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I've pledged for two games:
Valdis Story Abyssal City
Arakion

The first is a typical exploration platformer with RPG elements. Here's a demo link that was released two days ago with 2 playable characters.

The second is some kind of group based RPG with focus on customization and town building. There's an alpha phase on the way, might be released in a month or two.
Sorry my bad. I vaguely remember Interstellar marines on KS. Having said that, do we really need yet another FPS multiplayer game? :P
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Nirth: I've pledged for two games:
Valdis Story Abyssal City
Arakion

The first is a typical exploration platformer with RPG elements. Here's a demo link that was released two days ago with 2 playable characters.

The second is some kind of group based RPG with focus on customization and town building. There's an alpha phase on the way, might be released in a month or two.
I backed the first one - i knew there were delays for that... the 2nd one i missed out on.heard good things about it..
Post edited July 03, 2013 by nijuu
Seems I'm a bit of a Johnny-come-lately to Lowyhong's new thread. :) Impressive list of reserved posts, so hopefully they'll get filled soon...

Boardgames:
GUILE - A Medieval Memory Card Game for Two (Jul 11)
Influence-based cardgame set around the Knights of the Round Table.
1862 Railway mania in the Eastern Counties (Jul 16)
Follow-up to 1860: Railways of the Isle of Wight, now with randomly drawn companies and permits for more variability - 8 years in the making.
Havoc Boards (Jul 18)
Collection of map boards and territory cards, intended to supplement games like Risk. Pricey to obtain all their maps.
"Realm of Logres" Game of Arthurian Legend (Jul 18)
Some very attractive components (look at the Arthur dice!) in this fantasy boardgame.
Seas of Iron (Jul 19)
WW2 Battleship combat game.
Galley Pirates: Master the World Ocean on a Dioramic Board! (Jul 20)
Hand-made naval warfare game with print-n-play rules available.
CLASH! (Jul 22)
Another two player card and dice game, with attractive artwork.
Give It to the King! (Jul 25)
Royal messenger game, including 5 resin figures. Metal coins option available as stretch goal.
Crossbones: The Swashbuckling Pirate Adventure Game (Jul 28)
Turn a starting allocation of rum and cannonballs into high seas booty, yarghh...
Wrong Chemistry: Expand Your Lab (Jul 30)
Expansion for the Wrong Chemistry game - original game available also.
Dying Star: Oblivion (Jul 31)
Sci-fi miniatures skirmish game.
DARK SKIES: In the land of the Empires (Aug 6)
Miniatures aerial combat game, using multi-segment stands to represent 3 altitude levels.
Battle Merchants Board Game (Aug 6)
4 player crafting/arms-trading game (2-3 player boards are stretch goals) with metal dragon coins available as an option.
Condottieri Conflicts (Aug 23)
Counter-based wargame, portraying the battles between European mercenaries in medeval Italy. Uses geomorphic hexboards for varied battlefields.

RPG:
Whisper & Venom: RPG Adventure Boxed Set with 28mm Minis (Jul 6)
Boxed set with RPG rules, miniatures, dice, old-school module and more.
Deep Magic: A Tome of New Spells for Pathfinder RPG (Jul 11)
200-page colour sourcebook with over 500 spells. Includes material from Ed Greenwood, Wolfgang Baur and other star RPG writers.
Inscrutable Puzzlements: An Anachronistic Victorian Era RPG (Jul 12)
100-page Victorian-Gothic RPG.
ZEITGEIST AP hardcover compilation (Pathfinder & D&D 4E) (Jul 14)
Hardback compilation of 5 released steampunk adventures - more available as stretch goals.
Gaming Paper Megadungeon 2 - Lost Catacombs (Jul 15)
36 pages of dungeon maps, with Megadungeon 1 and Citadel of Pain adventure available also.
Deluxe W20 Changing Breeds (Jul 25)
Companion volume to the Deluxe Werewolf RPG.
1d100 - A Book of Lists (Jul 25)
Book of random tables covering encounters, loot, shops, traps and other RPG paraphernalia
Primeval Thule (Aug 1)
Campaign setting for Pathfinder/D&D4E with hardback/leatherette cover options.

