List of video game crowdfunding projects

The following is an incomplete list of notable video game projects (in hardware, software, and related media) that have embarked upon crowdfunding campaigns. Only when the amount raised is highlighted in green did the project receive those funds.

This incomplete list is frequently updated to include new information.

Project	Creator	Platform	Campaign end date	Campaign target	Amount raised	Notes	Release date	References
Mission in Snowdriftland	Tons of Bits	Kickstarter	Oct 30, 2021	$17500	$25,000	A 2D platformer with adorable characters, 4k quality, and more	Dec 1, 2021
Wanderlost	Eli Segal	Kickstarter	Jun 24, 2021	$35000	$147,097	A survival crafting RPG with deep systems, engaging real-time gameplay and adorable characters	TBA
Farlanders	Possible	Kickstarter	Jun 9, 2021	$8000	$24,058	Turn-based Mars colony city-builder where you play as a colony architect to create and manage the best settlement on Mars.	Q4 2021
A New Leaf: Memories	IronHeart Studios	Kickstarter	Jun 9, 2021	$35000	$149,711	A life simulation - farming game inspired by classics like Harvest Moon, Stardew Valley, Story of Seasons, and Animal Crossing.	March 2022
Friday Night Funkin': The Full Ass Game	Ninjamuffin99, Phantom Arcade, Kawai Sprite, Evilsk8r	Kickstarter	May 20, 2021	$60000	$2,247,641	A Rhythm indie game. Provided from a team of creators from Newgrounds	Unreleased
Roots of Pacha	Soda Den	Kickstarter	Mar 25, 2021	$35000	$355,388	Life/farming simulator in a prehistoric setting, inspired by Stardew Valley and Harvest Moon	2022
Sun Haven	Pixel Sprout Studios	Kickstarter	Oct 28, 2020	$44,700	$85,440	A beautiful human town, a hidden elven village, and an urban monster city filled with farming, magic, dragons, and adventure.	Jun 25, 2021
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes	Rabbit & Bear Studios	Kickstarter	Aug 29, 2020	¥53,808,516	¥481,573,091	Turn-based RPG, spiritual successor to the Suikoden series being led by the creator of the original games.	May 10, 2022
The Wonderful 101: Remastered	PlatinumGames	Kickstarter	Mar 6, 2020	$50,000	$2,235,545	3D action-adventure hack and slash video game. Remaster of the 2013 Wii U game by PlatinumGames and Hideki Kamiya.	May 19, 2020
Once Upon a Coma	Thomas Brush	Kickstarter	Mar 17, 2018	$28,000	$85,683	2D action platformer. Sequel to Coma by its original creator, who also created the previously crowdfunded Pinstripe.	Sep 2018
Starmancer	Ominux Games	Kickstarter	Mar 16, 2018	$40,000	$139,685	Space station sim inspired by Dwarf Fortress.	Unreleased
40 Winks	Piko Interactive	Kickstarter	Mar 14, 2018	$20,000	$131,252	3D platform game. First Nintendo 64 game released since the console's discontinuation.	Nov 2018
Indie Pogo	Lowe Bros. Studios	Kickstarter	Oct 11, 2017	$25,000	$41,991	Crossover fighting game featuring characters and elements from many different indie games.	Jul 10, 2018
Fantasy Strike	Sirlin Games	Fig	Aug 25, 2017	$500,000	$147,819	Equity crowdfunding campaign. Fighting game by David Sirlin.	Jul 25, 2019
Pathfinder: Kingmaker	Owlcat Games	Kickstarter	Jul 12, 2017	$500,000	$909,057	Fantasy role-playing video game in the Pathfinder universe. Chris Avellone serves as narrative designer.	Sep 25, 2018
Blasphemous	The Game Kitchen	Kickstarter	Jun 21, 2017	$50,000	$333,246	2D action platformer video game in a gothic fantasy world. From the team behind The Last Door.	Sep 10, 2019
Project Rap Rabbit	Project Rap Rabbit	Kickstarter	Jun 19, 2017	£855,000	£161,557	Music video game by NanaOn-Sha and iNiS, featuring anthropomorphic characters.	Unreleased
Phoenix Point	Snapshot Games	Fig	Jun 8, 2017	$500,000	$765,948	Equity crowdfunding campaign. Turn-based tactics video game similar to the X-COM series. Second crowdfunding campaign from Julian Gollop's Snapshot Games after Chaos Reborn.	Dec 3, 2019
The Banner Saga 3	Stoic	Kickstarter	Mar 8, 2017	$200,000	$416,986	Tactical role-playing game set in the Viking Age. Sequel to the previously crowdfunded The Banner Saga.	Jun 26, 2018
Sunless Skies	Failbetter Games	Kickstarter	Mar 3, 2017	£100,000	£377,952	2D top-down survival and space exploration game set in the Fallen London fictional universe. Sequel to the previously crowdfunded Sunless Sea.	Jan 31, 2019
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire	Obsidian Entertainment	Fig	Feb 25, 2017	$1,100,000	$4,705,524	Equity crowdfunding campaign. Role-playing video game. Sequel to the previously crowdfunded Pillars of Eternity.	May 8, 2018
Sundered	Thunder Lotus Games	Kickstarter	Feb 16, 2017	C$25,000	C$202,102	Metroidvania with procedurally generated levels. From the developers of previously Kickstarted Jotun.	Jul 28, 2017
Apocalypse Now	Erebus	Kickstarter	Feb 15, 2017	$900,000	$172,503	Survival horror role-playing video game. Officially licensed adaptation of the film. The campaign was cancelled before its scheduled February 24 end date. Crowdfunding to continue independently.	Unreleased
Kingdoms and Castles	Lion Shield	Fig	Jan 6, 2017	$15,000	$108,767	Equity crowdfunding campaign. Medieval fantasy city-building game. First game to generate a positive return for Fig investors.	Jul 20, 2017
Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure	Pixel Wizards	Kickstarter	Dec 23, 2016	€20,000	€21,438	Turn-based strategy video game based on chess.	Mar 8, 2018
Agony	PlayWay	Kickstarter	Dec 10, 2016	C$66,666	C$182,642	First-person survival horror video game set in hell.	May 29, 2018
Monster Prom	Beautiful Glitch	Kickstarter	Nov 25, 2016	€8,000	C$182,642	Dating sim set in a high school for monsters.	Apr 28, 2018
Wasteland 3	inXile entertainment	Fig	Nov 4, 2016	$2,750,000	$3,121,716	Equity crowdfunding campaign. Role-playing video game. Sequel to the previously crowdfunded Wasteland 2.	Aug 28, 2020
Hypnospace Outlaw	Tendershoot	Kickstarter	Sep 7, 2016	$28,000	$35,994	Adventure video game which is set inside a parody of the early Internet named Hypnospace.	Mar 12, 2019
911 Operator	PlayWay	Kickstarter	Aug 20, 2016	C$9,110	C$37,924	Simulation video game wherein players take the role of a dispatcher.	Feb 24, 2017
Prey for the Gods	No Matter Studios	Kickstarter	Aug 6, 2016	$300,000	$501,252	Action-adventure survival game in a winter landscape. Inspired by Shadow of the Colossus.	Dec 14, 2021
System Shock	Night Dive Studios	Kickstarter	Jul 28, 2016	$900,000	$1,350,700	First-person shooter action role-playing game. Remake of 1994's System Shock.	2022
Fable Fortune	Flaming Fowl Studios	Kickstarter	Jun 21, 2016	£250,000	£58,852	Fantasy digital collectible card game set in the Fable series by former Lionhead Studios staff. The campaign was cancelled before its scheduled June 28 end date.	Feb 22, 2018
Boss Fight Books: Season 3	Gabe Durham	Kickstarter	May 25, 2016	$5,000	$36,070	Book project, the third series of books on video games in the style of 33⅓. The third season of books are, Super Mario Bros. 3 by Alyse Knorr, Mega Man 3 by Salvatore Pane, Soft & Cuddly by Jarett Kobek, Kingdom Hearts II by Alexa Ray Corriea and Katamari Damacy by L.E. Hall.	Jul 16, 2016 (first book)
Blackroom	Night Work Games	Kickstarter	Apr 29, 2016	$700,000	$131,052	First-person shooter by Doom developers John Romero and Adrian Carmack. Campaign cancelled before its scheduled May 28 end date to focus on development of a demo.	Unreleased
Rock Band 4 for PC	Harmonix	Fig	Apr 5, 2016	$1,500,000	$792,817	Equity crowdfunding campaign. PC port of music video game, Rock Band 4, including Steam Workshop integration to support user-made songs.	Unreleased
Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch	Interabang Entertainment	Fig	Apr 1, 2016	$400,000	$445,467	Equity crowdfunding campaign. 2D beat 'em up based on the title characters from Kevin Smith	Unreleased
The Artful Escape of Francis Vendetti	Johnny Galvatron	Kickstarter	Apr 1, 2016	A$50,000	A$32,569	2D platform game with a music inspired theme.	Sep 9, 2021
Mainlining	Rebelephant	Kickstarter	Mar 26, 2016	£15,000	£15,822	Point-and-click hacking game.	Jan 26, 2017
Pinstripe	Thomas Brush	Kickstarter	Mar 17, 2016	$28,000	$106,729	2D platform game set in hell.	Apr 25, 2017
Midnight Stranger	Other Body Enterprises	Kickstarter	Mar 9, 2016	C$13,000	C$4,100	FMV video game. Remake of the 1994 original for modern systems.	Not funded
Knights and Bikes	Foam Swoard	Kickstarter	Mar 3, 2016	£100,000	£126,447	Action-adventure game set in Cornwall by former Media Molecule staff.	Aug 27, 2019
Battalion 1944	Bulkhead Interactive	Kickstarter	Mar 3, 2016	£100,000	£317,281	First-person shooter multiplayer video game set in World War II	May 23, 2019
Fabulous Beasts	Sensible Object	Kickstarter	Feb 25, 2016	£150,000	£168,360	Toys-to-life video game. Players must stack animal shaped toys to build a tower. Renamed to Beasts of Balance following a trademark dispute.	Nov 22, 2016
Wandersong	Greg Lobanov	Kickstarter	Feb 20, 2016	$18,000	$21,936	Side-scrolling adventure game that uses music as a mechanic for solving various puzzles.	Sep 27, 2018
Psychonauts 2	Double Fine Productions	Fig	Jan 12, 2016	$3,300,000	$3,829,024	Equity crowdfunding campaign. 3D platform game. Sequel to Psychonauts	Aug 25, 2021
Indivisible	Lab Zero Games	Indiegogo	Dec 4, 2015	$1,500,000	$1,889,599	Action role-playing game with Metroidvania-style exploration and combat mechanics inspired by Valkyrie Profile. Soundtrack by Hiroki Kikuta. The campaign was extended past its original November 16 end date.	Oct 8, 2019
Friday the 13th: The Game	Gun Media	Kickstarter	Nov 14, 2015	$700,000	$823,704	First-person asymmetric multiplayer horror video game. One player controls Jason Voorhees and must kill the other players. Not to be confused with Last Year.	May 26, 2017
BattleTech	Harebrained Schemes	Kickstarter	Nov 3, 2015	$250,000	$2,785,537	Turn-based strategy game with RPG elements based on the BattleTech franchise.	Apr 24, 2018
Them's Fightin' Herds	Mane6	Indiegogo	Oct 22, 2015	$436,000	$587,026	2D fighting game, formerly based on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.	Apr 30, 2020
Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan	Kiro'o Games	Kickstarter	Oct 20, 2015	€40,000	€49,774	Action RPG in an African fantasy setting, by Cameroonian developers.	Apr 14, 2016
Allison Road	Lilith	Kickstarter	Oct 12, 2015	£250,000	£145,959	First-person horror video game inspired by P.T.. Campaign cancelled before its scheduled October 21 end date after securing publisher funding. Game cancelled in June 2016.	Cancelled
Battle Chasers: Nightwar	Airship Syndicate	Kickstarter	Oct 10, 2015	$500,000	$856,354	RPG with procedurally generated content. Set in Joe Madureira's Battle Chasers universe by former Vigil Games staff.	Oct 3, 2017
Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs - The Game	Team Saber Rider	Kickstarter	Oct 5, 2015	$75,000	$96,592	2D shoot 'em up based on Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs.	Unreleased
Divinity: Original Sin 2	Larian Studios	Kickstarter	Sep 30, 2015	$500,000	$2,032,434	Role-playing video game. Sequel to Larian's previous Kickstarter project, Divinity: Original Sin	Sep 14, 2017
Outer Wilds	Mobius Digital	Fig	Sep 17, 2015	$125,000	$126,480	Equity crowdfunding campaign. Open world exploration video game.	May 29, 2019
Everspace	Rockfish Games	Kickstarter	Sep 11, 2015	€225,000	€420,252	Space combat video game with roguelike elements. From the team behind Galaxy on Fire.	May 25, 2017
Poi	PolyKid	Kickstarter	Sep 3, 2015	$80,000	$27,236	3D platform game inspired by Nintendo 64 and Nintendo GameCube-era platformers.	Feb 1, 2017
Red Ash: The Indelible Legend	Comcept	Kickstarter	Aug 3, 2015	$800,000	$519,999	3D action-adventure video game and spiritual successor to the Mega Man Legends series, by Keiji Inafune, its original producer. Comcept's second Kickstarter project after Mighty No. 9. Cancelled after supposed external funding was secured, but currently presumed permanently cancelled.	Cancelled
