LAST CALL FOR FUNDING: Heart Forth, Alicia; Echoes of Eridu; and More

Goals $20,000 and Under

Border

• Status: £369 pledged of £9,000 goal. 5 days left.
• Platform: Windows

From the Kickstarter page:

Border is a new take on the J-RPG genre, marrying it with western RPG elements.

This game is a love project, one with 8+ years of work behind it. It takes place in a massive and decaying world with incredible detail. Exploration is a huge part of the game, and thanks to environmental experience points, it shifts the focus of the game from just fighting.

Our focus is to bring this world alive, and allow the player to discover all of its workings and secrets, thanks to a well-envisioned, consistent world, player immersion is not interrupted.

Border was born from a drawing I made 9 years ago, it was of a ruined city overrun by nature, with a light shooting across the sky behind it. Slowly, after years of work, a world was laying in front of me on thousands of drawings, and hundreds of pages of lore committed to paper. For years I was working to tie everything together and make sure no plotholes and contradictions remained in this world so I can create the game I always wanted to play. And here we are, an RPG that brings the gigantic worlds and open ended nature of western RPGs, and the story focused JRPGs together.

You can try out the demo for Border by downloading it from the Kickstarter page.

Brandon Must Die!

• Status: $515 pledged of $6,500 goal. 6 days left.
• Platforms: Windows, Mac OS, and Linux

From the Kickstarter page:

‘Brandon Must Die’ is an action rogue-like that takes place on an alien planet.

When I first set out to make a game, I asked myself “What would I like to play?”. The answer was: I’ve played hundreds of hours of ‘The Binding of Isaac’ and I really just want more of that! But… I’d like a new take on it, in a new environment.

You can check out more of Brandon Must Die! on Steam Greenlight.

ButtonMasher

• Status: $790 pledged of $2,500 goal. 8 days left.
• Platform: iOS

From the Kickstarter page:

Remember how demoralizing it was when your younger brother beat you at chess? He was five, you were ten? Do you remember how your sister beat you in the 100 meter race at the school fair in front of all your friends? Do you remember your mom slam-dunking the basketball over you when you were 16??! Well now is your time to show them who’s boss! ButtonMasher is a game to rekindle old rivalries with friends and family! Show your brother he’s not as smart as he thinks he is. Earn the right to say “take that, grandma!” as you smash her in multiplayer mode. Show your sister that it’s the speed of your brain that matters… not your, uh, legs… you see where we’re going with this.

ButtonMasher is about 80% finished. Even the online component is complete! We want to add dubstep tracks, animation, visual effects, and a few more features. Essentially, we want to make this game the best it can be… but we lack the financial means to do so.

We are a two man studio who want to start building games for a living. At this point all we need are tools for the illustrator/musician! 100% of your contributions will go directly towards tools.

Forward to the Sky

• Status: $1,375 pledged of $3,000 goal. 29 hours left.
• Platforms: Windows, Mac OS, and Linux

From the Indiegogo page:

Once upon a time, there was a great tower in the sky. People were mining crystal with delight during the prosperous days. Until that disaster happened…… Time past, the history had been forgotten. And now, it emerged from the clouds again – the sky tower.

According to the developer Magichnology, the game is coming along well, with the game being playable. What they need help with is funding for necessary environmental art. All money raised for this Zelda-inspired game will go towards that.

Grabbles

• Status: $3,273 pledged of $20,000 goal. 65 hours left.
• Platforms: Unspecified consoles, Windows, Mac OS, Linux, iOS, and Android

From the Kickstarter page:

Grabbles move around by shooting out their two sticky appendages to grab the environment and pull themselves through the levels. In multiplayer games, Grabbles can even grab each other to pull themselves along or fling the other player to their doom!

You can check out the demo for Grabbles by going to the game’s Kickstarter page.

Lands of Hope Redemption

• Status: $2,245 pledged of $7,000 goal. 14 hours left.
• Platform: Browser

From the Kickstarter page:

Over the course of the last 15 years I have lived, loved and lost creating online browser based Indie games.

In 2001 Forlorn Hope: Online introduced ayers to my madness and since then I have unleashed numerous games including the Lands of Hope franchise.

During the height of its success LoH had over 100,000 players. That was many years ago and the time is right for the return of this once noble franchise.

To that end I am proud to announce Lands of Hope Redemption a forthcoming browser based role playing game. Playable in Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Safari and more.

