Bliss
A puzzle platformer with a deeper meaning than getting to the next level.

DRM-free for Windows, with Mac and Linux ready at launch or shortly after.
I like the concept and art style.
He's the developer of Lament (also DRM-free on Gamersgate), offered as part of rewards.

Check it out.

I will get to it eventually!

David Crane (co-founder of Activision and creator of Pitfall) has a project to release a side-scrolling adventure (a kind of update to Pitfall) but with a $900,000 goal:

David Crane's Jungle Adventure (Sep 15)

For those who think there aren't enough rogue-like games out there we have:

Harmonia (Sep 8)

though to be fair, it does seem to offer some less-common features like a 3D view option and you lead a party rather than a single character. Cheaper to fund than ADOM too. :)

Have game, do travel? Then this may be for you, provided it makes its (steep!) $750,000 funding goal:

The Keep. Any Game. Anytime. Anywhere. (1 Oct)

Backed it as well last week, looks very promising. If you enjoy turn based combat you should definitly check this out. Gameplay videos have been released recently.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SrxYzbuNAM&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D1Rh0y1FEY&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N3AeV-Zxys&feature=player_embedded

I wasn't convinced by Expeditions : Conquistador until I saw those videos.
They got me in.

Did someone already mentioned <span class="bold">Northmark : Hour of the Wolf</span> ? ( my pal google doesn't find any match on gog forums :D )

A card-based RPG with some good artwork.
The beta gameplay video looks promising : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IxS8P8Kk5k

Project Giana!

"Project Giana is the grandchild of The Great Giana Sisters, a Super Mario Bros clone made by the now-deceased founder of our company in the eighties. Of course, Nintendo didn’t like that, and the sisters got pulled off the shelves. That’s ancient history now, and, in an ironic twist, a legit Giana game was released for the DS in 2009. That was a pretty awesome move from Nintendo, and we’re grateful!

Project Giana derives its name from our protagonist, a little girl stuck in a dream world. The “Project” part is a placeholder – the final title will be determined during the final stage of our kickstarter, and will take your feedback into account. Our game will initially be released on PC, with later releases on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network.

So… why does this new project exist? For Giana’s twenty-fifth anniversary, we wanted to do something of our own, with full creative control and no “dumbing down”. Publishers tend to avoid titles they can’t groom for risk and profit, which is fair enough for a business, so we had to finance Giana ourselves.

We’ve stuck to the classic core gameplay, but we’ve also expanded it with something new. Don’t worry – it’s not a random idea out of the blue, but builds on the central theme of our heroine transforming from “cutie” to “punky” within a dream world. You can now switch between both forms at will – any time, anywhere, and each form has its own abilities."

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/project-giana/project-giana/posts


I think it is pretty awesome! :)

Shadowrun Online managed to raise nearly half it's funding goal and overshot it by another 50k in the last 48 hours. Congrats to them, looked like they wouldn't make it for a while.

The Information Cube - Help Jason Scott upgrade his computer history storage space. He's awesome. Can't wait to hear him mispronounce my name.

Practical Python - Python ebook focused on practical examples, $10 for the ebook, supplemental materials and updates for life.

Reaper Miniatures - Plastic gaming miniatures, currently looking at 128 minis for $100 + options.

Island Forge. a MMO developed by one man over six years. Has a very modest goal.

Mercenary Kings, a Metal Slug/Contra-style game from the team that did Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World: The Game.

This warrants a double-post. http://www.indiegogo.com/teslamuseum

I didn't see this listed here, so created a thread about it. ;-)

http://www.gog.com/en/forum/general/insurgency_2_kickstarter

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/newworldinteractive/insurgency-2

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/659943965/planetary-annihilation-a-next-generation-rts/

Jizzed so hard.

Looks pretty awesome, but $900,000 is very ambitious. The only game on Kickstarter that has successfully asked for that much money is Wasteland 2. I wish them the best of luck though.

Pitfall was one of the better games of Atari 2600, but 900k is ambitious, he will need much luck to fund this new project