Pyrodactyl Games writes in to announce that Unrest, the RPG set in ancient India that we previously covered last year, will be released on July 23, 2014. It will be available on Steam at that time.

It’s been a few weeks since our last Back to Back–let’s see what’s new in the world of indie RPG crowdfunding! Of the games we posted about last time, Beloved Rapture, Omori, Shiness and Witchmarsh met or surpassed their funding goals; Celestial Tear: Demon’s Revenge, Deadrock Divide, and Endless Fantasy The Goddess Story were not […]

Daniel Olofsson of Swedish indie studio OddGames writes in to announce Medieval Story, wRPG / Zelda-alike hybrid he’s developing. The narrative premise: You are a local peasant (Edmond) from a small village called Mosscroft. Everyday seems ordinary and dull until you are set on a mission by the village noble which leads to unexpected adventures. […]

Word has it that the Trese Brothers have released a sequel to Star Traders, called Star Traders 4X Empires. The premise: The great Exodus has ending and the splintered Star Trader Factions are lost, tired of the endless travel, or too slow to keep pace with the main fleet. Alone, and without the protection of […]

ADOM is not new. In fact, ADOM has been around for literally decades. According to creator Thomas Biskup, ADOM (short for “Ancient Domains of Mystery”) is one of the Big Five roguelikes in existence, notable in large part for being the first roguelike to add to include “vibrant towns, NPC dialog, and quests” to the […]

It has come to my attention that the spaghetti Western-themed jRPG Boot Hill Heroes (which we previously covered here) was released by developer Experimental Gamer a couple of months ago. The narrative premise: After an alleged attack by the Chepakwik Indians, the people of Bronco County are on the brink of war. Only a farm […]

John writes in to inform me of the recent release of Battleheart Legacy, Mika Mobile‘s follow-up to 2011’s Battleheart. If there’s a narrative premise to speak of, the devs aren’t talking. Instead, we have this: The spirit of Battleheart returns, re-imagined! In Battleheart Legacy, you will explore a rich and detailed fantasy world, customize your […]

Ross Tunney writes in to announce that New Reality Games has begun development on Data Hacker: Reboot, a jRPG sequel to Data Hacker: Initiation and Data Hacker: Corruption (both mentioned in prior Back to Back articles). As with the rest of the games in the series, the setting of Data Hacker: Reboot is a sort […]

Hello, gentle readers! The time has come to once again take a look at the world of indie RPG crowdfunding. Of the games whose campaigns have ended since we covered them last time, Bob’s Game, Chronicles of the Rift, Heart Forth Alicia, and Popup Dungeon all hit their funding goals. Courier and Forward to the […]

Ever heard of Legions of Ashworld? No? It’s cool–up until just now, I hadn’t either! I just happened to stumble onto this one by sheer chance. Developed by “Jugilus,” LoA combines first-person exploration of the Might and Magic variety with large-scale strategic battles. The narrative premise: The game is set in a ancient fantasy world […]