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The tales of H.P. Lovecraft are timeless for those who enjoy a good horror story. And with good reason. His stories have inspired generations that have come after him just as Edgar Allan Poe had influenced his writing. Delving into many aspects of what makes a person lose their mind and drawing from their deepest, darkest fears is what brings people back to classics like the Cthulhu Mythos. And the latest game to tackle these themes is The Eldritch Cases: Dagon, an adventure game that sets its sights on one of the most iconic villages ever put to pen by the seminal author.

Okay so today is the day! We're ready to release the game library to the public! The game library is an index of crowd funded adventure and RPG games we've come across since KickstartVentures started. We hope this allows you to either discover something new or get updates on a project you may have backed or known about anyway.

The listing of games gives you the option to filter via release status and genre as well as searching for a specific game. Each game includes release platforms, screenshots, release dates, trailers and more. You'll be sure to discover something new looking through our database.

So check out the link below and let us know what you think. And as always we welcome all feedback, suggestions and more. Like any newly released product, we will intend to improve and enhance it as time goes by and we already have some great ideas in the pipeline. If you think we're missing a game too we have a submit page you can check out to let us know.

Hope you find this useful. If you could share this to as many people as you can we would appreciate that a lot.

- James (Broomie)

http://www.kickstartadventure.com/home/games/

[The BREAKOUT!]

"In 1945 a group of captured soldiers were placed in a POW camp and told they would never escape. Using their specialist skills, these man promptly devised a plan to attempt their most daring breakout yet."

So if you can steal enough supplies,
and sneak past the guards,
and if you can get over the fence...

maybe you're ready for...

The BREAKOUT!

[Dead Syncrhonicity]

Dystopian and post-apocalyptic titles are pretty commonplace in media in any form, and with good reason. It takes a bleak look at what the future could hold for humanity should it ever stray towards the path of self-destruction. A warning letter to future generations to get their act together, if you will. And to stand out in the crowd you'd need to have some something unique to get people to take notice of it. Dead Syncrhonicity promises the standard trope and more. With a twist unlike any other that's come before it.

[Blackmore]

Steampunk is a genre that doesn't get as much love as it deserves. Like its cousin, cyberpunk, it deals with themes of advanced technology (for its time, at least) and with the plight of a downtrodden people, forced to live in disgusting and poor conditions, while the upper class lives off of wealth. Unlike cyberpunk, though, its generally represented in a past setting (usually in the 1800s) instead of the near future. Enter Blackmore, the latest in an ever increasing stable of crowdfunded adventure games and paying homage to this underutilized subsection of science fiction storytelling.

The awesome guys at Infamous Quests just launched a Kickstarter for an old school hint book for their Quest for Infamy retro-style adventure game. Complete with the red cellophane decoder that we all remember and love from the glory days of Sierra On-Line. Also, if you missed out on the original campaign, you can get a copy (physical big box or digital) on some of the tiers.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1992695780/the-quest-for-infamy-companion-art-strategy-hint-b/

Awesome! I just downloaded it a few hours ago. Now I just need to find the time to play it.

Kickstarter also opened up to other countries: UK, Canada, Australia...

Yeah, I'm looking forward to Heroine's Quest, too.

[Bolt Riley]

One aspect of adventure games, or really any game at all, that's important to the playing experience is music.  It helps to breathe life into the story.  But, few actively pursue it as a central theme.  Enter Bolt Riley, a story of reggae music and finding one's place in society.  Working your way up to being a legend is the name of the game here.  And it looks like a great take on the genre.

Indeed.  Looking forward to it.

[Knite & The Ghost Lights]

Imagine taking a hand-crafted world and turning it into an amazing side-scrolling adventure. Knite & The Ghost Lights delivers a mixture of adventure, storytelling, and action from games we know and love like Metroid and Castlevania, but with a completely fresh feel for today's gamer.

I was just gonna say that the reason they can do it is because Himalaya's badass.