LIfE: An Exploration Game…of sorts

• Status: £35 pledged of £1,200 goal. 3 days left.
• Platforms: Windows and Mac OS; Linux (planned)

From the Kickstarter page:

Collect, Survive and thrive in a world, which ultimately wants to kill you. LIfE is the first transmedia puzzle adventure game where your journey is as important as your destination. Inspired by games such as Borderlands and Bioshock where narrative goes hand in hand with game play.

Lorem Casu (I’m Too High For This)

• Status: $245 pledged out of $1,500. 14 hours to go.
• Platform: Windows; Mac OS and Linux (planned)

From the Kickstarter page:

Lorem Casu (I’m Too High For This) is a game that revolves around random chance and has RPG elements to it as well. This game will have a massive library of content. There will be 500+ unique smoking items, 150+ unique possible jobs, 250+ unique pieces of furniture, food items and drinks each,10+ towns, 100+ locations, 6+ skills, 75+ unique music loops, 15+ homes for the player to own, 1,000+ random events, 500+ unique quest-lines (some quest-lines are only 1 quest long though), and much more.

Molly the Barbarian

• Status: $671 pledged of $10,000 goal. 46 hours left.
• Platforms: Windows, Mac OS, and Linux

From the Kickstarter page:

We already have the staff, we have our basic outline for the game, but what we want to do is expand that into something more!

Molly is our dream, to create a game centred around an iconic character people can look up to. She’s got the brains, the brawn, the sword, (and the hair), so all we need to do is bring her and her world to life now.

RATS – Time is running out!

• Status: $5,728 CAD pledged of $20,000 CAD goal. 9 days left.
• Platforms: Windows, Mac OS, Linux, iOS, and Android

From the Kickstarter page:

RATS is a bank robbery game in which the player progresses in a world where time is of the essence; every second counts!

This game gives you the opportunity to live a bank robber’s life from the strategic management of time to the excitement of a robbery.

The mission? Retrieve the money from the pigs without being caught by the cats or the roosters!

Basically it’s action, survival, cheese and strategy all wrapped up in a small package!

Visit the Kickstarter page to download a prototype of the game.

Shots in the Dark

• Status: $51.78 pledged of $500 goal. 6 days left.
• Platforms: Windows, Mac OS, and Linux

From the Kickstarter page:

Shots in the Dark features tense and satisfying shooting mechanics in carefully crafted underground environments. Shoot and Loot your way through unique dungeons beneath the warm flickering light of a torch, or the neon jitter of a techno glowstick. Upgrade your character, go treasure hunting in deep caves, and tackle formidable bosses. Most importantly, get more Loot than Scott.

Skullforge: The Hunt

• Status: $1,776 pledged of $20,000 goal. 25 hours left.
• Platforms: Windows, Mac OS, and Wii U

From the Kickstarter page:

Skullforge: The Hunt is a single player action RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. The combat will be fast, interesting, and most of all fun. Players will take the role of Desinarious “Desi” Cornerstone as she tracks down one of her enslavers. This game is made for those who like action RPGs with a good mix of fun storytelling, action, exploration, and the ability to make interesting choices along the way.

This game is what you get when you take the action of great games like Secret of Evermore, Secret of Mana, Soul Blazer and even modern RPGs like Kingdoms of Amalur and Darksiders with the survival aspects of the cult classic Alternate Reality. These games were our inspiration when laying down what Skullforge is and we know everyone who likes RPGs will be happy with the result.

You can find more on Skullforge: The Hunt on Steam Greenlight.

Super Console Kid

• Status: $976 CAD pledged of $20,000 CAD goal. 3 days left.
• Platforms: iOS and Android; Windows and Mac OS (with $58,000 stretch goal)

From the Kickstarter page:

I grew up with the 8-Bit and 16-Bit consoles, playing games like Super Mario World, Sonic the Hedgehog, Yoshi’s Island and all those great platform games.

Today, I play mostly on my phone or tablet. So I really just set out to make the game I would want to play. Something to honor our video game past. Something with cool pixel style graphics, kick-ass music, and carefully crafted controls. That game is Super Console Kid.

TACo

• Status: $2,680 pledged of $6,000 goal. 7 days left.
• Platform: Browser

From the Kickstarter page:

TACo (short for Todos Amamos Comida or We All Love Food) is a browser-based, resource management, strategy game based loosely on the award winning board game The Settlers of Catan(c). In TACo there’s a city full of hungry people and four enterprising people who want to start up franchises of food kiosks. Will you beat out the competition?