How many Kickstarter-funded games make it to the PlayStation 4? Almost every Kickstarter campaign for a video game has PC as their target platform. It’s only an elite few who aim to bring their game to a console, and fewer still who manage it. Indeed,…
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Stephanie Smith is an English Teacher in Mianyang China with a passion for gaming. Stephanie is dedicated to Edutainment and wants to bring video games into the classroom and help other teachers do the same. She's a little too overly enthusiastic about collecting Steam badges and fairly grumpy if she doesn't get her daily dose of Markiplier and Game Grumps.
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You may remember I spoke about Tower of Samsara before its Kickstarter was released. My general verdict was that it looked pretty, but I was fairly unsure how popular it would be. To me the game sounded a little preachy, even though it was covering…
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The last update on the Dashkin Kickstarter was all the way back in January 2013, but is this Kickstarter dead? Well, yes and no. We can be rather certain that the near $30K raised to make the endless runner will not bring us the game…
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Guardians of the Rose captured my interest, mainly because I really liked the tune on its Kickstarter video. Something about that old Game Boy music just makes me smile, and Guardian of the Rose definitely plays with my nostalgia. I watched the trailer and was…
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Usually, I’m a little skeptical when I see the phrase ‘Triple-A Indie Game’ but Ilios: Betrayal of the gods certainly fits the bill. It is a very interesting Kickstarter for multiple reasons, not least it’s €90k goal. The game is inspired by the Iliad and…
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Rogues Like Us wants to be one of the first 3D Rogue-like Hack and Slash games to hit Steam shelves. It was originally the visuals in the Kickstarter video that caught my eye. It’s not that they’re particularly stunning, but they do stand out. The…
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Xenocider is pretty much the definition of a niche Kickstarter. A niche Kickstarter with a fairly high funding goal of $92,000. It is a 3D on-rails shooter for the Dreamcast as well as PC, Linux, Mac, and 3DS. You can tell from watching the introduction…
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If you are a fan of flight simulators and aerial dogfights, then chances are you’ve heard of Oleg Maddox and Ilya Shevchenko. Two names, not so much spoken by the community, but spat out by all but their fans. However, it wasn’t always this way….
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An intriguing little mash-up of genres has appeared on Kickstarter called Omni Link. The game plans to combine real-time tactical combat with the traditional visual novel experience to deliver something truly unique. I ended up throwing my dollars in mainly because I am interested in…
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You’ll remember that back in February I was pretty darn excited about Failure, a cyberpunk genre mash-up. An RTS game that felt like the love child of Accel World and Tron that just seemed awesome. When it failed I was pretty sad, I was really…
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I am very impressed by the developers of Crossing Souls and their Kickstarter. You may remember that we covered this game back in 2014 when it was still looking for funding. What a time it has been since then! The latest update shows that this…
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One of the things they tell you when you launch a Kickstarter is to ask for the absolute minimum amount needed. Being someone who launched two Kickstarters (and failed to get funding for both) I used to receive a lot of advice that I found…
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Dropcore has returned to Kickstarter for a second shot at getting funding for their RTS/RPG hybrid. When it first appeared in July 2015 and ran its 30 day funding period it only raised $1. The original Kickstarter was rather bare and short with no pictures…
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Biosupremacy is a Kickstarter game I really want to love, but its Kickstarter page just doesn’t make in shine. Reading through the Kickstarter there is information about the story (which is great) and samples of music (which are great) and animation (which are really great),…
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It’s been a while since I’ve seen a browser-based game on Kickstarter, but Tattered Weave caught my eye. Technically speaking it is a Browser-Based Virtual Community rather than a full on game, but it all falls under the same jurisdiction in my brain. What caught…
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In a recent update, the developers of Mighty No. 9 announced that the game was set to be released on the 21st of June 2016. However, this news was met with much anger and distaste from backers and the reason why is a long story….