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Kickstarter Thread - 2015 - Making promising projects a reality...again

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In the fashion of the 2012, 2013, and 2014 threads, the focus of this thread is to share and discuss promising projects seeking funding through Kickstarter (and Indiegogo and other crowdfunding sites).

2014 was another great year for crowdfunding projects, although that's not to say there was no controversy. From the hilariously entertaining shitstorm that was Areal to the cancelled Yogventures, Kickstarter came under a ton of scrutiny and criticism.
But even amid all that, 2014 was rife with Kickstarter successes. We saw a huge amount of funded projects finally release, many to critical acclaim. Games like Shovel Knight, Divinity: Original Sin, Wasteland 2, The Banner Saga, Octodad: Dadliest Catch, Dead State, and many more.

And of course an incredible number of interesting and intriguing projects were funded
Here were some of 2014's successful campaigns:






This OP and thread won't cover every campaign, but mainly the ones that are noted within its pages as well others that I might learn about.

Kicktraq
Indiegogo
Kicking it Forward

Now onto 2015...
Ongoing Campaigns
Upcoming Campaigns
Finished Campaigns (January - June)
Finished Campaigns (July - December)
 
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Sylvio 2 - kr130,000 goal, ends 1/9
Sylvio 2 is a single player, first-person, open world horror game, set in full daylight, where you get your missions from the dead as well as the living.
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Indiegogo/Other

Psychonauts 2 - $3,300,000 goal, ends 1/7/2016 (PC, Mac, Linux, PS4, Xbox One)
In Psychonauts 2, Raz realizes his dream and visits Psychonauts Headquarters. However, when he gets there, he finds it's not the perfect place he expected and quickly realizes that the Psychonauts need him more than he needs them.
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All dates subject to change

January
Consortium: The Tower - January 18th
Consortium: The Tower is a new first-person science fiction interactive narrative RPG created using the Unreal 4 Engine and set within the confines of a massive tower looming over Central London.

Children of Zodiarcs - January 20th
Children of Zodiarcs is a classic Tactical JRPG that mixes traditional tactical gameplay with the thrill of cards and dice.

Planet Nomads
Planet Nomads is an open-world sandbox game that begins with you crash-landing on an unknown exotic planet full of secrets waiting to be discovered. Gather resources. Go further and become a true planet nomad – put all your energy into mastercrafting a huge self-sufficient mobile fortress with all the facilities needed to survive on the road.

2016
MachiaVillain
MachiaVillain is an indie horror mansion management game, inspired by Dungeon Keeper, Prison Architect and all the horror movie clichés!
Transmission
An action adventure game set on a mysterious alien world, with the intent being to create a world that feels like a piece of concept art.
Gibbous
Gibbous is a classic 2d point and click adventure and a loving spoof of everything Lovecraftian
We Shall Wake
Engage in lightning-fast combat with legions of enemies. Intelligent, aggressive AI will challenge your skills, decision making, and reflexes. Experience sonic speeds as you traverse through supermassive structure of Yarib. Run, jump, dodge and attack freely with extremely smooth and responsive controls.
Glyphs
Glyphs is a 2D open-world fantasy RPG, following the story of Elias as he travels across a variety of treacherous landscapes on a quest to reforge the enchanted relics known as Glyphs and restore order to the land of Eldamir.
Project Session
Project:Session is a skateboarding game entirely focused on creativity and freedom of expression, nothing else! No turbo timer, gazillions of combo multipliers and shit.
This is skateboarding.
Leon: Journey to the Sun
Leon – Journey to the Sun is a beautifully ethereal art focused cinematic sidescrolling experience following in the steps of the PS1 game Heart of Darkness. Join Leon as he escapes the dystopian metropolis of Quetal and embarks on a journey through the Birdfoot afterlife to decide on the fate of his world, whether he wants to or not.
Nostalgia
Nostalgia is committed to bring you a fully-interactive experience for WiiU & PC.
Join Alice to find the answers of the Universe in this Interactive Adventure/Graphic Novel game set in the present world & a Cyberpunk world.
The Last Night
A 2D cyberpunk open world, made up of 4 unique districts each with distinct architecture, cultures and industries. Action & infiltration gameplay in the great tradition of cinematic platformers.
 