PC/videogames:
H-Hour: World's Elite (Jul 7)
FPS single/multiplayer shooter with strong emphasis on military teamwork.
F-35A Lightning II by Kinney Interactive (Jul 13)
Flight simulator using the Digital Combat Simulator platform. Stretch goals include carrier operations and a Taiwan scenario.
Gladiators of the Arena (Jul 20)
Combat-centred RPG with a gameworld outside the arena to explore.
Pinball Arcade: Terminator 2 Judgment Day (Jul 21)
KS to fund the licensing costs needed to replicate the T2 pinball machine.
Frozen State (Jul 22)
Post apocalyptic survival/horror RPG set in a Siberian wasteland.
THE COLD WAR ERA (Jul 22)
Offering both real-time and turn-based options, this strategy game has a demo and should be available as soon as funding closes.
Dropsy: A Surreal Exploration Based Adventure Game (Jul 26)
Surreal it certainly seems - but also very different.
Taxi Journey (Jul 26)
A charming looking platformer/adventure game.
Race To Mars (Jul 27)
Business simulation. Colony setup. Space exploration. What more need a game offer?
B.R.O.V.E.R. (Jul 28)
Build your own space rover and complete missions with it.
Liege (Jul 28)
Tactical RPG with a strong storyline.
Satellite Reign (Jul 28)
Cyperpunk RTS, from the creator of Syndicate Wars and a novella from Shadowrun author Russell Zimmerman.
Colonisation: Moonbase, An indie game for PC (Jul 29)
Rerun of an (Android only) failed KS, this now offers lunar colonisation on the PC, with inspiration from Theme Park and Sim City.
Freebooter - An Open-world Seafaring Game (Jul 31)
Open (and procedurally generated) world naval game, where you can trade or raid your way to success.
Eterium - A Space Combat Sim for Windows PC (Jul 31)
Another good-looking space combat simulator with 5 years of development and procedural mission generation.
Lacuna Passage (Jul 31)
Exploration/adventure/survival game set on Mars, using real topography.
Stone Wardens - Action RPG meets Tower Defense! (Jul 31)
Combination of action RPG and tower defense, with cartoon-style graphics.
Saintly (Aug 1)
RPG emphasising combat and moral choices.
Dungeonmans: The Heroic Adventure Roguelike (Aug 2)
Good-looking 2D roguelike with an Academy that provides greater knowledge and skills as the player expands it.
OZombie (Aug 5)
Visit a twisted update to the Wizard of Oz, from the developers of Alice.
HollowFear (Aug 9)
Action RPG/tower defense hybrid, with strong emphasis on weapon tactics.
Accessories:
Psionic Miniatures (Jul 8)
Mainly miniatures (pre-painted available for $5/each) with psionic rules, beastiary and other accessories available.
Mighty Maps, maps for all occasions! (Jul 8)
Attractive map set intended for Heroclix but usable elsewhere.
Empress Miniatures 'Devil Dogs And Dragons' 28mm Figures (Jul 11)
Modern-era military miniatures, covering the US Marines and Chinese People's Liberation Army.
Precision Metal Dice - Floating Face Design, d6, and Fudge (Jul 19)
Aluminium and steel dice available in a range of finishes.
Mythical Lairs - The Next Step in Dungeon Terrain (Jul 19)
Large collection of 3D dungeon pieces and accessories, available painted or unpainted.
Dark Sword Miniatures Special Edition Elmore Dragons Diorama (Jul 19)
Good looking fantasy miniatures set, including a large dragon.
Impudent Mortal's Tabletop Gaming Terrain Part Deux! (Jul 21)
Selection of buildings and terrain, with (optional) modular construction.
Dial Dice (Jul 22)
Credit card containing up to 6 dice wheels, customisation available.
Lovecrafted Games: Customizable 3D printed miniatures (Jul 23)
3D printed miniatures, with customisation (posing) on offer.
The Realmsound Project (Jul 23)
Fund the creation of fantasy RPG-themed sound effects, music and voice-overs which will subsequently be made available free to other gamers.
Tinker Dice from Project Khopesh (Jul 24)
Steampunk-themed six-sided dice.
Fife & Drum expands its American Revolution range (Jul 25)
30mm scale American War of Independence miniatures.
28mm wargaming sci-fi trenches and emplacements terrain (Jul 25)
Weapons and defence terrain using transparent resin - based on the Warhammer 40K universe.
Ambient Environments : Soundtracks for RPG Settings (Jul 29)
More RPG background music - 6 hours' worth on offer.
Cthulhu Soundscape (Aug 21)
Their first KS may still be running, but Darkraven now have a second for 80+ minutes of Lovecraft-inspired music.

