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Gym Masters Turns VR Exercise Into A Story-Driven Game

March 31st - via: uploadvr.com
Most VR fitness apps either target a dedicated, professional experience or provide exercise as an incidental side-effect of gameplay mechanics. Gym Masters wants to fuse those ideas. Gym Masters is now running a Kickstarter campaign, where it’s looking to raise $11,707 by the end of April to release on Oculus Quest. (Read More)
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Father and son duo launch Vulgord’s Tower video game on Kickstarter

March 31st - via: fullsync.co.uk
The pair began work on Vulgord’s Tower when Gage was just eleven years old and together spent nearly four years developing the game. Brian (a graphic designer) contributed 2D artwork, design, sound effects, and music, while Gage (a self-taught programmer and tenth-grade student) developed the 3D models and programmed the game. The two collaborated to imagine and write the story of Vulgord. (Read More)

Tundra Tracker Kickstarter Passes £500k

March 31st - via: vrfocus.com
Tundra Tracker is all about offering a small, lightweight solution for virtual reality (VR) enthusiasts to track their entire body within a digital space. As your hands and head are already tracked thanks to the headset and controllers, the trackers are attached to your waist and feet to make an entire virtual skeleton. (Read More)
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NOMEDC everyday carry rechargeable, pocket thermometer

March 31st - via: geeky-gadgets.com
If you’re in the market for a every day carry (EDC) pocket thermometer, you may be interested in the NOMEDC, currently available to back via Kickstarter. Designed to be the world smallest EDC thermometer, the NOMEDC has been designed for best portability and ease-of-use, say its developers. (Read More)
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Mythic Table Promises To Be The Virtual Table Top Of The Future

March 31st - via: thegamer.com
Virtual tabletop platform Mythic Table promises to be "the virtual tabletop of the future," epitomising what playing tabletop games online can and should be. The Mythic Table team has set up a Kickstarter to help raise funds to implement a range of exciting new features on the platform. They're promising that Mythic Table will remain free to use, without subscriptions or restrictions, but they're calling on the community to help them maintain this as efficiently as possible. (Read More)
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[COMING SOON] Indie bookseller launches Kickstarter to publish dyslexia-friendly fiction

March 31st - via: thebookseller.com
Alistair Sims, who manages Books on the Hill, a dyslexia-friendly independent bookshop in Clevedon, has set up Books on the Hill Press (BOTH), a new indie publisher, to address the lack of titles available to adults in mainstream publishing. BOTH aims to publish and print eight titles, with a long-term goal to continue publishing adult fiction to produce a wide range of books for people who have challenges when reading. (Read More)

Eke out a grimy, blue-collar existence amidst the void in rules-light RPG Death in Space

March 30th - via: dicebreaker.com
Assemble a rag-tag crew and stave off cosmic corruption with Death in Space, a new rules-light RPG on Kickstarter that boasts a grungy aesthetic, chunky technology and a soundtrack to match its ‘80s sci-fi influence. (Read More)
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[COMING SOON] Dungeon Full Dive Is Like VR D&D But You Can Control Your Characters

March 30th - via: uploadvr.com
In Dungeon Full Dive you can roll dice and construct map layouts on a tabletop, then take over the body of your miniature on the battlefield in real-time. (Read More)

Anime 5E Adds A Twist, And More Customization, To The World's Biggest TTRPG

March 30th - via: thegamer.com
The book's 272 pages can stand as its own game, offering a point-based system to create characters with more varied skillsets than typical fantasy RPG heroes. It also provides new rules to simulate dramatic anime battles - things like dramatic feats and called shots. Anime 5E can also act as a companion to your existing D&D games by introducing new races and classes rebalanced around anime themes. (Read More)

Bolstr EDC bag, MagHolder, Hidn belt with a secret compartment, and more

March 30th - via: the-gadgeteer.com
MagHolder is a MagSafe compatible wallet and stand for iPhone 12 series and other smartphones with a reusable stick on metal plate. Bowio is a booklight that features a replaceable or rechargeable battery. The pocket watch case from Bucardo is an accessory that has been specially designed to turn the Apple watch series (4/5/6/SE) into a pocket watch. (Read More)

Coyote and Crow’s creator opens up about the tabletop RPG created by Native Americans

March 30th - via: polygon.com
That mystery — and that point of pride — is partly why game designer Connor Alexander chose Cahokia as the setting for Coyote & Crow. His tabletop role-playing game has been gathering steam for the better part of a month now, earning more than $816,000 in crowdfunding. That ranks it among the highest earning TTRPG campaigns of the year on Kickstarter. (Read More)