Shenmue III	Ys Net	Kickstarter	Jul 17, 2015	$2,000,000	$6,333,296	Action-adventure video game. Third game in the Shenmue series, by Yu Suzuki, its original director. Announced at Sony's E3 2015 presentation. Succeeded Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night as the highest funded Kickstarter video game.	Nov 19, 2019
The Bard's Tale IV	inXile Entertainment	Kickstarter	Jul 10, 2015	$1,250,000	$1,519,680	First person fantasy dungeon crawling role-playing video game.	Sep 18, 2018
We Happy Few	Compulsion Games	Kickstarter	Jul 4, 2015	C$250,000	C$334,754	First person open world survival video game set in a procedurally generated alternate history 1960's Britain.	Aug 10, 2018
Squad	Offworld Industries	Kickstarter	Jun 27, 2015	C$184,000	C$434,805	Tactical first-person shooter. First commercial project from the Project Reality mod team.	Sep 23, 2020
Perception	The Deep End Games	Kickstarter	Jun 25, 2015	$150,000	$168,041	First-person horror video game featuring a blind protagonist navigating the world through echolocation, by former Irrational Games staff. Not to be confused with Pulse.	May 30, 2017
The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human	YCJY	Kickstarter	Jun 18, 2015	52,000 kr	61,777 kr	Metroidvania set in a pixel art underwater world.	Jan 19, 2016
Yooka-Laylee	Playtonic Games	Kickstarter	Jun 17, 2015	£175,000	£2,090,104	3D platform game and spiritual successor to the Banjo-Kazooie series by members of the original team.	Apr 11, 2017
Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption	The Coles	Kickstarter	Jun 16, 2015	$100,000	$116,888	Fantasy turn-based RPG with adventure game elements by the designers of the Quest for Glory series. Second Kickstarter campaign for the game necessitated by an increased scope.	Jul 9, 2018
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night	Koji Igarashi	Kickstarter	Jun 12, 2015	$500,000	$5,545,991	Metroidvania video game, by former Castlevania producer Koji Igarashi. Succeeded Torment: Tides of Numenera as the highest funded Kickstarter video game, was succeeded by Shenmue III in July 2015.	Jun 18, 2019
Tokyo Dark	Cherrymochi Game Studio	Kickstarter	Jun 10, 2015	C$40,000	C$225,386	2D point-and-click adventure game inspired by Heavy Rain and Higurashi When They Cry.	Sep 7, 2017
Loud on Planet X	Pop Sandbox	Kickstarter	Jun 5, 2015	C$50,000	C$53,006	Rhythm and tower defense game with music and likenesses from Tegan and Sara, Purity Ring, METZ, Metric, Lights, July Talk, Fucked Up, Cadence Weapon, and Austra.	Apr 19, 2016
Ultimate Chicken Horse	Clever Endeavour Games	Kickstarter	May 17, 2015	C$25,000	C$34,155	Multiplayer platform game.	Mar 4, 2016
CrossCode	Felix Klein	Indiegogo	Apr 26, 2015	€80,000	€90,026	2D action RPG in a science fiction setting, inspired by the 16-bit era. The campaign was extended past its original March 27 end date.	Sep 21, 2018
Descent: Underground	Descendent Studios	Kickstarter	Apr 11, 2015	$600,000	$601,773	First-person shooter with six degrees of freedom. Sequel to the Descent series.	Unreleased
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander	Massive Damage	Kickstarter	Apr 9, 2015	C$40,000	C$187,706	Strategy video game with base building and turn-based tactical elements in a science fiction setting.	Sep 9, 2016
ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove	Humanature Studios	Kickstarter	Mar 27, 2015	$400,000	$508,637	Roguelike action game. Sequel to ToeJam & Earl by Greg Johnson, its original designer.	Mar 1, 2019
Crowfall	ArtCraft Entertainment, Inc.	Kickstarter	Mar 26, 2015	$800,000	$1,766,204	Fantasy MMORPG by J. Todd Coleman and Gordon Walton, Raph Koster serves as consultant.	Jul 6, 2021
Underworld Ascendant	OtherSide Entertainment	Kickstarter	Mar 6, 2015	$600,000	$860,356	First person role-playing video game. Sequel to the Ultima Underworld series; by Paul Neurath and former Looking Glass staff.	Nov 15, 2018
This Is the Police	Weappy	Kickstarter	Feb 26, 2015	$25,000	$35,508	Business simulation game featuring police corruption.	Aug 2, 2016
Project Scissors: NightCry	Playism Games	Kickstarter	Feb 23, 2015	$300,000	$314,771	Survival horror video game by Hifumi Kono, creator of the Clock Tower series and Takashi Shimizu, creator of the Ju-on and The Grudge series. Campaign to bring the mobile game onto PC platforms. Second campaign run by Playism Games after La-Mulana 2.	Mar 29, 2016
Strafe	Pixel Titans	Kickstarter	Feb 19, 2015	$185,000	$207,847	First-person shooter video game inspired by first person shooters of the 1990s, featuring procedurally generated levels.	May 9, 2017
Shadowrun: Hong Kong	Harebrained Schemes	Kickstarter	Feb 17, 2015	$100,000	$1,204,726	Single-player tactical role-playing game in the Shadowrun universe.	Aug 20, 2015
Into the Stars	Fugitive Games	Kickstarter	Feb 4, 2015	$85,000	$111,274	Space flight simulator game by former DICE staff. Soundtrack by Jack Wall.	Mar 4, 2016
Clannad	Key	Kickstarter	Jan 9, 2015	$140,000	$541,161	Campaign to fund English localisations.	June 2, 2016
Aviary Attorney	Sketchy Logic	Kickstarter	Jan 8, 2015	£7,000	£18,917	Adventure game in the style of the Ace Attorney series, featuring the public domain anthropomorphic artwork of J. J. Grandville.	Dec 22, 2015
Hollow Knight	Team Cherry	Kickstarter	Dec 19, 2014	A$35,000	A$57,138	Metroidvania side-scrolling action adventure video game.	Feb 24, 2017
Thimbleweed Park	Ron Gilbert & Gary Winnick	Kickstarter	Dec 18, 2014	$375,000	$626,250	Point-and-click adventure game from the designers of Maniac Mansion.	Mar 30, 2017
Crossing Souls	Fourattic	Kickstarter	Dec 17, 2014	$45,000	$51,983	2D action-adventure video game inspired by 1980s pop culture.	Feb 13, 2018
That Dragon, Cancer	Ryan Green & Josh Larson	Kickstarter	Dec 12, 2014	$85,000	$104,491	First person autobiographical video game by Ryan Green, showing through Ryan's eyes, his son's life with terminal cancer.	Jan 12, 2016
Prismata	Lunarch Studios	Kickstarter	Dec 4, 2014	C$140,000	C$140,000	Turn-based strategy card video game.	Unreleased
Video Games Live: Level 4	Tommy Tallarico	Kickstarter	Nov 29, 2014	$150,000	$187,646	Fourth album of video game music by Video Games Live.	Feb 18, 2015
Convoy	Convoy Games	Kickstarter	Nov 29, 2014	€10,000	€22,408	Roguelike video game inspired by Mad Max and FTL: Faster Than Light.	Apr 21, 2015
Her Majesty's Spiffing	BillyGoat Entertainment	Kickstarter	Nov 21, 2014	£30,000	£33,813	Point-and-click adventure comedy video game.	Dec 7, 2016
2Dark	Gloomywood	Ulule	Nov 21, 2014	$32,967	$37,284	The new Survival Horror from Frederick Raynal.	Mar 10, 2017
Boss Fight Books: Season Two	Gabe Durham	Kickstarter	Nov 19, 2014	$5,000	$53,186	Book project, the second series of books on video games in the style of 33⅓. The second season of books are, Metal Gear Solid by Anthony and Ashly Burch, Baldur's Gate II by Matt Bell, Bible Adventures by Gabe Durham, Spelunky by Derek Yu, and World of Warcraft by Daniel Lisi.	Mar 30, 2015 (first book)
The Flame in the Flood	The Molasses Flood	Kickstarter	Nov 7, 2014	$150,000	$251,647	Roguelike survival video game set in a post-societal America by former Irrational Games staff. Soundtrack by Chuck Ragan.	Feb 24, 2016
Nevermind	Erin Reynolds	Kickstarter	Nov 3, 2014	$75,000	$76,525	Survival horror video game with dynamic difficulty based on biofeedback. Fourth crowdfunding campaign for the game, and second Kickstarter campaign for the project, with a lowered target after the failure of its previous campaign.	Sep 29, 2015
Battle Chef Brigade	Trinket Studios	Kickstarter	Oct 27, 2014	$38,000	$100,344	2D fantasy action game.	Nov 20, 2017
Bedlam	Skyshine Games	Kickstarter	Oct 25, 2014	$130,000	$166,540	Tactical role-playing game with roguelike elements set in a post-apocalyptic landscape.	Sep 16, 2015
Elegy for a Dead World	Dejobaan Games	Kickstarter	Oct 21, 2014	$48,000	$72,339	Science fiction writing video game.	Dec 10, 2014
Human Resources	Uber Entertainment	Kickstarter	Oct 20, 2014	$1,400,000	$384,358	Real-time strategy video game fought between a machine army and Lovecraftian monsters. Uber's second Kickstarter project after Planetary Annihilation in September 2012. The campaign was cancelled before its scheduled November 4 end date after it looked unlikely to succeed.	Not funded
Pathologic	Ice-Pick Lodge	Kickstarter	Oct 7, 2014	$250,000	$333,127	Psychological horror video game. Remake of the 2005 game by the original developers. Released as Pathologic 2. Ice-Pick Lodge's second Kickstarter project after Knock-Knock in September 2012.	May 23, 2019
Paradigm	Jacob Janerka	Kickstarter	Oct 6, 2014	A$14,000	A$36,557	Point-and-click adventure comedy video game.	Apr 5, 2017
Ironcast	Dreadbit	Kickstarter	Oct 3, 2014	£10,000	£10,183	Match-3 puzzle game featuring steampunk mecha.	Mar 26, 2015
Poncho	Delve Interactive	Kickstarter	Oct 2, 2014	£22,500	£8,235	2D puzzle platform video game. Released following publisher funding.	Nov 3, 2015
Moon Hunters	Kitfox Games	Kickstarter	Sep 26, 2014	C$45,000	C$178,986	2D action role-playing game with co-operative multiplayer in a fantasy world featuring procedurally generated content.	Mar 10, 2016
Parkitect	Texel Raptor	Kickstarter	Sep 21, 2014	C$50,000	C$63,750	Construction and management simulation theme park video game.	Nov 29, 2018
GX3	GaymerX	Kickstarter	Sep 19, 2014	$80,000	$97,917	Inclusive gaming convention in San Francisco. Successor to the previously Kickstarted GaymerX and GaymerX2 conferences.	Dec 2015
Night Trap Revamped	Night Trap, LLC	Kickstarter	Sep 10, 2014	$330,000	$39,843	HD remaster of the 1992 interactive movie.	Aug 15, 2017
The Sun Also Rises	Horse Volume	Kickstarter	Sep 6, 2014	$15,000	$16,443	Adventure game exploring the War on Terror based on accounts from American servicemen and Afghan civilians. Part of Ouya's Free the Games fund matching scheme.	Unreleased
Hard West	CreativeForge Games	Kickstarter	Sep 6, 2014	C$70,000	C$94,183	Turn-based tactics video game in a weird west setting.	Nov 18, 2015
Kona	Parabole	Kickstarter	Sep 6, 2014	C$40,000	C$44,271	Survival adventure game set in wintry 1970s Quebec. Game in French and English.	Mar 17, 2017
Elysian Shadows	Elysian Shadows Team	Kickstarter	Aug 31, 2014	$150,000	$185,322	2D role-playing video game inspired by the 16-bit era. Part of Ouya's Free the Games fund matching scheme.	Unreleased
Cyberith Virtualizer	Cyberith	Kickstarter	Aug 31, 2014	$250,000	$361,452	Omnidirectional treadmill-like device for use with virtual reality head-mounted displays such as the Oculus Rift.	Unreleased
Jotun	William Dubé	Kickstarter	Aug 21, 2014	$50,000	$64,265	Action video game pitting the players against the Jotun of Norse mythology, set in procedurally generated levels.	Sep 29, 2015
Timespinner	Lunar Ray Games	Kickstarter	Jul 25, 2014	$50,000	$176,667	Metroidvania game with time travel mechanics.	Sep 25, 2018
The Deer God	Josh Presseisen	Kickstarter	Jul 23, 2014	$26,000	$51,953	2.5D platform game. Players control a deer through procedurally generated levels.	Feb 27, 2015
Areal	West Games	Kickstarter	Jul 22, 2014	$50,000	$64,928	First-person shooter set in a post-apocalyptic open world. Spiritual successor to the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series by some of its original developers. The developers were criticised for overstating their ties to the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series and misuse of its assets. The campaign was cancelled before its scheduled July 24 end date after breaching Kickstarter rules.	Not funded
Sunset	Tale of Tales	Kickstarter	Jul 17, 2014	$25,000	$67,636	First-person interactive fiction set during a revolution in 1970s South America.	May 21, 2015
Control VR	The Control VR Team	Kickstarter	Jul 5, 2014	$250,000	$442,227	Motion capture suit video game controller with support for virtual reality head-mounted displays.	Unreleased
Twilight Struggle	GMT Games	Kickstarter	Jul 4, 2014	$50,000	$391,047	Turn-based strategy digital version of the Cold War-set board game.	Apr 13, 2016
