After a break over the holidays, it’s time to give you updates on what interesting things you can see coming out of Kickstarter right now.

As always, I’ll start off with some updates on previously covered projects and the break has given time for many to come to a close. Out of those mentioned only a few made target, with The Adventures of Sam and Hunni RPG, First Contact: X-Corps Tabletop RPG, Wanda – A Beautiful Apocalypse, Casting Call: The Card Game BROADWAY and INDEF all managing to get themselves funded in the break. I was especially pleased to see Wanda reach its target; I like games with a good story to tell.

This does unfortunately mean that an awful lot more of the projects I previously covered did not meet target – Canvas, The Odds Game, Bellus Mortem, Poltergus, Furrious’ Conquest, Cycle of Tyrfing, Zombie Fest, Super Micro Heroes and Game Over Remix all finished their time with totals that fell far short of their targets in each case, although some did manage to get a reasonable total saying that. While I understand a few of these projects failing, others surprise me. I guess it just proves that even a game that could do well will sometimes not gain enough support to make it in the end.

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Goblin Glory

This game is a 1v1 card game that borrows elements from games such as Hearthstone, but also was inspired by that classic dungeon builder game Dungeon Keeper.

The story follows that the ‘Dark One’ has fallen and you play one of his higher-ups attempting to take over all control of everything. Only problem is, so is every other higher-up demon. Players start with a similar deck of cards, but when they use dungeon upgrades can shuffle new cards into their decks, allowing for a dynamic deck building as part of the game.

Goblin Glory has 29 days to go and has made €101 of its €9,000 goal.

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Space Revolver

This one is a 2-4 player shooter game that is inspired by similar games such as Samurai Gunn. Basically, one-screen, shoot at your friends, last one alive wins. Simple.

The world itself has been inspired by that popular anime Cowboy Bebop and while originally it was going to be a solely multiplayer experience, singleplayer is now being considered for addition to the game. The game itself has been half-finished in its current state; enough to have an alpha that is playable and can be seen in the trailer included below – but the developer would like to raise funds to help get the game finished that much quicker.

Space Revolver has made $1,075 of its $15,000 goal and also has 29 days remaining to reach the goal.

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King of the Hill

We finish this week with a mobile device game, one that has the goal of surviving waves coming towards you.

King of the Hill places you as a Hero defending your castle as enemies attempt to reach it. Each enemy killed drops a diamond that can be spent on upgrading abilities for your Hero or for buying new ones with different strengths. The main limiter is your Stamina bar, which depletes as you attack and needs a rest period to rebuild. Switching Heroes or upgrading your Stamina can help to prevent that but you need to be sure your castle doesn’t take too much damage or else it’s game over.

King of the Hill has a $1,000 target and 29 days to go, although it has yet to make any of its target yet.