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January 25th, 2021, 21:21
Video games projects raised $23 million on Kickstarter in 2020, the highest total since 2015 and a 35% increase year-on-year.
Interestingly, the number of crowdfunding campaigns for video games published on the platform was lower than in 2019 though, with a total of 1,331 compared to 1,403 the year before, according to the 2020 retrospective (https://medium.com/@icotom/70d26b5cba73) put together by Ico Partners.
Out of those 1331 projects, 408 met their goals and were funded, the highest number since 2014. The majority of the projects had a funding target of under $50,000 (see graph below), and only six raised over $500,000.
Among these were Kindred Fates, Sea of Stars, and My Time at Sandrock. Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-08-18-eiyuden-chronicle-breaks-kickstarter-record-as-it-soars-past-usd3m) raised over $3 million, making it the most successful video games campaign (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-12-23-suikoden-successor-eiyuden-chronicle-was-biggest-video-games-kickstarter-of-2020) of the year, followed by The Wonderful 101: Remastered (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-03-06-platinumgames-raises-over-USD2-2m-for-the-wonderful-101-remastered) and Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, which both raised over $2 million.
Games projects raised $23m on Kickstarter in 2020 | GamesIndustry.biz (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-01-25-games-projects-raised-usd23m-on-kickstarter-in-2020)
Interestingly, the number of crowdfunding campaigns for video games published on the platform was lower than in 2019 though, with a total of 1,331 compared to 1,403 the year before, according to the 2020 retrospective (https://medium.com/@icotom/70d26b5cba73) put together by Ico Partners.
Out of those 1331 projects, 408 met their goals and were funded, the highest number since 2014. The majority of the projects had a funding target of under $50,000 (see graph below), and only six raised over $500,000.
Among these were Kindred Fates, Sea of Stars, and My Time at Sandrock. Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-08-18-eiyuden-chronicle-breaks-kickstarter-record-as-it-soars-past-usd3m) raised over $3 million, making it the most successful video games campaign (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-12-23-suikoden-successor-eiyuden-chronicle-was-biggest-video-games-kickstarter-of-2020) of the year, followed by The Wonderful 101: Remastered (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-03-06-platinumgames-raises-over-USD2-2m-for-the-wonderful-101-remastered) and Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, which both raised over $2 million.
Games projects raised $23m on Kickstarter in 2020 | GamesIndustry.biz (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-01-25-games-projects-raised-usd23m-on-kickstarter-in-2020)