Brothers Clint and Lance Trahan have come to crowdfunding hoping to bypass the traditional publishing gatekeepers. Their vision for an SNES inspired pixel art adventure, Forsaken Castle has all the markings of an indie darling. All that stands in their way is their $10,000 Kickstarter goal….
Search results for: "a hat in time"
Creative Intelligence Arts (CIA, Inc.) used Kickstarter to raise $1,014,600 back in the crowdfunding golden year of 2013. Staffed by a number of AAA veteran developers, CIA pitched Project Phoenix as an astounding squad based JRPG RTS. Fans were excited about the premise with 15,802 backers pledging their support….
When Indonesia based developer, Tinker Games, came to Kickstarter back in 2014 they were ready to launch a successful campaign. Billing themselves as, “One of Asia’s premier digital entertainment companies,” the team claimed to have plenty of experience in creating commercial games for a global audience….
There is an undeniable joy to playing through an action adventure RPG. Having amazing experiences and epic encounters is a large part of why people love games. At least until math comes along and ruins everything. Let’s face it, one of the most immersion breaking…
When Ore Creative first brought their point-and-click adventure Ira to Kickstarter they were seeking $68,200 to create the whole story. They later revised their plans, canceling the first campaign so they could change to a three act format going forward. They were easily able to…
Developer Enigami has been working toward the release of their dynamic fantasy RPG, Shiness since 2013. After working on the project in their spare time for roughly one year they teamed up with publisher, Ynnis Interactive to launch a Kickstarter campaign to fund the remaining…
The day before launching Planet Nomads on Steam Early Access, its developers made an unexpected announcement. Worried that the project’s current early build would garner unfavorable reviews, developer Craneballs decided to postpone the public launch until May. In order to keep their Kickstarter promises, all backers get to…
Psychological horror doesn’t get enough credit. Sure, horror titles where monsters are constantly assaulting you can be terrifying. But, they’ve got nothing on the fear created from mounting hopelessness and dread. Lesser Evil Games wants to toy with this delicate decent into terror in their new psychological horror…
Some major changes have taken place within the Square Enix Collective over the past few months. Chief among these was the announcement that, for the foreseeable future, they would no longer be supporting Kickstarter campaigns. Admittedly, only some of the 100+ game pitches that were…
Developer Gagame drew from many inspirations when they began development on their upcoming action platfomer. Taking cues from the classic adventures of Dynasty Warriors, Tomb Raider, Prince of Persia, and God of War, they wanted to create a game that brought all the best elements…
When Crate Entertainment launched a Kickstarter campaign for their new fantasy RPG, Grim Dawn, a boxed collector’s edition seemed like an obvious high-tier reward. The project raised $537,515 back in 2012, but backers still haven’t received their boxed version. Crate recently posted an update detailing…
When Tyler and Rebekah Thompson decided to come to Kickstarter to raise a mere $3,210 for an open world cat sim, the knee-jerk reaction was that this wouldn’t be nearly enough. Despite what some people might lead you to believe, developing a game isn’t easy…
Modding an existing game property sure is fun. Nothing beats being able to go back to a game you enjoy and spice it up with additional characters or levels. Too bad it’s not a lucrative hobby since you can’t monetize reskins of characters you don’t…
A game couldn’t be a classic adventure title if it didn’t have you working for every possible opportunity just to obtain a bloody wallet from a homeless bloke on the street. Although this sounds like a total dick move, it’s actually a thing I had to do in Thimbleweed…
Developer Perihelion Interactive promised backers an immersive sci-fi RPG experience in their Kickstarter for The Mandate. Over 16K backers pledged their support, raising more than $700K back in 2013. Now, despite significant delays and dropped features, Perihelion has released a new update scaling back the…
Whalenought Studios secured $43, 038 on Kickstarter to create their isometric, horror game, Copper Dreams. Since their campaign ended in June 2016 they’ve posted just three meaty updates. These included changes to the art style of the project. With their latest update, the developers have given…
You must be logged in to post a comment.