Sheltered	Unicube	Kickstarter	Jul 4, 2014	£15,000	£30,148	Survival strategy video game in a post-apocalyptic setting.	Mar 15, 2016
ANTVR Kit	ANTVR	Kickstarter	Jun 23, 2014	$200,000	$260,834	Virtual reality head-mounted display and game controller kit. Shipped to backers in December 2014.	Dec 24, 2014
Superhot	Superhot Team	Kickstarter	Jun 14, 2014	$100,000	$250,798	First-person shooter where time only moves forward when the player moves.	Feb 25, 2016
Red Goddess	Yanim Studio	Kickstarter	Jun 6, 2014	$30,000	$40,235	2.5D Metroidvania game. Second campaign after first KS failed to reach its funding goal.	Jun 30, 2015
Codemancer	Robert Lockhart	Kickstarter	May 28, 2014	$12,000	$52,725	Educational video game to teach players computer programming.	Aug 12, 2019
A History of the Great Empires of Eve Online	Andrew Groen	Kickstarter	May 25, 2014	$12,500	$95,729	Book project chronicling the player-driven history of the first ten years of Eve Online. Released as Empires of Eve: A History of the Great Wars of Eve Online.	Apr 4, 2016
Amplitude	Harmonix	Kickstarter	May 23, 2014	$775,000	$844,107	Music video game. Successor to Amplitude by its original developers, exclusively for PlayStation platforms.	Jan 5, 2016
DieselStormers	Black Forest Games	Kickstarter	May 23, 2014	$50,000	$52,931	2.5D fantasy run and gun video game with co-operative multiplayer. Second Kickstarter campaign for the game previously titled Project Ravensdale. Released as Rogue Stormers.	Apr 21, 2016
Exogenesis: Perils of Rebirth	Kwan	Kickstarter	May 22, 2014	$32,000	$56,288	Adventure game and visual novel inspired by Ace Attorney and Zero Escape.	Unreleased
The Old City	PostMod Softworks	Kickstarter	May 21, 2014	$32,000	$13,567	First-person exploration video game. The campaign was cancelled before its scheduled May 28 end date after it looked unlikely to succeed. Subsequently, split into episodic format, the first episode – The Old City: Leviathan was released in December 2014.	Dec 13, 2014 (first episode)
Heart Forth, Alicia	Alonso Martin	Kickstarter	May 16, 2014	$60,000	$232,365	Metroidvania RPG inspired by video games of the 1990s.	Unreleased
The Town of Light	LKA	Indiegogo	May 13, 2014	€30,000	€2,469	Flexible funding campaign. First-person psychological horror video game, set in the Volterra psychiatric hospital. Features virtual reality support.	Feb 26, 2016
Technolust	Iris V.R.	Kickstarter	May 10, 2014	C$30,000	C$64,477	Cyberpunk adventure game for exclusively for virtual reality devices such as the Oculus Rift.	Apr 20, 2016
Last Life	Sam Farmer	Kickstarter	May 9, 2014	$75,000	$103,058	Adventure game in a science fiction noir setting. Published by Double Fine Productions.	Unreleased
Storium	Storium / Stephen Hood	Kickstarter	May 9, 2014	$25,000	$251,362	Collaborative story-telling platform featuring fictional universes by Jason Morningstar, Nancy Holder and others. Stretch goals included fictional universes from Mur Lafferty, Saladin Ahmed, Elizabeth Bear, Steve Jackson Games and the Champions universe among others.	Mar 1, 2016
Armello	League of Geeks	Kickstarter	May 8, 2014	A$200,000	A$305,360	Digital fantasy role-playing board game.	Sep 1, 2015
Outcast Reboot HD	Fresh3D	Kickstarter	May 7, 2014	$600,000	$268,964	Open world fantasy action-adventure game. HD remake of Outcast by its original developers. Released as Outcast: Second Contact.	Nov 14, 2017
Treachery in Beatdown City	Shawn Alexander Allen	Kickstarter	May 7, 2014	$49,000	$50,473	Turn-based RPG in a 2D pixel art beat 'em up style. Second Kickstarter campaign for the game following the failure of the first campaign.	Unreleased
Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn	Big Deez Productions	Indiegogo	May 5, 2014	$450,000	$473,884	Flexible funding campaign. Action video game starring Shaquille O'Neal. Sequel to the 1994 original. The campaign was extended two weeks beyond its initial April 20 end date.	Jun 5, 2018
Prodigy Tactics	Hanakai Studio	Kickstarter	May 2, 2014	$100,000	$212,194	Fantasy tactical role-playing game played with Skylanders style NFC figurines on a physical game board.	Sep 28, 2018
Serpent in the Staglands	Whalenought Studios	Kickstarter	Apr 26, 2014	$10,000	$28,058	Fantasy RPG in the style of Baldur's Gate series.	May 28, 2015
Hero Generations	Heart Shaped Games	Kickstarter	Apr 26, 2014	$32,000	$46,190	Turn-based strategy fantasy video game. Enhanced remake of a Facebook game. Part of Ouya's Free the Games fund matching scheme.	Apr 10, 2015
Hex Heroes	Prismatic Games	Kickstarter	Apr 24, 2014	$80,000	$86,946	Real-time strategy video game featuring asymmetric co-operative multiplayer and Wii U GamePad support.	Unreleased
Choice Chamber	OneMrBean	Kickstarter	Apr 21, 2014	$30,000	$35,612	2D action platform video game to be played across the Twitch video streaming network, incorporating audience interaction in a style similar to Twitch Plays Pokémon. The game was partly funded by Twitch.	Jul 16, 2015
Chaos Reborn	Julian Gollop	Kickstarter	Apr 17, 2014	$180,000	$210,854	Turn-based strategy video game. Sequel to Chaos: The Battle of Wizards by its original designer. The campaign video features support from Ken Levine.	Oct 26, 2015
JetGetters	tinyBuild	Kickstarter	Apr 16, 2014	$50,000	$51,707	Multiplayer aerial combat action game inspired by the stunts of Just Cause 2 and Battlefield 3. Second Kickstarter campaign by tinyBuild after No Time to Explain in May 2011. The campaign was cancelled before its scheduled April 18 end date despite achieving its target after the developer secured publisher funding.	Unreleased
AdvertCity	VoxelStorm	Kickstarter	Apr 15, 2014	£1,200	£4,477	Cyberpunk advertising tycoon game.	Apr 17, 2015
Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today	Fictiorama Studios	Kickstarter	Apr 12, 2014	$45,000	$51,501	Point-and-click adventure game in a post-apocalyptic setting.	Apr 10, 2015
Earthlock: Festival of Magic	Snowcastle Games	Kickstarter	Apr 11, 2014	$150,000	$178,193	Turn-based RPG. Second Kickstarter campaign for the game, with a lowered target after the failure of the first campaign.	Sep 27, 2016
Dragon Fin Soup	Grimm Bros	Kickstarter	Apr 11, 2014	$24,000	$119,719	RPG set in a dark fairy tale-inspired world featuring roguelike elements.	Nov 3, 2015
Duelyst	Counterplay Games	Kickstarter	Apr 10, 2014	$68,000	$137,708	Turn-based strategy collectible card game video game.	Apr 27, 2016
Frog Fractions 2	Twinbeard	Kickstarter	Apr 9, 2014	$60,000	$72,107	Comedy video game. Commercial sequel to the free Frog Fractions browser game. Released as part of Glittermitten Grove.	Dec 24, 2016
Planets³	Cubical Drift	Kickstarter	Apr 6, 2014	$250,000	$310,708	3D open world voxel-based RPG. Renamed to Stellar Overload.	Canceled
Age of Ascent	Illyriad Games	Kickstarter	Apr 4, 2014	$150,000	$4,810	Space trading and combat simulator MMO from the developers of grand strategy MMO Illyriad. The campaign was cancelled before its scheduled April 14 end date after it looked unlikely to succeed.	Unreleased
Celestian Tales: Old North	Ekuator Games	Kickstarter	Apr 2, 2014	NZ$30,000	NZ$60,630	Turn-based RPG. Second Kickstarter campaign for the game, with a lowered target after the failure of the first campaign.	Aug 11, 2015
PrioVR	YEI Technology	Kickstarter	Mar 31, 2014	$75,000	$322,103	Motion capture suit video game controller with support for virtual reality head-mounted displays. Second Kickstarter campaign for the device, with a lowered target after the failure of the first campaign.	Unreleased
Oscar	Team Sharkeye	Kickstarter	Mar 29, 2014	C$40,000	C$40,814	2D platform game exploring childhood anxieties.	Unreleased
GaymerX2	GaymerX	Kickstarter	Mar 25, 2014	$10,000	$24,298	Gaymer convention in San Francisco. Third Kickstarter campaign by GaymerX after GaymerCon in August 2012 and Read Only Memories in December 2013. Convention held in July 2014.	Jul 2014
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2	King Art Games	Kickstarter	Mar 23, 2014	$65,000	$171,593	Point-and-click adventure game in a comedic fantasy setting. Sequel to The Book of Unwritten Tales by its original developers. King Art Games' second Kickstarter project after Battle Worlds: Kronos in April 2013.	Feb 20, 2015
Treachery in Beatdown City	Shawn Alexander Allen	Kickstarter	Mar 15, 2014	$50,000	$21,342	Turn-based RPG in a 2D pixel art beat 'em up style.	Not funded
Darkest Dungeon	Red Hook Studios	Kickstarter	Mar 14, 2014	$75,000	$313,337	Roguelike dungeon crawling role-playing video game with turn-based combat.	Jan 20, 2016
Tabletop Simulator	Berserk Games	Kickstarter	Mar 13, 2014	$10,000	$37,403	3D tabletop gaming simulator with mod support. Stretch goals reached allowed castAR, Oculus Rift, and mod support.	Jun 5, 2015
Nevermind	Erin Reynolds	Kickstarter	Mar 7, 2014	$250,000	$129,615	Survival horror video game with dynamic difficulty based on biofeedback. Third crowdfunding campaign for the game, first Kickstarter campaign for the game after two campaigns on Indiegogo.	Sep 29, 2015
La-Mulana 2	Playism Games	Kickstarter	Feb 23, 2014	$200,000	$266,670	2D action-adventure platform game. Sequel to La-Mulana by its original creator.	Jul 30, 2018
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen	Visionary Realms	Kickstarter	Feb 22, 2014	$800,000	$460,657	Fantasy MMORPG by Brad McQuaid, designer of EverQuest.	Unreleased
Kingdom Come: Deliverance	Warhorse Studios	Kickstarter	Feb 20, 2014	£300,000	£1,106,371	First-person open world role-playing video game in a medieval setting. Crowdfunding success will allow Warhorse Studios access to external investment from Zdeněk Bakala.	Feb 13, 2018
Outerlands: Season One	Area 5	Kickstarter	Feb 15, 2014	$210,000	$247,481	Documentary video series examining video games culture. By the team behind The 1UP Show, I am Street Fighter and Grounded: The Making of The Last of Us .	Unreleased
Unsung Story: Tale of the Guardians	Playdek	Kickstarter	Feb 14, 2014	$600,000	$660,126	Fantasy tactical role-playing game by Yasumi Matsuno, director of Final Fantasy Tactics.	Unreleased
Project Rain World	Rain World	Kickstarter	Feb 14, 2014	$25,000	$63,255	2D action platform video game.	Mar 28, 2017
ReRoll	Pixyul	Independent	Mar 14, 2014			Open world action RPG and crowdsourced mapping project.	Unreleased
Mega Man: The Board Game	Jasco Games	Kickstarter	Jan 19, 2014	$70,000	$415,041	Board game project, starring the officially licensed Mega Man character.	Feb 12, 2016
Contradiction: Spot the Liar!	Tim Follin	Kickstarter	Jan 17, 2014	£3,000	£4,010	Adventure game murder mystery presented through FMV.	Jul 10, 2015
Diplopia	James Blaha	Indiegogo	Jan 12, 2014	$2,000	$20,535	Flexible funding campaign. Virtual reality video game designed to restore stereo vision in players with amblyopia or strabismus. Kickstarter's prohibition of medical products lead to the project launching on Indiegogo instead. Renamed Vivid Vision and released in October 2017 for home use.	Oct 11, 2017
Reset	Theory Interactive	Indiegogo	Dec 23, 2013	€65,000	€71,398	First-person science fiction puzzle video game. Players must travel back in time to solve puzzles with their past selves.	Unreleased
1979 Revolution: Black Friday	iNK Stories	Kickstarter	Dec 16, 2013	$395,000	$304,741	Action-adventure game set in Tehran during the 1979 Iranian Revolution.	Apr 5, 2016
Lisa	Austin Jorgensen	Kickstarter	Dec 14, 2013	$7,000	$16,492	2D role-playing video game in a post-apocalyptic setting.	Dec 15, 2014
Hand of Fate	Defiant Development	Kickstarter	Dec 13, 2013	A$50,000	A$54,095	Fantasy digital collectible card game with action RPG elements. Ian Livingstone features as a guest designer.	Feb 17, 2015
Read Only Memories	GaymerX	Kickstarter	Dec 13, 2013	$62,064	$64,378	Cyberpunk adventure game in a pixel art style featuring queer characters. Part of Ouya's Free the Games fund matching scheme. Second Kickstarter campaign from GaymerX after GaymerCon in August 2012.	Oct 6, 2015
Dex	Dreadlocks Ltd.	Kickstarter	Dec 12, 2013	£14,000	£30,647	Side-scrolling, action role-playing video game set in a cyberpunk world.	May 7, 2015
