So, Dragon Date got funded on Kickstarter. Just in case you somehow missed this little gem, it’s a visual novel where you romance sexy anime dragon-girls. Admittingly, we were a bit skeptical in our initial coverage, but 571 backers and $15,376 (of an $8,000 goal)…
Probably the only thing more fun than a well-executed co-op experience is being able to bring more friends along for the ride. Legends of the Brawl plays out like a typical multiplayer action brawler, but with just enough quirks to warrant notice. In this 4…
“Rayman meets Super Meat Boy and Finding Dory.” It’s a bold claim, but based on what I’ve seen of 2D platformer Spryke, these aren’t just empty words. This makes it even more puzzling to me that the Kickstarter campaign isn’t attracting more attention. So far it has only reached…
Giant hulking mechs with an unreasonable amount of weapons and insane jumping abilities. If that got your attention, then I should probably tell you a bit about DUAL GEAR. It’s a tactical action game with turn-based combat partially inspired by JRPGs, currently in development. The game’s been residing…
Last time we wrote about Lost Ember, the developers were carefully preparing to enter Kickstarter’s flaming depths. As an attempt to amass an early following, the campaign launch was set to happen once Mooneye Studios hit 5000 newsletter followers. There was even that pretty Gamescom teaser trailer which…
Kickstarter campaigns are fickle beasts. Without the right guidance, terrible ideas can seem great, while perfectly good ideas can look catastrophic. Either option is unfortunate, but neither is as detrimental as campaigns that leave potential backers on the fence about pledging. Moon Child, unfortunately, falls…
3D platformers have surged on Kickstarter since Yooka-Laylee found huge success. Even still, the genre hasn’t been very successful in the crowdfunding space. Tyler: Model-005 hopes to change that, and with the highest production values of a 3D platformer since Playtonic’s masterpiece, it stands a…
Developer, From Soy Sauce, originally created Glass Wing as an entry for a month long game jam held by 64 Digits. Over the course of one month FSS was able to create a retro inspired 3D platformer that played like an intriguing mashup of a…
In honor of International Spooky Month, today’s episode of Kicked! is taking a look at one of only a handful of Halloween games on Kickstarter. Haunted Halloween ’86 is that game, and it features a solid Kickstarter campaign with a great looking game attached. Like…
Tis the season for indie horror campaigns it seems. Potential backers are being inundated from every side by titles seeking support. As such, the Kickstarter campaign for Mr. Nitegore has its work cut out if it plans to make an impression. Heavily inspired by the…
This week’s Kickstarter Game of the Week is a Lovecraft-inspired horror RPG called Omen Exitio: Plague. But simply calling it an RPG really does the game a disservice. These H.P. Lovecraft inspired horror games are a dime a dozen on Kickstarter, but almost all of…
We’ve written about Bob’s Game in the past, an infamous “joke” Kickstarter campaign that raised over $10,409. Fully funded in May 2014, it’s success presumably horrified its creator, Bob. That would probably explain why he vanished without a trace for two years. Finally reappearing in…
You can’t accuse Super Toaster X’s Kickstarter of not being thorough. At times it reads more like an instruction manual rather than a Kickstarter pitch. It goes through every aspect on the game from offensive and defensive attacks, the energy meter, and the obligatory crafting…
I’ve already failed. I’m not sure how, or even why, but surely there is no way to succeed in a game as randomly unusual as Astronaut: The Best. At least, no normal way to succeed. Fortunately, Universal Happymaker’s narrative strategy game is unapologetically abnormal. I…
Sometimes a game’s story isn’t explicitly spelled out for you. You have to piece together ambiguous bits and scraps until you can interpret your own meaning. Being obscure can add mystery and enrichment to an otherwise mediocre experience. Sadly, it can easily shift in the opposite direction…
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