"Built on a groundbreaking liquid-physics engine, Vessel allows players to solve puzzles by bringing to life physically-simulated liquid - water, lava, glowing goo, chemicals and more - by animating them into living machines called Fluros that retain all the properties of the liquid they contain. Combining the properties of different kinds of fluids with the behaviors of the Fluros, players will be able solve puzzles and progress in this fantastic mechanical world."

"Lawnmower Challenge is a modernized and updated homage to the classic "Chip's Revenge" and "Sokuban". Your goal in the game is to mow all the grass in each level with as few moves as possible. This may seem like child's play (and its totally suitable for gamers of all ages), but the levels become increasingly complex with the gradual introduction of new tile types... We don't have a source of income or outside funding. All the operating costs of this project have been out of pocket so far. We really want to make a fun, accessible, and polished game and that takes more than pocket change. Here is a breakdown of where the money will go....Lunar Enigma is a small group of developers and hobbyists who gather in our free time to create games. We are made up of artistic people from several different creative fields from different parts of the world. We base our design decisions based on what feels fun rather than what we think is fun...Although this is our first commercial game, we plan to form a studio and continue developing other exciting games in the future. Help us accomplish our goals of delivering fun games to players by supporting our current project."

"Viral Dawn is a Top down Web Based Zombie Shooter. In it's current state it is a unfinished but playable fast action shooter...We want to bring it to the next level. A multi-player persistent browser based game both playable on all OS's and phones. (Windows, Mac, Linux, Iphone, Android, Windows Phone... Get in on the ground floor and play the game one month before release with a beta pass only given to those who pledge here at Kickstarter. Get ahead of all your friends, get the awesome gear, buy the best vehicle, then pawn all your wimpy friends! The game will always be free to play."

"Feeble's Fable is a whimsical 3D fantasy adventure game filled with intriguing puzzles which are integrated into its storyline, for a totally immersive playing experience... While we have already begun working on this game project and will complete it (because we are that determined and passionate about it!), the requested funding will help ensure that we can afford the high quality music, animation and other talent required to do justice to the magical world that Michael and Justin are creating. It is also our goal to raise the bar on the quality of art and story that the public will come to expect from mobile game developers."

"In "Vanuatu", you are a Vanuatuan who wants to prosper during the eight turns of the game. In order to prosper, you have to manage with natural resources, rare items, vatus (local currency) and tourists. To earn money or prosperity points, you may also draw on the sand, carry tourists all over Vanuatu islands or trade cargo with foreign countries... For this, I need about 4000 € (5000 $) for paid a part of the production. The rest of the cost will be paid by some distributor partner for some countries (german, italy, us and quebec). All the money raised, will help me to produce more game boxes for countries where I have no distributor, or partners."

"Dive into the feelings of a young girl and help her to avenge her loved ones. Solve various puzzles, learn new abilities and fight with the fiercest enemies. The Story Of Dakara offers you incredible, full of thrilling adventures 5 hour storyline. The game will be accompanied by cinematic videos, professional dubbing and amazing effects. The project will become even better with your help!.. With your money and help we can afford full-time work on our game. Also we can hire new talented specialists! We very want to finish this project and make it as best , as possible.

"I've been spending all my spare time during the last year on bringing this project to life by painting, drawing, modelling and programming everything that goes into it. Every day I work on it and make progresses. I do all I can to make sure when it will be released it will have the best possible quality and reach as many gamers as possible, however I am a bit helpless, as this goal requires some funds I do not have. Currently I'm searching for funds to outsource the music and sound effects of Wisps the Redeeming (as I cannot do this myself), and eventually to get more paid Unity 3D licenses to improve the graphics (Unity Pro) and made the game available on a broader range of platforms (especially iOS devices) to enable people to play it on the go, as I cannot do that with the free version of Unity. By contributing to this project, not only you ensure you will have access to it on your favorite device, but ultimately you will give me moral support and the power to continue dedicating all my time to it."

"An innovative puzzle game about fluffy blue cryptids that move in unison. It's adorable. Help us finish!... Hesperides Pilcrus, a curious diurnal species. Small groups, or concerts, reportedly dwell in the more accessible woodlands of the Pacific Northwest. Of note to the interested crypto-naturalist is the way in which all Pilcri behave in unison. What an individual does, the whole group will do. Working collectively, a concert of Pilcri are rumored to have escaped the well-secured laboratory of one Dr. F. W. Nervoso. Of course, Hesperides Pilcrus being an imaginary species, no evidence of this event actually exists. Except, as you might have guessed, for this game."

"After wearing a costume and being transformed you find yourself in a new world. Waking up you find everyone in your village has gone. Exploring you find a strange shop with a costume in. Putting it on you become a kitsune and have to defeat another costumed person."

"Massilia is a trading game where each player plays a dealer who will seek to prosper in order to obtain the best reputation of the city at the end of the day. To achieve your goals, you will have to implement new stalls on the market of Old Port, buy at the best prices of goods at the port to feed your stalls and bring customers to sell your goods at the best time. To help you in your task, you will be able to request the help of gods and goddesses making offerings. Finally, if all this is not enough, you'll also be able to buy your reputation. And yes, everything can be bought in this world even the reputation. (Translated from French) Like many small company, KND must face the problem of cash needed to start production of new games. Therefore, while waiting to operate on its own, as much, she is forced to find solutions for the type Ulule péréniser power development. Funding will be used to pay the deposit of manufacture. Depending on the level of funding received, the first draw will, more or less important (minimum 1000) and some wood element can be improved by including specific forms.

