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Revision as of 14:12, 27 February 2014

The use of crowdfunding campaigns for video game development had been one means of securing funds prior to 2012 though had remained a less-popular option. When Double Fine Adventure (now titled as Broken Age) completed its successful Kickstarter campaign in March 2012 and raised nearly ten times the target funds, the crowdfunding mechanism became a viable options for some developers.[1]

The following is an incomplete list of notable video game projects (in hardware, software, and related media) that have undergone crowdfunding attempts for funding. The list includes the amount of requested funds set by the campaign and, if successful, the total amount obtained (in monetary values at the time of the crowdfunding campaign).

Project Creator Platform Campaign
end date
Campaign
target
Amount
raised
Notes References
GaymerX2 GaymerX Kickstarter Mar 25, 2014 $10,000 Ongoing Gaymer convention in San Francisco. Third Kickstarter campaign by GaymerX after GaymerCon in August 2012 and Read Only Memories in December 2013. [2]
Nowhere Duangle Independent Ongoing $160,000 Ongoing Fantasy video game by Leonard and Sylvia Ritter with reincarnation as a central concept. Features Oculus Rift support. [3][4][5][6][7]
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. [8][9]
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen Visionary Realms Kickstarter Feb 22, 2014 $800,000 $460,657 Fantasy MMORPG by Brad McQuaid, designer of EverQuest. [10][11]
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 Zdenek Bakala. [12][13]
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. [14][15]
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. [16][17]
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. [18][19]
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. [20][21][22]
Mansion Lord Golgom Games Kickstarter Dec 19, 2013 $28,000 $30,788 Murder mystery RPG/business sim game with a pixel art style. [23][24][25]
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. Despite the failure of the Kickstarter campaign, crowdfunding will continue with an independent campaign. [26][27][28][29][30]
Hand of Fate Defiant Development Kickstarter Dec 13, 2013 A$50,000 A$54,095 Fantasy digital trading card game with action RPG elements. Ian Livingstone features as a guest designer. [31][32][33][34]
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. [35][36]
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. Darren Wall's second Kickstarter project, after Sensible Software 1986–1999 in October 2012. [37][38][39]
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. [40][41][42]
Dyscourse Owlchemy Labs Kickstarter Dec 6, 2013 $40,000 $44,134 Survival adventure game focusing on stranded plane crash survivors. [43][44]
The Mandate Perihelion Interactive Kickstarter Dec 2, 2013 $500,000 $701,010 Space opera role-playing video game featuring procedurally generated content. [45][46]
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. [47][48][49]
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. [50][51]
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. [52][53][54]
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 given the failure of the first campaign. [55][56]
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. [57][58][59]
Night in the Woods Infinite Fall Kickstarter Nov 22, 2013 $50,000 $209,375 2D adventure game by Alec Holowka and Scott Benson. [60][61][62]
Sentris Samantha Kalman Kickstarter Nov 21, 2013 $50,000 $56,631 Puzzle music video game. [63][64][65]
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. [66][67]
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. [68][69][70]
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. [71]
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 Corporation. The campaign video features Bre Pettis. [72][73]
ColecoVision Rantmedia Games Kickstarter Nov 8, 2013 $250,000 $8,966 Officially licensed ColecoVision emulator. [74][75]
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. [76][77]
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. [78][79]
0 A.D. Wildfire Games Indiegogo Oct 20, 2013 $160,000 $33,251 Flexible funding campaign. Open source historical real-time strategy video game. [80][81]
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. [82][83][84]
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. [85]
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. [86][87]
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. [88][89]
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. [90][91]
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero WayForward Technologies Kickstarter, Independent Oct 4, 2013 $400,000 $853,800 2D action platformer video game and fourth entry in the Shantae series. Of the total amount, $776,084 was raised on Kickstarter. [92][93][94]
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. [95][96]
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. [97][98]
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. [99][100]
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. [101][102]
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. [103][104]
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. [105][106][107]
Project Phoenix Creative Intelligence Arts Kickstarter Sep 11, 2013 $100,000 $1,014,600 Japanese RPG with a squad based RTS game design, from veteran developers. Soundtrack by Nobuo Uematsu. [108]
StarCraft Universe Upheaval Arts Kickstarter Sep 10, 2013 $80,000 $84,918 MMORPG mod for StarCraft II. [109][110]
