The Eyes of Ara received $17,170 AUD on Kickstarter back in July of 2015. Not only did this gorgeous puzzle adventure release on time, just one year later, but it just revealed a special Halloween surprise for players. Developer, 100 Stones Interactive, a one-man studio, has continued posting…
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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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With only a few days left of their Kickstarter Campaign and still just shy of their $14,235 funding goal, Iron Tides will go out fighting, in true viking style. Rather than curl up and await defeat, Crash Wave has set up a Twitch channel where they will…
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Modern Cuba is changing. Internet access is spreading across the island and U.S. relations have begun to improve. The people of Cuba are cautiously optimistic for what the future may hold. That optimism has birthed new opportunities for the artistic community. Empty-Head Games is hoping…
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Today I learned that competitive dating sims not only exist, but are wildly specific in their focus. At least that’s the impression I came away with after checking out the Kickstarter campaign for Beautiful Glitch’s Monster Prom. An absurd mixture of choose-your-own-adventure and dating sim…
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Everybody works. This mantra is basically the adult version of the classic children’s book, ‘Everybody Poops’, but somehow more depressing. At least, it was depressing until the developers at I Am A Dog Studio decided to make it a party game. Seeking $10,865 on Kickstarter, Dog’s first…
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Warhorse Studios posted a Kickstarter update detailing their collaboration with Koch Media. Warhorse is teaming up with Koch’s publishing label, Deep Silver, to bring Kingdom Come: Deliverance to PS4, Xbox One, and PC through physical and digital distribution in 2017. Any mention of the promised Mac or…
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There are so many interesting looking projects seeking crowdfunding that inevitably some fall through the cracks. Usually the developers promise to see the game through to completion anyway, but considering how many funded games just disappear, it’s easy to dismiss these claims. At least, until…
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Gorgeously creepy horror RPG, Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones won us over with its Kickstarter campaign and secured funding. Now that the dust has settled and developer Cultic Games has had a chance to set up in their new office, they’ve decided to warn backers of their…
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Game delays, particularly for crowdfunded projects, are pretty common. Despite this risk, backers are usually pretty good sports about delays. At least, as long as the developer is up-front about them and the final product warrants the extra time. I was expecting a release date for Friday the…
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After completing a massively successful Kickstarter Campaign, developer Night Dive Studios has launched full force into preproduction of the System Shock remake. The campaign managed to raise over $1.3 million dollars to produce an updated version of the 1994 classic. Fans who missed their chance…
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Alright, I’ll admit it, I’m a total sucker for Halloween horror. Most of the year I can keep my urge for spooky media relatively in check, but come October, the weather changes and I need scary in my life again. Fortunately, crowdfunding platforms have a…
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Now that Dwarrows has hit its Kickstarter funding goal, developer Lithic Entertainment has started teasing additional game mechanics for the peaceful adventure game. Notably, the self-proclaimed Metroidvania styled environmental puzzles. In an update, Lithic’s Andrea Woodford explained how they hope to add additional surprise and mystery to the…
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So, Dragon Date got funded on Kickstarter. Just in case you somehow missed this little gem, it’s a visual novel where you romance sexy anime dragon-girls. Admittingly, we were a bit skeptical in our initial coverage, but 571 backers and $15,376 (of an $8,000 goal)…
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We recently covered Coven Games’ first crowdfunded hide-n-sneak game, Witchkin. With the Kickstarter campaign now in full swing I reached out to the game making half of Coven’s development team, David Jennison, to get an inside look at the project. Jennison has worked in the game…
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Probably the only thing more fun than a well-executed co-op experience is being able to bring more friends along for the ride. Legends of the Brawl plays out like a typical multiplayer action brawler, but with just enough quirks to warrant notice. In this 4…
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Kickstarter campaigns are fickle beasts. Without the right guidance, terrible ideas can seem great, while perfectly good ideas can look catastrophic. Either option is unfortunate, but neither is as detrimental as campaigns that leave potential backers on the fence about pledging. Moon Child, unfortunately, falls…