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January
Ashen Rift - Failed, $30,907 of $85,000 goal
Aviary Attorney - Success, £18,917 of £7,000 goal
Lacuna - Cancelled
Igneos: The Last Phoenix - Cancelled

February
Into The Stars - Success, $111,274 of $85,000 goal
Sol Trader - Failed, £9,251 of £20,000 goal
Identity - Success, $187,859 of $150,000 goal
Elventales: A Path Foreseen - Cancelled
Drift Stage - Success, $57,720 of $30,000 goal
Beneath Floes - Success, $2,004 of $600 goal
Moonman - Success, $46,078 of $35,000 goal
Where They Cremate the Roadkill - Success, $6,256 of $3,600 goal
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Success, $1,204,726 of $100,000 goal
Steel Assault - Success, $8,706 of $8,000 goal
STRAFE - Success, $207,847 of $185,096 goal
Children of Morta - Success, $108,938 of $65,000 goal
Bandits and Bounties - Failed, $3,196 of $15,000 goal
Goetia - Success, $34,188 of $30,000 goal
Faded - Failed, $4,010 of $7,500 goal
Starr Mazer - Success, $193,566 of $160,000
Project Scissors: Nightcry - Success, $314,771 of $300,000
This Is The Police - Success, $35,508 of $25,000 goal
Car Mechanic Simulator 2015 - Success, $22,866 of $20,000 goal
Vidar - Success, $19,530 of $18,000 goal

March
Orphan - Success, $36,888 of $32,000
Luckslinger - Failed, €1,312 of €7,000 goal
Neptune, Have Mercy - Failed, $12,668 of $20,000 goal
Underworld Ascendant - Success, $860,356 of $600,000 goal
Massively Overpowered - Success, $75,938 of $50,000 goal
The Miskatonic - Success, £17,847 of £11,000
Seaworthy - Failed, $25,390 of $44,000 goal
Strength of the Sword Ultimate - Success, $88,093 of $14,000 goal
Orion Trail - Success, $97,801 of $90,000 goal
Blue-Collar Astronaut - Failed, $9,551 of $15,000 goal
Stairs - Cancelled
Happy Hell - Success, $14,161 of $13,666 goal
Tahira: Echoes of the Astral Empire - Success, $68,755 of $68,000 goal
Threshold - Cancelled
Glitch Warrior - Cancelled
Unraveled - Failed, $10,765 of $15,000 goal
Edge of Eternity - Success, $161,246 of $44,000 goal
Clive -N- Wrench - Failed, £2,249 of £25,000 goal
Seven Dragon Saga - Cancelled
Albert & Otto - Failed, $2,231 of $15,000 goal
Regeria Hope - Success, $7,341 of $6,000 goal
Cadence - Failed, £9,353 of £25,000 goal
Crowfall - Success, $1,766,204 of $800,000 goal
The Song of Seven - Success, $8,544 of $8,000 goal
Adopted - Failed, $25,283 of $140,000 goal
Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders - Success, $17,470 of $16,000 goal
Slain! - Success, $19,396 of $12,000 goal
Toejam and Earl: Back In the Groove - Success, $508,638 of $400,000 goal
Super Slam Dunk Touchdown - Failed, $5,428 of $15,000 goal
Icy - Success, $7,702 of $2,500 goal

