Within the first hour of its Kickstarter campaign, Quest of Souls managed to raise over 10% of their $42,000 goal, a stat developer King Crow Studio proudly proclaimed on its Steam Greenlight page. Impressive, but the first hour of any campaign often has to do…
Among countless others, there are three things that I love: adventure games, Lovecraftian horror, and comedy. Now, it really does sound like the three shouldn’t mix well but in the case of Gibbous this indeed the case. As soon as I saw it go live…
I remember when the Oculus Rift first hit Kickstarter back in 2012. This virtual reality headset would have not been the first in the marketplace but it definitely managed to excite people. By the end, this campaign raised a tremendous sum of money: $2,437,429 from…
Some Kickstarter campaigns are so infuriating you feel like you have no choice but to scream at the top of your lungs every complaint you have in the hope the creator will hear you. Unfortunately, the 10% of the internet that isn’t comprised of cat…
I want a copy of The Wild Eight! On their Kickstarter page, anywhere from $10-30 guarantees a single digital copy of the game, but they’ve all been claimed so damn quickly… do I really have to shell out more than $30 to get in on early…
Almost 6 months after their last update, DDT Games released a backers-only update for ThanksGiving LIFE cryptically titled “The progress of the TGL after Kickstarter campaign“. After a frantic spattering of updates as goals were shattered, the developers were able to raise $18,021 by November…
For those who’ve never experienced depression, trying to understand its devious machinations can seem overwhelming. When it’s happening to someone we love, all we want to do is help, but sometimes our best efforts can come off as clumsy or unfeeling. When it’s happening to…
When it comes to crowdfunding one of the things that I really look forward to is seeing how a game is shaping up. If it means seeing under the hood and what it takes to create a scene or character all the better. Which is…
When Playdek raised $660,126 back in 2014 for their Tactical RPG, Unsung Story, they didn’t really have much to show to potential backers. The “trailer” on the Kickstarter page is just some Playdek employees talking about how much they love working on Tactical RPG’s and CEO Joel Goodman gushing…
Doesn’t 2012 seem like an age ago? That fateful August when the Oculus Rift appeared on Kickstarter and inspired people like the developers of Proton Pulse Rift. Here we are in 2016 with the HTC, Project Morpheus, and Oculus demonstrating the power of VR; it really…
Point and click adventure game Memoranda received $25,625 CAD ($19,712) in pledges back in November 2015 but in the five months since developer Bit Byterz had posted zero updates. That’s now been rectified in April 2016 even if the update is only to apologise, point…
I’m a sucker for adventure games, usually no matter the plot. And I’m also a sucker for comedy games, which is why checking out and backing Demetrios last year was a no-brainer for me. Even the demo had me wondering if I should laugh or…
Fringe Theory just isn’t going to make it. Sorry, but it’s more than halfway through its campaign—launched on March 30th –and its only raised $2,337 out of its required $50,000. You read that right, $2,337. And I didn’t miss a zero. At this rate Fringe…
Gamekicker is a new crowdfunding website on the scene with grand ambitions. According to them, they want to become the place to go for crowdfunding indie game developer projects exclusively. Their grand plan reaches far further than that – offering up customized and personal support on each…
The concept of flow, although originally nestled exclusively within the field of psychology, is a term used by many game designers when looking at achieving “immersiveness” and atmosphere in interactive form. It basically describes the moment when someone enters a highly focused mental state, forgetting…
One of the most dark and disturbing sci-fi horror games to come out in recent years was the very much well-received crowdfunded adventure game Stasis. And, despite its isometric angles (I’ve never been much of a fan of this style of play) I loved playing…
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