the story of a young girl named Cinnamon whose family works at a ship breaking yard. For the unaware, this is a dangerous job done in countries such as Bangladesh where people dismantle old ships. Accidents are common as is exposure to…
[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]he Escapists by Mouldy Toof Studios is an intriguing little prison simulator which was fully funded in 2013 on Kickstarter. One year later, it took to Steam Early Access and slowly drew in more inmates. Now, in 2015, the game has just launched out…
For many, Phoenix Wright was the first “visual novel” style experience they ever had. The puzzling, story-focused game series was great fun, although not too many titles have utilized a similar framework. Regeria Hope, currently seeking funds on Kickstarter, happily acknowledges its Phoenix Wright inspiration…
Here’s a snippet of the very first paragraph on the Albert & Otto Kickstarter page: “Albert & Otto is a story about a boy and a magical bunny who journey together and solve puzzles in order to get back what was taken from them.” Sounds…
[dropcap size=big]D[/dropcap]MCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) takedowns are no joke on Kickstarter or anywhere else on the internet. However, they have the potential to cause tremendous ramifications with crowdfunding campaigns when folks think they’re doing everything on the straight and narrow. If you’re curious as…
Every week, Cliqist trawls through Kickstarter, IndieGogo and almost every other crowdfunding site where we’ll be able to find people raising money to create games. And every week, we’re left both awestruck by many of the games that are being crowdfunded, as well as disappointed…
I got in touch with Felipe Modesto, Fira Soft’s creative director, who was kind enough to give me an update on the status of his team’s winter themed survival horror adventure, Kriophobia. When the games’ Kickstarter campaign failed to meet its $50k CAD funding goal in…
This Is The Police is a strategy adventure game featuring Jon St. John, the iconic voice of Duke Nukem. On February 22, the campaign became a success, reaching is $25k goal with a few days left till its end. Since then, two new backer tiers…
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ver the last few decades the video game industry has grown exponentially and games are one of the most consumed forms of media. With interactivity and often times connectivity, games are masses of data, not data simply in the game, such as drop rates but…
[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]n 2014 Seraphim Entertainment took to Kickstarter in order to raise funds for a new otome visual novel named Seduce Me. Although their previous project, My Teacher, failed to gain enough traction to succeed, Seduce Me did very well. In fact, in the end…
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