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I am going to preserve this temporary: for those who’ve been listening to our latest podcasts you may know I am on an airplane as we speak so right here, take pleasure in these Kickstarter campaigns I wrote about earlier than heading to the airport. As at all times, we have now no insider data or monetary curiosity in any of those initiatives, and nobody at Retronauts has been compensated for together with something on this web page. Additionally, in mild of the continued pandemic, we advocate solely backing crowdfunding campaigns for those who really feel comfy with your individual safety and stability.

Godshard Chronicles (ends April 3 estimated reward date Dec 2026)
Is every shard of a god additionally divine? How small a share should you narrow from infinity to provide something lower than infinity? Oops, I am overthinking the title of this top-down 2D RPG which cites The Legend of Zelda, Lunar, Grandia, and the Mana video games as inspirations. Additionally, there’s co-op!

An Wonderful Wizard (ends April 7 estimated reward date Dec 2024)
“Lifeless Cells however with wizards” is a powerful pitch, and this “metroidvania-inspired Motion Roguelike” definitely seems the half. Nevertheless, as a substitute of counting on voxels, they are going for 2D sprite artwork as a substitute, which pleases me. Strive the demo and see if it pleases you.

Jill O’ Lantern (ends April 14 estimated reward date Oct 2024)
“Ace Lawyer meets Friday the thirteenth and Groundhog Day” rattling these indie devs actually know put a sentence collectively, do not they? I will be trustworthy, I am right here for the muscle-bound pumpkin-headed serial killer, however you may strive the primary chapter on itch.io for those who want extra data about this challenge.

Killing Our Gods (ends April 19 estimated reward date Aug 2024)
Once more, promoting me with simply the title! Significantly although, this guide seems at “the weird intersections between the divine and technological,” particularly how video video games sort out faith in ways in which non-interactive types of media can’t. You may learn one essay from the writer about Mass Impact on her web site.

Globulo (ends April 28 estimated reward date Jan 2027)
A bullet hell Metroidvania sounds good, however a bullet hell Metroidvania starring a bunch of little blobby critters sounds even higher. Extra cute motion video games, please!