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A despairing RPG-Puzzler set in a town on the brink. Random storytelling. Random puzzles. Constant loss.

Vidar - An RPG Puzzler Where Everyone Dies

A despairing RPG-Puzzler set in a town on the brink. Random storytelling. Random puzzles. Constant loss.
A despairing RPG-Puzzler set in a town on the brink. Random storytelling. Random puzzles. Constant loss.
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Dean Razavi
Dean Razavi
467 backers pledged $19,530 to help bring this project to life.
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Distribution, and the Future

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Hiccup

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Let's Play!

Hi Kickstarters!

Lots to talk about, so let's get to it -

PAX East / IndieCade East

PAX and IndieCade were both phenomenal events. I managed to get a lot... Read more

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PAX East

Well this is exciting. We'll have a booth at PAX East on Friday, April 22!

If you'll be at the convention, swing by the Playcrafting booth (#8249) and play the... Read more

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Heart and Soul II

Hi Kickstarters!

A short little update for you today. Work continues on the dialogue trees, and since the last update I've finished off the following characters:

  • Dani
  • Dorottya
  • Elek
  • Etel
    • ... Read more
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Heart and Soul

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Systems

Hey Kickstarters!

Lots to talk about here, let's dig in!

Tools

In testing, a lot of Vidar's various quests and puzzles felt very disconnected. There was some sense of an... Read more

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Twenty Four

Hi Kickstarters!

Lots to talk with you about. First up, all of Vidar's citizens are now completely designed. Here they are in all their glory. 

I'm continuing to add their... Read more

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Alpha Month Recap

Hey Kickstarters!

After a little bit of a rocky start, we settled into a pretty nice alpha month! Here are some fun data points:

  • Over 100 puzzles were completed!
  • Clearly... Read more
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Alpha Month 0.3.9

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...I promised I'd be updating frequently. Version 0.3.8!

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Alpha Month is Here - 0.3.7

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The Dark Cave Alpha Month

Hey Kickstarters!

Holy smokes, a whole 'nother month has gone by since my last update. I'm back with a few fun things coming up!

Alpha Month

As promised, in October... Read more

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A New Demo

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Hook, Shot, and Sinker

Hey Kickstarters!

Development continues on Vidar! Hooray! This month we broke ground on the next puzzle environment - the Water Cave:

 As you can probably already tell, this environment is... Read more

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The Puzzle Machine

Hey Kickstarters!

I just got back from an awesome weekend at Too Many Games in Philly, and wanted to touch base with y'all about Vidar. Progress is trucking along!

June... Read more

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Where to Watch Vidar

Hi Kickstarters!

As promised, there are a few places you can see the latest build of Vidar. First up, McKerrnel has been playing through one in-game episode at a time,... Read more

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Twitch Streaming with Lizard Eats Flies

Hi Kickstarters!

As promised, you can come see all that's been going on in Vidar tomorrow (Tuesday) night! On May 5 at 9:30 pm eastern come hang out with... Read more

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Two Months Later

Hi Kickstarters!

I just had an awesome night at Playcrafting NYC's biggest expo ever (for those of you in the area, you have to start coming, they're amazing) and was... Read more

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Getting Steamy

Hey Kickstarters!

Have you missed me? I've missed you. So much so that I wanted to update you on some fun things.

Too Many Games

Vidar has been accepted to... Read more

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Surveys! Greenlit! Loud Noises!

Hey Kickstarters!

It feels like FOREVER since I posted an update, mostly because I was adjusted to doing it every few days during the campaign. In fact, so much has... Read more

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Funded, and The Next Steps

Hey Kickstarters!

I've been delinquent in posting an update with my tremendous thanks to you all. Hopefully you saw my message on the front page, truly I'm still struck by... Read more

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Successfully raised $19,530 with 467 backers

Uh, hey guys

Not sure if you noticed but, uh. We made it.

 We've still got two days left, so let's get some awesome stretch goals going!!

 The first goal will enable New... Read more

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7% left, and Our Last Roundup

Hey Kickstarters!