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. [111][112][113]
Choosatron Jerry Belich Kickstarter Aug 30, 2013 $22,000 $75,080 Twine game playing thermal printer. [114][115]
Fran Bow Killmonday Games Indiegogo Aug 30, 2013 $20,000 $28,295 Point-and-click adventure game with a horror theme. [116][117]
Monochroma Nowhere Studios Kickstarter Aug 24, 2013 $80,000 $84,644 Puzzle platform video game set in a black and white dystopian world. [118][119]
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 given the failure of the first campaign. Project placed on indefinite hold in September 2013. [120][121][122]
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. [123][124]
Candle Teku Studios Kickstarter Aug 16, 2013 $40,000 $52,359 Graphic adventure platformer game. [125][126]
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. [127][128]
7 Days to Die The Fun Pimps Entertainment Kickstarter Aug 15, 2013 $200,000 $507,612 First-person shooter open world zombie survival game. [129]
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. [130][131]
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. [132][133]
Liege Coda Games Kickstarter Jul 28, 2013 $15,000 $81,458 Tactical role-playing game inspired by the 16-bit era. [134][135]
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. [136][137]
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. [138]
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. FarSight Studios' third Kickstarter campaign. [139][140]
Megatokyo Visual Novel Game Fred Gallagher Kickstarter Jul 18, 2013 $20,000 $299,184 Visual novel based on the Megatokyo webcomic. [141][142]
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. [143][144][145]
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. [146][147][148]
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 given the failure of the first campaign. [149][150]
Soul Saga Disastercake Kickstarter Jul 15, 2013 $60,000 $195,528 3D Japanese role-playing game inspired by the PlayStation era. [151][152]
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. [153][154][155]
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. [156][157]
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. [158]
Boss Fight Books Gabe Durham Kickstarter Jul 2, 2013 $5,000 $45,429 Book publishing 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. The first book, Earthbound released in January 2014. [159][160][161]
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. [162]
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. [163][164]
ARAIG ARAIG Kickstarter Jun 30, 2013 $900,000 $126,625 Force feedback and electrical muscle stimulation wearable device for use with video games. [165][166]
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. [167]
Massive Chalice Double Fine Productions Kickstarter Jun 27, 2013 $725,000 $1,229,015 Fantasy turn-based tactics video game. Double Fine Productions' second Kickstarter campaign, after Double Fine Adventure in March 2012. [168]
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. [169][170]
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. [171][172]
Pixel Press Roundthird Kickstarter Jun 14, 2013 $100,000 $108,950 Mobile app converting pen and paper designs into playable 2D platform games. [173][174][175]
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. [176][177]
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. [178][179]
Hex: Shards of Fate Cryptozoic Entertainment Kickstarter Jun 7, 2013 $300,000 $2,278,255 MMO fantasy digital trading card game. [180][181]
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 given the failure of the first campaign. [182][183]
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. [184][185][186][187]
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. [188][189]
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. [190][191]
Stonehearth Radiant Entertainment Kickstarter May 30, 2013 $120,000 $751,920 Fantasy real-time strategy video game with mod support. [192][193]
Jagged Alliance: Flashback Full Control Kickstarter May 23, 2013 $350,000 $368,614 Tactical role-playing game, prequel to the original Jagged Alliance. [194][195]
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. [196][197]
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. [198]
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. [199][200]
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. [201]
DreadOut Digital Happiness Indiegogo May 18, 2013 $25,000 $29,067 Flexible funding campaign. First-person survival horror video game set in the developer's native Indonesia. [202]
Road Redemption DarkSeas Games Kickstarter, Independent May 12, 2013 $160,000 $182,791 Motorcycle racing game inspired by the Road Rash series. Of the total amount, $173,803 was raised on Kickstarter. [203][204][205]
C-Wars Onipunks Kickstarter May 11, 2013 $32,000 $95,574 Roguelike science fiction real-time strategy video game with a pixel art style. [206][207][208]
Risk of Rain hopoo Kickstarter May 8, 2013 $7,000 $30,480 Roguelike science fiction platform game. Released in November 2013. [209]
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. [210][211]
Battle Worlds: Kronos KING Art Games Kickstarter Apr 28, 2013 $120,000 $260,235 Turn-based strategy video game. Released in November 2013. [212][213]
Divinity: Original Sin Larian Studios Kickstarter Apr 26, 2013 $400,000 $944,282 Role-playing video game, prequel to Divine Divinity. [214]
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 games industry. Second successful crowdfunding campaign for the film, contributing towards post-production costs. [215]
