Just over a year after the Yooka-Laylee Kickstarter ended, backers have received their first piece of playable content. The Toybox is a completely new area, separate from the main game to show off some of the mechanics, so there’s no need to worry about spoilers. The…
Narcissu’s 10th Anniversary Anthology Project’s new DLC sidestory, Narcissu: Zero, is almost out! It is finally in QA testing and Randy, the Project Lead, is hoping to have it released in two to three weeks. Backers are excited, I’m excited, you should be excited. After…
Lightspeed Frontier is a sandbox ship-builder currently on Kickstarter with a goal of $2,500. In many ways, it looks like a pared-down version of another sandbox ship-builder set in outer space I covered two months ago, by the name of Avorion. Both of these games…
I’ve recently covered adventure games and how they fare on Kickstarter, but what about those that finally get released? I want to take a look at these projects and how they have done since release. There have been a number of crowdfunded games that have gone…
The Adventure Pals is an adventure platformer set in a world populated by giraffes, screaming hot dogs, red blobs, and other such strange creatures (well, the giraffes not so much). The gameplay featured in the Kickstarter trailer and the colorful art style make the game…
Could a game about the seemingly limitless power of law enforcement be apolitical? I don’t believe anything can be apolitical but most definitely something based on this theme, especially given everything that has happened globally over the last 12 months. The United States is in…
The case of Sui Generis isn’t really a unique one on Kickstarter. It raised £160,000 in 2012 things seemed to be going well, but then the updates stopped. There is a twist to this story, the game has not been abandoned. The last update on…
After an impressive E3 trailer put it on my radar, I’ve been looking forward to diving into the retro-futuristic alternative world of We Happy Few. Now that the Steam Early Access version has released, I got the chance to play and see what all the…
Your ordinary Kickstarter game campaign usually doesn’t tackle modern issues head-on with finesse and gravitas, but That Day We Left may just turn out to be an exception to the rule. Developed by Inner Void Interactive, a team based in Rome, Italy, That Day We Left…
Our weekly dose of hot takes, occasionally well formed opinions, and fevered outbursts is back. Yup, it’s time for the Question of the Week! This week our question is inspired by the Seven Deadly Sins of Kickstarter video game campaigns. What’s your Kickstarter pet peeve? Laguna Levine My big…
TDZ Games is asking for $18,000 to crowdfund their game Eliosi’s Hunt, a top-down sci-fi shooter in the vein of retro games like Crash Bandicoot and Metal Slug. Playing as a young bounty hunter by the name of Eliosi, you’ll face off against hordes of…
I wrote about Blackwake when it first went into the alpha stage. The co-op pirate simulator designed to make you feel like part of a real crew recently started Alpha #3. In the past, the developers have encouraged alpha testers who asked to post videos of game play. This…
Part of the allure of moral choices in games is the ability to take the path less traveled. You can be an outright villain or hero without repercussion nor acclaim. Unfortunately, some developers lack the deft skill to properly pose moral choices to their players….
Over the course of the last few months, I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing dozens of talented guys and gals with a vivid passion for the art of video game creation. Some of these game developers did not only share a common interest in all…
Nothing’s worse than seeing a Kickstarter and getting fooled by someone just out for a quick buck. Most crowdfunding projects are legit ways to get an idea off the ground, but there are a number of “red flags” to watch out for. In this edition…
With an initial forecast for a release in March 2014, sci-fi action adventure game Radio the Universe is currently more than two years overdue. With most Kickstarter projects this would result in plenty of irate backers, but the comments section for the latest update is still…
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