For a game that claims to be an interactive fiction story about romance and intimacy, Finding the Time seems to fall flat on both. The premise is helping a couple navigate the difficulties in their relationship and striking a balance between career and each other….
Do you love video games? What about anime? For some reason, many fans of one form of media are often fan of the other. I consider myself a fan of both, though the majority of my time is spent purely on gaming these days. In…
Whether or not a campaign hits it’s funding goal I’m always impressed by developers that decide to listen to their fans and backers and take their advice, or alternatively complaining, to heart. There have been some real horror stories where campaign creators just decide to do…
I’m a sucker for stories where one or more people are destined to walk along one road or another and they have the option to give in and honor the wills of the powers that be or to make the decision to march to their…
There’s a certain irony behind developer Chimera Company’s name of choice, given that their latest Kickstarter project is clearly a hybrid of popular games that have come before. That’s not a knock on Lux. Indeed, the team behind the survival-based MMORPG appear to be passionate…
The huge REDUX! update for BEDLAM (the post-apocalyptic roguelike strategy by Skyshine Games) is now live, and seeks to address player concerns that were raised upon the successful Kickstarter project’s launch. Well, does it? Let’s take a look at what’s new. First of all, battle…
The end is nigh! No, wait it’s already here – Sheltered was released for PC, Xbox One and PS4 on 15th March 2016 and this post-apocalyptic survival sim has got off to a strong start. Official reviews are still a bit thin on the ground with Metacritic showing…
I’ll be the first to admit that I know next to nothing about MOBAs. The Massive Online Battle Arena genre (okay, I know some things) is hugely popular within the hardcore gaming community, but it doesn’t exactly have mainstream appeal. A Real-Time Strategy sub-genre, I…
I love visual novels with a unique twist. While I do love me your standard “slice of life” fare sometimes the most memorable ones are those that take the genre and spin its own tale without relying too much on the tried-and-true tropes. With Bloody…
Yes, you read that correctly. If you follow the crowdfunded gaming scene at all, you’ve no doubt heard of Alice Dreams Tournament, a successful Kickstarter project headed for the Sega Dreamcast (no matter how many times you read that, it never gets any less intriguing)…
It’s no secret that I love dragons. Which is why when I saw Dragon: The Game launch on Kickstarter I didn’t hesitate to back it. After receiving my Steam early access key I couldn’t wait to try it out. I really did love the idea…
A skill often needed for anyone crowdfunding their game is the ability to acknowledge one’s mistakes. Adapt and seize the right moment, before it all goes downhill – that’s what Driven Arts did with Days of War, it seems. As things were not looking that bright money-wise…
Heads up: new rhythm game incoming! Old School Musical is heading to Kickstarter. The game’s official website describes it thus: “Old School Musical is retro rhythm game that will make you fall back in your childhood. Tib and Rob are the heroes of an epic…
In the project’s first update since August last year, Darkfield VR has resurfaced with new information. Shall we unpack? The important takeaways are this: a new version of Darkfield will be available to backers in late March/early April, and will be a complete reworking of the game….
Open-World Action-RPG game Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem (Formerly Umbra) is set to release on Early Access on March 24th. Wolcen is also well on target for its planned official release in October 2016 for PC and Linux. On top of all this good news, backers will…
We see a lot of visual novels in the crowdfunding scene. Many, if not most of them, are romantically-themed. That’s actually kind of strange, when you think about it, as developing a visual novel around a different theme, say, revenge, would automatically give your project…
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