When Tyler and Rebekah Thompson decided to come to Kickstarter to raise a mere $3,210 for an open world cat sim, the knee-jerk reaction was that this wouldn’t be nearly enough. Despite what some people might lead you to believe, developing a game isn’t easy…
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Joanna Mueller is a lifelong gamer who used to insist on having the Super Mario Bros manual read to her as a bedtime story. Now she's reading Fortnite books to her own kiddo while finally making use of her degree to write about games as Cliqist's EIC.
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Modding an existing game property sure is fun. Nothing beats being able to go back to a game you enjoy and spice it up with additional characters or levels. Too bad it’s not a lucrative hobby since you can’t monetize reskins of characters you don’t…
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Developer, U7 Committee spent almost a year creating a vast and intriguing new science fantasy world, The Universe of Seven. Now they have taken to crowdfunding to find a community willing to explore this new frontier. The team has launched their first Kickstarter campaign for…
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Game developers love spicing up their projects by combining multiple genres into one cohesive experience. That’s how we get exciting stuff like FPS/RPGs and action/adventure titles. The key here is that the separate elements need to come together to form one project. The DungeonMaster Online…
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Developer Perihelion Interactive promised backers an immersive sci-fi RPG experience in their Kickstarter for The Mandate. Over 16K backers pledged their support, raising more than $700K back in 2013. Now, despite significant delays and dropped features, Perihelion has released a new update scaling back the…
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Whalenought Studios secured $43, 038 on Kickstarter to create their isometric, horror game, Copper Dreams. Since their campaign ended in June 2016 they’ve posted just three meaty updates. These included changes to the art style of the project. With their latest update, the developers have given…
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Island Bar Games Owner, Joe Sansone is ridiculously optimistic about the prospect of crowdfunded collaboration. His newest Kickstarter project, Humans of the Internet Age, is soliciting backer created media as a core gameplay mechanic. It’s a noble endeavor with the potential for disaster that only…
Joanna Mueller
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Thierry Brimioulle of Pipette Inc. isn’t trying to create a game centered on a meaningful critique of society. No, he’s trying to build his studio’s entire philosophy around it. This desire is what brought him to Kickstarter to raise funds for his first game, The Man…
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Investigating a derelict space station alone may be dangerous, but bringing a friend along might be more trouble than it’s worth. The Kickstarter campaign for Hellpoint looks solid, but its multiplayer implementation may turn potential backers off. Created by Cradle Games, Hellpoint is dark, sci fi…
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The team at Micropsia Games has spent nearly 3 years working on their new puzzle adventure game, The Watchmaker. While their effort appears to have paid off, they need help to finish the game. Micropsia has made it this far through personal savings and private investment, but…
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Forgive the pun, but zombie games have been done to death. Occasionally, a developer will come along who thinks their game can breath new life into the undead. Usually, this isn’t the case which is why Zombie Society: Dead Detective has a lot to prove…
Joanna Mueller
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If you need proof that crowdfunding platforms should overhaul their vetting process, check out the Kickstarter campaign for New Pokemon MMO Game and VR. Creator, Fabio Guida is seeking $2,128 to create an unofficial development team to pitch Nintendo the idea of an official Pokemon MMO….
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There are any number of reasons why a crowdfunding campaign will fail. They aren’t always good or fair reasons, but it’s important for developers to properly identify them. Knowing where you went wrong is the first step to doing it right. Conversely, failing to recognize these…
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[Update: What a surprise, the screenshots were also stolen, making this campaign a complete and total scam. Assets belong to Graalonline Delteria. Thanks to Stephane Portha at Toons Lab for the info.] When a game designer is just starting out they often wear their influences on their sleeve….
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Team Eleven didn’t successfully fund two Esport-centric visual novels by not knowing their audience. Their first project, SC2VN told the story of an aspiring pro gamer attempting to break into the highly competitive StarCraft 2 scene. They planned to release their follow up game, Don’t Forget Our…
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After a bit of drama and unforeseen delays, Yangyang Mobile tells backers they are on track for the upcoming 2017 release of their horror visual novel, The Letter. With chapter 4 access coming soon to beta backers, the project is only 3 chapters away from completion….