It’s time for another update in the world of gaming Kickstarter campaigns.

Starting off as we usually do with previously covered campaigns, there are no ends to report, but two projects – Agony and The Bird Told Me To Do It – have reached their goals with time to spare. Now it’s onto stretch goals for them both! A Little Less Desperation is also now within €1,000 of its goal with 17 days to go, meaning it could well end up finishing completing its raised amount.

However, on the other side of the balance, we’ve a lot of campaigns who are far short of their targets and are running out of time to reach them. Drawing Dead, Cloud Runner, Alone in the Woods and Death Witch: Bloodline are all struggling and probably won’t reach targets set without a major push; while Space Wars: Interstellar Empires has a little less ground to make up but still has a long way to go without much time time meet it.

Bears vs Babies

A card game starts us off, and it comes from the same people who created Exploding Kittens so… you know, funny stuff.

The point of Bears verses Babies is that you are building an army of Bears (and other creatures) to combat an army of Babies. ‘Bear’ cards drawn can be used to build up your army, while ‘Baby’ cards get played in the middle of the table as part of the army you need to fight. When a player uses a ‘Provoke’ card the Baby army then attacks the Bear army of all the players – and you want to Provoke when you’re ready but your opponents are not. Winning means you ‘eat’ the other army and the player who has eaten the most Baby cards wins.

Bears Vs Babies is already funded, having well exceeded it’s $10,000 target. Still, go check it out if you liked Exploding Kittens.

The Station

Next up is a game set in the future aboard a ship drifting powerless above an alien world.

The story of The Station is simple. Humanity has discovered another sentient life on a far planet, but it is in the midst of a civil war. A crew of 3 is sent to see if a peaceful relationship can possibly be established between this new species and humans, but before it can land the station loses all systems. You play a recon person sent to discover what happened and if the crew are still alive to tell their tale.

The Station has made $2,869 CAD of it’s $10,000 CAD target. It has 25 days more to go before the campaign ends.

Space Jammers

Another space based game next, and no it has nothing to do with basketball.

Space Jammers is a 1-4 player co-op shooter that sees you controlling a rock band of alien space kittens as they race across the galaxy towards the Galactic Battle of the Bands. Along the way they will face natural hazards, along with space pirates and rival bands. Weapons include both melee and ranged and are randomised as well as the upgrade pickups you can find. Even the bosses can be randomly generated!

Space Jammers has a $9,000 goal of which is has made $1,191 so far. It has 23 days to go.

Return to Earth

Lastly, and continuing the theme of games chosen this week (with the exception of the first) we have a sci-fi adventure game about returning the human home planet.

Return to Earth is a game that the developers want players to explore at their own pace, and make sure to really seek out all the hidden parts of the maps built. Exploration is key here. Combat is done through the many different weapons found in game, as well as through the bombs that can also be used to blast a way onwards for you. The Rewind ability allows you to skip back in time a few seconds as well.

Return to Earth has 29 days to go and has made £102 of its £2,000 goal.