April
Nephil's Fall - Success, $32,656 of $30,000 goal
Wave of Darkness - Success, $23,856 of $20,000 goal
Indies Crash E3 - Success, $6,769 of $4,000 goal
Armed and Gelatinous - Failed, $3,797 of $25,000 goal
Holobunnies - Success, $7,546 of $5,000 goal
Deadwod: The Forgotten Curse - Canceled
Wormhole City - Failed, $1,331 of $7,500 goal
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander - Success, $187,706 of $40,000 goal
Dungeons of Aledorn - Success, $61,072 of $60,000 goal
Melancholy Republic - Failed, £7,543 of £15,000 goal,
Descent Underground - Success, $601,773 of $600,00 goal,
Cursed Sight - Success, $6,192 of $2,000 goal
Spectrum: An Elegy for Piano - Failed, $5,339 of $30,000 goal
Rewind - Cancelled
Mulaka: Origin Tribes - Failed, $10,783 of $77,000 goal
Pythetron - Failed, $1,585 of $5,000 goal
NeverGrind - Success, $5,184 of $4,000 goal
Shadow of Nebula - Cancelled
Upside Down Dimensions - Failed, $5,148 of $75,000 goal
FreezeME - Failed, $6,648 of $15,000 goal
CrossCode - Success, €90,026 of €80,000 goal
Izle - Cancelled

May
Ira - Cancelled
Violent Little Things - Cancelled
Devil's Bluff - Success, $20,908 of $20,000 goal
Hush - Cancelled
Inside Pete - Failed, $5,955 of $7,500 goal
Bowbarian - Cancelled
Gray Skies, Dark Waters - Success, $2,404 of $1,101 goal
Outward - Cancelled
Wildfire - Success, $20,166 of $10,000 goal
Bigger in Texas - Cancelled
Dimension Drive - Failed, €23,481 of €30,000 goal
Outland 17 - Failed, $6,093 of $10,000 goal
Songbringer - Success, $15,063 of $9,000 goal
Deadwood: The Forgotten Curse - Success, $102,230 of $65,000 goal
Melancholy Republic - Success, £8,772 of £7,500 goal
Ultimate Chicken Horse - Success, $34,155 of $25,000 goal
The Intergalactic Trashman - Failed, $6,086 of $35,000 goal
Formula Fusion - Success, £79,656 of £35,000 goal
Herald - Success, €17,617 of €15,000 goal
Little Devil Inside - Success, $306,515 of $250,000 goal
Elsinore - Success, $32,218 of $12,000 goal
Apartment: A Separated Place - Success, $24,225 of $20,000 goal
Empyrean Rule - Failed, $10,583 of $40,000 goal
Trigger - Success, $4,418 of $4,000 goal
Winterflame: The Other Side - Success, $70,833 of $68,000 goal

June
Power Drive 2000 - Success, $52,114 of $45,000 goal
Monster's Den: Godfall - Success, $33,105 of $30,000 goal,
Voice of Steel - Failed, $1,607 of $10,000 goal
Station - Failed, £1,069 of £10,000 goal
Oak Island - Success, €27,317 of €15,000 goal
Light Fall - Success, $22,175 of $20,000 goal
Starfighter Inc. - Failed, $226,831 of $250,000 goal
Independent By Design: Art & Stories of Indie Game Creation - Success, £22,139 of £20,000 goal
Tokyo Dark - Success, $225,386 of $40,000 goal
Das Tal - Failed, €32,826 of €50,000 goal
Sethian - Success, $11,568 of $8,000 goal
Starfall Tactics - Failed, $26,213 of $45,000 goal
Project Orion - Success, $7,956 of $7,500 goal
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night - Success, $5,545,991 of $500,000 goal
Through The Woods - Success, $43,833 of $40,000 goal
Umbra - Success, $406,979 of $225,000 goal
Combat Core - Success, $31,064 of $30,000 goal
Hero-U - Success, $116,888 of $100,000 goal
Yooka-Laylee - Success, £2,090,104 of £175,000 goal
Dimension Drive (2nd campaign) - Success, €36,996 of €30,000 goal
The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human - Success, kr61,777 of kr52,000 goal
Perception - Success, $168,041 of $150,000 goal
Pixel Starships - Success, $22,020 of $20,000 goal
Portnauts - Cancelled
Night City Assault - Cancelled
Squad - Success, $434,805 of $184,000 goal
On A Roll - Success, $60,611 of $50,000 goal
Defragmented - Failed, $2,998 of $15,000 goal
 
