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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.
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.
Schaefer's success then caused a [[Follow the Leader|large number of game developers to turn to Kickstarter]]. Said developers included Brian Fargo, [http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/inxile/wasteland-2?ref=live who raised over 2.7 million for] ''[[Wasteland (video game)|Wasteland]] 2''; Al Lowe who is [http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/leisuresuitlarry/make-leisure-suit-larry-come-again?ref=live seeking] to remake [[Leisure Suit Larry]] in HD; [[Jane Jensen]], [http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1005365109/jane-jensens-pinkerton-road-2012-2013-csg?ref=live seeking funding] for her adventure game studio, the ''[[Veronica Mars]]'' movie, and others.


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{{examples|Notable Kickstarter projects include:}}
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* ''[[Carmageddon]]: Reincarnation''
* '''Successes'''
* ''[[Double Fine]] Adventures''
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* ''[[Leisure Suit Larry]] [[Updated Rerelease|Reloaded]]''
* ''[[Manos: The Hands of Fate]] HD Restoration''
** ''[[FTL: Faster Than Light]]''
* ''[[The Order of the Stick]] Reprint Drive''
** ''[[The Order of the Stick]] Reprint Drive''
* ''The Planet Mercenary'' (''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' TRPG)
** ''The Planet Mercenary'' (''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' TRPG)
* ''[[Shadowrun]] Returns''
** ''[[Thankskilling]] 2'' and 3
* ''[[Feminist Frequency|Tropes vs. Women in Videogames]]''
** ''[[Dick Figures]]: [[The Movie]]''
* ''[[Thankskilling]] 2''
** ''[[Little Witch Academia]]''
** ''Kick Heart''
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* ''[[Wasteland (video game)|Wasteland]] 2''
* ''[[Xenonauts]]''
** ''[[Ogre: Designer's Edition]]''
** ''The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?''
* ''[[Video Game/Yogventures|Yogventures]]''
** ''Dude Bro Party Massacre 3''
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* ''[[Zombies Run]]''
** ''Harbinger Down''
* ''[[Dick Figures]]: [[The Movie]]''
* ''[[Ogre: Designer's Edition]]''
** ''I Am Big Bird''
** ''[[Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night]]'' (set for March 2017)
* ''[[Shadowrun (2013 video game)|Shadowrun]]''
* ''[[Veronica Mars]]'' film (2014)
** ''[[Chivalry: Medieval Warfare]]''
** ''[[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]]''
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** ''[[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)
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** ''[[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]]''
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** ''[[Leisure Suit Larry]] [[Updated Rerelease|Reloaded]]''
** ''[[Tex Murphy]] – Project Fedora (2015)
** ''[[Shadowrun Online]]'' (Intended for a 2013 release)
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** ''[[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.
* [[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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Revision as of 20:50, 16 December 2015

Kickstarter is probably the most well known crowd funding website in existence. Basically, here you can obtain money for any creative project[1] you have by submitting a description of your project (usually alongside a shot video) and promising rewards to people who "pledge" different amounts.

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 large number of game developers to turn to Kickstarter and popularized the crowd-funding concept to a new height.

Notable Kickstarter projects include:

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  • Successes
Kickstarter provides examples of the following tropes:
  • 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.
  1. ↑ stuff like businesses, charities, etc, are not allowed
  2. ↑ Rock Paper Shotgun article
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