Hand of Fate – Previewed By Nathaniel Liles [divider] I love tabletop games, so when I first began to fire up Hand of Fate, I was expecting something I’d more or less experienced before. Well, today we get to add that to the long, long…
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Kickstarter has plenty of zombie survival games. Some would even say too many, but for the person who hasn’t quite found the one for them, I present to you Zpocalypse: Survival. Borrowing concepts from roguelikes, tactical games, and stealth, Zpocalypse hopes to bring you the…
I think it’s fairly accepted in the gaming community that Megaman X kicked (and continues to kick) total bum, but the main series itself was beginning to get stale. With the resignation of the original creator, the world needs someone to pick up the torch…
Moebius: Empire Rising Reviewed By David Lins [divider] Point-and-click adventure games have become a rarity, and actually good ones are even less common. Many seem to miss the point, so to speak, but some manage to hold true to the original feel of the genre….
By David Lins [divider] So you’ve read up a bit on Star Citizen and you want in. Now the question is: where do you start? Heading to the main website, you’ll find a plethora of information about the game: what kinds of ships there are,…
Backers of Roguelike Balrum were delighted to find their beta keys stuffed inside their inboxes earlier last week, but those of us who didn’t donate can still enjoy a small sample of the beta’s new content by going over to Kickstarter. In addition to the…
As hard as it may be to believe, not all games on Kickstarter and IndieGoGo are platformers, roguelikes, dating sims, or Oculus Rift enabled. Some of the games are a bit more straightforward, like CasinoRPG from GoldFire Studios. Funded on Kickstarter in early 2013 for…
By David Lins [divider] In the old days, video games were tough. This isn’t because developers wanted you to hate them, or to feel challenged: it was because games were pretty expensive, and in order to ensure that parents would actually buy games for their…
I hate dying in video games. Now I have to start all over, play through the same thing again, sans surprise and discovery; it sucks. Luckily for me, Hero Generations takes the crushing inevitability of death and makes it an interesting and original gameplay mechanic, all…
The Enchanted Cave 2 is now seeking funding on Kickstarter, and developer Dustin Auxier needs your help to make the sequel to his original flash and mobile game a reality! Featuring the trademark roguelike gameplay of the original with randomly generated floors and instances, The…
We’ve all seen Twitch Plays Pokémon, and if you haven’t seen it, you’ve felt its influence roll through the internet like a dark cloud of chaos. Now, what if that idea of everyone simultaneously influencing a game was taken advantage of, not only from a…
Stones of Sorrow is a video game that has literally been in development for tens of thousands of years; well, at least as far as the art assets. Stones of Sorrow is an over-the-top and fast-paced roguelike currently being developed by Rain Pohlak. You may recognize…
The Red Solstice Demo First Impressions By Nathaniel Liles [divier] The Red Solstice, brought to us by developer Ironward, is nearing release, and you can go to their site and play a free demo right now, in addition to playing some multiplayer if you pre-ordered….
Bite-sized roguelike The Hero Trap is currently seeking funding on Kickstarter and a Greenlight on Steam. Combining a polished art style with lightning-quick gameplay and roguelike replayability, The Hero Trap is going to be a short-but-sweet get-as-far-as-you-can adventure akin to Rogue Legacy and The Binding…
[divider] We’re not gonna take it! No, we ain’t gonna take it! Oh, we’re not gonna take it any- Okay, I should probably stop there. Just let me have that guitar solo, man, please. Goodness, doesn’t that make you want to question authority, ponder…
A pair of industry vets has started a Kickstarter campaign for the unusually titled Dragon Fin Soup; a roguelike inspired turn based tactical RPG. Shockingly enough they’re bucking the current trend of ultra pixellated graphics in favor of something a bit more modern, but don’t…