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works	Darren Wall	Kickstarter	Dec 9, 2013	£30,000	£98,725	Book project. Documentary art book chronicling the history of the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.	Nov 6, 2014
Wings: Remastered	Cinemaware	Kickstarter	Dec 9, 2013	$85,000	$91,380	HD remastering of the 1990 Amiga game Wings. This follows a previously unsuccessful $350,000 Kickstarter campaign from 2012.	Oct 17, 2014
Festival of Magic	Snowcastle Games	Kickstarter	Dec 9, 2013	$250,000	$49,286	Turn-based fantasy RPG. The campaign was cancelled before its scheduled December 21 end date. First Kickstarter campaign for the game.	Sep 27, 2016
Tadpole Treble	Matthew Taranto	Kickstarter	Dec 7, 2013	$30,000	$34,250	Music game where the player autoscrolls through the level's music sheet, dodging the notes.	May 6, 2016
Stasis	Christopher Bischoff	Kickstarter	Dec 7, 2013	$100,000	$132,523	Point-and-click science fiction horror game presented in the isometric perspective.	Aug 31, 2015
Dyscourse	Owlchemy Labs	Kickstarter	Dec 6, 2013	$40,000	$44,134	Survival adventure game focusing on stranded plane crash survivors.	Mar 25, 2015
The Mandate	Perihelion Interactive	Kickstarter	Dec 2, 2013	$500,000	$701,010	Space opera role-playing video game featuring procedurally generated content.	Unreleased
Ever, Jane	Judy L. Tyrer	Kickstarter	Dec 2, 2013	$100,000	$109,563	Free-to-play MMORPG set in the Regency era, inspired by the works of Jane Austen.	Unreleased
Paradise Lost: First Contact	Asthree Works	Kickstarter	Dec 1, 2013	$70,000	$144,960	2D science fiction action-adventure game, players control an alien life form trapped inside a research installation on Earth.	Unreleased
Lords of Xulima	Numantian Games	Kickstarter	Nov 29, 2013	$10,000	$35,657	Fantasy role-playing video game.	Nov 14, 2014
The Escapists	Mouldy Toof Studios	Kickstarter	Nov 28, 2013	£3,000	£7,131	Puzzle role-playing video game, where players must escape a series of prisons. Mouldy Toof's second Kickstarter campaign after Spud's Quest in November 2012.	Feb 13, 2015
Wrestling with Pixels: The World Tour of Wrestling Games	Botched Productions	Kickstarter	Nov 27, 2013	$18,000	$26,278	Book project. Chronicling and cataloging the history of wrestling video games.	Unreleased
Drone	Evolution Controllers	Kickstarter	Nov 23, 2013	$30,000	$54,057	Bluetooth game controller designed primarily for mobile devices. Second Kickstarter campaign for the controller, with a lowered target after the failure of the first campaign. Shipped to backers in March 2014.	Apr 2014 (began shipping)
Secrets of Rætikon	Broken Rules	Indiegogo	Nov 22, 2013	$20,000	$13,612	Flexible funding campaign. 2D action-adventure game. Players control a bird flying through and exploring the Alps.	Apr 17, 2014
Night in the Woods	Infinite Fall	Kickstarter	Nov 22, 2013	$50,000	$209,375	2D adventure game by Alec Holowka and Scott Benson.	Feb 21, 2017
Sentris	Samantha Kalman	Kickstarter	Nov 21, 2013	$50,000	$56,631	Puzzle music video game.	Aug 12, 2015
Boogerman 20th Anniversary	Toy Ghost	Kickstarter	Nov 20, 2013	$375,000	$40,252	HD sequel to 1994 Mega Drive side-scrolling action platform video game Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure by the original creators.	Not funded
Scale	Steve Swink	Kickstarter	Nov 16, 2013	$87,000	$108,020	First-person puzzle video game, where players manipulate the size of objects in the game.	Unreleased
Obduction	Cyan Worlds	Kickstarter	Nov 16, 2013	$1,100,000	$1,321,306	First-person adventure game, spiritual successor to the Myst series by its original creators.	Aug 24, 2016
castAR	Technical Illusions	Kickstarter	Nov 14, 2013	$400,000	$1,052,110	Augmented reality and virtual reality headset system designed by Jeri Ellsworth and Rick Johnson. Building upon technology spun out of Valve. The campaign video features Bre Pettis. Funds returned to backers in December 2015 following an external investment from Playground Global.	Cancelled
Faeria	Abrakam	Kickstarter	Nov 10, 2013	$70,000	$94,008	Turn-based strategy collectible card game video game.	Mar 8, 2017
ColecoVision	Rantmedia Games	Kickstarter	Nov 8, 2013	$250,000	$8,966	Officially licensed ColecoVision emulator.	Not funded
The Phoenix Project – City of Titans	Missing Worlds Media	Kickstarter	Nov 4, 2013	$320,000	$678,189	MMORPG with a superhero theme. Spiritual successor to City of Heroes by members of its community.	Unreleased
HuniePop	Ryan Koons	Kickstarter	Nov 1, 2013	$20,000	$53,536	Pornographic match-3 dating sim.	Jan 19, 2015
RimWorld	Tynan Sylvester	Kickstarter	Nov 1, 2013	C$20,000	C$268,132	Construction and management simulation science fiction video game set on an offworld colony.	Oct 17, 2018
Cosmic Star Heroine	Zeboyd Games	Kickstarter	Oct 31, 2013	$100,000	$132,689	2D science fiction role-playing video game inspired by the 16-bit era. Zeboyd Games' second Kickstarter campaign, after Cthulhu Saves the World in February 2011.	Apr 11, 2017
0 A.D.	Wildfire Games	Indiegogo	Oct 20, 2013	$160,000	$33,251	Flexible funding campaign. Open source historical real-time strategy video game.	Unreleased
SC2VN	Team Eleven Eleven	Kickstarter	Oct 18, 2013	$7,000	$8,370	Visual novel depicting an American eSports professional experiences in the South Korean Starcraft II scene.	Sep 7, 2015
Citizens of Earth	Eden Industries	Kickstarter	Oct 16, 2013	C$100,000	C$36,875	RPG with comedic narrative. Despite failing its campaign goals, following a publishing deal with Atlus, the game was released in January 2015.	Jan 22, 2015
PrioVR	YEI Technology	Kickstarter	Oct 18, 2013	$225,000	$111,237	Motion capture suit video game controller with support for virtual reality head-mounted displays. First Kickstarter campaign for the device.	Not funded
The Long Dark	Hinterland	Kickstarter	Oct 16, 2013	C$200,000	C$256,217	First-person survival video game set in a post-apocalyptic winter.	Aug 1, 2017
Contagion	Monochrome	Kickstarter	Oct 13, 2013	$50,000	$87,384	First-person shooter zombie video game. Spiritual successor to Zombie Panic! Source by its original creator.	Apr 11, 2014
Hyper Light Drifter	Heart Machine	Kickstarter	Oct 12, 2013	$27,000	$645,158	Action role-playing game combining elements of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Diablo.	Mar 31, 2016
STEM System	Sixense	Kickstarter	Oct 12, 2013	$250,000	$604,978	Motion sensing game controller for use with virtual reality head-mounted displays such as the Oculus Rift. An evolution of the technology which powered the Razer Hydra.	Unreleased
River City Ransom: Underground	Conatus Creative	Kickstarter	Oct 9, 2013	C$180,000	C$217,643	2D role-playing beat 'em up video game and officially licensed follow-up to River City Ransom.	Feb 28, 2017
The Fall	Over The Moon	Kickstarter	Oct 9, 2013	C$17,000	C$38,155	2.5D science fiction action-adventure game.	May 30, 2014
Light	Just a Pixel	Kickstarter	Oct 6, 2013	£20,000	£5,673	2D top-down stealth game. The campaign was cancelled before its scheduled October 10 end date after receiving outside investment from Team17.	Jul 14, 2014
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero	WayForward	Kickstarter, Independent	Oct 4, 2013	$400,000	$947,937	2D action platformer video game and fourth entry in the Shantae series. Of the total amount, $776,084 was raised on Kickstarter.	Dec 20, 2016
Sunless Sea	Failbetter Games	Kickstarter	Oct 3, 2013	£60,000	£100,803	2D top-down survival and exploration game set in the Fallen London fictional universe.	Feb 6, 2015
Mighty No. 9	Comcept	Kickstarter, Independent	Oct 1, 2013	$900,000	$4,031,550	2D action platformer video game by Mega Man creator, Keiji Inafune. Of the total amount, $3,845,171 was raised on Kickstarter.	Jun 21, 2016
The Mysterious Cities of Gold: Secret Paths	Ynnis Interactive	Kickstarter	Sep 30, 2013	$30,000	$46,680	Puzzle adventure video game based on The Mysterious Cities of Gold TV series. Campaign to fund localisations outside its native French.	Nov 21, 2013
Neverending Nightmares	Matt Gilgenbach	Kickstarter	Sep 29, 2013	$99,000	$106,722	Psychological horror video game with themes of mental illness. Part of Ouya's Free the Games fund matching scheme.	Sep 26, 2014
Man vs Snake	Andrew Seklir & Tim Kinzy	Kickstarter	Sep 21, 2013	$53,470	$61,440	Documentary film project chronicling the competition to set the high score record on Nibbler. The campaign video features Walter Day and Billy Mitchell among others. Premiered at the 2015 Fantastic Fest.	Sep 27, 2015
Awesomenauts: Starstorm	Ronimo Games	Kickstarter, Independent	Sep 18, 2013	$125,000	$407,765	Downloadable content for platformer-based MOBA. Ronimo turned to Kickstarter after the bankruptcy of the game's original publisher. Of the total amount, $345,835 was raised on Kickstarter.	Oct 16, 2014
Video Games Live: Level 3	Tommy Tallarico	Kickstarter	Sep 13, 2013	$250,000	$285,081	Third album of video game music by Video Games Live.	Feb 7, 2014
Project Phoenix	Creative Intelligence Arts	Kickstarter	Sep 11, 2013	$100,000	$1,014,600	Japanese role-playing game with a squad based RTS game design, from veteran developers. Soundtrack by Nobuo Uematsu.	Unreleased
StarCraft Universe	Upheaval Arts	Kickstarter	Sep 10, 2013	$80,000	$84,918	MMORPG mod for StarCraft II.	Sep 5, 2016
Edo Superstar	Jed Henry	Kickstarter	Sep 5, 2013	$65,000	$67,764	Role-playing fighting game featuring anthropomorphic characters in Japanese ukiyo-e style. Jed Henry's second Kickstarter project after Ukiyo-e Heroes in August 2012.	Feb 1, 2017
Paranautical Activity	Code Avarice	Kickstarter	Sep 3, 2013	$10,000	$12,540	Roguelike first-person shooter.	Oct 20, 2014
Every Day is Play	Matthew Kenyon	Kickstarter	Sep 1, 2013	£26,000	£35,737	Book project. Coffee table book celebrating the art, design and inspiration from video games. Featuring contributions by eBoy, Jamie Adenuga, and Wil Overton among others.	Sep 14, 2014
Choosatron	Jerry Belich	Kickstarter	Aug 30, 2013	$22,000	$75,080	Twine game playing thermal printer. Shipped to backers in January 2015.	Jan 9, 2015
Fran Bow	Killmonday Games	Indiegogo	Aug 30, 2013	$20,000	$28,295	Point-and-click adventure game with a horror theme.	Aug 27, 2015
Revolution 60	Giant Spacekat	Kickstarter	Aug 30, 2013	$5,000	$12,728	Action RPG science fiction video game. Campaign to bring the mobile game onto PC platforms.	Sep 6, 2016
Monochroma	Nowhere Studios	Kickstarter	Aug 24, 2013	$80,000	$84,644	Puzzle platform video game set in a black and white dystopian world.	May 28, 2014
Shadow of the Eternals	Precursor Games	Kickstarter	Aug 23, 2013	$750,000	$323,950	Survival horror video game, spiritual successor to Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem by Denis Dyack and other members of the original team. Second crowdfunding campaign for the game with a lowered target after the failure of the first campaign. Project placed on indefinite hold in September 2013.	Unreleased
Food Battle: The Game	Smosh	Indiegogo	Aug 23, 2013	$250,000	$259,247	Flexible funding campaign. Action-adventure game based on Smosh's Food Battle video series.	Nov 19, 2014
Chroma Squad	Behold Studios	Kickstarter	Aug 21, 2013	$55,000	$97,148	Tactical role-playing video game inspired by Super Sentai TV shows in a pixel art style.	Apr 30, 2015
Odallus: The Dark Call	JoyMasher	Indiegogo	Aug 18, 2013	$5,000	$7,533	Flexible funding campaign. 2D action-adventure video game inspired by Castlevania and other games of the 8-bit era.	Jul 15, 2015
Gods Will Be Watching	Deconstructeam	Indiegogo	Aug 15, 2013	€8,000	€20,385	Point-and-click adventure game with a focus on ethical dilemmas. Commercial remake and expansion of the free HTML5 original, which took second place in the Ludum Dare 26 game jam competition. Publisher Devolver Digital pledged to match the crowdfunding total in a publishing deal announced during the campaign.	Jul 24, 2014
