One of my favorite in-progress indie projects is a “little” game being whipped up by a small team of programmers and artists based in Brisbane, Australia (with some assistance from talented folks around the globe). A old-school turn-based RPG using a modern graphics engine? Count me in! I was wondering if these guys and gals were going to go use Kickstarter, but as they’re outside the U.S. of A., they can’t use the popular crowdfunding site at all (boo). However, thanks to another (and more international) crowdfunding site, IndieGoGo, the team is all set up and ONLY needs a mere $8000 to complete their game. These days, I’m always broke, but it’s still my obligation as a fan of all things independent gaming to direct those of you who do have that disposable income to boogie on over and give these guys some support.

As you can see in the video above and through the posts on the development blog, what’s coming is going to be a total sock-knocker-offer (or a really fine game worth playing). The team is also offering up some nice premium items from physical copies to T-shirts to signed posters to even getting your name in the game credits. With hugely popular games such as Double Fine Adventure and now Wasteland 2 getting some massive cash injections from fans clamoring for classic PC games to make a comeback, Malevolence is looking like a more than worthy entry in the fan-funded gaming surge. Anyway, go check out the links above and spend a little cash if you like what you see!