Buddy & Me Sunbreak Games Kickstarter Apr 20, 2013 $40,000 $42,093 Endless runner video game. Released in September 2013. [216][217]
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 given the failure of the first campaign. Released in January 2014. [218][219]
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. [220]
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 sound. [221][222][223]
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues Portalarium Kickstarter, Independent Apr 7, 2013 $1,000,000 $2,067,246 Fantasy role-playing video game by Richard Garriott. Of the total amount, $1,919,275 was raised on Kickstarter. [224][225]
SoundSelf Robin Arnott Kickstarter Apr 7, 2013 $29,060 $36,766 Interactive sound visualisation responding to the player's chants. [226][227][228]
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. Including private backers, the project raised over $4.5M. InXile's second Kickstarter project, after Wasteland 2 in April 2012. [229][230]
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. [231][232]
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. First crowdfunded character released in August 2013. [233]
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. [234]
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. [235][236]
Riot Team Riot Indiegogo Mar 16, 2013 $15,000 $36,139 Flexible funding campaign. Riot simulation video game inspired by real events. [237][238][239]
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. [240][241][242][243]
Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey Red Thread Games Kickstarter Mar 10, 2013 $850,000 $1,538,425 Adventure game, third game in The Longest Journey series. [244]
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. [245][246]
Race the Sun Flippfly Kickstarter Mar 7, 2013 $20,000 $21,579 Endless runner video game. Released in August 2013. [247]
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 scheme also failed to raise the necessary funds, and Ambient Studios shut down in April 2013. [248][249]
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. [250][251][252]
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.net. [253][254][255]
Neocolonialism Subaltern Games Kickstarter Feb 3, 2013 $10,000 $11,049 Turn-based strategy video game and critique of neoliberal economics. Released in November 2013. [256]
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. [257]
GameStick PlayJam Kickstarter Feb 1, 2013 $100,000 $647,658 Android based video game console. Shipped to backers in August 2013. Officially released in December 2013. [258]
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. [259][260]
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. [261][262]
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. [263][264]
War for the Overworld Subterranean Games Kickstarter Jan 3, 2013 £150,000 £211,371 Real-time strategy video game inspired by Dungeon Keeper. [265]
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. [266][267]
Barkley 2 Tale of Game's Studios Kickstarter Dec 28, 2012 $35,000 $120,335 Sequel to the freeware video game Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden. [268]
Limit Theory Josh Parnell Kickstarter Dec 22, 2012 $50,000 $187,865 Space trading and combat simulator featuring procedurally generated universes. [269][270]
Dizzy Returns The Oliver Twins Kickstarter Dec 21, 2012 £350,000 £25,620 Puzzle platform video game. Tenth game in the Dizzy series. [271][272]
Godus 22Cans Kickstarter Dec 21, 2012 £450,000 £526,563 God game designed by Peter Molyneux. [273]
Legend of Dungeon RobotLovesKitty Kickstarter Dec 16, 2012 $5,000 $32,999 Roguelike fantasy beat 'em up video game with co-operative multiplayer. Released in September 2013. [274][275]
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. [219][276]
Fist of Awesome Nicoll Hunt Kickstarter Dec 10, 2012 £5,000 £11,808 2D beat 'em up video game in a pixel art style. Released in October 2013. [277]
Sportsfriends Die Gute Fabrik Kickstarter Dec 10, 2012 $150,000 $152,451 Consisting of the games, Johann Sebastian Joust, Riders, BaraBariBall, and Hokra. [278]
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. [279][280]
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. [281]
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. [282][283][284]
Sir, You Are Being Hunted Big Robot Kickstarter Dec 2, 2012 £40,000 £92,551 First-person shooter open world survival video game. [285]
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 given the failure of the first campaign. Campaign finished $28 short, highlighting the risks of Kickstarter's all-or-nothing style campaigns. [286][287]
Forced BetaDwarf Kickstarter Dec 1, 2012 $40,000 $65,413 Fantasy top-down action game with co-operative multiplayer. Released in October 2013. [288]
Sui Generis Bare Mettle Entertainment Kickstarter Nov 29, 2012 £150,000 £160,055 Open world fantasy role-playing video game. [289][290]
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. [291]
Shadowgate Zojoi Kickstarter Nov 25, 2012 $120,000 $137,232 Fantasy graphic adventure game. Enhanced remake of 1987 video game Shadowgate by members of the original team. [292][293][294]
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. [295][296][297][298][299]
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. [300][301]
Star Citizen Cloud Imperium Games Kickstarter, Independent Nov 19, 2012 $500,000 $37,407,440 Space combat video game from Chris Roberts, designer of Wing Commander. To date the highest crowdfunded project. Of the total amount, $2,134,374 was raised on Kickstarter. Crowdfunding options remained open after the campaign, bringing the total amount raised to over $30M by November 2013. As of January 27, 2014, the total raised was $37,407,440. [302][303][304][305][306]
