The developers of Graywalkers: Purgatory have an early alpha demo available for download:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dreamlordsdigital/graywalkers-purgatory-turn-based-post-apocalyptic/posts/999158

Point and click adventure/horror strategy game where you, a monster, must escape an icy planet:
Outpost 13

Piranjade, do you paint minis? Are there any good guides you'd recommend to a newbie who's never painted before? I've seen some guides/posts on sites like BGG and DakkaDakka, but there's such a huge selection of paint colours to choose from, from multiple paint manufacturers (Vallejo, Army Market), that I'm not sure where to start. Is there a one good reliable source that I can follow through before I explore other guides?

Anyway I haven't updated OP because there haven't been many projects worth backing over the last few months. Here are those that I backed and are still ongoing:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dogmight/the-dice-chest-a-high-quality-dice-box-and-rolling
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/545820095/the-last-parsec-savage-worlds

Also, thinking of backing this because it's such a good deal and I'd like to run a post-apocalypse game with Other Dust during the holidays, but I'm not confident about my painting ability and I don't have shelf space for the minis :(

I have several Blood Bowl teams that await completion, so, yes, I do paint minis but admittedly I'm not really good at it. :-)

I use the Citadel colours (Games Workshop) because that's what my local gaming store stocks.

I don't know of any guides, sorry. I'm in a learning-by-doing situation.
My advise would be to go to your local gaming store and ask the miniature players there if they can get you off to a good start. Often somebody with experience will invite you for an evening of painting. Or, if that's not for you, just sit down with a friend and paint.
When I had the time I managed to paint for one hour a week and found that I was continuously getting better. It seems to be mainly a matter of keeping doing it.

Things I found useful:
Using spray-on foundation. (I have a can of black foundation and one of white foundation.)
Mixing colours on a document sleeve.
Good brushes. (That's why I backed this kickstarter.)

Sorry that I cannot be of more help! Good luck!

An eerie, surrealistic, first-person game experience by an independent team of developers who helped make BioShock Infinite & BioShock:
The Black Glove

Thanks, you pick a lot of good projects. I've messaged them with the DRM-free question.

Did you get an answer back? I've messaged twice about the DVD format and gotten no reply.

A rogue-lite river journey through the backwaters of a forgotten post-societal America. Forage, craft, evade predators. By the Art Director of Bioshock and a team of veterans developers:
The Flame in the Flood


No answer

That Which Sleeps

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kingdinosaurgames/that-which-sleeps

It's a TBS, be advised!

"That Which Sleeps is a re-imagining of the God Game. Take the role of an awakened evil and manipulate a living, reactive world."

So it looks like one of the Terraria Online moderators has pulled together a team to make a Starbound-esque game called Stardale:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/164935994/stardale


I asked about DRM-Free options and modding tools on the forums, and I think you'll be pleased with their replies. :)

http://stardale.net/threads/drm-free-options.81/
http://stardale.net/threads/modding-api-tools.84/

While that project looks interesting (AND I was miffed that the Starbound devs didn't want to bring their game on GOG) I'm not sure if I want to back it.
It looks like an awful lot of work for three people of which only one has experience - in creating apps.
Also, there is no ETA for the game, or did I overlook that?

Amazing. a Project that doesnt have Steam plastered allover it. Yet.

Any idea about a DRM-free option? Love how the game looks and would instabuy if it came to GOG.

Give it time, though. Still no answer on my DRM-free question from them. Given they are BioShock alumni, I think the likelihood is going to be low that I'll get a good answer.