7 Days to Die	The Fun Pimps Entertainment	Kickstarter	Aug 15, 2013	$200,000	$507,612	First-person shooter open world zombie survival game.	Jun 28, 2014
Project Ravensdale	Black Forest Games	Kickstarter	Aug 15, 2013	$500,000	$72,203	2.5D fantasy run and gun video game with co-operative multiplayer. The campaign was cancelled before its scheduled August 17 end date after it looked unlikely to succeed. First Kickstarter campaign for the game. Released as Rogue Stormers.	Apr 21, 2016
Tangiers	Alex Harvey	Kickstarter	Aug 14, 2013	£35,000	£42,006	Stealth video game set in a dark fantasy world inspired by 20th century avant-garde.	Unreleased
Yatagarasu Attack on Cataclysm	Yatagarasu Dev Team	Indiegogo	Aug 11, 2013	$68,000	$118,243	Flexible funding campaign. Fighting game by former The King of Fighters developers.	Jul 7, 2015
Celestian Tales: Old North	Ekuator Games	Kickstarter	Aug 10, 2013	$40,000	$24,021	Turn-based Japanese role-playing game. First Kickstarter campaign for the game.	Aug 11, 2015
Warmachine: Tactics	Privateer Press Interactive	Kickstarter	Aug 10, 2013	$550,000	$1,578,950	Fantasy turn-based tactics video game set in the Warmachine universe.	Nov 20, 2014
Precinct	Jim Walls	Kickstarter	Aug 6, 2013	$500,000	$85,756	Graphic adventure game. Spiritual successor to the Police Quest series; by Jim Walls and other members of the original team. The campaign was cancelled before its scheduled August 16 end date after it looked unlikely to succeed.	Not funded
Liege	Coda Games	Kickstarter	Jul 28, 2013	$15,000	$81,458	Tactical role-playing game inspired by the 16-bit era.	Unreleased
Satellite Reign	5 Lives Studios	Kickstarter	Jul 28, 2013	£350,000	£461,333	Real-time strategy video game in a cyberpunk setting, by Syndicate Wars director, Mike Diskett.	Aug 28, 2015
Undertale	Toby Fox	Kickstarter	Jul 24, 2013	$5,000	$51,124	Role-playing game.	Sep 15, 2015
Omni	Virtuix	Kickstarter	Jul 22, 2013	$150,000	$1,109,351	Omnidirectional treadmill-like device for use with virtual reality head-mounted displays such as the Oculus Rift. Backers from outside the United States had their pledges refunded after the international release was cancelled in 2016.	Jan 31, 2017 (began shipping)
Pinball Arcade: Terminator 2 Judgment Day	FarSight Studios	Kickstarter	Jul 21, 2013	$59,000	$62,360	Digitising and licensing Terminator 2: Judgment Day for The Pinball Arcade.	Aug 31, 2013
Megatokyo Visual Novel Game	Fred Gallagher	Kickstarter	Jul 18, 2013	$20,000	$299,184	Visual novel based on the Megatokyo webcomic.	Unreleased
The Question Block Lamp	8-Bit Lit	Kickstarter	Jul 18, 2013	$100,000	$131,479	Light fixture inspired by the Question Block of the Super Mario series.	2013
Dark Matter	Interwave Studios	Kickstarter	Jul 18, 2013	£50,000	£6,227	2.5D science fiction action-adventure game. Following the campaign's failure, Interwave laid off the development team. Released as a truncated version in October 2013.	Oct 17, 2013
Frontiers	Lars Simkins	Kickstarter	Jul 17, 2013	$50,000	$157,381	First-person open world fantasy role-playing video game with a focus on exploration. Second crowdfunding campaign for the game, on Kickstarter instead of Indiegogo, and with a lowered target after the failure of the first campaign.	Unreleased
Soul Saga	Disastercake	Kickstarter	Jul 15, 2013	$60,000	$195,528	3D RPG inspired by the PlayStation era.	Unreleased
Ozombie	Spicy Horse	Kickstarter	Jul 14, 2013	$950,000	$141,513	Action-adventure game set in the Oz universe; from American McGee's Spicy Horse studio. Renamed to Oz Action Adventure. The campaign was cancelled before its scheduled August 5 end date after it looked unlikely to succeed. As Kickstarter only allows creators to run one campaign at a time, this freed Spicy Horse to launch a campaign for the film rights to Alice: Otherlands. The film rights were only available within a short window of time, whereas Ozombie could be pursued at a later date.	Not funded
H-Hour: World's Elite	David Sears	Kickstarter	Jul 7, 2013	$200,000	$252,662	Tactical first-person shooter. Spiritual successor to the SOCOM series, by its former creative director.	Feb 17, 2020
Tobuscus Adventures: Wizards!	Toby Turner	Indiegogo	Jul 5, 2013	$240,000	$642,416	Flexible funding campaign. Video game based on Toby Turner's Tobuscus video series.	Mar 19, 2015
Boss Fight Books	Gabe Durham	Kickstarter	Jul 2, 2013	$5,000	$45,429	Book project, launching a series of books on video games in the style of 33⅓. The first season of books are, EarthBound by Ken Baumann, Galaga by Michael Kimball, ZZT by Anna Anthropy, Super Mario Bros. 2 by Jon Irwin, and Jagged Alliance 2 by Darius Kazemi.	Jan 15, 2014 (first book)
A Vampyre Story: Year One	Autumn Moon Entertainment	Kickstarter	Jul 1, 2013	$200,000	$77,413	Graphic adventure game by Bill Tiller, prequel to A Vampyre Story.	Not funded
The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers	John Szczepaniak	Kickstarter	Jun 30, 2013	£50,000	£70,092	Book project chronicling the history of Japanese video games through interviews with their developers.	Aug 26, 2014
ARAIG	ARAIG	Kickstarter	Jun 30, 2013	$900,000	$126,625	Force feedback and electrical muscle stimulation wearable device for use with video games.	Not funded
A Hat in Time	Gears for Breakfast	Kickstarter	Jun 28, 2013	$30,000	$296,360	3D platform game inspired by Nintendo 64 era video games such as Super Mario 64 and Banjo-Kazooie.	Oct 5, 2017
Massive Chalice	Double Fine Productions	Kickstarter	Jun 27, 2013	$725,000	$1,229,015	Fantasy turn-based tactics video game.	Jun 1, 2015
Armikrog	Pencil Test Studios	Kickstarter	Jun 27, 2013	$900,000	$974,578	Graphic adventure game. Spiritual successor to clay-animation-based The Neverhood; by Doug TenNapel and other members of the original team.	Sep 30, 2015
Unrest	Pyrodactyl Games	Kickstarter	Jun 27, 2013	$3,000	$36,251	Role-playing video game set in ancient India in the midst of an uprising.	Jul 23, 2014
Video Games: The Movie	Mediajuice Studios	Kickstarter	Jun 18, 2013	$60,000	$107,235	Documentary film project chronicling video game history and culture. The film's second crowdfunding drive was for post-production costs.	Jul 15, 2014
Pixel Press	Roundthird	Kickstarter	Jun 14, 2013	$100,000	$108,950	Mobile app converting pen and paper designs into playable 2D platform games.	Apr 30, 2014
Spintires	Oovee Game Studios	Kickstarter	Jun 13, 2013	£40,000	£60,935	Off-road driving simulator.	Jun 13, 2014
Frontiers	Lars Simkins	Indiegogo	Jun 10, 2013	$80,000	$10,356	First-person open world fantasy role-playing video game with a focus on exploration. First crowdfunding campaign for the game. The campaign was cancelled before its scheduled July 1 end date after it looked unlikely to succeed.	Not funded
Energy Hook	Happion Laboratories	Kickstarter	Jun 9, 2013	$1	$41,535	Action video game with a rope swinging mechanic by Spider-Man 2's technical director. $1 target set to emulate a flexible funding campaign.	Jul 5, 2016
Hex: Shards of Fate	Cryptozoic Entertainment	Kickstarter	Jun 7, 2013	$300,000	$2,278,255	MMO fantasy digital collectible card game.	Jan 26, 2016
Delta Six	David Kotkin	Kickstarter	Jun 7, 2013	$100,000	$198,185	Gun shaped game controller with motion sensing capabilities, built on the Arduino platform. Second Kickstarter campaign for the controller, with a lowered target after the failure of the first campaign.	Unreleased
Shadow of the Eternals	Precursor Games	Kickstarter, Independent	Jun 6, 2013	$1,350,000	$284,000	Survival horror video game, spiritual successor to Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem by Denis Dyack and other members of the original team. The campaign was cancelled prior to its scheduled June 19 end date. First crowdfunding campaign for the game. Of the total amount, $128,039 was raised on Kickstarter.	Not funded
The Stomping Land	Alex Fundora	Kickstarter	Jun 6, 2013	$20,000	$114,060	Multiplayer open world survival game in a prehistoric world populated with dinosaurs.	Cancelled
Downloadable Content: The Return	Penny Arcade	Kickstarter	May 31, 2013	$10	$230,360	Reviving Penny Arcade's Downloadable Content series of podcasts. $10 target set to emulate a flexible funding campaign. Penny Arcade's second Kickstarter project, after Penny Arcade Sells Out in August 2012.	2013
Sissyfight 2000 Returns	Team Sissyfight	Kickstarter	May 31, 2013	$20,000	$22,735	Multiplayer turn-based strategy video game. Freely licensed HTML5 remake of the original.	Unreleased
Tug	Nerd Kingdom	Kickstarter	May 31, 2013	$215,000	$293,184	Open world fantasy role-playing video game with crafting elements.	Unreleased
Stonehearth	Radiant Entertainment	Kickstarter	May 30, 2013	$120,000	$751,920	Fantasy real-time strategy video game with mod support.	Jul 25, 2018
Jagged Alliance: Flashback	Full Control	Kickstarter	May 23, 2013	$350,000	$368,614	Tactical role-playing game, prequel to the original Jagged Alliance.	Oct 21, 2014
The Realm	Atomhawk Design & Lantern Interactive	Kickstarter	May 22, 2013	£195,000	£94,527	Point-and-click adventure game in a future fantasy setting. Following the campaign's failure on Kickstarter's UK platform, Atomhawk vowed a follow-up campaign using Kickstarter's American platform and its broader payment options.	Not funded
Guns of Icarus Online – Adventure Mode	Muse Games	Kickstarter	May 21, 2013	$100,000	$198,741	Steampunk team-based multiplayer airship combat video game. Spiritual successor to Guns of Icarus. Second successful Kickstarter campaign for the game, contributing towards the Adventure Mode expansion pack.	Mar 31, 2017
Ghost of a Tale	Lionel Gallat	Indiegogo	May 20, 2013	€45,000	€48,700	Action-adventure game from Lionel Gallat, the animation director of Despicable Me.	Mar 13, 2018
GHOSTS		Kickstarter	May 8, 2021	£165,000	£183,246	Interactive movie horror video game.	Unreleased
Among the Sleep	Krillbite Studio	Kickstarter	May 18, 2013	$200,000	$248,358	First-person survival horror video game seen through the eyes of a child.	May 29, 2014
DreadOut	Digital Happiness	Indiegogo	May 15, 2013	$25,000	$29,067	Flexible funding campaign. First-person survival horror video game set in the developer's native Indonesia. First act released in May 2014, second and final act released in February 2015.	May 15, 2014
Road Redemption	DarkSeas Games	Kickstarter, Independent	May 12, 2013	$160,000	$182,791	Vehicular combat motorcycle racing video game inspired by the Road Rash series. Of the total amount, $173,803 was raised on Kickstarter.	Oct 4, 2017
Chasm	Discord Games	Kickstarter	May 12, 2013	$150,000	$191,897	2D platform adventure game featuring procedurally generated Metroid-like dungeons in a pixel art style.	Jul 31, 2018
C-Wars	Onipunks	Kickstarter	May 11, 2013	$32,000	$95,574	Roguelike science fiction real-time strategy video game with a pixel art style.	Unreleased
GTFO	Shannon Sun-Higginson	Kickstarter	May 10, 2013	$20,000	$33,706	Documentary film project examining sexism in video gaming. Premiered at the 2015 South by Southwest festival.	Mar 14, 2015
Risk of Rain	hopoo	Kickstarter	May 8, 2013	$7,000	$30,480	Roguelike science fiction platform game.	Nov 8, 2013
Camelot Unchained	City State Entertainment	Kickstarter	May 2, 2013	$2,000,000	$2,232,933	MMORPG featuring realm versus realm mechanics. The success of the Kickstarter allowed City State Entertainment to secure an additional $3M of private funding.	Unreleased
Battle Worlds: Kronos	King Art Games	Kickstarter	Apr 28, 2013	$120,000	$260,235	Turn-based strategy video game.	Nov 4, 2013
Divinity: Original Sin	Larian Studios	Kickstarter	Apr 26, 2013	$400,000	$944,282	Role-playing video game, prequel to Divine Divinity.	Jun 30, 2014
From Bedrooms to Billions	Nicola Caulfield & Anthony Caulfield	Kickstarter	Apr 26, 2013	£18,000	£60,550	Documentary film project chronicling the history of the UK video game industry. Second successful crowdfunding campaign for the film, contributing towards post-production costs. Premiered at the 2014 EGX.	Oct 3, 2014