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July
Shape of the World - Success, $79,367 of $75,000 goal
Neptune Flux - Success, $10,070 of $8,000 goal
The Eyes of Ara - Success, $17,170 of $15,000 goal
Tropes: Horror Show Edition - Success, $12,631 of $12,000 goal
The Frankenstein Wars - Success, €8,000 of €8,000 goal
Diluvion - Success, $50,554 of $40,000 goal,
Galaxy Heist - Failed, £5,866 of £65,000 goal,
Regalia: Of Men And Monarchs - Success, $90,246 of $40,000 goal
Downward - Cancelled
Reikon Dungeon - Failed, £2,279 of £6,000 goal
Song of Horror - Failed, €18,146 of €75,000 goal
Faceted Flight - Failed, $10,507 of $50,000 goal
Antumbra 2: Chant of Ash - Failed, $1,632 of $3,000 goal
The Lost Pisces - Failed, $18,012 of $204,000 goal
We Happy Few - Success, $334,754 of $250,000 goal
Luman - Cancelled
The Bards Tale IV - Success, $1,519,680 of $1,250,000 goal
V.Next - Cancelled
Shenmue 3 - Success, $6,333,296 of $2,000,000 goal
Quern - Success, £25,114 of £20,000 goal
Luckless Seven - Success, $15,386 of $15,000 goal
Defect - Success, $43,088 of $40,000 goal
A Hole New World - Success, $9,831 of $8,000 goal
Amirelia - Failed, $5,833 of $11,000 goal
sphereFACE - Success, £3,888 of £2,600 goal
Renoir - Cancelled
Spellsworn - Failed, $7,895 of $25,000 goal

August
Asher - Success, $1,830 of $1,800 goal
Red Ash - Failed, $519,999 of $800,000 goal
Becoming - Failed, $852 of $60,000 goal
One Dreamer - Success, $25,401 of $25,000 goal
Cross Reverie - Cancelled
SkyRider & the Journey to the AirCitadel - Failed, $8,217 of $40,000 goal
One Final Breath - Success, $7,286 of $5,000 goal
Chime Sharp - Success, £16,932 of £10,000 goal
Boma Naraka Sura -$28,384 of $25,000 goal
The Last Time - Success, £4,468 of £4,000 goal
Four Realms - Failed, $1,693 of $10,000 goal
Devastated Dreams - Failed, $32,253 of $115,896 goal
Satellite Rush - Failed, $12,370 of $18,000 goal
XO - Success, $55,314 of $40,000 goal
Sacred Agony - Cancelled
Spark: The Electric Jester - Success, $9,163 of $7,000 goal
GRIP - Cancelled
Foxtail - Failed, €7,275 of €35,000 goal

September
Dark Storm: Ascension - Failed, $7,361 of $50,000 goal
Tower 57 - Success, €51,504 of €45,000 goal
Blackwake - Success, $171,422 of $10,000 goal
Poi - Failed, $27,236 of $80,000 goal
Mooncrest - Cancelled
SYSTOLE - Failed, $1,246 of $55,000 goal
Tsioque - Success, $39,157 of $35,000 goal
Pauldron: Shield of the King - Success, $9,780 of $5,000 goal
Eco - Success, $202,760 of $100,000 goal,
Everspace - Success, €420,252 of €225,000 goal
Aquanox Deep Descent - Success, $95,979 of $75,000 goal
Exoplanet: First Contact - Success, $67,448 of $45,000 goal
Battlestation: Humanity's Last Hope - Failed, $14,402 of 5,000 goal
Goliath - Cancelled
Judgement of Rage - Failed, $8,260 of $65,535 goal
Trial By Viking - Success, $7,855 of $7,000 goal
Tacopocalypse - Success, $10,924 of $10,000 goal
Overfall - Success, $67,768 of $65,000 goal
Outer Wilds - Success, $126,480 of $125,000 goal
Omnibus - Success, $8,136 of $5,000 goal
Nomera - Failed, $4,549 of $50,000 goal
Kill The Plumber - Success, $8,537 of $8,000 goal
Super Untitled Game - Failed, kr11,905 of kr500,000 goal
Secluded - Cancelled
A Wizard's Lizard 2 - Cancelled