Tech:
Instant 3D - Your games in real 3-D on your 2-D and 3-D TVs (Jul 23)
Mixed about this - there have been some reviews (example here) but despite the pedigree of the project creator, I have doubts about how effective this will be. If it *does* work as advertised though, it could be awesome.
Just a quick update and highlight of a few projects:

Cthulhu Wars is in it's last few hours, having raised $1.3 million so far. They have added a "De Vermiis Mysteriis" pledge level offering all the expansions and extras for a "mere" $525 (which is probably a bargain given it covers more than 200 miniatures and 5 sets of 40"x20" maps) and a $325 "Book of Eibon" which allows a choice of 3 expansions (choose the 3 map expansions and go for the $160 faction bundle to get most of the gameplay content).

On the gamebook side, the Maelorum Reprint is running a dungeon exploration game on their homepage for $100+ backers and are soon to reveal a Treasure Chest 2 pledge level. Shinte Warrior have achieved funding following a collaboration with Holdfast (those who pledge $50+ to both projects gain extra content from each).

Those interested in soundtracks should note that Darkraven have a second KS for Cthulhu Soundscapes (the "big C" certainly gets around...). Ambient Environments is also offering 6 hours while the Realmsound project will be making its soundtracks available to all free of charge.

Rail buffs should head straight for - not cheap at $180+ but likely to be one of the best featured railroad boardgames. Those of more modest means should check [url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1992425277/1862-railway-mania-in-the-eastern-counties-0]1862 while the committed will doubtless do both.

Really hard to pick outstanding PC games from so many, but , [url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lexisgames/taxi-journey]Taxi Journey and Eterium look to be amongst the best.
Someone knows this book series?
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/902770045/dragon-precinct-graphic-novel/ (the KS is for a graphic novel of the first book)
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AstralWanderer: Instant 3D - Your games in real 3-D on your 2-D and 3-D TVs (Jul 23)
Mixed about this - there have been some reviews (example here) but despite the pedigree of the project creator, I have doubts about how effective this will be. If it *does* work as advertised though, it could be awesome.
Doesn't sound too promising, but they deserve something for that picture of the granny playing.
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ET3D: ...they deserve something for that picture of the granny playing.
Heh, I liked the granny too. But I think they need more detail on how their system works, especially with computer games where shadow/occlusion details may be inaccurate or nonexistent. And using shuttered glasses on a 50Hz TV screen (giving 25 fps for each eye) seems unlikely to give a great experience.
LIONESS - An experimental 2D adventure game
A new game project:
Tales of Terrene, steampunk RPG
Has anyone found any scifi (not steampunk) rpg's on KS? (or more specifically turn based ones?)
"Questria: Princess Destiny" - a very... stylized project on indiegogo which is very reminiscent of Princess Maker.
It's flexible funding, has a steep goal of $60k and you need to pay $20 to get the game. I'm ultimately not sure how I feel about it...
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nijuu: Has anyone found any scifi (not steampunk) rpg's on KS? (or more specifically turn based ones?)
On the PC gaming side, and [url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tylerowen/lacuna-passage]Lacuna Passage would seem the best candidates, with Satellite Reign (cyberpunk) being worth a look also.
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nijuu: Has anyone found any scifi (not steampunk) rpg's on KS? (or more specifically turn based ones?)
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AstralWanderer: On the PC gaming side, and [url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tylerowen/lacuna-passage]Lacuna Passage would seem the best candidates, with Satellite Reign (cyberpunk) being worth a look also.
SR is real time. Eterium seems to be a space sim. Not sure of Lacuna. will have a look. Just surprised there hasnt been more scifi stuff out there
Post edited July 09, 2013 by nijuu