Abbey Games Looking to Expand Godhood with Kickstarter Funding
Dutch indie developers Abbey Games (Reus) is turning to Kickstarter for funding to add more content to their upcoming god simulator Godhood. Abbey Games says they currently have enough funding to release the game on Steam Early Access, which is currently planned for May 2019. It looks like they expect to fund the completion of the game using profits from Steam Early Access, but the early access pe...
Street Skateboarding Game Session Hits Its Kickstarter Goal
If you miss the days of the Tony Hawk and Skate series of skateboarding game, then Session may just be the balm for your aching need for nostalgia. crea-ture Studios brought their open world prototype Session to Kickstarter last week hoping to raise enough funds to turn it into a full blown game. After six days, they have met their initial goal of $80,000 CAD (about $82,000 AUD or $63,000 USD) and...
Re:Legend Coming to Consoles after Raising over $450,000 AUD
After its massively successful Square Enix Collective campaign, Magnus Games took to Kickstarter to raise the $70,000 SGD (roughly $51,000 USD or $65,000 AUD) to develop Re:Legend on PC. With a little over a day to go, Magnus Games announced that they have reached almost all their stretch goals and will be bringing their co-operative monster raising RPG Re:Legend to PlayStation 4, Switch, and Xbox...
Voodoo Impressions
Brain in the Box’s open world survival game Voodoo is on Kickstarter right now looking to raise €30,000 to finish development on the game. Voodoo is set in a fictional version of the African Savannah, where giant Izimus wander the world. I had the chance to test on an early alpha build of the game to see what the game is all about. The preview build is a little sparse right now. It contains ...
Brain in the Box Brings African Survival Game Voodoo to Kickstarter
Brain in the Box and Indie Gala are bringing their next game to Kickstarter in hopes of raising funds to complete development. Voodoo is an open world survival game inspired by Shadow of Colossus. The game plunges players in a fantasy version of primal Africa where giant creatures known as the Izimu roam the world. Players will need to craft weapons and equipment to help their tribe survive and th...
John Romero and Adrian Carmack’s Newest Project Blackroom Hits Kickstarter
id Software (Doom) co-founders John Romero and Adrian Carmack are returning to FPS games with a brand new project. Blackroom is a new FPS inspired by classic arena FPS games of yesteryear. The new title is built on Unreal Engine 4 with full mod support. The gunplay will be fast paced with a heavy emphasis on accuracy and skill-based movements like rocket jumping. Blackroom will feature a 10 hour s...
Survival Co-op Game The Wild Eight Now on Kickstarter and Steam Greenlight
Indie developers 8 Points has announced the launch of The Wild Eight’s Kickstarter and Steam Greenlight campaigns. The team hopes to raise over $50,000 on Kickstarter to complete development on the game. Stretch goals include increasing the size and scope of the game and a day one console release. Currently, the planned release date for the Linux, Mac, and Windows build is late 2016, early 2...
Arcadian Atlas, a Tactical RPG Inspired by the Classics, Appears on Kickstarter
If you happen to be a fan of classic strategy RPGs then you may be interested in the latest game to be placed on Kickstarter. The title is called Arcadian Atlas and it is a pixel style tactical role playing game that features dynamic job classes, a “rich character driven narrative,” combat that takes place on a grid-based battlefield and a soundtrack made up of jazz infused tunes. If y...
Cornerstone: The Song of Tyrim Release Date Announced
Following their successful Kickstarter campaign (and unsuccessful first campaign), Phoenix Online Publishing and Overflow Games have today announced the release of their epic action RPG Cornerstone: The Song of Tyrim, set for April 26th on PC, Mac and Linux. Described as a ‘sweeping fantasy tale’, Cornerstone will allow players to hold the heathen hammer high as they lead a young vikin...
SUPERHOT Release Date Announced
Begun in 2013 as the child of a seven day game jam before becoming a popular Kickstarter campaign, SUPERHOT has finally announced a release date: February 25th. Developed and published by the Polish SUPERHOT team, SUPERHOT is a stylish and unique entry to the crowded field of FPS games. Described as a ‘time-bending shooter’; SUPERHOT has the player dodge bullets, pluck weapons from fal...
Studio 4°C’s ‘Red Ash -Magicicada-‘ Anime to Get an Increased Runtime
The official Kickstarter page of Studio 4°C’s short anime film project Red Ash -Magicicada- revealed that a prologue will be added to the film. The total duration of the short film will now be over 12 minutes instead of just five minutes. There will also be a special ending with a theme song that will run for six minutes. The Kickstarter has an initial goal of $150,000 (currency not listed)....