End of the Mine has relaunched on Kickstarter. You might remember the original End of the Mine campaign, or you might not. The somewhat Lovecraftian-looking side-scroller launched on Kickstarter back in January, and failed to reach its $33,000 goal by February. Indeed, it brought in just $1,637,…
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Gary Alexander Stott is a handsome young writer from Scotland absolutely brimming with talent, who feels his best feature is his modesty. When it comes to overthinking narrative and storytelling in games, his otherwise useless degree in English with Creative Writing comes in very handy indeed.
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“A deeply disturbing, horribly convincing video game in which a protagonist is forced to do the killing.” That’s how The Works of Mercy was pitched on Kickstarter when it launched last month, and with 3 days still left on the clock, the psychological horror title…
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You might have seen the drama over Twitter last week. Need a refresher? Here’s what happened: a tweet was posted from the account of prominent industry figure, Peter Molyneux, announcing not only the cancellation of his latest, crowdfunded endeavour, Godus, but the developer’s retirement from…
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Hello, I’m Gary. I’ve been writing for Cliqist for several months, covering a diverse range of crowdfunding campaigns and bringing them to a wider audience. I have a confession to make. As you’ve probably already gathered from the title of this article: I’ve never backed…
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Here’s a novel concept: save the world with singing. Wandersong seems charming, I’ll give it that. Having just launched on Kickstarter, the side-scrolling sing-’em-up is aiming to raise at least $18,000 within the next month. Wandersong is the second crowdfunding campaign from indie developer Greg Lobanov,…
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The awkwardly-titled space RPG Wayward Terran Frontier: Zero Falls is coming to Steam February 11th, as detailed in a recent update, and there’s a lot to unpack, so let’s get started! Date aside, pricing is the next order of business, and the final game is…
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World’s Dawn is set to launch on Steam on January 25th. That’s right around the corner. The farming sim, inspired by cult classic Harvest Moon, raised a total of $6,689 from 384 backers, which doesn’t sound like much overall, but it’s a lot coming from…
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Some people know what it’s like to be a gay college student that’s recently come out of the closet. Some people don’t. Regardless of which camp you fall under, Coming Out on Top will either be a relatable experience or a fresh look into another…
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Interfectorem, the Kickstarter-funded project from the Girls Make Games initiative, has finally updated backers on the project’s development, which hit its goal way back in August. $12,701 is a big number, and so radio silence has hardly been encouraging for backers. Nonetheless, the team promises…
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It’s the ‘Year of ToeJam’, apparently, as Humanature Studios’ ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove is very much on course for its fall release date, as detailed in a recent update to the project’s Kickstarter page. The project, if you’re unaware, has a decent…
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Here’s the basic pitch for Indef: you play as a human in a side-scrolling, post-apocalyptic world filled with zombies, mutants and other hostile enemies. It doesn’t sound terribly original, but I can confirm that it does look pretty. Personally, I’m more interested in how an…
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No surprises here. Double Fine’s Psychonauts 2 project, running on Fig, is already close to locking down its massive $3.3m funding goal, having secured $2.1 in a mere handful of days. I guess that’s what happens when a cult classic from a beloved developer goes…
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Good news, everybody! The Last Time is going to feature sound effects and music. Those of you who were anxious at the prospect of the game being silent need not worry – an actual sound designer has been employed and everything. Phew. What? Think I’m…
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Night City Assault sounds like a snuff film. It’s not. Promise. Rather, Night City Assault is ‘a story-based beat ’em-up combining RPG gameplay and mission design with Metroidvania-style exploration’, which sounds just as exciting, albeit much less terrifying. Shall we take a look? We might…
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Blacksea Odyssey looks cool. That really is the best way to describe it if the game’s Kickstarter trailer is anything to go by. In fact, I suggest checking out said trailer in all of its 60fps smoothness right now on the project’s Kickstarter page. Now,…
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Auditorium 2: Duet is not the first Kickstarter project to run into trouble, and it won’t be the last. The decision to crowdfund a project that may or may not work out, or be fully-realised, or live up to its promise, is a risk most…