The funniest comment on the Kickstarter page of The Mandate, a sci-fi RPG that raised a whopping $700K via Kickstarter back in 2013, was written by a guy who posted a Youtube link to the Pocket God update song. For those unfamiliar with this hilarious…
It’s not always easy being a game developer raising funds through Kickstarter—especially a ton of funds, like how Darkseas Games managed to back in May 2013 for their motorcycle combat-racer Road Redemption. If you don’t deliver on your campaign promises or deliver a shabby product,…
A lonely star fills the night sky with dread. There are a lot of mysteries in this world we don’t understand, with science and wisdom failing to explain everything. In these gaps lies either the fallacy or the blinding truth, depending on your outlook on…
Delayed releases have become the norm for the crowdfunding industry. It’d honestly be more newsworthy at this point to talk about a game actually coming out when promised than vice-versa. That being said, delays aren’t always a bad thing, and developers KeokeN Interactive prove it…
Over four years ago, I jumped on the Kickstarter bandwagon along with so many other adventure game fans. One of the earliest campaigns that I had backed was SpaceVenture, a spiritual successor to one of my favorite series growing up, Space Quest. I jumped in…
What makes a good Kickstarter project and what kills it? What makes backers decide whether a project looks shady or trustworthy? It takes a lot more than a good idea to win us over, it takes a lot of hard work. However, there are some…
I’ll back pretty much any adventure game on Kickstarter, but the ones that really catch my eye are those with something special. In the case of Ghostdream, it has to be the artwork. I love the otherworldly look to the game and the premise is…
When I first saw Hollow Knight on Kickstarter, I couldn’t help but imagine it becoming an indie masterpiece. It has a dark and moody tone, fast-paced action and a retro game design. It screamed out to me as being a game that should be on any…
It may already have been out for several months, but after a trademark dispute Battlestation: Harbinger from Finnish developer Bugbyte has been required to rename its space-based rougelike. The new title has yet to be officially confirmed but, according to their own forums, it appears it will…
I’ve been advocating for developer transparency for quite some time. I’m a firm believer that most companies would benefit from transparency but there is something about the relationship between developer and player that calls for this more in video games than in other businesses. Unlike…
I will freely admit that I enjoy a good harem game. I will also freely admit that I go after these routes in visual novels that offer them. That said, something needs to be there to capture my interest. In the case of Harem Protagonist, there…
There’s more to a game than just looks. This credo has been one of the main drivers pushing the indie boom since the beginning. What a game lacks in graphics and budget can easily be made up with story and style. It’s with this kind…
Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn and Mighty No. 9 aren’t talked about in tandem often. This is probably the first time, in which case I’ll take my medal now. At first glance, any similarities seem minuscule. Both games used crowdfunding, they sought to atone for…
You can be forgiven for not thinking much of Why It Happened to Me? at first glance. For all intents and purposes, it’s just another pitch for a point-and-click adventure game. But giving it some time to really sink in, the charm of it all…
Next month marks two years since Horse Volume’s The Sun Also Rises met its Kickstarter goal. Collecting $16,443, The Sun sold itself on a multiplayer narrative about America’s global war on terror. It’s the kind of game you would expect from an indie project: big…
Fans of System Shock with a Sony bent can finally rejoice, as news of a PS4 release for the remake has officially been announced. According to a recent update from developer Nightdive Studios, “When we launched this Kickstarter, supporting PS4 was a possibility, but we…
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