[Europa 2022]

In space no one can hear you scream.  Which might not be a good thing in the case of the newest addition to the action-adventure stable of games trying to get funded through Kickstarter.  Take Europa 2022, a blend of traditional point-and-click adventure with the more "actiony" elements that can be found in the likes of Heavy Rain or Uncharted.  Toss in a liberal dose of sci-fi horror and you've got the makings on a unique gaming experience.

[The Ballads of Reemus 2]

What do you get when you take a potbellied exterminator, a purple bear bard, and the most nastiest slugs you've ever seen and put them together in a 2D point-and-click adventure game? Why, you get the continuing saga of Reemus and Liam, that's what.  Enter The Ballads of Reemus 2, another game being Kickstarted that started its life as a Flash-based adventure on the likes of Newgrounds and Kongregate.

Screw the swag!  Just send me bubblewrap!   

In regards to damaged goods, it is possible that it was due to the packaging.  I was at a tier that got a LOT of stuff and the box that they came in didn't have any "filler" (bubble wrap, packing peanuts, etc) which meant that there was some extra unused space for the stuff to move around in.  Thankfully, my package didn't have very far to go in relation to a lot of backers and everything came undamaged.

I'll admit it.  I'm a bit surprised, myself, with what's happening with customs.  I didn't expect to see so much hassle with it.  I've never had any problems with getting things from overseas, but apparently other countries (particularly Germany) are a lot more harder to deal with.  I sure hope that when I start seeing physical goodies from my UK projects I don't have to jump through as many hoops as those people.

And it got to the point where I had to make an announcement on the forums to contact Replay directly about issues regarding international shipping.  The ones with the answers aren't actually frequenting the boards.

[U55 – End of the Line]

Survival horror is such a popular genre in gaming, and we have yet another adventure with supernatural leanings to showcase in "Currently Kickstarting".  U55 – End of the Line looks to be another great addition to the roster with not only crap-your-pants horror, but it also offers the use of a unique technology that can make your blood curdle with feelings of fear and anxiety if done right.  Get ready to experience a subway ride that you won't soon forget.  Read on if you dare.

I just read the update.  I want to believe in the project, but the more I hear from Robert the less inclined I am to back (should they try again).  It's sad, really.  Precinct had so much potential but it was butchered with bad PR.

the new community manger does not respect fans at all

I'll give you the rest of that post, but this one part I can't stand by and not say something.  I've been talking with Rudy and, while I can't say much, I know for a fact that he's trying his damnedest to get things together and back on track.  He's one of us, just someone who has Robert and Jim's ears.

[Conspirocracy]

Bureaucracy. Red tape. Conspiracies.  What do these things have in common besides being major annoyances?  Well, for one man it's his continued existence.  Both in a literal and figurative sense.  The latest in a growing stable of adventure games coming out of IndiGoGo is Conspirocracy, a tale of intrigue and paperwork.  "The truth, it seems, is rarely pure and never simple."

Yeah, the Kickstarter was doomed to failure with the way they were handling it and the new funding model is a joke.  The sad thing is that several of us regular members of the AGRM did our damnedest to get them back on track but they didn't listen and only made things worse.  I had expected them to cancel it, regroup, and go in for a second time later when they got everything sorted out.  Unfortunately, they ended up with this stupid "tiered funding" approach that turned a lot of us off.  Perhaps Precinct would have done better with Himalaya, maybe not.  But I can tell you that it would have been a huge boon to them.

And not only did they have the usual suspects on board giving them advice, but they ended up taking Rudy Marchant (of Sierra Chest) on board as a community manager.  And from what he's told me he's trying his best to get the project back on track, but I fear that his attempts to do so are backfiring because Robert does not know how to manage a crowdfunding project at all.  The AMA yesterday is proof of them not knowing what they're doing.

In short, I lost faith during the Kickstarter campaign, but the AMA proved that my money is best spent elsewhere.  My questions, as well as that of others, were not answered satisfactorily and have only damaged them further.  It saddens me a bit to see them struggle, but they've only got themselves to blame for the failure.  I agree that I don't see this one succeeding in any way.  I doubt they'd even get to the $25K milestone.

