Remember Another World? I don’t – I was too young. I do, however, remember Heart of Darkness, and I certainly remember From Dust. The thread that ties these three games? French game designer Eric Chahi. From these three games alone, it’s plain to see that…
The whimsically-named Dusty Raging Fist seeks to mix up the Streets of Rage beat ’em up formula in a multitude of ways. Hopefully backers will like what they see enough to fund the second half of its development. Once you get past the fact that…
Mage Tower, the digital tower defense card game from Super Mega Games, has a long history with Kickstarter. This is technically the fifth campaign, having been initially successful in a 2012 tabletop project, which was followed up by a successful expansion in 2013. Then Super…
I covered Super Axe Boy when it was first announced that the project would be coming to Kickstarter. I was not impressed. Now that the campaign is underway, I decided to check things out and see whether it could change my mind. So how is…
It’s always sad to see a game succeed on Kickstarter, only to have it fail later. Such was the fate of Grin, the studio behind games such as Wanted: Weapons of Fate, and the lukewarm Bionic Commando reboot. After getting fed up with working for the AAA…
I recall from childhood the ever famous Super Mario Smash Bros, endless fun with friends. It’s been ages since I’ve played that style of game. Damajo Games, creators of Riposte, have an interesting take on this unique brawling style with which they have created their…
Viva la revolucion! Most adventure games take you on a quest of some importance. Whether it’s to save the kingdom or just to find a nice place to nap most tend to be on the epic side of epicness. And Viktor looks to take this…
The human mind is such a wonderful yet fragile thing. Even the slightest trauma, physical or mental, can send it quite off balance. Mental illness, whatever its cause, is a serious thing so it might come as a surprise to see a game focusing on…
Infamous Quests’ latest foray into the retro point and click adventure genre Order of the Thorne is still being diligently worked on but now they want our help one more time. They’re not back asking for more money but they’re trying to get the game…
You may have read my article the other day about a dispute behind the scenes of the Hello, Neighbor! campaign. If not, you should definitely check that out before reading this article. It’s kind of a weird situation. Too lazy? Here’s the short version: former…
Read Only Memories is one of those games that honestly surprised me, and not for the reasons that people may be expecting. It arrived on Kickstarter in late 2013 and positioned itself right out of the gate as something akin to Snatcher. For the unaware,…
Hello and welcome to our September issue of successful Kickstarter video game campaign analysis! As with every month, there was certainly a lot going on in both the closing campaigns and ones which launched during the time period. We’re here to take a look at…
Every week we take a brief look at all of the Kickstarter video game campaigns that launched in the previous week. This isn’t to say that all of these projects are worth your hard earned cash, but with any luck having all of them in…
On December 15, 2013, Sekai Project launched their first Kickstarter ever – 2013 Moe Headphones Design Doujin by Lunatic Joker. Despite the fairly niche product, a little over 500 people backed the campaign and made it a success. After that, Sekai Project turned to visual…
Gun Media‘s Friday the 13th Kickstarter project certainly has momentum on its side. With 25 days to go, the asymmetric 1 versus 7 multiplayer game based on the classic film franchise has managed to raise a massive $440,824 of its $700,000 goal, and the number…
You may or may not be familiar with Hello, Neighbor!. If not, it’s an AI-centric first-person puzzler that has players trying to break into their mysterious neighbor’s basement in an attempt to uncover their darkest secrets. I think it looks as terrifying as it does unique,…
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