[dropcap size=big]E[/dropcap]very 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…
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After looking at hundreds of Kickstarter pitches, I’ve begun to understand what it is that may or may not “sell” campaigns to passerbys. The most obvious thing, however, is to ensure that your game’s specific concept is defined easily and immediately. Planet Centauri offers an incredibly…
There’s always room for more 2D action/exploration games in my book. Never Ending Night is the latest to arrive on Kickstarter from that genre. In this title, you’re playing as a character who looks a bit like an astronaut. Equipped with only a lamp (and…
[dropcap size=big]W[/dropcap]hat do you think when you read the following sentence about the game Moonman: In a strange, nocturnal world a moonman is summoned by an ancient mollusc. It sends him to the farthest corners of the land to search for fallen moon fragments…. Does that made sense…
[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]his interview is about a 2D hack n’ slash game set in 8 bit pixel style, yup just like pretty much any other game project you see premiering on crowd funding every week…gotcha! Children of Morta is everything you have seen in roguelike retro-games…
Roguelikes have taken the video game world by storm as of late. But what about the board game landscape? If you’re looking for a tense, challenging, and strategic gameplay experience with permadeath then take a peek at Necronauts. Currently seeking funding on Kickstarter, this game…
[dropcap size=big]R[/dropcap]oguelikes are one of those genres that are so umbiquitous on Kickstarter that it can be difficult for many of them to stand out. However, the recently launched Overture from Black Shell Games sets itself apart in a big way. Graphics wise the game…
If you had to condense some of the biggest trends in gaming over the past few years your list might look something like this: zombies, tower defense, roguelike/roguelite, and crafting. Somehow, despite being a blend of all these great aspects, Zpocalypse: Survival didn’t meet…
Roguelikes are interesting to me and kind of the most realistic game genre I’ve ever encountered. Hold up, think about it. A lot of games have really crazy story-lines and combat situations that in real life would rip you apart. So when a player goes…
Imagine going on a trip; perhaps it’s for business or even for leisure, but you’re in a hotel, nice ‘n’ comfy, when a biological catastrophe strikes. All alone in the penthouse and somehow, you miraculously survived. Life should be good, but it’s not. Oh, far from it….
You know, it never really occurred to me until just now how well RTS and hexagons fit together. I mean, in a way top-down tower defense games are just RTS on a grid, but Hextraction, a new RTS title being developed by ComboMash, goes much…
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…
Kilobite’s Maksym Pashanin recently took some time to answer a few quick questions for us. Who exactly is Maksym Pashanin? He’s one of the guys behind the very promising isometric zombie rpg/shooter Confederate Express. As we’ve covered previously Confederate Express seems to be separating itself from…
Gridlock Tactics is a new project on Kickstarter that’s described as a mix between Front Mission, Xcom, Final Fantasy Tactics, and Shadowrun Returns. Pretty big shoes to fill! Set in a futuristic biopunk universe, Gridlock Tactics is a turn based RPG that features three main…
Last zombie post of the day, promise! This one comes courtesy of Undeadz, a top down zombie shooter that just hit Kickstarter. This pixilated open world game promises lots of freedom; including the ability to enter buildings, a ton of environmental interactivity, vehicles, and customization…
When you absolutely, positively have to kill zombies while delivering packages, there’s Confederate Express. This old-school Syndicate looking RPG shooter tasks players with delivering packages while avoiding zombies, rebels, robots, and authorities. The Way The World Works, unfortunately, is that sometimes a lowly deliveryman must…