October
Divinity Original Sin 2 - Success, $2,032,435 of $500,000 goal
A House of Many Doors - Success, £12,867 of £4,000 goal
Rothschild: The Sheep will Wake - Failed, $1,730 of $7,500 goal
Mesozoica - Success, $55,127 of $50,000 goal
tiny & Tall: Gleipnir - Failed, €6,817 of €8,000 goal
De Mambo - Success, £15,507 of £15,000 goal
Tankr - Cancelled
Crashnauts - Cancelled
The Dwarves - Success, $310,092 of $260,000 goal
12 Is Better Than 6 - Success, £15,014 of £15,000 goal
Battle Chasers: Nightwar - $856,354 of $500,000 goal
ESSENCE - Failed, €7,814 of €60,000 goal
Healing Process: Tokyo - Failed, £2,418 of £9,120 goal
Megamagic: Wizards of the Neon Age - Failed, $18,189 of $20,000 goal
First Wonder - Cancelled
Allison Road - Cancelled
For The King - Success, $133,661 of $40,000 goal
Aberford - Failed, $103,834 of $675,000 goal
Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan - Success, €49,775 of €40,000 goal
Pixel Noir - Success, $61,212 of $30,000 goal
Home Free - Success, $98,328 of $50,000 goal
Haque - Success, $6,873 of $6,400 goal
The Journey Down - Success, kr409,237 of kr300,000 goal

November
Magic Lost - Failed, $9,235 of $68,000 goal
Battletech - Success, $2,785,537 of $250,000 goal
FORCED: Eternal Arenas - Success, $76,014 of $75,000 goal
Fat Mask - Cancelled
Bertram Fiddle - Success, £28,435 of £25,000 goal
Wanderer - Success, $81,216 of $70,000 goal
Baku Baku Revival - Cancelled
The Forgotten Dungeon - Success, $17,000 of $8,315 goal
Valthirian Arc: Red Covenant - Failed, $16,298 of $40,000 goal
The Nullpoint - Failed, $14,058 of $135,000 goal
Friday the 13th: The Game - Success, $823,704 of $700,000 goal
Death Stair - Success, $13,150 of $12,000 goal
Hello, Neighbor! - Failed, $12,809 of $100,000 goal
War of Rights - Success, £77,733 of £70,000 goal
Memoranda - Success, $25,265 of $18,000 goal
Song of the Firefly - Failed, £6,000 of £8,000 goal
Super Axe Boy - Failed, €5,920 of €25,000 goal
Doko Roko - Success, $42,469 of $30,000 goal
Infinity: Battlescape - Success, $332,621 of $300,000 goal
Puzzle Depot - Success, $5,321 of $5,000 goal
Labyrinth - Success, $156,781 of $150,000 goal
Kingdoms of GridWorld - Cancelled
Sociable Soccer - Cancelled
Grey Night - Failed, $3,396 of $15,000 goal
The Warlock Of Firetop Mountain - Success, $54,676 of $15,000 goal
Dad Quest - Success, $9,351 of $8,000 goal

December
Failsafe - Failed, $37,108 of $80,000 goal
Indivisible - Success, $1,868,755 of $1,500,000 goal
Dark Flame - Failed, $8,432 of $75,000 goal
Help Kill Screen Reinvent Their Magazine - Success, $77,471 of $68,000 goal
The Center - Failed, $713 of $20,000 goal
Crypt Underworld - Success, $13,451 of $10,000 goal
Song of Horror - Failed, €35,798 of €50,000 goal
Pankapu: the Dreamkeeper - Success, €53,120 of €40,000 goal
Blacksea Odyssey - Success, $12,300 of $10,000 goal
Andromeda Wild - Failed, $2,845 of $35,000 goal
Empires of the Undergrowth - Failed, £8,438 of £15,000 goal
The Last Shore - Failed, $9,714 of $28,000 goal
The Great Whale Road - Failed, €14,694 of €50,000 goal
Night City Assault - Failed, $14,957 of $26,290 goal
 
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Perhaps of interest to people in this thread, but I've continued to update my Kickstarter progress tracker:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lFW2sjShHriYRsyuVZx4Se8Qxjw38VJk4g-7cls8cpg/edit#gid=0

Basically it's a document that lists every game that Kickstarted for more than 75k with funding date up to May 2014 (I add new months as time goes on). I check every few weeks to update their status, and colour-code them as released (bright green), low-to-no risk (light green), normal progress or some signs of risk (yellow), significant risk of failure (orange), documented failure (red), or too early to tell (blue). For games in development I link to Steam or Kickstarter so you can check their updates. Released games are green even if they turn out shitty.

