Crowdfunding Spotlight
How much thought did you put into crowdfunding before you searched for ways to fund your game development project? In this section, you’ll find failed and successful experiences to learn from.
September 18, 2019
10 Best Video Games to Come Out of Kickstarter
While Kickstarter games don’t receive same media attention that they once did, the number of games that are reaching their funding goals…
May 23, 2019
NEScape Review – A Brand New NES Adventure on Kickstarter
NEScape Review - currently on Kickstarter for the NES. Steven Long takes a closer look at this ambitious retro-revival game.
May 24, 2018
Sol705: A retro symphonic rock and roll adventure
Sol705, by Patricio Land and his team, bestows upon us a point-and-click adventure of old, with a charming modern appeal...a truly…
May 23, 2018
A T-Rex is Making a Video Game?!?!?
I did try Relentless Rex to break out of character for this interview but he is definitely and literally committed…
May 9, 2018
Don’t kickstart your game: kickstart your prototype instead
If you’ve read anything about crowdfunding in the last year, you’ll probably laugh at this. With more than 3000 live…
April 23, 2018
Grandpa’s VCR needs your Ready Player One skills
It was through a strange puzzle that I came across Grandpa's VCR. I'm not sure how "they" got my address…
April 30, 2017
Indies’ newest debacle: reskinned apps and crowdfunding frauds
How about this scenario?: one day you're going through a crowdfunding site because you need to spend money on backing…
February 6, 2017
Sunless Skies: when you’re out there in the dark, who are you?
Sunless Skies promises to expand on the top-notch storytelling that made Sunless Sea such a memorable game, while bringing the…
January 30, 2017
Beware the mighty bear in BeardedBear
BeardedBear is an old school Arcade Shooter with roguelike elements about a cyborg bear with a mighty beard shooting aliens…
December 1, 2016
Meet A Little Less Desperation: a successful Kickstarter project
A Little Less Desperation is a comedic Sci-Fi point & click adventure game about a hapless organic vegetable farmer or…
November 19, 2016
10 aspects of crowdfunding campaigns worth mentioning from a rookie’s point of view
Since this is our first campaign and we have no idea how it will go, we don’t think it’s appropriate…
September 7, 2016
5 Steps to Kicking Ass on Kickstarter
Here are five steps derived from the knowledge of the experts and advisors I've talked to, plus my own experience…
May 18, 2016
8 professional hacks to avoid Kickstarter failure
Welcome to the second part of my Kickstarter marketing series. Last time, I just sort of ranted about the importance…
May 17, 2016
Kickstarter failure and how to avoid it
With Kickstarter, games and other projects are funded by strangers who believe in your plight. The community wants to see…
May 13, 2016
With your help, a new game will support kids with cancer
the game’s plot and play are intended to be empowering for hospitalized kids with life-threatening diseases like cancer. Heavy, right?
April 11, 2016
Kickstarter: Arcadian Atlas
When I was young (it seemed that life was so beautiful…) the major part of videogames with a Role Playing…
March 31, 2016
Kickstart this Game so I can play it!
I have seen greatness. It brawls and bleeds. It Metroids and it ‘Vanias. And all in an epic and dark…
March 25, 2016
Don’t let The Artful Escape scape
I don't want to live in a world where wonderful projects like The Artful Scape of Francis Vendetti struggle to…
