Life is Strange 2 has started out as a captivating, emotional, and fantastically written piece of drama. The runaway success of the first Life is Strange has spawned so much other media, and an expecting fan base to go with it. Following this sort of success was never…
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Camp W, a charming visual novel developed and published by Psyop, is clearly operating in the same YA witchcraft and wizardry space as Harry Potter. But, the friending-sim cleverly avoids retelling the Boy Who Lived’s origin story. In the process, it wisely subverts a tale…
In the wake of Telltale Games’ mass-layoffs and upcoming closure, many in the gaming community are yet again asking themselves a common question: “are single player, narrative-driven games dead?” The adventure game studio specialized in story-based games almost to a fault, immersing players in a…
After covering the Kickstarter for The Darkside Detective: Season 2, Cliqist followed up with the project’s Ireland-based developer, Spooky Doorway, for an email interview. As the developing game’s title indicates, this is not Spooky Doorway’s first trip to the Darkside. Released on multiple platforms, The…
Versus Evil and Gearbox Publishing, two leading independent video game publishers, in partnership with Stoic, an independent game development company, announced the launch of the physical boxed edition of the award winning, BAFTA nominated role-playing strategy indie series on Nintendo Switch. The Banner Saga Trilogy…
Depth of Extinction – HOF Studios’ sharp turn-based strategy game with roguelike elements – is launching Thursday, September 27 on Steam, GOG, itch.io, and the Humble Store. Inspired by XCOM 2 and FTL: Faster Than Light, the game allows you to handpick fighters from a roster…
Gone Home isn’t fun. It doesn’t ask you to solve any puzzles or complete any challenges. Instead, it asks you to simply look around a house. And because of this, Gone Home is able to tell you a story that is both heartbreaking and heartwarming,…
Florence is entirely predicated on intimacy as a social bond. It is a mobile game for the mobile addict, transforming the isolated technological confines of a phone into a conduit for a compassionate tale of longing — even suggesting headphones for the best experience, to…
Kickstarter is old enough now that it’s gone through all the major phases of the internet. From bushy-tailed newcomer, to up-and-coming golden boy, to savior of the games industry, demoted to disaster machine, and now largely forgotten, it’s all there. There have been a lot…
First thing’s first. If you haven’t played Dead Cells yet, go play it. The Metroidvania platformer is one of the best indie games out on the market right now. The good news is that you can find it on almost any platform. PS4, Xbox One, PC,…
With over 1,000 games on the Nintendo Switch, it can be hard to figure out which ones are worth your time. While there are many more deserving games that didn’t make it onto this list, here are what we believe to be the ten best…
While passively examining the “impossible” illustrations of M. C. Escher is already unsettling, The Bridge forces you to reconcile with these environments in order to traverse them. If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you owe it to yourself to pick this game up. Navigation The character you…
Solo indie dev IMakeGames today announced that Rifter launches today for Steam (PC, Mac and Linux). Breathtakingly fast and tough-as-nails, Rifter is an acrobatic platformer drenched in neon and infused with a pumping 80’s synthwave soundtrack. Players will run, swing, smash and dash at exhilarating…
PORTLAND, OR – July 12, 2018 – ZIQ, the frenetic sci-fi arcade runner from Midnight Sea and 3D Realms, dodges, dashes, and leaps onto PC and Mac on August 1. Swarm, an ancient AI turned malevolent and spiteful is waging a war on all life….
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…
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…
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