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While the site has enjoyed a reasonable success beforehand, in February 2012 everything changed: not only did an iPhone dock become the first project to raise a million dollars, but legendary game developer [[Tim Schafer]] announced he was going to raise money for a new adventure game. Said project ended up raising over ''3 million'', with 1 million raised ''in a single day''. ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' Reprint Drive also joined the +1 million club the same month.
Schaefer's success then caused a [[Follow the Leader|large number of game developers to turn to Kickstarter]] and popularized the crowd-funding concept to a new height.
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{{examples|Notable Kickstarter projects include:}}
<ref>[http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/11/28/the-kickstarter-successes-where-are-they-now/ Rock Paper Shotgun article]</ref>
* ''[[Carmageddon]]: Reincarnation''▼
* '''Successes'''
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* ''[[Leisure Suit Larry]] [[Updated Rerelease|Reloaded]]''▼
** ''[[
** ''[[The Order of the Stick]] Reprint Drive''
** ''The Planet Mercenary'' (''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' TRPG)
** ''[[
** ''[[
** ''[[
** ''Kick Heart''
* ''[[Wasteland (video game)|Wasteland]] 2''▼
** ''[[
** ''The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?''
** ''Dude Bro Party Massacre 3''
* ''[[Zombies Run]]''▼
** ''Harbinger Down''
** ''
** ''[[Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night]]'' (set for March 2017)
** ''[[
** ''[[Divinity: Original Sin]]'' (prequel to ''[[Divine Divinity]]'')
** ''[[Elite: Dangerous]]''
** ''[[Freedom Planet]]''
** ''[[A Hat In Time]]''
** ''Project [[The Great Giana Sisters|Giana]]'' (Became ''[[Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams]]'')
** ''[[Grim Dawn]]''
** ''[[Homestuck]] Adventure Game
** ''[[HuniePop]]''
** ''[[La-Mulana]] 2''
** ''[[Kingdom Come: Deliverance]]
** ''[[Lords of Xulima]]''
** ''[[Mercenary Kings]]''
** ''[[Nefarious]]''
** ''[[Obduction]]'' (From Cyan Worlds Inc. of ''[[Myst]]'' fame.)
** ''[[Pale Blue]]''
** ''Project Eternity'' (From Obsidian, became ''[[Pillars of Eternity]]'')
** ''[[Project Phoenix]]''
** ''[[Puzzle Clubhouse]]''
** ''[[République]]'' ([[Stealth-Based Game]])
** ''[[Satellite Reign]]''
** ''[[Shadowrun]] Returns''
** ''[[Shantae]]: Half-Genie Hero''
** ''[[Shovel Knight]]''
** ''[[Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues]]'' ([[Spiritual Successor]] to the [[Ultima]] series)
** ''[[Son Of Nor]]''
** ''[[SUPERHOT]]''
** ''[[The Tale of ALLTYNEX]]'' English localization
** ''[[ToeJam & Earl]]: Back in the Groove''
** ''[[Torment: Tides of Numenera]]'' ([[Spiritual Successor]] to [[Planescape: Torment]])
** ''[[Undertale]]''
** ''[[Underworld Ascendant]]''
** ''[[War for the Overworld]]''
** ''[[We Happy Few]]''
** ''[[Xenonauts]]''
** ''[[Yooka-Laylee]]''
▲** ''[[Zombies Run|Zombies, Run!]]''
** ''[[Clannad|CLANNAD]]'' English localization by Sekai Project
** ''[[The Fruit of Grisaia|The Grisaia Trilogy]]'' English localization by Sekai Project
** ''[[Muv-Luv]]'' English localization
** ''[[Seven Kingdoms: The Princess Problem]]''
** ''[[SC 2 VN]]'' ([[Starcraft II]] [[Professional Gaming]]: The [[Visual Novel]])
** ''[[Reading Rainbow]]'' web revival
** ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' web revival
** ''[[Awkward Zombie]]: Volume One''
** ''[[Brawl in the Family]]: Volume One''
** ''[[The Saga of Rex]]''
** ''[[SWAT Kats]]: Revolution''
** The [[RiffTrax]] rights to live-Riff ''[[Twilight]]'' (changed to ''[[Starship Troopers]]''), ''[[Godzilla (1998)]]'' and ''[[Anaconda]]''.
** ''The [[TVTropes]] Revitalization Project''
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* '''Failures''' (Either cancelled or folded)
** ''[[OUYA]]'' (The most successful project at the time. People were disappointed with the under-performing console and the lacking games. The company later went bankrupt, and its assets were sold off to [[Razer]].)
** ''[[Yogscast|Yogventures]]'' (Cancelled after creatives troubles, budget issues and bankruptcy.)
** ''[[Red Ash]]: The Indelible Legend'' (Will be published regardless)
** ''RetroBlazer''
* '''Delayed''' (Released later than the intended date)
▲** ''[[Carmageddon]]: Reincarnation'' (Released in 2015)
** ''[[Double Fine]] Adventures'' (In [[Development Hell]] for a time, became [[Broken Age]]) (2014, released in two parts.)
** ''[[Manos: The Hands of Fate]] HD Restoration'' (Delayed by five years of restoration and a legal battle with Harold P. Warren's son, released by Synapse Films in 2015)
** ''[[The Banner Saga]]''
▲** ''[[Leisure Suit Larry]] [[Updated Rerelease|Reloaded]]''
** ''[[Tex Murphy]] – Project Fedora (2015)
** ''[[Shadowrun Online]]'' (Intended for a 2013 release)
▲** ''[[Wasteland (video game)|Wasteland]] 2'' (2015)
** ''The Last Days of Coney Island'' (Animated shorts directed by [[Ralph Bakshi]] in [[Development Hell]] since the 90s, funded in 2013)
** ''[[Project Nimbus]]''
** ''[[Planetary Annihilation]]'' ([[Spiritual Successor]] to ''[[Total Annihilation]]'')
* '''Other/Controversial''' (Either in [[Development Hell]] or in some other controversial situation)
** ''Potato salad'' (The most famous "joke" kickstarter on the site. The funding was so massive, it became a charity party.)
** ''[[Feminist Frequency|Tropes vs. Women in Videogames]]'' (the project has yet to come to fruition, despite the funding it received)
** ''[[Veronica Mars]]'' film (2014) (The project was fully funded when Warner Bros was brought in for production. Fans were ''not'' happy.)
** ''[[Broken Sword]] – The Serpent’s Curse''
** ''Cans Without Labels'', a [[John Kricfalusi]] animated short featuring George Liquor's last appearance.
** ''[[Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden|Barkley 2]]: Curse of Cuchulainn'' (Its delay is likely a [[Stealth Parody]] of the gaming industry.)
** ''[[Mighty No. 9]]'' (Marred with controversy that [[Broken Base|broke its fanbase in two.]] Set for February 2016)
** ''[[Shenmue]] 3'' (Also [[Base Breaker|marred with controversy.]])
** ''[[Star Citizen]]'' (The most crowdfunded project ever)
** ''[[Super Retro Squad]]'' (Spiritual Successor to [[Super Mario Bros Crossover]]
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* [[All or Nothing]]: If the project doesn't get the required funding, it gets nothing.
* [[Follow the Leader]]: While Kickstarter had hosted hundreds of gaming projects before [[Tim Schafer]], ''[[Double Fine]] Adventure'' caused several high profile developers to join in. It also paved the way for much more expensive projects: before DFA getting over 100k on Kickstarter was a bit of a stretch, now several projects have tried and succeeded getting money around and over the 500k range.
* [[Sturgeon's Law]]: Most submissions are ''really bad'' and are typically not funded ''at all''.
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