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The developers are hoping to have it out by December next year, although as always remember that Kickstarter deadlines are never set in stone. You can find out more on I.C.U.’s Kickstarter page. Those watching can screw with the player further as the game progresses too. Every time the player finds one, however, it triggers a modifier to the level that the audience votes on. The objective’s pretty simple for the player: find all of the three shacks hidden throughout the forest. There’s 33 days left to go, so we’ll probably see quite a few stretch goals - although only two are announced at the time of writing. And it’s already successful, having raised ~$71,488 with a goal of $65,193 ($US50,000). I.C.U.’s been in development quietly for 18 months, but going forward the developers are looking to crowdfund the project.

I wouldn’t be surprised if that gets recycled in other games somehow. The idea that spectators become more powerful the longer they watch is a really neat idea. Imagine a reality TV show, where the entertainment stems from one player shitting themselves, and an audience given a toolbox to continue giving the player nightmares.

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