After a successful Kickstarter funding their first IP as an indie studio The Molasses Flood, comprised of several AAA industry veterans, has released The Flame in the Flood on Steam Early Access. This roguelike survival game built on top of the Unreal 4 Engine runs smoothly on a…
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Zack Keosaian is an indie developer and publicist, working with developers to market their games while developing his own. When he’s not writing or working, he’s a Roller Derby Referee for the Hellgate Rollergirls in Missoula, Montana, and sometimes wears his skates in the house. He loves beta testing and helping out his fellow developers but his favorite titles like Silent Hill, Fatal Frame, Skyrim, Mass Effect, and Tekken Tag Tournament keep him company while his girlfriend is immersed in Dragon Age.
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Earlier on this year, a small team put their heads together and released a demo for their hypothermia-inducing apocalypse survival game, Icy. The feature-rich demo was anything but lacking, giving a great look into the concept the team had after launching their Indiegogo campaign. Now…
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In the Fall of last year biofeedback horror game Nevermind was successfully crowdfunded, and since that exciting day Flying Mollusk has been toiling away to bring this trauma simulating-and-coping horror title to life. Well, it looks like it’ll be mission accomplished later this month. Nevermind…
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Highly-anticipated MMO “Throne War Simulator” Crowfall has opened the doors of pre-alpha testing to their backers. Server stress-testing and gameplay functionality has been the objective of the development team since they opened testing to their pre-alpha reward backers, and playing alongside their audience has been providing…
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In January of this year, Invert Mouse raised $2,640 AUD to fund Without Within, a visual novel available for PC, Mac, and Linux through Steam Greenlight. The sequel to the game we adored has been officially announced, showing Vinty en route to a calligraphy event in Melbourne to…
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It’s been a little while since the Kickstarter campaign for Kôna ended with $44,271 CAD raised to fund the immersive survival adventure title. Since September of last year, the small team has been working hard to bring the game to scale, adding new team members and fleshing out…
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[dropcap size=big]S[/dropcap]ince the hype for platformer titles died off in the early 2000s we’ve been anxiously awaiting a title that would bring back the excitement we felt in the late ‘90s. With flagship titles like Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong 64 showing us unique and imaginative…
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[dropcap size=big]S[/dropcap]ome very impressive space RTS games have been showing up recently with some very attractive and in-depth features. Many developers are taking a hybrid approach, combining elements of gameplay from other genres and expertly fusing them to the real time strategy genre. Putting the…
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[dropcap size=big]A[/dropcap]fter seeing some terrifying and beautiful things happen in Reign of Kings, one can only wonder “where can they go from here”? With the current market seeing more and more multiplayer sandbox survival titles cropping up, a more solidified approach to certain aspects of…
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[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]aking a closer look at Neostream’s Little Devil Inside as they’re reaching the end of their campaign, it’s plain to see how well-executed the art direction and gameplay are in this break-out title. Coming from a team of three developers, Little Devil Inside has…
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[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]he beauty of online multiplayer is in the camera perspective of the beholder. In our modern world, we play games together that provide game worlds capable of hosting almost endless possibilities. Sandbox survival games push that possibility even further, allowing players to craft, team…
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[dropcap size=big]C[/dropcap]loudrunner Studios is getting down to the tail end of their Kickstarter campaign for Melancholy Republic, so they’re making the rounds wrangling up the last of the pledges needed to make their $11,071 funding goal. As we’ve mentioned before the game draws much of its stylistic influence…
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[dropcap size=big]D[/dropcap]eveloper Wispfire is currently running a Kickstarter campaign for their interactive drama Herald. In this point-and-click adventure, players take on the role of the steward aboard the HLV Herald, a merchant ship sailing the seas in a 19th century setting. This steward protagonist goes…
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[dropcap size=big]L[/dropcap]ast month we posted a preview of Cliffhanger Productions Shadowrun Chronicles, highlighting the features present in the Steam Early Access. To get a little more about the foundation of the project, I was offered a play session with project lead Jan Wagner. Beginning in…
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[dropcap size=big]D[/dropcap]eveloper Grenade Tree’s X-COM inspired American Revolution Sci-fi combat crossover is nearing the final stretch in their Kickstarter campaign. Now is as good a time as any to take a crack at that demo that can be found on Gamejolt and IndieDB. They’ve already succeeded…
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[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap] bet you would have never guessed – though if you’ve had the chance to download the alpha demo then chances are you’re accustomed to the sense of humor in this particular game world – but Happy Hell is easily one of the most…
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