Retro gaming has been popular since back when it was just called gaming. Recent years, have seen the interest in retro titles explode in the mainstream gaming community. Crowdfunding platforms have long been dominated by games fueled by nostalgia. Now there are YouTube channels dedicated…
Josh Griffiths
365 Articles
Josh Griffiths is a writer and amateur historian. He has a passion for 3D platformers, narrative-driven games, and books. Josh is also Cliqist’s video producer. He’s currently working on his first novel, and will be doing so on and off for the next decade.
Josh Griffiths
3 Min Read
Working in conjunction with Games of History (i.e. myself), we previously brought you a story about Shadows of War: The Spanish Civil War. The game focused on the 1936-1939 Spanish Civil War. This conflict pitted the government loyalist Republicans against the Nazi Germany backed fascist…
Josh Griffiths
1 Min Read
Break out your holy texts and pour one out for the Nintendo Switch, everybody. Yooka-Laylee, the Kickstarter-funded 3D platformer that was supposed to revitalize the genre but turned out to be one of the worst games of the year, now has a release date for…
Josh Griffiths
1 Min Read
A Hat in Time, the Kickstarter-funded 3D platformer that succeeds in every department where Yooka-Laylee failed, finally got itself a console release date. Released earlier this year in October on PC, the game received good reviews and has grown a cult following, and now players…
Josh Griffiths
1 Min Read
Another day, another think piece on why video games are important. I’ll spare you the usual long-winded explanation as to why gaming is an art form and can be used to deliver more than raw emotional fun if you promise to watch our video below…
Josh Griffiths
1 Min Read
Kickstarter just isn’t what it used to be. Not only are fewer people donating less money, but fewer game developers are launching quality campaigns. When it first became popular, the idea of crowdfunding seemed like it was going to revolutionize the game industry. For a…
Josh Griffiths
2 Min Read
Cats are shit. Whereas dogs offer love and companionship, cats only produce scratches, fur balls, and misery. These are well-known, scientifically proven facts. Yet for some reason, people insist on owning these creatures. Think of all the good that could come in the world if…
Josh Griffiths
2 Min Read
Since its first appearance, Darkest Dungeon has been an indie darling. It met high praise on Kickstarter – as well as earning over $313,000 – and got rave reviews upon entering Steam Early Access in 2015. Even now Darkest Dungeon is beloved for its tough…
Josh Griffiths
1 Min Read
When it was first announced earlier this year in March 2017, The Occupation immediately had me intrigued. With its 1980’s spy thriller plot, player-driven narrative, and promise of a real-time ticking clock, how could you not be? Unfortunately, the game has flown drastically under everyone’s…
Josh Griffiths
2 Min Read
I’m here to say that The Voxel Agents’ The Gardens Between has flown under Cliqist’s radar for far too long. First announced years ago on the developer’s website, The Gardens Between was featured at Indie Megabooth at PAX East and at PAX Australia. A trailer…
Josh Griffiths
3 Min Read
Have you ever been so intrigued by the premise of a game alone that you had to play it? That’s the situation I found myself in with Historical Beef. Created by Elliot Page and Hugh O’Brien, it’s available for free on Itch.io. Even knowing it’s…
Josh Griffiths
3 Min Read
Double Fine’s annual Day of the Dev event, designed to showcase the hottest and most underrated indie games, is set for 2017. Totally free of charge for everyone, the event will be hosted in San Francisco on November 11, 2017. Double Fine also recently announced…
Josh Griffiths
4 Min Read
Kholat is a hell of a game, for better or worse. It tries to do a lot of things, but it doesn’t juggle it all particularly well. Part of that has to do with its roots as a “traditional” walking simulator. There isn’t much to…
Josh Griffiths
1 Min Read
What is horror? A miserable pile of secrets? Baby don’t hurt me? How’d girl get pregnant? For 25 years I’ve walked or crawled on Earth, and in all that time, I never once learned the answer to that question. Donald Trump’s presidency has given me…
Josh Griffiths
1 Min Read
Renowned Explorers: International Society is such a great game that we decided to write about it twice. It’s a roguelike that turns the genre on it’s head a little bit. Rather than using permadeath and random generation as a tool to beat the player into…
Josh Griffiths
4 Min Read
1979 Revolution: Black Friday might be one of the ambitious games ever made, certainly the riskiest. It’s a game about the 1979 Iranian Revolution, and is the culmination of decades of hatred towards the United States and a Shah (King) who strove to turn Iran…