KickTraq

Hey Everyone!We're into the last few day's and it's looking like we're going to make it!! Thank you everyone for backing! I'm proud to present the desolate physical copy is available as an add-on. For $38 NZD you will get a physical dvd of the game... (Read More)

Hey everyone!It was great to meet some of you around Tokyo game show, and at all the events around as well. It was a great show this year, with some amazing games and amazing people!Check out a quick interview I did in the indie area with Kaiju Pop!... (Read More)

Hey all!Just a very quick message today. I want to quickly say thank you to everyone again for backing! This has been the most amazing experience so far. I am 100% positive that we can make it! Today I will be hanging around Tokyo Game Show.... (Read More)

Hey Everyone!We've hit the 30% mark! Time for part 2 of other media that inspired certain parts of desolate. This time around it's "The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" This movie was a big inspiration as it was and still is my favorite movie.... (Read More)

Hello everyone!I'd like to share with you a new NPC character that will appear in desolate!Keeping in theme with Kickstarter, our friend Rekcahdam has a Kickstarter happening at the same time! If you'd like to design a character, or have yourself... (Read More)

Hey all, I just wanted to write a small update with some other media that inspired desolate. First off "Designing Journey" a 2013 GDC talk by Jenova Chen. So in his talk Jenova covers a lot on the development of That Game Company's "Journey". Two of... (Read More)

Hey everyone!Week one is done, and we're at 19% funded! Thank you everyone who has backed desolate. Greenlight has also been coming along well, we are 25% of the way to the top 100. It's been a crazy week! Been very interesting to see a game which... (Read More)

Every week we take a brief look at all of the Kickstarter campaigns that launched in the previous week. This isn’t to say that all of these projects are worth your hard earned cash, but with any luck having all of them in one place will make it easier to educate yourself on the projects you’d like to back, and which ones to run from. (Read More)

Adventure gamers are used to making a lot of dubious moral choices, but perhaps never more so than in Elliot Collis's upcoming desolate, a tale about the path to personal redemption which is currently seeking funding through Kickstarter. (Read More)

End of the first week round up!Thanks again to everyone for supporting desolate :) It's been one hell of a week! 13% funded and lots of coverage of them game over the internet. Check out the links blow. Also Mentioned at Other cool games on... (Read More)

desolate – no capitalization, please – is a new adventure platformer from Elliot Collis that’s in the midst of a Kickstarter funding campaign. The game tackles some pretty heavy topics, including depression, abandonment, sacrifice, and betrayal. Combine those themes with a hand painted graphics that are as haunting as they are beautiful and you’ve got a game that sure to garner some attention. desolate’s creator, Elliot Collis, was kind enough to take some time out of his schedule to answer some questions regarding his project. Once you’re done be sure to give the desolate Kickstarter page a look. (Read More)

A lot of the time video games don’t really focus much on emotion. We see tons of first person shooters with powerful protagonists who wouldn’t really know emotion if it blasted them with a rocket. To me, that makes any games that deal directly with emotion special by default. Elliot Collis’ desolate (stylized with no capitalization) has certainly gotten my attention with its description as an “adventure game influenced by my experiences, emotions, and my acceptance of self growing up.” (Read More)

A big thank you to everyone who's backed the game so far! It's been a busy day getting everything out for everyone, but the response and support has been great! desolate has also released a Steam Greenlight campaign. Head over and vote yes to help... (Read More)