Honestly, ambitious is a pretty big understatement with this one. There have been some incredible success stories in the short history of Kickstarter, with small groups of devs making millions of dollars to make their dreams a reality. It is entirely plausible for a group…
Kickstarter has always been a boon for the adventure game genre, bringing back classics like the Broken Sword series and inspiring new titles like Thimbleweed Park. And in that same vein of new point-and-clicks, James Lightfoot hopes to bring one more to the table with…
I love Fallout 1 and 2. I love any game like Fallout 1 and 2. I love anything that even remotely resembles Fallout 1 and 2. Therefore, I love Krai Mira. From its isometric gameplay, the combat, straight down to the UI, this game lives…
Fans of the Syndicate-inspired real-time strategy game Satellite Reign have plenty to get excited over this week as developers 5 Lives Studios recently announced the official release of their new online co-op mode. Originally a failed stretch goal, the Australian developers have decided out of…
One thing that I can safely say about Kickstarter is that it’s a place where queer content can be made without a publisher breathing down developers’ necks and censoring content to “fit the public consumption” or some other corporate terminology. Lately it seems like a…
As someone who’s used Gamemaker Studio on and off and pulled too many hairs and all-nighters in the process, I can attest to the usefulness of a good tutorial. Gamemaker courses abound on the Internet, and I can tell you from personal experience that some are…
“Liars” is what Kickstarter backer Will O’Neill called the devs behind Unsung Story: Tale of the Guardians, the tactical diverse RPG “envisioned” by the renowned Yasumi Matsuno. In February 2014, the game raised a whopping $660,127 through their Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign, backed by roughly 15000…
I’ve always had a soft spot when it comes to a good mobile puzzle game. Experiences like The Room were some of the first to really show off the potential of mobile gaming, with its simple, interesting puzzle mechanics and subtle use of storytelling. It’s…
Game development can be hard. The long hours, constantly trying to fix the little nitty gritties that should only take a second but can end up taking days, if not weeks, all the while forcing you to push back work on the actual major parts…
The first time I ever heard of crowdfunding was with the Angry Video Game Nerd movie, way back in 2012. It wasn’t even called crowdfunding back then, or if it was the term escaped me for years. Looking back on it now, its funny to…
Those who were fortunate enough to help fund the JRPG/Harvest Moon hybrid Earthlock: Festival of Magic back in 2014 were recently graced with beta keys for what promises to be a pretty fun game. The team behind the project, the Norwegian-based Snowcastle Games, seems to also…
This week’s Kickstarter Game of the Week is Buck, a 2D post-apocalyptic dog simulator. Buck is a 2D Metroidvania, full of deep and winding environments full of all kinds of details and things that are easy to miss. You’re going to have to collect power-ups…
I love games focused around local multiplayer, but they’re unfortunately few and far between. That’s why I’m looking forward to BFF or Die. BFF or Die is a puzzle game about a group of time travelling aliens who get lost on Ancient Egyptian Earth. The…
By Kickstarter standards, the two-year delay of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero isn’t too bad. Or it’s not unheard of at least, but it does make Mighty No. 9’s release seem pretty timely in comparison. In any case, WayForward have set a release date of the 27th…
One thing that I love about crowdfunding in general is that sites like Kickstarter give smaller indie teams a chance to realize their dreams of creating a game that they want to play. And hopefully a game others want to play. If it resonates with…
Anybody itching for a throwback to the good ol’ days of the 16-bit platformer? Head on over to Fox n Forests’ Kickstarter page, where developer Bonus Level Entertainment is running a crowdfunding campaign for their “shoot, slash, switch and snatch” action game. Aside from the…
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