'Maritime Calling' Kickstarter Needs Final Push - New Screens

March 30th - via: worthplaying.com
Maritime Calling is set in a thriving archipelago during the Age of Sail, a perilous time for would-be adventurers attempting to make names for themselves on the high seas. After hearing whispers of mysterious lands beyond the boundaries of any known map, a fleet of ships full of accomplished sailors assemble and set out on an expedition to see if there’s even a hint of truth to these tall-tales. (Read More)
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[COMING SOON] John Carter: Warlord of Mars Game Announced for PC, Consoles

March 30th - via: collider.com
In hugely surprising news, John Carter: Warlord of Mars is on its way to a PC or console near you. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. is collaborating with FNCPR and lead developer Tanglewood Games to release a first-person adventure game based on the literary hero, with the Kickstarter campaign launching on April 19, and there’s even test footage for your perusal. (Read More)

Interview: Mat Groom talks the INFERNO GIRL RED Kickstarter

March 30th - via: comicsbeat.com
Today sees the launch of a Kickstarter for Inferno Girl Red, a new superhero graphic novel from writer Mat Groom, artist Erica D’Urso, color artist Igor Monti, letterer Becca Carey, and editor Kyle Higgins. The book, first teased last month in the back of the Higgins-written Radiant Black #1 from Image Comics, follows teenager Cássia Costa as she discovers her family’s hidden superpowered legacy, and unexpectedly inherits the mantle of the titular Inferno Girl Red. (Read More)

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Place Your Bets on 'Long Shot: The Dice Game'

March 30th - via: geekdad.com
Long Shot: The Dice Game is a roll-and-write game for 1 to 8 players, ages 14 and up, and takes about 25 minutes to play. While the game is adapted from the original Long Shot game, you don’t need any knowledge of that one to play the roll-and-write version. Long Shot: The Dice Game was designed by Chris Handy and published by Perplext under its Roland Wright imprint, with illustrations by Clau Souza. (Read More)
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The Bluetti EP500 is an insane power station on wheels

March 30th - via: phandroid.com
That’s where the all-new Bluetti EP500 and EP500 Pro come into play, as these power stations are designed to handle all of your needs, ranging from keeping a desktop computer and monitor powered for hours, or just to have a power station for that week-long camping trip in the great outdoors. (Read More)

Titanum launches its novel 3D printed bike pedal on Kickstarter

March 30th - via: 3dprintingindustry.com
3D printing technology developer Headmade Materials has partnered with 3D printing service bureau Element22 to develop a novel 3D printed bike pedal design. Dubbed MyTi, the clipless titanium pedals were prototyped using Cold Metal Fusion (CMF), Headmade Materials’ proprietary take on the metal SLS 3D printing process. Set to launch this summer under the joint Titanum brand, the pedals are now available for backing on Kickstarter, and have already passed their pledge goal of €24,700 ($29,000). (Read More)

Oceans S2 Supersonic scuba dive computer

March 30th - via: geeky-gadgets.com
SCUBA divers looking for a scuba dive computer complete with buddy communication system and air integration, may be interested in the new Oceans S2 Supersonic dive computer launched via Kickstarter this month. The Oceans S2 Supersonic dive computer has been specifically created for the “21st century scuba diver” say its developers providing a wealth of features and the ability to monitor remaining air right from the diving computer using Oceans’ Supersonic sonar technology. (Read More)

Spillin' Beans: New Adult Party Game Launched by Young Alum

March 29th - via: bu.edu
Spillin’ Beans is played with four or more players and comes with cards and a pot of fake beans. Cards have challenges for players with questions like, “Would you rather…?” or “Truth or dare…?” or “Who’s most likely to…?” and are purposely designed to get players laughing. The crude, comedic content of the cards will have friends knowing more about one another than they ever had (or maybe ever wanted). (Read More)
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V-Commandos, One Of My Favorite Board Games, Is Getting A Fancy Upgrade

March 29th - via: kotaku.com
V-Commandos Deluxe is the name given to a Kickstarter campaign that’s actually rolling a few different things together at once. First there’s a new expansion, based on the exploits of Canadian hero Léo Major. (Read More)
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[COMING SOON] Monster Hunter World board game feels just as complex as the video game

March 29th - via: polygon.com
In Monster Hunter: World - The Board Game, players take on the role of skilled warriors working together the take down massive creatures. Each creature is controlled by a deck of cards, which are shuffled before every hunt. Only by learning their subtle moves and tendencies can players hope to defeat monsters in a timely fashion and finish the campaign. (Read More)

