Kickstarter has been around for 10 years now, and has proven to be a good way for people to both gain traction and funding for their projects, whatever they may be. Am✃ong the most popular types of projects being funded on Kickstarter are of course . However, donating for projects on Kickstarter is a double-edged sword, because while it may feel gratifying to support the development of a new game and receive bonuses, the quality of the finished project is never guaranteed.
We've added a few more entries to our list of titles that either soared past expectations or were crushed to death🍨 under the weight of their own ambition.🃏 While it might showcase the volatility of the crowdfunding scene, it's also a testament to the amazing titles that have been developed, as well.
Updated on July 12th, 2020 by Derek Draven: As mentioned in our updated intro, we've added a few more games to our list for a total of 7 Kickstarter games which performed way beyond expectation, and 8 which have failed to make waves. It's a fascinating look at the uncertain nature of crowdfunding.
25 🌸 TERRIBLE: Project Phoenix
This indie jRPG started out with seemingly honest intentions, and with some top-tier names attached to it, including Ori And The Blind Forest's David Clark, famed art director Kiyoshi Arai, and legendary Final Fantasy composer Nubuo Uematsu. Unfortunately, promises were never kept, and Project Phoenix failed to rise.
Worse, rumors began circulating that the team intentionally caused Project Phoenix to fail. Area 35's PR manager Tariq Lacy openly accused Project Phoenix's director Hiroaki Yura of funneling Kickstarter funds to pay for the tactical game Tiny Metal. The company fired back with it𝓀s own allegations against Yura, leaving backers in the wind with nothing to show for their contributions.
24 𒆙 GREAT: The Banner Saga ꦇ
Stoic Studios lived up to their promise with the amazing Banner Saga, a tactical RPG complete wit♑h charming, simplistic art direction𝕴, a strong story infused with Viking mythology, and an award-winning score.
The brainchild of ex-BioWare devs Alex Thomas, John Watson, and Arnie Jorgensen, The Banner Saga made over $720,000 in funds across 20,042 bacཧkers, easily surpassing their intended $100,000 goal. Critical praise was quick and bountiful.
23 TERRIBLE:༒ Takedown - Red Saber
Backers might have been excited at the prospect of Takedown: Red Saber, a tactical shooter lifted from the mold of games like Rainbow Six, but the hype failed to live up to reality.
It managed to attract well less than half of designer Christian Allen's intended crowdfunding goal, but he didn't give up. At one point, Robert Bowling (former Creative Strategist behind the Call Of Duty franchise) got involved, but it was sim♏ply not meant to be. The game was released on Steam to mass critical panning thanks to horrendous gameplay and sho💧ddy tactical mechanics.
22 🔯 GREAT: Wasteland 2 🐎
Deep Silver managed to bring back an iconic franchise from obscurity with their Kickstarter funded Wasteland 2, the sequel to the 1988 classic which single-handedly influenced the Fallout franchise. The project developers aimed low, and scored high after their modest (and humble) roadmap for a $1,000,000 goal was met within a stunning 43 hourꦯs.
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The game was released to positive critical feedback, re-igniting the long-dormant franchise in an era where Fallout had become the d❀ominant name. Rather than rest on its laurels, Deep Silver continued to support the game, eventually releasing a Director's Cut with enhancements that nobody asked for, but appreciated nonetheless.
21 TERRIꦚ🔯BLE: The Stomping Land
Every once in a while, a Kickstarter game doesn't just fail - it goes down in flames. That's precisely what happened to The Stomping Land, a multiplayer survival game with dinosaurs as the main focus. If it sounds familiar, that's because Ark: Survival Evolved would succeed where this title failed.
After failing to move forward on its promise following the sudden absence of creator Alex "Jig" Fundora, the project was essentially dead in the water. Modeler Vlad Konstantinov was forced to apologize to the community and move on, with Fun♏dora nowhere to be found. 4,427 backers never got their refunds, but at least the game was released in its current form on Steam, foꦿr a time.
20 ꦅ GREAT: Shovel Knight
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168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Shovel Knight is a prime example of a game inspired by the NES era and the 8-bit aesthetic done right. While there are countless games that were riding on the nostalgia wave, using the styles of retro games to attract players, Shovel Knight didn't just use the style of old NES games but made it its own. The game was met with extremely𝓀 positive reviews due to its polished gameplay, fun and interesting mechanics, challenging difficulܫty, great story, and amazing music.
Although this game came out back in 2014, it defini🧸tely still holds up due to the sheer amount of content it has. As if that wasn't enough, the game has gotten multiple expansions that were free for everyone!
18 🥃 🐬 TERRIBLE: Star Citizen
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Probably one of the best-earning games of this decade that haven't technically come out yet, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Star Citizen has been the topic of many debates. There are a few main points that turned this project into a cat♒astrophe. The first being that it raised well over $2 million on Kickstarter alone, and was set to release after it was backed - in 2014. Fast-forward 5 ye♔ars and the game is still not fully released, getting a new release date in 2020. Secondly, was that the in-game space ships that people can purchase cost literally thousands of dollars.
Whichever way you look a💝t it, this does not seem like a game that ever kept the players' best interests in mind. Sure, you might own a beautiful space sꦡhip that you can show off, but at what cost?