It’s getting harder and harder these days to get an idea off the ground, especially when going through crowdfunding sites. It’s even harder to get press to cover every little game that goes this way. With the exception of the big name projects and specialist…
The latest and long-awaited update for Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders has revealed that the prologue chapter is almost finished. Of course, the same was said in the last update three months previously but it seems to be the case this time. Developers Nupixo…
I’m a fan of quirky and unique games. I’m also a fan of games with cyberpunk or cyberspace elements. In the case of Broken Reality, it both has unique gameplay and a 1980s inspired look at the Internet. The artwork might look incredibly dated by today’s…
Fans of 90’s-era platformers may have noticed a distinct lack of wacky action-scrollers among current AAA titles. Fortunately, the team at Interceptor Entertainment is hard at work reviving this beloved genre, complete with updated graphics, for today’s discerning audience. Enter Rad Rodgers, a new action platformer that…
Megatokyo is an iconic web comic that has spawned several graphic novels and plenty of merchandise. In 2013, co-creator Fred Gallager launched a Kickstarter to transform Megatokyo into a visual novel. The other creator, Rodney Caston, left the project before the Kickstarter began. By the…
When your entire development team consists of two programmers, adding additional elements to your game can be a challenge. Germany based Rückert Broductions, decided to solve this issue by avoiding it completely. The result is Redie, a top-down shooter that focuses exclusively on gameplay. On…
I’m a huge fan of narrative games, as if it’s not apparent by now. So, it should come as to no surprise that a convention catering to the adventure game and visual novel crowd should be an instant sell. Unfortunately, AdventureX is one just beyond my…
[Update – 9/8/16] In a bizarre move, Breakerbox Studios have canceled their Indiegogo campaign and moved it to Kickstarter. The move comes less than a day after we posted this article. The campaign page appears identical, though the original Indiegogo video is now private, replaced…
Advertised as a simple 2D beat ’em up, Furious Jack may have sold itself short on its current Kickstarter campaign. Forgingames is seeking $67,047 to bring their interactive comic to life and just from the art alone it looks like it will be worth every…
A good Kickstarter pitch needs to be able to both show and tell what to expect from the final game. Unfortunately, not all projects get treated with the respect that they deserve. In the case of the Fox & Owl Kickstarter, there’s really not much there to entice…
Point and click survival pig horror game, Pigsodus didn’t manage to reach its funding goal on Kickstarter. Raising only $6,303 of their $30,000 goal, developer Psilocybe Games is still hoping to bring their story of friendship, mystery, and pigs to an audience. Psilocybe told backers…
The Indiegogo page boasts one of the most well-thought out battle systems I’ve seen but, the campaign for The Donnerwald Experiment still manages to leave out important details. The game’s narrative barely gets a mention while all the combat mechanics are lovingly outlined. This makes it hard to fully get…
I’ve come to accept that not every indie game is setting out to raise the narrative bar with their projects. Developers gotta eat too, so sometimes appealing to the lowest common denominator is unavoidable. Then something like The Youthdrainers comes along and I can’t help but…
I don’t like to talk negatively about a project creator, especially one that I’ve come to like. Sadly, Purin Productions second outing leaves much to be desired. White Violin looks like an interesting take on gothic horror, but the pitch is sorely lacking. Outside of a…
I love a good otome visual novel. I love fractured fairy tales even more. Considering that Cinderella Phenomenon is essentially both, this should be a no-brainer to back it. However, while the premise does interest me it’s not quite enough to blindly dive in headfirst….
Warcraft II was the very first real-time strategy game I ever played and, even then, I pined for the ability to see the world of Azeroth through the eyes of its legendary heroes and heels. Imagine a game where you can not only view the…
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