Buddy & Me	Sunbreak Games	Kickstarter	Apr 20, 2013	$40,000	$42,093	Endless runner video game.	Sep 25, 2013
Consortium	Interdimensional Games	Kickstarter	Apr 18, 2013	$50,000	$70,435	First-person science fiction role-playing video game with a fourth wall breaking narrative. Second Kickstarter campaign for the game, with a lowered target after the failure of the first campaign.	Jan 8, 2014
Shovel Knight	Yacht Club Games	Kickstarter	Apr 13, 2013	$75,000	$311,502	2D action platformer video game inspired by Mega Man and other games of the 8-bit era.	Jun 26, 2014
J.U.L.I.A. Enhanced Edition	CBE Software	Indiegogo	Apr 12, 2013	$5,000	$14,120	Adventure game. Enhanced remake of the 2012 science fiction video game J.U.L.I.A. by its original developers. Released as J.U.L.I.A. Among the Stars.	Oct 12, 2014
Pulse	Team Pixel Pi	Kickstarter	Apr 12, 2013	$75,000	$80,977	First-person survival video game featuring a blind protagonist navigating the world through echolocation.	Oct 20, 2015
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues	Portalarium	Kickstarter, Independent	Apr 7, 2013	$1,000,000	$11,813,841	Fantasy role-playing video game by Richard Garriott. Of the total amount, $1,919,275 was raised on Kickstarter.	Mar 27, 2018
SoundSelf	Robin Arnott	Kickstarter	Apr 7, 2013	$29,060	$36,766	Interactive sound visualisation responding to the player's chants.	Unreleased
Torment: Tides of Numenera	inXile entertainment	Kickstarter, Independent	Apr 5, 2013	$900,000	$4,188,927	Fantasy role-playing video game. Succeeded Project Eternity as the highest funded Kickstarter video game. Was succeeded by Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night in June 2015. Including private backers, the project raised over $4.5M.	Feb 28, 2017
The World's Biggest Wordsearch Puzzle	Supersonic Software	Kickstarter	Mar 27, 2013	£5,000	£2,816	Word search puzzle game. Despite failing its campaign goals, the game was released in June 2013.	Jun 2013
Keep Skullgirls Growing	Lab Zero Games	Indiegogo	Mar 27, 2013	$150,000	$828,768	Campaign to fund extra characters as downloadable content for the Skullgirls video game. Achieving the $725,000 stretch goal gave the Fighting Is Magic team a free license of Lab Zero's Z-Engine.	Aug 2013 (first character)
Mage's Initiation: Reign of the Elements	Himalaya Studios	Kickstarter	Mar 23, 2013	$65,000	$125,174	Adventure and action RPG hybrid where players take on the role of an apprentice mage.	Jan 30, 2019
There Came an Echo	Iridium Studios	Kickstarter	Mar 21, 2013	$90,000	$115,569	Voice-controlled real-time strategy game starring Wil Wheaton. Iridium Studios' second Kickstarter campaign after Sequence in 2010.	Feb 24, 2015
Train Fever	Urban Games	Gambitious	Mar 20, 2013	€250,000	€250,000	Equity crowdfunding campaign. 50% of the game's revenue will be returned to backers. The campaign was closed on reaching its target amount, before its scheduled March 31 end date. Railroad-focused business simulation game.	Sep 4, 2014
Riot	Team Riot	Indiegogo	Mar 16, 2013	$15,000	$36,139	Flexible funding campaign. Riot simulation video game inspired by real events.	Feb 12, 2019
Back to Bed	Bedtime Digital Games	Kickstarter	Mar 16, 2013	$12,000	$13,312	Puzzle video game set in a surrealist dreamscape.	Aug 6, 2014
Throw Trucks With Your Mind!	Lat Ware	Kickstarter	Mar 14, 2013	$40,000	$47,287	First-person shooter video game controlled using a NeuroSky brain–computer interface device.	Mar 31, 2014
Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey	Red Thread Games	Kickstarter	Mar 10, 2013	$850,000	$1,538,425	Episodic adventure game, third game in The Longest Journey series.	Oct 21, 2014 (first episode)
At the Gates	Conifer Games	Kickstarter	Mar 8, 2013	$40,000	$106,283	Turn-based strategy video game designed by Jon Shafer. Players control a barbarian tribe during the decline of the Roman Empire.	Jan 23, 2019
Race the Sun	Flippfly	Kickstarter	Mar 7, 2013	$20,000	$21,579	Endless runner video game.	Aug 19, 2013
Death Inc.	Ambient Studios	Kickstarter	Mar 6, 2013	£300,000	£122,711	Real-time strategy video game, players assume the role of the Grim Reaper. Following the campaign's failure, Ambient Studios attempted to raise funds by selling alpha access to the game. This too failed to raise the necessary funds, and Ambient Studios shut down in April 2013.	Not funded
Factorio	Tomas Kozelek, Marwin Kovarex, Kasia Mazurek	Indiegogo	Mar 3, 2013	€17,000	€21,626	Real-time strategy science fiction video game. Players must gather resources and build factories on an alien world.	Aug 14, 2020
Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake	SleepNinja Games	Kickstarter	Feb 16, 2013	$15,000	$26,096	Puzzle adventure video game.	Jul 1, 2014
Freedom Planet	GalaxyTrail / Strife	Kickstarter	Feb 14, 2013	$2,000	$25,472	2D platform game inspired by the 16-bit era.	Jul 21, 2014
Unwritten: That Which Happened	Roxlou Games	Kickstarter	Feb 13, 2013	$75,000	$78,017	Turn-based strategy video game with story elements. Originally scheduled for an August 2013 release. In January 2014, it was announced that game development would continue only as a side project with an undetermined release date.	Unreleased
Wildman	Gas Powered Games	Kickstarter	Feb 11, 2013	$1,100,000	$504,120	Action RPG designed by Chris Taylor. The campaign was cancelled before its scheduled February 15 end date after it looked unlikely to succeed. On February 14, Gas Powered Games were acquired by Wargaming.	Not funded
Neocolonialism	Subaltern Games	Kickstarter	Feb 3, 2013	$10,000	$11,049	Turn-based strategy video game and critique of neoliberal economics.	Nov 4, 2013
Akaneiro: Demon Hunters	Spicy Horse	Kickstarter	Feb 2, 2013	$200,000	$204,680	Free-to-play action RPG inspired by Little Red Riding Hood and Japanese mythology from American McGee's Spicy Horse studio.	Jan 31, 2013
GameStick	PlayJam	Kickstarter	Feb 1, 2013	$100,000	$647,658	Android based video game console. Shipped to backers in August 2013.	Nov 15, 2013
GCW Zero	Justin Barwick	Kickstarter	Jan 29, 2013	$130,000	$238,498	Linux based handheld game console.	Aug 2013 (began shipping)
Radio the Universe	6e6e6e	Kickstarter	Jan 24, 2013	$12,000	$81,719	Action role-playing game inspired by the 16-bit era in a dark fantasy science fiction setting.	Unreleased
Coming Out on Top	Obscura	Kickstarter	Jan 21, 2013	$5,000	$38,601	Pornographic dating game featuring exclusively gay male relationships.	Dec 11, 2014
Legends of Dawn	Aurofinity & Dreamatrix	Kickstarter	Jan 18, 2013	$25,000	$46,536	Open world fantasy role-playing video game.	Jun 27, 2013
Pathfinder Online	Goblinworks	Kickstarter	Jan 14, 2013	$1,000,000	$1,091,194	MMORPG in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game universe. Second successful Kickstarter campaign for the game, contributing towards the full version.	Unreleased
Full Bore	Whole Hog Games	Kickstarter	Jan 13, 2013	$12,500	$16,383	2D puzzle platform video game.	May 6, 2014
Maia	Simon Roth	Indiegogo	Jan 6, 2013	$500	$11,435	Space colony management game, inspired by Dungeon Keeper and Dwarf Fortress. Second successful crowdfunding campaign for the game. Supplement to the original Kickstarter campaign, using Indiegogo to accept pledges via PayPal. Despite meeting the $500 goal, no further stretch targets were realised.	Nov 23, 2018
Elite: Dangerous	Frontier Developments	Kickstarter	Jan 4, 2013	£1,250,000	£1,578,316	Space trading and combat simulator, fourth game in the Elite series. Highest funding goal to be successfully met on Kickstarter.	Dec 16, 2014
Phonejoy Play	Phonejoy	Kickstarter	Jan 3, 2013	$50,000	$69,859	Bluetooth game controller designed primarily for mobile devices.	Apr 2014
War for the Overworld	Subterranean Games	Kickstarter	Jan 3, 2013	£150,000	£211,371	Real-time strategy video game inspired by Dungeon Keeper.	Apr 2, 2015
The Ship: Full Steam Ahead	Blazing Griffin	Kickstarter	Dec 30, 2012	£128,000	£18,247	Steampunk first-person shooter video game. Sequel to The Ship by members of the original team.	Not funded
Barkley 2	Tale of Game's Studios	Kickstarter	Dec 28, 2012	$35,000	$120,335	Comedic action role-playing game. Sequel to the freeware video game Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden.	Unreleased
Richard & Alice	Owl Cave	Indiegogo	Dec 23, 2012	$2,000	$2,000	Flexible funding campaign. Point-and-click adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic future.	Feb 21, 2013
Limit Theory	Josh Parnell	Kickstarter	Dec 22, 2012	$50,000	$187,865	Space trading and combat simulator featuring procedurally generated universes.	Cancelled
The Last Door	Alejo AC	Kickstarter	Dec 21, 2012	£3,852	£4,690	Episodic adventure game inspired by the works of HP Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe.	Mar 11, 2013 (First Episode)
Dizzy Returns	The Oliver Twins	Kickstarter	Dec 21, 2012	£350,000	£25,620	Puzzle platform video game. Tenth game in the Dizzy series.	Not funded
Godus	22cans	Kickstarter	Dec 21, 2012	£450,000	£526,563	God game designed by Peter Molyneux.	Aug 7, 2014
Legend of Dungeon	RobotLovesKitty	Kickstarter	Dec 16, 2012	$5,000	$32,999	Roguelike fantasy beat 'em up video game with co-operative multiplayer.	Sep 13, 2013
Consortium	Interdimensional Games	Kickstarter	Dec 18, 2012	$200,000	$9,667	First-person science fiction role-playing video game with a fourth wall breaking narrative. The campaign was cancelled before its scheduled December 31 end date. First Kickstarter campaign for the game.	Jan 8, 2014
Retro Game Crunch	Shaun Inman	Kickstarter	Dec 12, 2012	$60,000	$66,694	Compilation of six retro inspired video games. First game released to backers in February 2013. Complete compilation released in March 2014.	Mar 4, 2014
Fist of Awesome	Nicoll Hunt	Kickstarter	Dec 10, 2012	£5,000	£11,808	2D beat 'em up video game in a pixel art style.	Oct 15, 2013
Sportsfriends	Die Gute Fabrik	Kickstarter	Dec 10, 2012	$150,000	$152,451	Compilation of the local multiplayer video games, Johann Sebastian Joust, Riders, BaraBariBall, and Hokra.	May 6, 2014
LA Game Space	LA Game Space	Kickstarter	Dec 7, 2012	$250,000	$335,657	Nonprofit physical space in Los Angeles dedicated to video games research, development, talks, and exhibitions.	Cancelled
Pier Solar HD	WaterMelon	Kickstarter	Dec 5, 2012	$139,000	$231,370	HD remake of 2010 Mega Drive RPG video game Pier Solar and the Great Architects.	Sep 30, 2014
Kung Fu Superstar	Kinesthetic Games	Kickstarter	Dec 4, 2012	£200,000	£94,010	Motion controlled kung fu video game for Windows. The campaign video featured Peter Molyneux's support. Following the campaign's failure, the development team disbanded.	Not funded
Sir, You Are Being Hunted	Big Robot	Kickstarter	Dec 2, 2012	£40,000	£92,551	First-person shooter open world survival video game.	May 1, 2014
Alpha Colony	DreamQuest Games	Kickstarter	Dec 2, 2012	$50,000	$49,972	Strategy video game inspired by M.U.L.E. and The Settlers of Catan. Second Kickstarter campaign for the game, with a lowered target after the failure of the first campaign. Campaign finished $28 short, highlighting the risks of Kickstarter's all-or-nothing style campaigns.	Not funded
Forced	BetaDwarf	Kickstarter	Dec 1, 2012	$40,000	$65,413	Fantasy top-down action game with co-operative multiplayer.	Oct 24, 2013
Sui Generis	Bare Mettle Entertainment	Kickstarter	Nov 29, 2012	£150,000	£160,055	Open world fantasy role-playing video game.	Unreleased
Nevermind	Erin Reynolds	Indiegogo	Nov 29, 2012	$3,000	$1,161	Flexible funding campaign. Survival horror video game with dynamic difficulty based on biofeedback. Second Indiegogo campaign for the game.	Sep 29, 2015
StarForge	CodeHatch	Indiegogo	Nov 29, 2012	$75,000	$135,453	Open world science fiction survival video game.	Sep 18, 2014
Maia	Simon Roth	Kickstarter	Nov 28, 2012	£100,042	£140,481	Space colony management game, inspired by Dungeon Keeper and Dwarf Fortress. First successful crowdfunding campaign for the game.	Nov 23, 2018
Shadowgate	Zojoi	Kickstarter	Nov 25, 2012	$120,000	$137,232	Graphic adventure game. Enhanced remake of the 1987 fantasy video game Shadowgate by members of the original team.	Aug 21, 2014