[Shades of Sanity]

The mind is such a complicated thing.  People have been diving into the human psyche for ages, trying to plumb its depths and unlock its secrets.  Which is why it comes as to no surprise that psychological horror is such a popular subgenre in media these days.  The latest adventure addition to the Kickstarter stables is Shades of Sanity, a contender for surreal and maddening awesomeness.

[Sword 'N' Board]

Do you remember the days when you'd hear the line "It's dangerous to go alone! Take this"?  While there have been a couple action-adventure games covered in a "Currently Kickstarting" article, none have captured the charm of the early days of the likes of the original Legend of Zelda games.  Sword 'N' Board looks to be one more game that will tickle your nostalgic bone.  Instead of a point-and-click romp through a Sierra or LucasArts style game, you're hacking and slashing your way through dungeons.

Yeah, I'm in at a low level.  Police Quest wasn't my favorite Sierra series, but I did enjoy it enough to back the new project.

You need to contact the forum administrator to get flagged for the backer's section.

[OZombie]

When you think of American McGee you generally think Alice.  So who better to create a darker and more disturbing Oz than him?  Just like his previous games, this isn't your grandmother's fantasy story.  No, OZombie is so much more than what you've read or seen.  Little has been revealed about the plot, but what I've seen leaves me breathless.  And they promise an action-adventure experience that should make fans of American's other works happy.

I'm also helping out with that site, too.

[Currently Kickstarting: Alum by Micah Orsie]

Currently Kickstarting: Alum by Micah Orsie
"There have already been a number of retro Sierra- and Lucasarts-style adventure games Kickstarted over the past year, so why not add another one to the list? Micah Orsie and the people at Crashable Studios has just gone live with a classic point-and-click adventure game called Alum. You play as the titular character as he goes on a quest to find the cure to an epidemic dubbed "the vague" that has befallen the people of his city of Cosmos."

[Now on Indigogo: Fleish & Cherry in Crazy Hotel]

Now on Indigogo: Fleish & Cherry in Crazy Hotel by Red Little House Studios
"Do you pine for the good ol' days when cartoons were in black and white? Are you a fan of adventure games? Well, that answer is obvious if you're already here. Fleish and Cherry looks like it will be a nice trip down memory lane all wrapped up in an interactive action-adventure story. With a twist. Instead of the traditional "damsel-in-distress" plotline, the male lead is instead the one captured and the heroine has to step in to save him."

[A Vampyre Story: Year One]

A Vampyre Story: Year One is a humorous point-and-click adventure where you play as Mona De Laffite as she wanders Castle Warg and tries to escape it. It is a prequel to the original A Vampyre Story and it promises to tell the story leading up to it.

Did that a long time ago, but we need more bodies to do the same.  This needs to get Greenlit!

[Armikrog]

The creator of Earthworm Jim and The Neverhood, Doug TenNapel, is now developing yet another claymation pen-and-paper adventure game by the name of Armikrog. It stars a space explorer named Tommynaut and his blind dog-like companion Beak-Beak in a sci-fi adventure. As the project page promises: "They crash land on a weird planet and end up locked in a mysterious fortress called Armikrog. Then...the adventure begins!"

We have not one, but TWO articles up on the KickstartVentures blog for you to check out, too:
A new "Currently Kickstarting" by Michael Shaw (http://www.kickstartadventure.com/home/currently-kickstarting-armikrog/)
A guest article by fellow AGRM member Speedster (http://www.kickstartadventure.com/home/welcome-back-a-game-designer-who-wields-the-pen-of-10-zaniness/)

Ages of Madness is a Lovecraft-style point-and-click adventure game where you play a young student named Balthasar.  You're tasked to unravel a mystery in the ancient Middle East, and the fate of the world could rest in your hands as the conspiracy unfolds.  If you're a fan of the Cthulhu Mythos then you should check this one out.  Go mad...or go home.