Right now I track 182 games.

Feel free to use this link if you are taking part in a discussion about whether or not game kickstarters are OMG SCAMS or THE BEST THING ever or if you just want a list of some of the games that have been KSed or if you're just curious.
 
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I'll have a release date for that spread sheet in just a week, Stump, and the release not sixty days after that. = D
 
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Don't mean to sound like a downer but what are some truly great Kickstarter funded games ? All I know is Wasteland 2 a few months back which got some great reviews.
 
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Stumpokapow said:
Perhaps of interest to people in this thread, but I've continued to update my Kickstarter progress tracker:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lFW2sjShHriYRsyuVZx4Se8Qxjw38VJk4g-7cls8cpg/edit#gid=0

Basically it's a document that lists every game that Kickstarted for more than 75k with funding date up to May 2014 (I add new months as time goes on). I check every few weeks to update their status, and colour-code them as released (bright green), low-to-no risk (light green), normal progress or some signs of risk (yellow), significant risk of failure (orange), documented failure (red), or too early to tell (blue). For games in development I link to Steam or Kickstarter so you can check their updates. Released games are green even if they turn out shitty.

Right now I track 182 games.

Feel free to use this link if you are taking part in a discussion about whether or not game kickstarters are OMG SCAMS or THE BEST THING ever or if you just want a list of some of the games that have been KSed or if you're just curious.
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Very helpful list. Didn't realize SpaceVenture guys had run out of money, yikes...
 
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Blueingreen said:
Don't mean to sound like a downer but what are some truly great Kickstarter funded games ? All I know is Wasteland 2 a few months back which got some great reviews.
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- SpaceChem
- Shovel Knight
- Sunless Sea
- Divinity Original Sin
- Lifeless Planet
- Full Bore
- RimWorld
- Catacomb Kids (public alpha soon)
- Octodad: Dadliest Catch
- Banner Saga
- FTL
- Race The Sun
- Risk of Rain
- Volgarr The Viking
- Knock Knock
- Ring Runner
- Kentucky Route Zero
- Sir You Are Being Hunted
- Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
 
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Blueingreen said:
Don't mean to sound like a downer but what are some truly great Kickstarter funded games ? All I know is Wasteland 2 a few months back which got some great reviews.
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Volgarr The Viking
Divinity: Original Sin
Valdys Story
Race The Sun
Lords of Xulima
Shovel Knight

Some truly great Kickstarter funded games. Not including the merely 'good' ones.

Those are the ones that made (or will make) my personal top 10 games of the year they were released.

More_Badass said:
- SpaceChem
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wow didn't know SpaceChem had a kickstarter. Incredible game as well.
 
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Stumpokapow said:
Perhaps of interest to people in this thread, but I've continued to update my Kickstarter progress tracker:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lFW2sjShHriYRsyuVZx4Se8Qxjw38VJk4g-7cls8cpg/edit#gid=0
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Thanks for keeping this up to date. Sent you an update about La-Mulana 2.

Checking through it also reminded me about the Project Phoenix, did anyone here back it high enough to get access to the alpha or whatever it's in now? I haven't keeping track with their updates at all.
 
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jimboton said:
Volgarr The Viking
Divinity: Original Sin
Valdys Story
Race The Sun
Lords of Xulima
Shovel Knight

Some truly great Kickstarter funded games. Not including the merely 'good' ones.