illo – birth of the cool	Raylight Games	Kickstarter	Nov 23, 2012	$270,000	$2,945	Puzzle adventure game for iOS and Android. The campaign was cancelled 10 days before its scheduled December 3 end date. The campaign was the subject of an Edge developer diary.	Not funded
Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption	The Coles	Kickstarter	Nov 20, 2012	$400,000	$409,150	Fantasy turn-based RPG with adventure game elements by the designers of the Quest for Glory series.	Jul 9, 2018
Star Citizen	Cloud Imperium Games	Kickstarter, Independent	Nov 19, 2012	$500,000	$428,650,511+	Space combat video game from Chris Roberts, designer of Wing Commander. Of the total amount, $2,134,374 was raised on Kickstarter. Crowdfunding options remained open after the campaign. As of January 9, 2022, over $428,650,511 has been raised, the greatest amount for a crowdfunded project to date.	Unreleased
Strike Suit Zero	Born Ready Games	Kickstarter	Nov 17, 2012	$100,000	$174,804	Mecha based space combat video game.	Jan 23, 2013
Distance	Refract Studios	Kickstarter	Nov 16, 2012	$125,000	$161,981	Futuristic arcade racing video game by members of the Nitronic Rush team. The campaign video features support from Aaron Hightower – lead programmer on the arcade version of San Francisco Rush 2049, and Cliff Bleszinski.	Sep 18, 2018
Project CARS	World of Mass Development	Independent	Nov 11, 2012	$3.1M	$3,142,808	Racing simulation video game by Slightly Mad Studios due to be released in November 2014. Note that Slightly Mad Studios themselves also contributed $2,072,400 to the overall funding for the game, amount raised is the total of public funding only.	May 6, 2013
Delta Six	David Kotkin	Kickstarter	Nov 1, 2012	$500,000	$73,449	Gun shaped game controller with motion sensing capabilities, built on the Arduino platform. The campaign was cancelled before its scheduled November 17 end date. First Kickstarter campaign for the controller.	Not funded
Shaker	Loot Drop	Kickstarter	Oct 23, 2012	$1,000,000	$244,932	Initially named Old-School RPG, the campaign was cancelled prior to its scheduled November 4 end date by its creators Brenda Brathwaite and Tom Hall.	Not funded
Project Eternity	Obsidian Entertainment	Kickstarter, Independent	Oct 16, 2012	$1,100,000	$3,986,929	Fantasy role-playing video game. Succeeded Double Fine Adventure as the highest funded Kickstarter video game. Was succeeded by Torment: Tides of Numenera in April 2013. Including private backers, the project raised over $4.5M. Released as Pillars of Eternity.	Mar 26, 2015
Sensible Software 1986–1999	Darren Wall	Kickstarter	Oct 7, 2012	$30,000	$39,493	Book project chronicling the history of Sensible Software.	Oct 2013
Homestuck Adventure Game	MS Paint Adventures	Kickstarter	Oct 4, 2012	$700,000	$2,485,506	Adventure game based on the Homestuck webcomic. Succeeded The Order of the Stick as the highest funded comic related Kickstarter project. Released as Hiveswap.	Sep 14, 2017 (first episode)
Nexus 2: The Gods Awaken	Most Wanted Entertainment	Kickstarter	Sep 28, 2012	$650,000	$161,731	Real-time tactics and space combat simulator game. Sequel to Nexus: The Jupiter Incident from Mithis Entertainment. Like the first campaign for the game, this second campaign ended in failure.	Not funded
Broken Sword: The Serpent's Curse	Revolution Software	Kickstarter	Sep 22, 2012	$400,000	$771,560	Graphic adventure game. Fifth game in the Broken Sword series.	Dec 4, 2013 – Jun 20, 2014
Pinball Arcade: Star Trek The Next Generation	FarSight Studios	Kickstarter	Sep 16, 2012	$45,000	$52,137	Digitising and licensing Star Trek: The Next Generation for The Pinball Arcade.	Feb 25, 2013
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare	Torn Banner Studios	Kickstarter	Sep 15, 2012	$50,000	$85,934	First-person melee combat video game. First commercial project from the Age of Chivalry mod team.	Oct 16, 2012
Planetary Annihilation	Uber Entertainment	Kickstarter	Sep 14, 2012	$900,000	$2,229,344	Real-time strategy video game by members of the Total Annihilation team.	Sep 5, 2014
Mercenary Kings	Tribute Games	Kickstarter	Sep 13, 2012	$75,000	$116,064	2D run and gun video game with co-operative multiplayer. Artwork by Paul Robertson.	Mar 25, 2014
Expeditions: Conquistador	Logic Artists	Kickstarter	Sep 12, 2012	$70,000	$77,247	Tactical role-playing game set during the Age of Exploration. The player leads a Spanish expedition to Hispaniola and Mexico.	May 30, 2013
Knock-Knock	Ice-Pick Lodge	Kickstarter	Sep 11, 2012	$30,000	$41,021	2D survival horror adventure game.	Oct 4, 2013
SolForge	Stone Blade Entertainment	Kickstarter	Sep 11, 2012	$250,000	$429,715	Fantasy digital collectible card game designed by Justin Gary and Richard Garfield, designer of Magic: The Gathering.	May 31, 2016
Insurgency 2	New World Interactive	Kickstarter	Sep 8, 2012	$180,000	$66,582	First-person shooter, commercial sequel to the free Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat mod. Despite failing its campaign goals, New World Interactive raised funds through Steam Early Access and the game was released in January 2014 as Insurgency.	Jan 22, 2014
Oculus Rift	Oculus VR	Kickstarter	Sep 1, 2012	$250,000	$2,437,429	Virtual reality head-mounted display designed for gaming. The campaign video featured support from several notable video game industry figures. Development units began shipping in March 2013. Kickstarter backers such as Notch criticised Oculus VR's sale of the company to Facebook in 2014.	Mar 29, 2013 (Development units)
Project Giana	Black Forest Games	Kickstarter	Aug 31, 2012	$150,000	$186,158	2.5D platform game. Sequel to The Great Giana Sisters and Giana Sisters DS. Released as Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams.	Oct 23, 2012
GaymerCon	GaymerCon	Kickstarter	Aug 31, 2012	$25,000	$91,388	Gaymer convention in San Francisco, renamed to GaymerX due to a trademark dispute. Held over two days in August 2013.	Aug 2013
Ukiyo-e Heroes	Jed Henry	Kickstarter	Aug 31, 2012	$10,400	$313,341	Ukiyo-e style Japanese woodblock prints inspired by video game characters. Highest funded illustration project on Kickstarter.	Nov 5, 2012 (began shipping)
Balance of the Planet	Chris Crawford	Kickstarter	Aug 29, 2012	$150,000	$13,594	Educational video game to teach players about environmental concerns. Update to Crawford's 1990 video game of the same name. Achieving the Kickstarter target would have enabled the game to be given away for free, but the campaign was a "dismal failure" according to its creator.	Not funded
Castle Story	Sauropod Studio	Kickstarter	Aug 26, 2012	$80,000	$702,516	Real-time strategy castle building video game.	Aug 17, 2017
Volgarr the Viking	Crazy Viking Studios	Kickstarter	Aug 23, 2012	$18,000	$39,964	2D action platform video game inspired by the 16-bit era.	Sep 11, 2013
Steam Bandits: Outpost	Iocaine Studios	Kickstarter	Aug 19, 2012	$30,000	$55,362	Free-to-play steampunk city-building video game.	Unreleased
From Bedrooms to Billions	Nicola Caulfield & Anthony Caulfield	Indiegogo	Aug 17, 2012	$35,000	$37,027	Documentary film project chronicling the history of the UK video game industry. First successful crowdfunding campaign for the film, contributing towards production costs.	Oct 3, 2014
Penny Arcade Sells Out	Penny Arcade	Kickstarter	Aug 15, 2012	$250,000	$528,144	Campaign to remove online advertising from the Penny Arcade webcomic. The stretch goal attained allowed for all home page adverts to be removed for one year.	Aug 2012
Shadowrun Online	Cliffhanger Productions	Kickstarter	Aug 14, 2012	$500,000	$558,863	MMORPG in the Shadowrun universe, not to be confused with Shadowrun Returns. Released as Shadowrun Chronicles: Boston Lockdown.	Apr 28, 2015
Defense Grid 2	Hidden Path Entertainment	Kickstarter	Aug 14, 2012	$250,000	$271,726	Tower defense video game. Despite meeting the initial goal of $250,000, this only provided funding for a Defense Grid: The Awakening expansion pack. The full sequel would have required the $1,000,000 stretch goal. The funding shortfall was met in 2013 allowing Defense Grid 2 to proceed.	Sep 23, 2014
Video Games: The Movie	Mediajuice Studios	Indiegogo	Aug 10, 2012	$107,550	$1,790	Flexible funding campaign. Documentary film project chronicling video game history and culture. Despite failing to meet their campaign goals, Mediajuice received funds raised. Filming still managed to proceed.	Jun 15, 2014
Ouya	Ouya	Kickstarter	Aug 9, 2012	$950,000	$8,596,474	Android based video game console. Industrial design by Yves Béhar. Highest funded video game project on Kickstarter, and second highest funded project overall after the Pebble smartwatch. Development units began shipping in March 2013.	Jun 25, 2013
Star Command	War Balloon Games	Kickstarter	Aug 8, 2012	$100,000	$151,806	Starship simulation video game. Windows and Mac versions.	May 2, 2013
Detective Grimoire	SFB Games & Armor Games	Kickstarter	Aug 2, 2012	$25,000	$29,611	Point-and-click adventure game.	Jan 2, 2014
Divekick	One True Game Studios	Kickstarter	Jul 31, 2012	$30,000	$32,543	Two-button fighting game. The campaign was cancelled before its scheduled August 1 end date despite achieving its target after the developer secured publisher funding.	Aug 20, 2013
Alpha Colony	DreamQuest Games	Kickstarter	Jul 15, 2012	$500,000	$101,472	Strategy video game inspired by M.U.L.E. and The Settlers of Catan. First Kickstarter campaign for the game.	Not funded
Clang	Subutai Corporation	Kickstarter	Jul 9, 2012	$500,000	$526,125	Sword-fighting video game by Neal Stephenson. The campaign video was filmed at Bungie's motion capture studio; Gabe Newell makes a cameo appearance. Development frozen in September 2013 after Subutai failed to raise further funding. Cancelled in September 2014.	Cancelled
Haunts: The Manse Macabre	Mob Rules Games	Kickstarter	Jul 6, 2012	$25,000	$28,739	Turn-based strategy video game with a horror theme. Despite a successful campaign, delays in development meant that Mob Rules Games ran out of funds before project completion, halting Haunts development. The game was released in an incomplete state as an open source project in October 2012.	Oct 23, 2012 (source code)
Dead State	DoubleBear Productions	Kickstarter	Jul 5, 2012	$150,000	$332,635	Turn-based zombie RPG from Brian Mitsoda's DoubleBear Productions.	Dec 4, 2014
Lilly Looking Through	Geeta Games	Kickstarter	Jul 1, 2012	$18,000	$33,516	Point-and-click adventure game.	Nov 19, 2013
Pinball Arcade: The Twilight Zone	FarSight Studios	Kickstarter	Jun 17, 2012	$55,000	$77,499	Digitising and licensing The Twilight Zone for The Pinball Arcade.	Nov 30, 2012
Tex Murphy – Project Fedora	Big Finish Games	Kickstarter	Jun 16, 2012	$450,000	$598,104	Graphic adventure game. Sixth game in the Tex Murphy series. Released as Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure.	May 7, 2014
Tropes vs. Women in Video Games	Anita Sarkeesian	Kickstarter	Jun 16, 2012	$6,000	$158,922	Documentary video series examining female gender tropes in video games. Sarkeesian was subject to an online harassment campaign during the Kickstarter campaign.	Mar 7, 2013 (first episode)
SpaceVenture	Two Guys from Andromeda	Kickstarter	Jun 12, 2012	$500,000	$539,767	Graphic adventure game, spiritual successor to the Space Quest series by its original creators.	Unreleased
Xenonauts	Goldhawk Interactive	Kickstarter	Jun 10, 2012	$50,000	$154,715	Turn-based tactics science fiction video game inspired by the X-COM series.	Jun 17, 2014
Pathfinder Online	Goblinworks	Kickstarter	Jun 8, 2012	$50,000	$307,843	MMORPG in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game universe. First successful Kickstarter campaign for the game, contributing towards the technology demonstrator.	Unreleased
Carmageddon: Reincarnation	Stainless Games	Kickstarter	Jun 6, 2012	$400,000	$625,143	Vehicular combat racing video game. Fourth game in the Carmageddon series.	May 21, 2015
