Smoke and Sacrifice first hooked me in with its protagonist: a mother. Strangely rare in games, given how many fathers there are, this game’s is called Sachi. Sachi’s tale begins when she is forced to sacrifice her son to the mysterious priesthood, spurring her on…
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Lost Ember has some of the most adorable animals in games I’ve ever seen – especially the wombats. And to make it better, you get to play as these cute critters. Beginning as a wolf, you meet a strange spirit who seems to be seeking…
This here post marks the 5,000th story published on Cliqist. To the casual reader that’s not necessarily a big deal, but to me it’s mind blowing. Since launching in August 2013 Cliqist has gone through countless design changes, nearly a hundred staff writers, and more…
I usually try to avoid comparing games to other games, but when Inkle Studios’ Art and Code Director Joseph Humfrey called Heaven’s Vault “Guitar Hero but for linguistics,” it made a lot of sense. Blending sci-fi and history, the game follows archaeologist Aliya Elasra and…
Homo Machina is the upcoming game from the developers at Darjeeling, based on the works of the pioneering science writer Dr. Fritz Kahn. In the 1920s, Dr. Kahn released five volumes of anatomical illustration that imagined the human body as a vast, interlocking series of…
When I first got an email asking if I’d like to book a demo with Epyka, I thought the game must be made specifically for me. Not just because it stars Jack, a helpful canine companion, though that is a major draw, but also because…
Last summer I lamented the failure of KYE Creations’, Jaws of Extinction on Kickstarter. The project’s lead developer assured backers that despite failing to reach their funding goal the team wasn’t ready to quit. Now this promising open-world survival game is back with a new campaign and a…
Our road trip takes a Banjo-Kazooie style turn about back to the UK to chat with Julian Adams, programmer on Hyper Light Drifter and Swords Of Ditto. Cliqist: Please tell our readers who you are and what you do? Julian Adams: Heya! I’m Juju Adams, a technical…
Into the Breach, aka Kaiju Chess, aka the unexpected reboot of The NeverEnding Story, excels across the (64 tile) board. It’s gameplay and minimalist lore file neatly into a challenging and rewarding loop accessible for players of myriad dispositions. I struggle to outline the cascading…
After years spent dreaming of low pay and community disdain you’ve finally decided to become a games journalist. Diving into games writing has never been easier, but if you’re still not sure how to get started writing for Cliqist, this handy formatting guide is for…
Do you ever just appreciate the concept of colour? I love those twitter bots that just tweet out swatches, or the clock that turns the time into a hexadecimal value. (At the time of writing this, it’s a kind of mauve.) Arboreta gives me that…
After so many years since its successful Kickstarter, many (but not all) believed Confederate Express to be a vapor ware scam that would never materialize. And yet, the game is now available for preorder on Steam. No, that isn’t a typo; a page for the…
After the first attempt on Fig wasn’t fruitful Swery announced that The Good Life would still happen and that the game would seek funding on Kickstarter, although asking for a more reasonable amount of money. And now the wait is over, and The Good Life…
Sometimes I gaze outside my window and marvel at the incomprehensible beauty of the natural world. Then I think, nope. I’ve got books to read and games to play. Also, outside contains wasps. But books? Books are the best. Video games are also the best….
Who here hasn’t been stuck in a rut? Or trapped in a joyless existence where one only finds solace in video games? What if the games we played were directly related to our lives?! That’s the premise behind Legendary Gary; a game that takes a…
It’s no secret I have a love affair with Earthbound/Mother series inspired games, and Japanese cult classic Yume Nikki isn’t an exception. I haven’t actually finished the original game, but I’ve delved into plenty of videos, lore, and fan theories over the years. Enough to have formed opinions…
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