Strike Suit Zero Born Ready Games Kickstarter Nov 17, 2012 $100,000 $174,804 Mecha based space combat video game. Released in January 2013. [307]
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. [308][309]
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. [183][310]
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. [311][312]
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. [313][314]
Sensible Software 1986–1999 Darren Wall Kickstarter Oct 7, 2012 $30,000 $39,493 Book project chronicling the history of Sensible Software. Released in October 2013. [315][316][317]
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. [318][319]
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. [320]
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. First episode released in December 2013. [321]
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. FarSight Studios' second Kickstarter campaign. [322]
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. Released in October 2012. [323]
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. [324]
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. [325]
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. Released in May 2013. [326]
Knock-Knock Ice-Pick Lodge Kickstarter Sep 11, 2012 $30,000 $41,021 2D survival horror adventure game. Released in October 2013. [327][328]
Solforge Stone Blade Entertainment Kickstarter Sep 11, 2012 $250,000 $429,715 Fantasy digital trading card game designed by Justin Gary and Richard Garfield, designer of Magic: The Gathering. [329][330]
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. [331][332]
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 Michael Abrash, Mark Bolas, John Carmack, Cliff Bleszinski, David Helgason, Jack McCauley, Gabe Newell, Chris Roberts and Tim Sweeney. Development units began shipping in March 2013. [333]
Project Giana Black Forest Games Kickstarter Aug 31, 2012 $150,000 $186,158 Sequel to The Great Giana Sisters and Giana Sisters DS. Released in October 2012 as Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams. [334]
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. [335][336]
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. [337][338]
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, Balance of the Planet. 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. [339][340]
Castle Story Sauropod Studio Kickstarter Aug 26, 2012 $80,000 $702,516 Real-time strategy castle building video game. [341]
Steam Bandits: Outpost Iocaine Studios Kickstarter Aug 19, 2012 $30,000 $55,362 Free-to-play steampunk city-building video game. [342]
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 games industry. First successful crowdfunding campaign for the film, contributing towards production costs. [343]
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. [344][345]
Shadowrun Online Cliffhanger Productions Kickstarter Aug 14, 2012 $500,000 $558,863 MMORPG in the Shadowrun universe, not to be confused with Shadowrun Returns. [346]
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 by in 2013 by Steven Dengler, allowing Defense Grid 2 to proceed. [347][348]
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. [349][350]
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. Officially released in June 2013. [351]
Star Command War Balloon Games Kickstarter Aug 8, 2012 $100,000 $151,806 Starship simulation video game. Windows and Mac versions. [352]
Divekick One True Game Studios Kickstarter Jul 31, 2012 $30,000 $32,543 Two-button fighting game. Despite reaching their campaign target, the campaign was cancelled before its scheduled August 1 end date after the developer secured publisher funding. Released in August 2013. [353][354]
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. [287][355]
Rival Threads: Last Class Heroes Studio Kontrabida Kickstarter Jul 10, 2012 $5,000 $24,812 2D action RPG. Second successful Kickstarter campaign for the game, contributing towards Unity Pro licenses. [356]
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 of the game was frozen in September 2013 after Subutai failed to raise further funding. [357][358][359]
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. [360][361]
Dead State DoubleBear Productions Kickstarter Jul 5, 2012 $150,000 $332,635 Turn-based zombie RPG from Brian Mitsoda's DoubleBear Productions. [362]
Lilly Looking Through Geeta Games Kickstarter Jul 1, 2012 $18,000 $33,516 Point-and-click adventure game. Released in November 2013. [363][364]
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. [365]
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. [366]
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. First episode released in March 2013. [367][368][369]
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. [370][371][372]
Xenonauts Goldhawk Interactive Kickstarter Jun 10, 2012 $50,000 $154,715 Turn-based tactics science fiction video game inspired by the X-COM series. [373]
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. [374]
Carmageddon: Reincarnation Stainless Games Kickstarter Jun 6, 2012 $400,000 $625,143 Vehicular combat racing video game. Fourth game in the Carmageddon series. [375]
Diamond Trust of London Jason Rohrer Kickstarter May 26, 2012 $78,715 $90,118 Turn-based strategy video game. First crowdfunded Nintendo DS game. Released in August 2012. [376]
Cloudberry Kingdom Pwnee Studios Kickstarter May 26, 2012 $20,000 $23,582 Platform game featuring procedurally generated levels. Released in July 2013. [377]