Diamond Trust of London	Jason Rohrer	Kickstarter	May 26, 2012	$78,715	$90,118	Turn-based strategy video game. First crowdfunded Nintendo DS game.	Aug 28, 2012
Cloudberry Kingdom	Pwnee Studios	Kickstarter	May 26, 2012	$20,000	$23,582	Platform game featuring procedurally generated levels.	Jun 30, 2013
Legends of Eisenwald	Aterdux Entertainment	Kickstarter	May 22, 2012	$50,000	$83,577	Tactical role-playing game set in medieval Germany.	Jun 2, 2015
Ravaged	2 Dawn Games	Kickstarter	May 20, 2012	$15,000	$38,767	Multiplayer vehicular combat first-person shooter video game.	Oct 17, 2012
Jane Jensen's Moebius	Pinkerton Road Studio	Kickstarter	May 19, 2012	$300,000	$435,316	Graphic adventure game from Jane Jensen, creator of the Gabriel Knight series. Released as Moebius: Empire Rising.	Apr 15, 2014
Grim Dawn	Crate Entertainment	Kickstarter	May 18, 2012	$280,000	$537,515	Action RPG video game by members of the Titan Quest team.	Feb 25, 2016
République	Camouflaj	Kickstarter	May 11, 2012	$500,000	$555,662	Stealth video game for iOS and Android. As a result of Kickstarter campaign feedback, PC and Mac versions were announced.	Dec 19, 2013 (first episode)
Gubble 3D	Actual Entertainment	Kickstarter	May 10, 2012	$80,000	$1,249	Third-person puzzle video game, based on a coin-op arcade game from the 1980s. The project was deleted from Kickstarter without explanation.	Not funded
Starlight Inception	Escape Hatch Entertainment	Kickstarter	May 9, 2012	$150,000	$158,152	Space combat video game.	Apr 22, 2014
Thomas Was Alone	Mike Bithell	Indiegogo	May 8, 2012	$4,000	$2,452	Flexible funding campaign. Platform game. Campaign to fund a voice actor to provide the narration. Despite failing to meet their campaign goals, Bithell received the funds raised, allowing Danny Wallace to be hired.	Jun 30, 2012
Yogventures!	Winterkewl Games	Kickstarter	May 6, 2012	$250,000	$567,665	Multiplayer open world video game featuring The Yogscast. Development cancelled in July 2014. The Yogscast received $150,000 and the game's assets from Winterkewl at the conclusion of the Kickstarter but stressed that they were under no obligation to fulfil backer rewards following the project's collapse. The Yogscast later clarified that the remaining $150,000 they received from the Kickstarter went toward physical rewards, marketing and supporting the project, and added that they had spent a considerable amount of their own money on top of it. Backers were later offered copies of Tug and Landmark in lieu of the cancelled Yogventures!	Cancelled
Nekro	darkForge	Kickstarter	May 4, 2012	$100,000	$158,733	Action video game with a necromancy theme.	Cancelled
Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded	Replay Games	Kickstarter	May 2, 2012	$500,000	$655,182	Graphic adventure game. Remake of 1987 video game Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards.	Jun 27, 2013
Shadowrun Returns	Harebrained Schemes	Kickstarter	Apr 29, 2012	$400,000	$1,836,447	Single-player tactical role-playing game in the Shadowrun universe, not to be confused with Shadowrun Online.	Jul 25, 2013
The Dead Linger	Sandswept Studios	Kickstarter	Apr 29, 2012	$60,000	$154,968	First-person shooter open world zombie survival video game.	Cancelled
Mythic: The Story of Gods and Men	Little Monster Productions	Kickstarter	Apr 28, 2012	$80,000	$4,739	Fantasy action RPG. The campaign was cancelled before its scheduled June 10 end date after being exposed as fraudulent.	Not funded
Class of Heroes 2	MonkeyPaw Games, Gaijinworks	Kickstarter	Apr 27, 2012	$500,000	$96,951	Japanese role-playing game developed by Acquire and released in Japan in 2009. Campaign to fund an English language release. Despite failing its campaign goals, the English version was released in June 2013.	Jun 4, 2013
The Banner Saga	Stoic	Kickstarter	Apr 20, 2012	$100,000	$723,886	Tactical role-playing game set in the Viking Age.	Jan 14, 2014
Smart Controllers	Evolution Controllers	Kickstarter	Apr 19, 2012	$60,000	$34,030	Bluetooth game controller designed primarily for mobile devices. First Kickstarter campaign for the controller.	Apr 2014 (began shipping)
Wasteland 2	inXile entertainment	Kickstarter	Apr 17, 2012	$900,000	$2,933,252	Role-playing video game. Sequel to 1988's Wasteland, by members of the original team.	Sep 19, 2014
Nevermind	Erin Reynolds	Indiegogo	Apr 6, 2012	$2,000	$1,324	Flexible funding campaign. Survival horror video game with dynamic difficulty based on biofeedback. First Indiegogo campaign for the game.	Sep 29, 2015
FTL: Faster Than Light	Subset Games	Kickstarter	Apr 1, 2012	$10,000	$200,542	Roguelike starship strategy video game.	Sep 14, 2012
Takedown	Serellan	Kickstarter	Apr 1, 2012	$200,000	$221,833	Tactical first-person shooter from Christian Allen's Serellan studio. Released as Takedown: Red Sabre.	Sep 20, 2013
Idle Thumbs	Idle Thumbs	Kickstarter	Mar 21, 2012	$30,000	$136,924	Reviving the Idle Thumbs series of video game podcasts. First-person video game Thirty Flights of Loving was produced to promote the campaign.	Jun 19, 2012
Broken Age	Double Fine Productions	Kickstarter	Mar 13, 2012	$400,000	$3,336,371	Point-and-click adventure game by Tim Schafer, designer of Full Throttle and Grim Fandango. Accompanied by a 2 Player Productions documentary. 87,142 backers, the most backers until surpassed by the Veronica Mars Movie Project in April 2013. Highest funded Kickstarter project until surpassed by the Pebble smartwatch in April 2012. Highest funded Kickstarter video game until surpassed by Project Eternity in October 2012. Credited with bringing in 60,000 first time backers on the Kickstarter platform, increasing the viability of crowdfunding in video games. Renamed Broken Age, first act released in January 2014, and the full game in April 2015.	Jan 28, 2014 (first act)
Code Hero	Primer Labs	Kickstarter	Feb 24, 2012	$100,000	$170,954	Educational video game to teach players computer programming. Despite a successful campaign, Primer Labs ran out of funds before project completion, exacerbating ongoing delays.	Unreleased
Guns of Icarus Online	Muse Games	Kickstarter	Feb 21, 2012	$10,000	$35,237	Steampunk team-based multiplayer airship combat video game. Spiritual successor to Guns of Icarus. First successful Kickstarter campaign for the game.	Oct 29, 2012
Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie	James Rolfe	Indiegogo	Feb 2, 2012	$75,000	$325,327	Flexible funding campaign. Comedy film based on The Angry Video Game Nerd series. Premiered at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in July 2014.	Jul 21, 2014
Organ Trail: Director's Cut	The Men Who Wear Many Hats	Kickstarter	Jan 19, 2012	$3,000	$16,339	Zombie survival video game parodying The Oregon Trail. Commercial remake of the free Adobe Flash original.	Aug 9, 2012
Waveform	Eden Industries	Kickstarter	Jan 3, 2012	$8,000	$3,762	Wave manipulation action game. Despite failing its campaign goals, the game was released in March 2012.	Mar 20, 2012
StarDrive	Daniel DiCicco	Kickstarter	Dec 30, 2011	$7,500	$17,676	2D science fiction 4X video game with real-time strategy elements.	Apr 26, 2013
Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller	Phoenix Online Studios	Kickstarter	Dec 11, 2011	$25,000	$34,247	Point-and-click adventure game. Jane Jensen served as story consultant.	Oct 30, 2012 (first episode)
BlindSide	Aaron & Mike	Kickstarter	Dec 1, 2011	$7,000	$14,191	Survival horror audio game featuring a blind player character.	May 22, 2012
Lifeless Planet	David Board	Kickstarter	Oct 24, 2011	$8,500	$17,236	Action-adventure science fiction video game.	Jun 6, 2014
Zombies, Run!	Six to Start and Naomi Alderman	Kickstarter	Oct 10, 2011	$12,500	$72,627	Augmented reality game designed to complement running sessions for iOS and Android.	Feb 27, 2012
Venus Patrol	Brandon Boyer	Kickstarter	Oct 7, 2011	$50,000	$105,398	Independent successor to Boing Boing's Offworld video games culture website.	Sep 2012
Star Command	War Balloon Games	Kickstarter	Oct 6, 2011	$20,000	$36,967	Starship simulation video game. iOS and Android versions. Despite a successful campaign, War Balloon underestimated the funding required, necessitating further debt financing to fund the game. After lengthy delays, the iOS version released in May 2013 with a reduced scope compared to the original campaign vision.	May 2, 2013 (iOS)
Videogame History Museum	Videogame History Museum	Kickstarter	Sep 1, 2011	$30,000	$50,266	Nonprofit museum dedicated to preserving video game history. Campaign towards centralising the museum's collection, the first step towards establishing a permanent venue to host the museum. Opened as the National Videogame Museum in Frisco, Texas.	Apr 2, 2016
Blade Symphony	Puny Human Games	Kickstarter	Aug 28, 2011	$15,000	$19,058	Action sword duelling video game.	May 7, 2014
Nexus 2	Most Wanted Entertainment	GamesPlant	Aug 16, 2011	€400,000	€104,867	Real-time tactics and space combat simulator game. Sequel to Nexus: The Jupiter Incident from Mithis Entertainment. First crowdfunding campaign for the game.	Not funded
Octodad 2	Young Horses	Kickstarter	Aug 10, 2011	$20,000	$24,320	Stealth-action video game, players must maintain the cover of an octopus disguised as a human. Commercial sequel to the freeware Octodad. Released as Octodad: Dadliest Catch.	Jan 30, 2014
A House in California	Jake Elliott	Kickstarter	Oct 16, 2010	$600	$1,130	Point-and-click art game. Campaign to fund a physical release of the game. Named Best Small Project at the 2010 Kickstarter Awards. Nominated for the Nuovo Award at the 2011 Independent Games Festival.	Oct 31, 2010
Indie Game: The Movie	BlinkWorks	Kickstarter	Jul 23, 2011	$35,000	$71,335	Documentary film project covering independent video game development. Second successful Kickstarter campaign for the film, contributing towards post-production costs. Premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.	Jan 20, 2012
No Time to Explain	tinyBuild	Kickstarter	May 26, 2011	$7,000	$26,068	Platform game with comedic time travel elements, update to the original Adobe Flash version.	Aug 15, 2011
Minecraft: The Story of Mojang	2 Player Productions	Kickstarter	Mar 26, 2011	$150,000	$210,297	Documentary film project covering Minecraft and its developer Mojang. Premiered on Xbox Live in December 2012.	Dec 22, 2012
Cthulhu Saves the World	Zeboyd Games	Kickstarter	Feb 16, 2011	$3,000	$6,898	2D comedy role-playing video game inspired by the 16-bit era. An enhanced port of the Xbox Live Indie Games original for Windows.	Jun 13, 2011
Kentucky Route Zero	Jake Elliott	Kickstarter	Feb 6, 2011	$6,500	$8,583	Magical realist adventure game. Jake Elliott's second Kickstarter project, after A House in California in October 2010.	Jan 7, 2013 (first episode)
Indie Game: The Movie	BlinkWorks	Kickstarter	Jul 20, 2010	$15,000	$23,341	Documentary film project covering independent video game development. First successful Kickstarter campaign for the film, contributing towards the travel and production costs. The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.	Jan 20, 2012
Sequence	Jason Wishnov	Kickstarter	Apr 27, 2010	$600	$2,602	Rhythm action role-playing video game.	May 6, 2011
Glorkian Warrior	James Kochalka and Pixeljam	Kickstarter	Mar 22, 2010	$10,000	$11,200	2D shoot 'em up designed by James Kochalka.	Mar 24, 2015
Kill Screen	Kill Screen	Kickstarter	Nov 15, 2009	$3,500	$5,949	Video games magazine.	Mar 2010 (first issue)
Flywrench	Mark Essen	Kickstarter	Nov 1, 2009	$5,000	$5,070	2D action game.	Aug 24, 2015
Resonance	VinceTwelve	Kickstarter	Nov 1, 2009	$150	$2,080	Graphic adventure game. Campaign to fund the game's submission into competition at the 2010 Independent Games Festival.	Jun 19, 2012
Saint Kotar	Red Martyr Entertainment	Kickstarter	July 25 2020	€39.000	€50,178	A Psychological horror detective Point and Click Adventure	Oct 28, 2021

See also

• List of most successful crowdfunding projects