Delayed releases have become the norm for the crowdfunding industry. It’d honestly be more newsworthy at this point to talk about a game actually coming out when promised than vice-versa. That being said, delays aren’t always a bad thing, and developers KeokeN Interactive prove it…
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Arturo doesn't have a lot going for him, but he's okay with that! With a passion for narrative gaming, an okay work ethic, and a burning love/hate relationship with ska, he courageously keeps it together so no one else has to.
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There’s more to a game than just looks. This credo has been one of the main drivers pushing the indie boom since the beginning. What a game lacks in graphics and budget can easily be made up with story and style. It’s with this kind…
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You can be forgiven for not thinking much of Why It Happened to Me? at first glance. For all intents and purposes, it’s just another pitch for a point-and-click adventure game. But giving it some time to really sink in, the charm of it all…
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Fans of System Shock with a Sony bent can finally rejoice, as news of a PS4 release for the remake has officially been announced. According to a recent update from developer Nightdive Studios, “When we launched this Kickstarter, supporting PS4 was a possibility, but we…
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There are a lot of crowdfunding campaigns. Just in the games department, there are more campaigns than even we at Cliqist can cover and that’s our whole shtick. Many games get left at the wayside, usually for good reason, but every once in awhile there’s a…
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Imagine a game that tries to boil down the core essence of Papers, Please, sprinkles on top the interrogation mechanics of L.A. Noire, and then stirs it all together with a big, meaty spoon of Phoenix Wright. Sounds good, doesn’t it? Roman Loznevoy thought so…
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Playing with friends is fun. Playing alone is realistic. But when a game gives you the option to do both, you can at least buy it with the hope that someday you won’t have to do the latter. Heavily inspired by The Lost Vikings of…
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With the wave of E3 finally behind us and everything in the gaming world returned to its usual ebb and flow, it’s good to see developers coming out of it stronger than ever. ROCKFISH Games, the German-based developers behind successful mobile space shooter Galaxy on…
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When Learn Japanese To Survive: Hiragana Battle first hit Kickstarter back in 2015, I was blown away by the potential. Finally, there was a game that understood that the reason most people wanted to learn Japanese was to exclusively weeb out. The notion of creating…
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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. (blank) is “a 2D procedurally generated roguelike with item crafting, dungeon looting, and a challenging combat system.” This is the opening sales pitch to Underworld Dungeon, the first Kickstarter from burgeoning developer Inferno Soul. Putting my feelings on 2D…
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Honestly, ambitious is a pretty big understatement with this one. There have been some incredible success stories in the short history of Kickstarter, with small groups of devs making millions of dollars to make their dreams a reality. It is entirely plausible for a group…
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Kickstarter has always been a boon for the adventure game genre, bringing back classics like the Broken Sword series and inspiring new titles like Thimbleweed Park. And in that same vein of new point-and-clicks, James Lightfoot hopes to bring one more to the table with…
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I love Fallout 1 and 2. I love any game like Fallout 1 and 2. I love anything that even remotely resembles Fallout 1 and 2. Therefore, I love Krai Mira. From its isometric gameplay, the combat, straight down to the UI, this game lives…
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Fans of the Syndicate-inspired real-time strategy game Satellite Reign have plenty to get excited over this week as developers 5 Lives Studios recently announced the official release of their new online co-op mode. Originally a failed stretch goal, the Australian developers have decided out of…
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As someone who’s used Gamemaker Studio on and off and pulled too many hairs and all-nighters in the process, I can attest to the usefulness of a good tutorial. Gamemaker courses abound on the Internet, and I can tell you from personal experience that some are…
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I’ve always had a soft spot when it comes to a good mobile puzzle game. Experiences like The Room were some of the first to really show off the potential of mobile gaming, with its simple, interesting puzzle mechanics and subtle use of storytelling. It’s…
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