Those are the ones that made (or will make) my personal top 10 games of the year they were released.


wow didn't know SpaceChem had a kickstarter. Incredible game as well.
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Actually now I read the KS page, the campaign was only to fund a Limited Edition release (a physics box set version, a poster, etc.), not the game itself
 
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Sol Trader
Fusion of Elite, Asteroids & Dwarf Fortress: 200 years of procedural history, characters & intrigue to discover each new game.
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Drift Stage
Drift Stage is a modern take on the classic arcade racer. Paying homage to the eras that birthed the genre, Drift Stage features a unique art style, blending pixel art and 3D models to create a colorful and vibrant world to race in.
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So what projects did people back last year and what state are they in?

In 2014, I backed:
- Rain World (regular progress, backer alpha released)
- Olympia Rising (aiming for a Jan/Feb release)
- Heart & Slash (on Steam Early Access)
- Four Sided Fantasy (alpha build is out for backers)
- SuperHOT (regular progress)
- Witchmarsh (regular progress, preorders available soon)
- NOCT (coming to Steam Early Access soon)
- That Which Sleeps (regular progress)
 
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Heart Forth, Alicia - Seems to be coming around nicely. Haven't made it to the promised Alpha demo yet.
La-Mulana 2 - The game is still in an early state. Progress is a bit slow, but I believe in the project.

Canceled:
Flying Hamster II (Canceled)

That's it for me in 2014. Not too many kickstarters that I found really interesting, but it might also be because there's been a lot more kickstarters than before. Keeping track of them all and the bigger competition makes it harder to choose which ones to back. Last year has also been the year of bundles for me. Unless the game looks really interesting I'm less likely to invest in it with so many good games getting bundled.

On the other hand, if something like Iga's new Castlevania clone appears I'll throw all my money on it.
 
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I only backed La-Mulana 2 in 2014. It seems to be done with pre-production and ramp up to actual game production in 2015.

edit:nvm
 
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I backed more video games in 2014 than I was expecting to (and less board games than I was expecting to).

Hopefully I will reverse that in 2015, as great as the games I backed looked, I'm still apprehensive on backing video game projects.
 
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More_Badass said:
What game are you working on?
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Nothing to currently show of the game running right now as I'm building the base (all placeholders currently) for something based off motorcycle gangs, norse storytelling, strippers, murder, and death games. Think Arcade Action + Carmen Sandiego + Westerado + TBD.

I'm programming it in GameMaker and designing all the art. Here is some of the early character designs and overall look of the game (the second screenshot's style won't be used but the character design is being used, ie prototyping layouts):

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I'm hoping to fix a few bugs in my last game I finished Yggdrasil for people to be able to play but it has a similar art style to the one I'm currently working on. Here's a buggy Gif of its intro screen:

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AegisScott

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RelentlessRolento said:
Nothing to currently show of the game running right now as I'm building the base (all placeholders currently) for something based off motorcycle gangs, norse storytelling, strippers, murder, and death games. Think Arcade Action + Carmen Sandiego + Westerado + TBD.

I'm programming it in GameMaker and designing all the art. Here is some of the early character designs and overall look of the game (the second screenshot's style won't be used but the character design is being used, ie prototyping layouts):





I'm hoping to fix a few bugs in my last game I finished Yggdrasil for people to be able to play but it has a similar art style to the one I'm currently working on. Here's a buggy Gif of its intro screen:
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Uhhh, yeah. I want this. Now.
 
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Canucked

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More_Badass said:
So what projects did people back last year and what state are they in?
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I only backed Kingdom Come: Deliverance and the Mega Man boardgame. Both were successful, and somewhat on track but neither has been released.

I really want to follow things better this year.
 
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gabbo

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RelentlessRolento said:
Nothing to currently show of the game running right now as I'm building the base (all placeholders currently) for something based off motorcycle gangs, norse storytelling, strippers, murder, and death games. Think Arcade Action + Carmen Sandiego + Westerado + TBD.

I'm programming it in GameMaker and designing all the art. Here is some of the early character designs and overall look of the game (the second screenshot's style won't be used but the character design is being used, ie prototyping layouts):





I'm hoping to fix a few bugs in my last game I finished Yggdrasil for people to be able to play but it has a similar art style to the one I'm currently working on. Here's a buggy Gif of its intro screen:
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Want. So much want.
 