Ravaged 2 Dawn Games Kickstarter May 20, 2012 $15,000 $38,767 Multiplayer vehicular combat first-person shooter video game. Released in October 2012. [378][379]
100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience Strata Studios Indiegogo May 20, 2012 $20,000 $32,213 Flexible funding campaign. Documentary film project covering Japanese arcade culture. Second successful Indiegogo campaign for the film, contributing towards post-production costs. The film premiered at 2012 PAX Prime. [380][381]
Jane Jensen's Moebius Pinkerton Road Kickstarter May 19, 2012 $300,000 $435,316 Graphic adventure game from Jane Jensen, creator of the Gabriel Knight series. [382]
Grim Dawn Crate Entertainment Kickstarter May 18, 2012 $280,000 $537,515 Action RPG video game by members of the Titan Quest team. [383]
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. First episode released in December 2013. [384]
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. Released in July 2012. [385]
Nekro darkForge Kickstarter May 4, 2012 $100,000 $158,733 Action video game with a necromancy theme. [386]
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. Released in June 2013. [387]
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. Released in July 2013. [388]
The Dead Linger Sandswept Studios Kickstarter Apr 29, 2012 $60,000 $154,968 First-person shooter open world zombie survival video game. [389]
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. [390][391]
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. [392][393]
The Banner Saga Stoic Kickstarter Apr 20, 2012 $100,000 $723,886 Tactical role-playing game set in the Viking Age. Released in January 2014. [394]
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. [395][396]
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. [397]
FTL: Faster Than Light Subset Games Kickstarter Apr 1, 2012 $10,000 $200,542 Roguelike starship strategy video game. Released in September 2012. [398]
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 in September 2013. [399]
Auditorium 2: Duet Cipher Prime Kickstarter Mar 30, 2012 $60,000 $71,061 Music video game. Sequel to Auditorium. [400][401]
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. [402]
Double Fine Adventure 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. [403][404][405][1]
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. [406][407]
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. Released in October 2012. [408]
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. [409]
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. Released in August 2012. [410]
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. [411][412]
StarDrive Daniel DiCicco Kickstarter Dec 30, 2011 $7,500 $17,676 2D science fiction 4X video game with real-time strategy elements. Released in April 2013. [413][414]
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. First episode released in October 2012. [415]
Rival Threads: Last Class Heroes Studio Kontrabida Kickstarter Nov 10, 2011 $5,000 $5,855 2D action RPG. First successful Kickstarter campaign for the game, contributing towards the soundtrack. [416]
BlindSide Aaron & Mike Kickstarter Dec 1, 2011 $7,000 $14,191 Survival horror audio game featuring a blind player character. Released in May 2012. [417][418][419]
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. Released in February 2012. [420]
Venus Patrol Brandon Boyer Kickstarter Oct 7, 2011 $50,000 $105,398 Independent successor to Boing Boing's Offworld video games culture website. Launched in September 2012. [421][422]
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. [423][424][425]
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. [426][427]
Blade Symphony Puny Human Games Kickstarter Aug 28, 2011 $15,000 $19,058 Third-person source engine sword duelling video game. [428][429]
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. [430]
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 in January 2014. [431][432]
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. The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. [433]
No Time To Explain tinyBuildGAMES Kickstarter May 26, 2011 $7,000 $26,068 Platform game with comedic time travel elements, update to the original Adobe Flash version. Released in August 2011. [434]
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. The film premiered on Xbox Live in December 2012. [435]
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. Released in July 2011. [436][437]
Kentucky Route Zero Jake Elliott Kickstarter Feb 6, 2011 $6,500 $8,583 Magical realist adventure game. First episode released in January 2013. Jake Elliott's second Kickstarter project, after A House in California in October 2010. [438]
100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience Strata Studios Indiegogo Feb 2, 2011 $9,000 $14,848 Flexible funding campaign. Documentary film project covering Japanese arcade culture. First successful Indiegogo campaign for the film, contributing towards the travel and production costs. The film premiered at 2012 PAX Prime. [381][439]
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. Released in November 2010. Named Best Small Project at the 2010 Kickstarter Awards. Nominated for the Nuovo Award at the 2011 Independent Games Festival. [440][441][442]
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. [443]
Sequence Jason Wishnov Kickstarter Apr 27, 2010 $600 $2,602 Rhythm action role-playing video game. Released in May 2011. [444][445]
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. Released in June 2012. [446]

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