This party ends in 120 hours, after that the show's over. We're 93% of the way there - just 7% left to go, y'all are really good at... Read more

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Linux Demo, Subreddit

Hey Kickstarters! 

The campaign has just 6 days left! We’re entering the home stretch with just 15% left, but I’d hate to leave some of the stretch goals planned on... Read more

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Inheritance, and a New Track

Hey Kickstarters!

 

We’re well into 14k now,with just 9 days left in the campaign. Kicktraq keeps fluctuating its projections right around the goal line. We have one more demo... Read more

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The Mac Demo

Hey Kickstarters!

Our last video for the week comes from Tess Baines, the voice actress behind Vidar's trailer video and demo. You'll definitely get to hear more of her in... Read more

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Announcing the Twins' Sprite

Hey Kickstarters!

We're over 70% of the way backed! Keep spreading the word :)

Over the past few weeks we held a vote to determine which sprite we'll use in-game... Read more

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Backers Only: Vidar is now on Mac

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A Wild Composer Appears

Hey Kickstarters!

First things first, we passed the $12k mark which means we are 2/3 backed! So awesome, seriously guys and gals, thank you from the bottom of my heart... Read more

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Twitch Stream Tomorrow, Plus an Artist Shoutout

Hey Kickstarters!

You've seen my face on enough interviews and things like that, but there's more to Vidar than just me. Our artist Becca Bair wanted to stop by and... Read more

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Over 10K backed + The Official Vidar Wiki

Hey Kickstarters!

What a roller coaster day yesterday was. We blasted through 50% funded and I avoided making an Over 9000 joke. And it's a good thing, because then we... Read more

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Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh we're halfway there!

We're officially halfway backed! Everyone have a celebratory dance-in-your-chair party right now. 

At MAGFest, I chatted with the guys over at Indie Game Riot about replayability, emotional connections with... Read more

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The Vidar Wiki, and Dorottya the Blacksmith

Hey Kickstarters!

We're so close to 50% backed we can taste it, and right on schedule - we're pretty close to the halfway mark in our 45-day campaign as well.... Read more

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So Much Twitch

Hey backers!

Yesterday we got to share Vidar with a whole host of people. 

Twitch With G33k Grrl Anna Eve Cail

First up, Anna Eve Cail of G33k Grrly Gaming... Read more

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Vote to Choose a Sprite for Vidar (plus a new demo, videos, and more)

Hey Kickstarters!

Although we're still in MAGFest recovery mode, there's too much to do to rest! Lots of fun stuff to talk about, including demo updates, let's plays, and a... Read more

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MAGFest Round 2

Hey Kickstarters!

We're so close to 40% we can taste it. All told after MAGFest we're well on our way to our goal, but we need you to tell... Read more

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MAGFest 13

Hey Kickstarters!

We just wrapped up day 1 of MAGFest and had an absolute blast - first, thanks to all of our new backers we met here! We got a... Read more

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New Double Pack Available as Reward Tier

Hey Kickstarters!

To celebrate our upcoming showcase at MAGFest, today we added a new reward tier inspired by the twin sisters of Vidar, Rebeka and Janika. For $30, backers can... Read more

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Higher Resolution is here - download the new demo now!

No More Black Box!

We've gotten a ton of great feedback about Vidar, and one of the biggest requests is a higher resolution option. We hear you, so today we're... Read more

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100 Backers!

Just wanted to say thank you to all our backers, we're now 15% of the way there with 39 days still left in the campaign! Make sure to tell your... Read more

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Pictures from The Sheep's Meow Arcade Night

Hey Kickstarters!

Last night we had the phenomenal opportunity to demo Vidar to hundreds of enthusiastic players in NYC! About 50 games set up in Microsoft's midtown office for a... Read more

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A look at Vidar's "Town Events"

Hi Kickstarters! We're past the $2,000 mark which is really exciting, 1/9th of the way there with over a month in the campaign to go. Today I wanted to talk... Read more

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Day 1 Coverage

Holy wow, we already broke $1k in the first day! You guys are amazing, seriously - thanks so much for the support!

Vidar made some headlines today. Here's a sampling... Read more

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