Staff Report | May 30, 2023
Costume designer Laura Meyer is back on the crowdfunding platform, this time with a Victorian-style playing card deck. Meanwhile, Scott Helland of Frenchy and the Punk has launched a campaign for a new Guitarmy of One solo album.
Staff Report | May 24, 2023
U.K. steampunk author Paul Eccentric is taking his Periwinkle Perspective series into the visual realm. Meanwhile, Danielle Ackley-McPhail is crowdfunding a new story collection and a developer in Australia is seeking funds for an RPG.
Staff Report | Apr 21, 2023
Cyan Worlds released a launch trailer for the highly anticipated video game, which drew $1.4 million in crowdfunding in 2019. But it comes with hefty hardware requirements.
Staff Report | Jan 11, 2023
In addition to video games, 2022 saw the release of a handful of steampunk-related board games and RPGs (roleplaying games), including My Father’s Work, Ironclads, the Girl Genius RPG, Iron Kingdoms: Requiem, Cloudrunner: Fate of the Skies, and more.
Staff Report | Jan 9, 2023
Steampunk themes and aesthetics continue to be major attractions for developers of video games, as the past year saw new titles in a wide range of categories: First-person shooters, roleplaying games, puzzle games, virtual reality adventures, and more.
Staff Report | Jan 2, 2023
Games, an art book, and a beloved gaslamp fantasy comic were the top draws among steampunk-related Kickstarter campaigns in 2022. Leviathans: The Great War attracted the most funding, but two other projects – Sherlock Holmes the Awakened and Girl Genius: The Exorcism Engines – had the largest numbers of backers.
Staff Report | Nov 15, 2022
It’s been a busy couple of months for steampunk-related Kickstarter campaigns, and here are two more for your consideration. Two others have about seven more days to meet their funding goals.
Staff Report | Oct 18, 2022
Four steampunk-related campaigns have launched in the past week, joining three others that are still in progress. If that’s not enough, at least five additional campaigns are set to launch in the near future.
Staff Report | Sep 8, 2022
The game, also entitled Apequest, puts players on the trail of the Professor’s orangutan butler Geoffrey and a pair of stolen time trousers. The Kickstarter campaign by developer Mark Powell is now well into stretch goals.
Staff Report | Dec 19, 2021
It’s time once again for a look at successful Kickstarter campaigns from recent months. They included three projects that raised six-figure sums: The Girl Genius RPG from Steve Jackson Games, Lady Mechanika: The Monster of the Ministry of Hell #1 from Joe Benitez, and City of the Great Machine from CrowD Games.