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More_Badass

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RelentlessRolento said:
Nothing to currently show of the game running right now as I'm building the base (all placeholders currently) for something based off motorcycle gangs, norse storytelling, strippers, murder, and death games. Think Arcade Action + Carmen Sandiego + Westerado + TBD.

I'm programming it in GameMaker and designing all the art. Here is some of the early character designs and overall look of the game (the second screenshot's style won't be used but the character design is being used, ie prototyping layouts):





I'm hoping to fix a few bugs in my last game I finished Yggdrasil for people to be able to play but it has a similar art style to the one I'm currently working on. Here's a buggy Gif of its intro screen:
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Norse mythos? Influenced by Westerado (one of my favorite indies of 2013)? Cool art style? Bear priest? Yeah, count me in. Do you have a Twitter page to follow?
 
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RelentlessRolento

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More_Badass said:
Norse mythos? Influenced by Westerado (one of my favorite indies of 2013)? Cool art style? Best priest? Yeah, count me in. Do you have a Twitter page to follow?
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I'm super behind on stuff but you can check my twitter here.

If you like my designs you can grab shirts here too that I enjoy making. It will kinda of give you an idea of some of how the rest of the game will look. In fact one of the shirts uses a pivotal character in the story ;)

You won't see much on twitter probably for a while, but once I can post things I will. I literally just recently got the initial base road travel mechanics set, but it needs a ton of work still.

I'm still trying to work out the Westerado stuff (primarily the "Kill when you want" mechanic).

In fact the core mechanics still need a a mountain of work. It's literally in the baby stages of being built. I know what I want to do, how I'm going to do it, but it's going to take quite a bit of time. I'm also not the best programmer, but with roughly a years time I know I am able to make what I want. I have alot of experience working in GameMaker, but my background is in contemporary art and technology making large and small art Installations and whatnot.
 
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More_Badass

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RelentlessRolento said:
I'm super behind on stuff but you can check my twitter here.

If you like my designs you can grab shirts here too that I enjoy making. It will kinda of give you an idea of some of how the rest of the game will look. In fact one of the shirts uses a pivotal character in the story ;)

You won't see much on twitter probably for a while, but once I can post things I will.

I'm still trying to work out the Westerado stuff (primarily the "Kill when you want" mechanic).

In fact the core mechanics still need a a mountain of work. It's literally in the baby stages of being built. I know what I want to do, how I'm going to do it, but it's going to take quite a bit of time. I'm also not the best programmer, but with roughly a years time I know I am able to make what I want. I have alot of experience, but my background is in contemporary art and technology.

I literally got the initial base road travel mechanics set, but needs a ton of work still.
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Have you checked out the TIGSouce forums?
http://forums.tigsource.com
It's a developer-focused community where devs make threads where they log their progress, provide advice, etc. Minecraft, Papers Please, Freedom Planet, and more all had devlogs there. It's an awesome community and you could probably find a lot of help and advice there. For like 25 pages, the Rain World thread became an in-depth Unity tutorial as the dev of that game was learning and asking for advice on how to use Unity. I know the devs of Cally's Cave 2 found their artist on TIGSource.
 
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RelentlessRolento

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More_Badass said:
Have you checked out the TIGSouce forums?
http://forums.tigsource.com
It's a developer-focused community where devs make threads where they log their progress, provide advice, etc. Minecraft, Papers Please, Freedom Planet, and more all had devlogs there. It's an awesome community and you could probably find a lot of help and advice there. For like 25 pages, the Rain World thread became an in-depth Unity tutorial as the dev of that game was learning and asking for advice on how to use Unity. I know the devs of Cally's Cave 2 found their artist on TIGSource.
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Yeah, I've used their forums in the past, but for projects that never really had a purpose whereas this current project is shooting for an official digital release/etc. so it makes more sense now to use.

I'll make sure I use it now since I was primarily going to be using the GameMaker forums which can sometimes not wield solid help. I'll probably post a thread sometime there soon-ish.

Again, huge thanks for the input , TIGSource forums escaped my mind even though I love using them ^_^


EDIT: Took your advice
 
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