Game Director, Fabio Consorti and the team at Mnemosyne Games have dedicated their time, energy, and personal finances towards the development of their dark gothic, action platformer, Demoniaca. Behind their scrappy determination however, there are hints of trouble brewing for the project. The release of…
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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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Ever find yourself screaming in frustration at the seemingly ridiculous antics of a character in your favorite comic? What if instead of a mere casual observer you were in control of that character’s poor choices? Developer, Gamechuck has foolishly entrusted gamers with this awesome power…
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Heavy is the head that wears the crown, or in this case, clicks the mouse. Such is life in developer, Eat Create Sleeps’ early access God sim, Crest. Following a successful run on Indiegogo, the game was released on Steam Early Access in 2015. The…
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This may be hard for some to remember, but back in the day games had to rely on their stories and mechanics over cutting-edge graphics. Granted, this was mostly due to the graphic limitations of the time. Still, even as technology has evolved our love…
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Supergiant Games have already established themselves as a developer to watch. Their previous work includes the critically acclaimed action RPGs Bastion and Transistor. Their newest title, Pyre is releasing on July 25th and features their biggest and most imaginative world to date. The new party-based…
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With Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem (formerly Umbra) now in Steam Early Access for over a year, the developers are well aware of some of the game’s issues. While they are working on solving them, the project is still very much a work in progress. This…
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You can’t keep a good psychotic, alternate dimension thriller down. That’s the saying right? No matter, in the case of Shadow Knights Studios it’s entirely true. Their game, The Lighthouse, first showed up on Kickstarter back in January. After a DMCA strike mistakenly took the campaign…
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Solo indie developer, Steve Gabry of Portable Moose planted the seeds of a dark mystery in his warped adventure game, Sally Face. With the second of five episodes freshly released, let’s take a look at what we know and what we think we know about…
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Traditionally, point & click adventure games focus on the player moving through the story with interactive environments peppered throughout. Developer Ore Creative wanted to take this idea further for their upcoming project, Ira. New mechanics help players focus more on their journey, as well as…
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Indie devs love tapping into the warped world of H.P. Lovecraft for their horror inspirations. Seriously, go Google games based on the Cthulhu Mythos, you’ll be busy for awhile. Sure, it can be enticing to take on the role of an investigator determined to save…
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The first season of Mi’pu’mi Games’ episodic narrative-driven adventure, The Lion’s Song is finally released in all its four-part glory. That means all the seemingly small choices and inconsequential details of the story have come full-circle in a satisfying conclusion. Of course, a large part…
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By now you’ve probably heard about the CBS report that young men are spending less time working and more time playing video games. While some short-sighted people may see this as a sign of trouble, developer iFun4All recognized it as an opportunity. If men have…
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Hey Game Grumps, let’s rap. July 13th was supposed to be a big day for you. A day when all of our dad dating dreams could finally come true. Except when it came time to actually release Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator, we got…
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Sometimes truly bizarre ideas take a while to find an audience. Such is the case of the 2D point and click horror adventure, Bulb Boy. The project first came to light when the developers released a Kickstarter campaign in June 2014. Despite having an intriguing…
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In 2016, developer MetaArcade first debuted its digital prototype of the iconic tabletop role-playing game, Tunnels & Trolls. This digital remastering of the legendary franchise wasn’t just about bringing the adventures of Trollworld to a wider audience. MetaArcade wanted to utilize the art and history…
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One of the biggest challenges faced by indie developers (aside from the whole, making the game thing) is marketing their project. There are always good looking games that manage to fall through the cracks without getting the attention they deserve. In the past, we’ve harped…