‘Skyhook’ Stick Clip Aims to End Wobbly Frustration

March 29th - via: gearjunkie.com
Rohlf, who has a background in robotics and fabrication engineering, has now reached the final stages of product development. The Skyhook is set to start shipping out to customers in May 2021. (Read More)

'Astral Ascent' (ALL) Launches Kickstarter Campaign, Playable Demo Available

March 29th - via: worthplaying.com
Astral Ascent offers a vast and beautiful hand-crafted pixel art modern fantasy world to explore solo or with a friend in local co-op. Choose your hero from four playable characters, unlock dozens of unique spells that can be improved by using modificators that will create infinite possibilities to match your own gameplay style, and create multiple ways to confront the enemies. (Read More)
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Crimson Company: last chance to show your support for the innovative card battler’s latest Kickstarter campaign

March 29th - via: pocketgamer.com
Earlier this year, Crimson Company entered early access for mobile and launched a Kickstarter to bring a new expansion to the collectible card game, as well as a cross-platform PC version. Same as other card battlers the main premise of the game involves you facing off against opponents in card based match-ups with mythical mercenaries, with victory being awarded to the player that manages to take command of the most lanes. Unlike most Card battlers however, every player starts on a level playing field thanks to a sophisticated bidding system whereby players must recruit their mercenaries from a combined deck. (Read More)

Tidbyt smart display raises more than $500,000 via Kickstarter

March 29th - via: geeky-gadgets.com
Tidbyt a small smart display has raised over $500,000 via Kickstarter thanks to over 3,600 backers with still 17 days remaining. The unique low-fi smart display can be used for a variety of different applications and can update you with weather data, stocks, transit reports and more. The Tidbyt smart display has been specifically created to provide a unique way to keep up-to-date with the things you care about and is housed in an attractive and sustainable wooden case. (Read More)

Fighting as a Combat Mushroom in Lone Fungus Kickstarter Demo

March 29th - via: hardcoregamer.com
Lone Fungus launched on Kickstarter a few days ago and has a demo to go with it, and it’s a tantalizing look at a Metroidvania that uses its abilities more on platforming than combat. (Read More)
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[COMING SOON] A John Carter game is in the works from Fortnite and Sea of Thieves veterans

March 29th - via: pcgamesn.com
Called John Carter: Warlord of Mars, the upcoming title is a first-person action-adventure game being brought to life by developer Tanglewood Games, publisher FNCPR, and Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc, which looks after Burroughs’ creative works and legacy. The upcoming PC game is set in 1945 at the conclusion of World War II, and will see John Carter – a soldier in the game – transported to Mars (or Barsoom, as it’s otherwise known) by a strange new technology being worked on in secret by the Nazis. (Read More)

Kickstarter -The Evolutionary Mishap - a Mutant, Martial Arts Adventure

March 29th - via: tenkarstavern.com
Thom Wilson is one of the hardest working folks in the Old School Gaming Community. He seems to always be working on multiple projects, and this one, The Evolutionary Mishap Kickstarter, is truly neat. It APPEARS to be riffing off of the classic TMNT / After the Bomb RPGs, and if that's the case, they can easily be used with most any D20 based RPG of your choice. (Read More)

Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends returns to Winsor McCay's world, needs some Kickstarter help

March 28th - via: nintendoenthusiast.com
You might also remember Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, the animated feature from 1992. They’re fairly well regarded even today. Indeed, Slumberland and its pajama-clad hero have captivated audiences for over a hundred years, and Chris Totten — game design professor, indie developer, and founder of Pie for Breakfast Studios — wants to take us back in Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends, a game planned for Nintendo Switch and Steam and currently in the final days of its Kickstarter campaign. (Read More)

Acheron brings the Dantesque Inferno to D&D

March 28th - via: geeknative.com
There are D&D adventures set in hellish realms, but on the 7th centenary of Dante Alighieri’s death, Acheron Books will adapt The Divine Comedy into a campaign setting for D&D 5e. The Kickstarter pitch video is in Italian, but the project will also make an English book, and the campaign text is in both languages. (Read More)

Join The Scrap As RPG Card-Crawler Wastenauts Launches Kickstarter

March 27th - via: thegamer.com
From developer Razbury Games, Wastenauts is a card-based RPG set within a post-apocolyptic future where humanity has been forced into the skies by possessed machines that have taken over the surface. Now, brave scavengers called "divers" raid the wastelands for anything they can use to keep their civilization's cities floating in the air. (Read More)
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EMULATOR Brings Family And Videogames To Comics - Out Now On Kickstarter!