"The traditional publishers have seen their role dramatically change, and have grown hesitant if not reluctant in investing in new game franchises. Unfortunately there are few alternatives to this traditional funding model. There is a strong need for new and innovative structures to back indie game projects financially; now more than ever. And we believe Gambitious provides that structure. We have already signed with a strong whitelabel partner for our platform, and have received exciting projects from various developers. The developers have embraced our plans from the start, and according to them, Gambitious really is an exciting new way to obtain funds, and still uphold creative control over their IP."

"It's not easy being the only perfectly round coconut on the shore, so Seamus O'Nut has set off in search of fame and fortune. Shipwrecked, Seamus washes up on the shore of a mysterious island. Treasures are there for the taking but they'll take a steady hand to plunder. Navigate 30 devilishly unique islands of puzzles, traps, and physics mayhem to locate the cunningly hidden diamonds before the ever-ticking clock runs out."

"In 2011 we finally bit the bullet to make a lifelong dream a reality: to start an independent videogame development studio based in New York City. Hey, we're only two, but we're hoping to grow. Our debut title "Islands Of Diamonds" represents six months of evenings, weekends, and cold dinners – the hard work that's necessary to start all dreams rolling, and a hard-and-fast start to our marriage. All concept art, game-play mechanics, graphics, and audio assets have been developed so you can rest assured that this is a game that will see the light of day. The game is currently in the closing weeks of level design,play-testing and QA. The game has been developed using Unity Technologies Unity 3D Game Development Environment and is scheduled for its initial release as a universal app for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad through the Apple App Store in late February, early March."

"Geek Fight is a card game that takes a closer look at real life geek fights, those little "discussions" we all have about which sci-fi franchise is better or which superhero would win in a fight. While in the real world we generally have to show some form of self control (no matter how right we know we are), in the back of your mind you are checking out your collection of perfect anime weapon replicas trying to figure out which one would do the most damage. In Geek Fight you take your favorite geeky archetypes, put them in the arena armed with overpriced collectibles (some of which are NRFB!), and have them earn their geek cred the hard way!"

"WAIT! DON"T GO! I know you are probably starting to think of this as another CCG/TCG money pit, but it isn't. You will not be hunting for that one rare card that is only included in 1 in every 1337.42 packs. Like I said before, we don't use random packaging, and our cost per card is one of the lowest on the market... We want to have a little extra capital to work on more sets and maybe get some card sleeves made for Geek Fight (not cheap). Thank you for not saying TL:DR, and for supporting our little project. By backing this project you are not only helping us make more new sets, you are also helping grow the player base. Isn't it fun to have a few more n00bs to pwn?"

"An RPG with action battle system, filled with emotional element of inter-character relationship, sets in the world that almost being destroyed. This Classic RPG can bring you into unique experience in gaming... Eternal Grace is an Action RPG that has features such as stylish encounter based action battle system, stunning artworks, immersive story, unique characters, and also nice to be listened musics. This game also has many side quests, collectible card mini game, weapon enhancement system and sympathy systems that strengthen the relationship between main characters. You will be offered by unique feel and experience when playing this game."

"We are developing episode 2 of Eternal Grace now, and we plan to release it in the middle of 2012, but we have funding problems since the funding father leave us alone. We are trying to continue with our own fund, but it didnt work. This game has been watched and commented to have a good potential by Ian Livingstone (Ubisoft) and Takashi Tokita (Square Enix), but still, they tell us to raise our own funds. We need huge development cost to widen the game database and make many new features and also to integrate it together with Episode 1, now, we need the fund to fulfill the development cost. We plan to release the game in PC and Mobile. But we prior in PC platform. By donating, you're not only helping us fulfilling the development cost, but especially giving us the moral support we need to continue. Thank you very much."

"Aventura takes place in a south america jungle, is a Third Person Adventure/Action game with twelve levels where you need to find in each one a treasure to gain the privilege to let the spirits of the jungle know that you are a brave warrior and they will agree to let you go in peace."

"I think Aventura can be a awesome game for PC and IOS devices, is very fun and good to play. Basically, were looking to raise enough capital to pay artists to provide us with good characters, animations and assets for the levels, because at the moment the game is almost on alpha state, it has a build but it has free models taken from free galleries from the web, we want characters and asset that can be customized for our game."

Space Diary tells of the adventures of an unnamed astronaut trapped inside the belly of a lovecratian space monster. There it he experiences a journey through strange structures built in times long forgotten, works of a civilization that is no more. Within a hidden room near a hole in the ground, there is an aquarium and, inside it, the key to the craziest adventure ever conceived. You'll explore twisted landscapes, exotic architecture, solve bizarre puzzles, meet surreal characters and face your biggest fears on this highly artistic, deep adventure made from classic adventure games die-hard fans. The game will be designer to disturb and amaze you, presenting a unique trip beyond the realms of logic. Help the Astronaut find the pieces to fix his ship and escape the huge monter's belly before it's too late!"

"Our dream is to release our first professional game and debut on the indie gaming circuit as a team, maybe someday live off making games and YOU can help us achieve that."

Created by independent developers, Darkwind Media, Kona’s Crate takes place in a mystical world where players must carefully deliver a crate of stars to Chief Kona. Players must skillfully navigate a crate sitting on a jet-powered platform through tight spaces and around sharp corners while avoiding tricky obstacles to complete their delivery in time and win Chief Kona's approval.

Working with the Unity Game Engine (Plus a Few Tips)

Tips for Using Unity

• Change your ipa file to a zip file. Extract the Payload directory to your desktop.


• Inside the YOURGAMENAME.app directory, there is a file simply titled "YOURGAMENAME." Remove the file from the directory and place it on your desktop.


• Zip up the main Payload directory.


• Add the reported file size of the removed file and the new Payload.zip, the total being what you can expect for the total file size after you upload your binary to iTunes Connect.

Reception of Kona's Crate

The Future of Kona's Crate and Darkwind Media