In honor of International Spooky Month, today’s episode of Kicked! is taking a look at one of only a handful of Halloween games on Kickstarter. Haunted Halloween ’86 is that game, and it features a solid Kickstarter campaign with a great looking game attached. Like…
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You can’t accuse Super Toaster X’s Kickstarter of not being thorough. At times it reads more like an instruction manual rather than a Kickstarter pitch. It goes through every aspect on the game from offensive and defensive attacks, the energy meter, and the obligatory crafting…
I’ve already failed. I’m not sure how, or even why, but surely there is no way to succeed in a game as randomly unusual as Astronaut: The Best. At least, no normal way to succeed. Fortunately, Universal Happymaker’s narrative strategy game is unapologetically abnormal. I…
In just a few short days, AI War II by Arcen Games has collected roughly $45,000 on Kickstarter. A sequel to 2009’s AI War: Fleet Command, AI War II is a grand strategy tower defense game set in SPACE! One of the big draws of the original…
There’s an unwritten rule when it comes to fan made games that too many ignore. “Never reveal your project until its done and already released.” There’s also an unwritten rule of Kickstarter that absolutely should be observed and, apparently, explicitly stated. “Have more than a couple of…
It’s always disheartening to see a project I back not make funding. However, it also makes me glad to see when they don’t give up. Some eventually return to crowdfunding while others end up finding other means of securing funds. In the case of Stardrop,…
Although online multiplayer has become the norm, many of us still prefer gaming on the couch with some buddies. After all, you can’t punch friends in the shoulder through the internet (yet!). Indie games like REPULSE: Galactic Rivals help keep that culture alive, and you…
We recently wrote about Kewpie-Jazzy’s plagiarized Kickstarter campaign. It was heavily molded after Yooka-Laylee’s Kickstarter page, which under normal circumstances would be okay. However, there were some near identical images and paragraphs. Even one of the FAQ responses was lifted straight from Yooka-Laylee. Developer DokyCamp…
We first wrote about Crash Wave’s Iron Tides back in May, and former Cliqist writer Conrad Crisman was excited for it. The Kickstarter campaign recently launched after going through the Square Enix Collective program. So we had a chat with one of the developers on the game, Carina…
Broken Reality is a game that sells itself on weirdness. It’s not the, “America is letting a racist tangerine run for president” kind of weird. It’s more of the, “look at these brightly colored objects floating in nothingness” style of weird. Perhaps weird isn’t even accurate…
After listening to a three part special podcast from my friends at Back Seat Designers, I got to thinking about the early days of Kickstarter. Or at least the early days of the “Kickstarter bubble.” This was a time where anyone with an idea could…
Say what you will about walking simulators, but they’re still a popular genre of gaming. I’ve enjoyed a few myself, even if the narratives can be lacking at times. However, not all titles just have you wander aimlessly looking at pretty visuals. Some can be pretty…
Back in July, we wrote about the Decline of Indiegogo over the last few years. Indiegogo claims to be the most popular crowdfunding platform, but the success of Kickstarter funded games brings that into question. 17 games raised more money than Indiegogo’s most successful gaming…
One of the best things about crowdfunding is that it allows developers to try new and exciting things. Interesting and niche projects that would otherwise never see the light of day can be shown to prospective buyers and funded to completion without the hassle of…
Despite a lack of gameplay footage available for Psychonauts 2, Double Fine Productions has finally decided to offer us a glimpse of some form of the game in action. The company recently posted a new Fig update containing three behind-the-scenes videos. The first video has Tim Schafer and Zak McClendon (Psychonauts 2’s Project Lead) playing through a stunning Unreal…
Our weekly dose of hot takes, occasionally well formed opinions, and fevered outbursts is back. Yup, it’s time for the Question of the Week! This week we’re talking about the big week neophyte crowdfunding platform Fig is having. The launch of multiple campaigns, including Wasteland 3, and, more importantly…
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