March 27th - via: comic-watch.com
Out now on Kickstarter, Elevator brings writer and letterer Toben Racicot (known for his lettering work in comics like Beastlands, Sidequest or Gimmick) together with artist Emiliana Pinna (Daltonica, Green Moon Comics, Acid Free Lab) and colorist Tankitha Joy (Crown & Anchor) for a video game-themed family adventure. (Read More)
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[COMING SOON] Auroboros: Coils of the Serpent - Announcement Trailer

March 27th - via: gamespace.com
Warchief Gaming shared the announcement trailer for Auroboros: Coils of the Serpent, a 5E RPG campaign setting by Chris Metzen that will be coming to Kickstarter on April 20th. The first release in this universe, Worldbook: Lawbrand, is based on the roleplaying campaign that Chris Metzen ran with his childhood friends in the eighties and nineties, before heading to Blizzard to work on worlds such as Warcraft, StarCraft, and more. (Read More)

[COMING SOON] Dark revolutionary RPG Spire announces a new crowdfunded sourcebook

March 26th - via: dicebreaker.com
Return to the massive structure on the brink of revolution - or chaos - with Sin, an upcoming sourcebook for brutal RPG Spire that introduces more options to the fight to reclaim the drow home out from underneath the thumb of oppression. (Read More)

[COMING SOON] Kickstarter campaign and demo for rhythm adventure game UNBEATABLE for PC launch April 6

March 26th - via: gematsu.com
D-Cell Games will launch a Kickstarter campaign for UNBEATABLE, “an anime-juiced rhythm adventure with a heavy focus on music and emotions,” on April 6, the developer announced. It is planned for release on PC, Mac, and Linux. (Read More)

Multi-player cyber security game Hacker Field debuts

March 26th - via: itweb.co.za
An Italian developer team has created Hacker Field, a game aimed at raising cyber security awareness. Players can challenge each other, taking on both the role of hacker and IT manager. At the beginning, the IT manager will have only a few bots and viruses to defend against, while in the following levels the number of difficulties they will face will increase. (Read More)

Bonita sisters known for charity work start business in plant-based sauces

March 26th - via: 10news.com
They created Ranch, Chili Chipotle and Jalepeño Cilantro sauces under the brand Sistry Foods. The sisters created a Kickstarter 15 days ago and have raised more than $14,000. Their goal is $50,000. (Read More)
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New Kickstarter Is Using Comics to Help Save Shelter Cats

March 25th - via: cbr.com
Guerra and Cats and Comics co-founder Marcie are currently raising money for a cat café centered around comic books and tabletop games, with the intention being to give shelter cats more social interaction -- something they often lack, leading to lower adoption rates as compared to dogs. (Read More)
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GamesMaster: The Oral History hopes to bring a book on the classic UK TV series to reality via Kickstarter

March 25th - via: videogamer.com
Journalist and former GamesMaster host Dominik Diamond has announced the launch of a Kickstarter for a new official tell-all book on the creation of the iconic UK video games television show entitled GamesMaster: The Oral History. (Read More)
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Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends brings a classic fantasy cartoon strip to life

March 25th - via: pcgamesn.com
Little Nemo in Slumberland was a marvelously imaginative cartoon strip that ran more than 100 years ago. Created by Winsor McCay, the Little Nemo strips explored the boundaries of comics as visual medium, as well as the concepts of dream psychology. Now, that landmark cartoon strip is being revived in videogame form, in Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends. (Read More)

Arduino Nanoboard development board hits Kickstarter

March 25th - via: geeky-gadgets.com
Arduino enthusiasts for those looking to get started programming electronic devices may be interested in a new Arduino development board aptly named the Nanoboard. Nanoboard is an Arduino prototyping board specifically created to solve the economical and inconvenient issues of building projects. (Read More)
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Post-Apocalyptic Card RPG Wastenauts Arrives on Kickstarter

March 25th - via: gamespew.com
Developed by Razbury games, it’s described as a ‘card crawler’, set in a post-apocalyptic future where professional scavengers comb the wasteland for anything that will keep their civilisation’s floating cities in the air. (Read More)
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Kickstarter Tabletop Roundup: Monsters and Mayhem and Munchies

March 25th - via: geekdad.com
Button Shy publishes wallet games—pocket-sized games that are usually only 18 cards in a vinyl wallet—and it’s a fantastic series with a lot of variety in it. The latest is Death Valley, a press-your-luck game about taking a journey through dangerous terrain. Catacombs is a fantastic disc-flicking dungeon crawl game, and Catacombs & Castles is a team-based skirmish version of the game. (Read More)

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