[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]urn based tactic games are a special kind of beast, you have to have deep customization in order to offset the potential monotony and annoyance of waiting for yoru turn. Not only that, but it also helps to have beautiful graphics and memorable lore…
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Ahmad Khan grew up playing video games. A fan of RPGs and Post-Apocalypse games, Khan instantly fell in love with crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter and IndieGogo that made games like Wasteland 2 and Project Eternity a reality. He also ended up being sort of a whistle blower for suspicious crowd funding project, believing that the venue of crowdfunding should be reserved for the honest and the passionate, not for the dishonest and dubious. You can stalk Ahmad on both Twitter and Facebook if you feel so inclined.
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[dropcap size=big]W[/dropcap]hen covering high profile indie projects we often forget that indie gaming is more than about big name ex-AAA staff members coming together to make indiegames. It also about the one and two men teams working from home as they try to invent and…
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[dropcap size=big]P[/dropcap]ixel art, while quite lovely at times, is everywhere these days, especially in the world of video game crowdfunding. While it’s not completely unheard of, it’s uncommon for us to find games that use some off the wall techniques for their graphics, like paper; but…
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[dropcap size=big]W[/dropcap]hat do you think when you read the following sentence about the game Moonman: In a strange, nocturnal world a moonman is summoned by an ancient mollusc. It sends him to the farthest corners of the land to search for fallen moon fragments…. Does that made sense…
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[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]his interview is about a 2D hack n’ slash game set in 8 bit pixel style, yup just like pretty much any other game project you see premiering on crowd funding every week…gotcha! Children of Morta is everything you have seen in roguelike retro-games…
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[dropcap size=big]O[/dropcap]nce in a while you come across a video game project and you scratch you head thinking “what in heaven’s name is this? Is this a visual-novel? A sandbox? Is it really a video-game at all?” That’s the feeling I got when I checked…
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I love Musket Smoke on my tablet, it’s a turn-based war game with an unusually interactive UI allowing for multiple tactical options. So many lunch hours have been wasted with work-buddies while we flank and charge each other. While turn-based war games are pretty common…
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[dropcap size=big]P[/dropcap]uzzle games are interesting things, on their own they are fun for like five minutes (for me at least) so they are often fused into rpg in order to make them interesting, or at least that’s my observation. That’s not a criticism of the…
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[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]f you still have your old SNES lying around because you have bit of a hoarding problem, or perhaps you bought one from a yard sale due to nostalgia, you are in for some fun news. There is a brand new game coming out…
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[dropcap size=big]K[/dropcap]ickstarter is like a magnet for horror games, it seems there’s a new one popping up every day. Given the constant flow of options, it takes quite a bit for new horror projects to stand out from the pack. That’s something that Dark Deception has…
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Fans of Indie-games might be familiar with Skullz, a 4bit platform RPG incorporating text based commands and Atari game system era graphics. If you haven’t played the game I would recommend you check out this free browser based game, if I were to explain the…
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[dropcap size=big]F[/dropcap]ans of Super Smash and bullet hell games will be glad to know that there’s an IndieGogo project that’s taking these two seemingly separate genre’s and splicing them together in an orgy of ps2 era graphical violence. The aptly named Touhou Super Smash Battles is currently crowdfunding…
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[dropcap size=big]D[/dropcap]evelopers heading to Kickstarter to fund their dream MMO isn’t terribly unique, just look at Pathfinder Online and The Repopulation. What is unusual though, is someone funding a project as unique as Identity. As we’re covered previously, Identity isn’t your typical MMORPG; it’s closer to an online…
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[dropcap size=big]R[/dropcap]oguelikes are one of those genres that are so umbiquitous on Kickstarter that it can be difficult for many of them to stand out. However, the recently launched Overture from Black Shell Games sets itself apart in a big way. Graphics wise the game…
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[dropcap size=big]2[/dropcap]015 should be an interesting year for fans of post-apocalypse enjoyment. GSC Gameworld has been reactivated, West Games are back to their old tricks, and then there’s the eagerly anticipated ‘The Seed’ from Misery Dev. The folks behind the fantastic STALKER Misery mod have…
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[dropcap size=big]W[/dropcap]hile Visual Novels aren’t everyones’ cup of tea, there’s no doubt that it’s a game type with a lot of variety. Take ‘But I Love You’ for example. While the screens make it look like yet another seduction simulator, the game that lies beneath is something…
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