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:* ''[[Grim Dawn]]''
:* ''[[Grim Dawn]]''
:* ''[[HuniePop]]''
:* ''[[HuniePop]]''
:* ''[[Kodomo no Jikan]] (English translation of the manga, releases are set to start in October 2016 and finish in October 2017)
:* ''[[Kodomo no Jikan]]'' (English translation of the manga, releases are set to start in October 2016 and finish in October 2017)
:* ''[[La-Mulana]] 2''
:* ''[[La-Mulana]] 2''
:* ''[[Kingdom Come: Deliverance]]
:* ''[[Kingdom Come: Deliverance]]
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:* ''[[The Tale of ALLTYNEX]]'' English localization
:* ''[[The Tale of ALLTYNEX]]'' English localization
:* ''[[ToeJam & Earl]]: Back in the Groove''
:* ''[[ToeJam & Earl]]: Back in the Groove''
:* ''[[Torment: Tides of Numenera]]'' ([[Spiritual Successor]] to [[Planescape: Torment]])
:* ''[[Torment: Tides of Numenera]]'' ([[Spiritual Successor]] to ''[[Planescape: Torment]]'')
:* ''[[Undertale]]''
:* ''[[Undertale]]''
:* ''[[Underworld Ascendant]]''
:* ''[[Underworld Ascendant]]''
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* '''Delayed''' (Released later than the intended date)
* '''Delayed''' (Released later than the intended date)
** ''[[Carmageddon]]: Reincarnation'' (Released in 2015)
** ''[[Carmageddon]]: Reincarnation'' (Released in 2015)
** ''[[Double Fine]] Adventures'' (In [[Development Hell]] for a time, became [[Broken Age]]) (2014, released in two parts.)
** ''[[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)
** ''[[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]]''
** ''[[The Banner Saga]]''
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** ''[[Shadowrun Online]]'' (Intended for a 2013 release)
** ''[[Shadowrun Online]]'' (Intended for a 2013 release)
** ''[[Wasteland (video game)|Wasteland]] 2'' (2015)
** ''[[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)
** ''The Last Days of Coney Island'' (Animated shorts directed by [[Ralph Bakshi]] in [[Development Hell]] since the 90s, funded in 2013, released in 2015)
** ''[[Project Nimbus]]''
** ''[[Project Nimbus]]''
** ''[[Planetary Annihilation]]'' ([[Spiritual Successor]] to ''[[Total Annihilation]]'')
** ''[[Planetary Annihilation]]'' ([[Spiritual Successor]] to ''[[Total Annihilation]]'')
** ''Hiveswap'',. the ''[[Homestuck]] Adventure Game'', funded in 2013 and to be released somewhere in 2016.
** ''Hiveswap'',. the ''[[Homestuck]] Adventure Game'', funded in 2013 and released in 2017.


* '''Other/Controversial''' (Either in [[Development Hell]] or in some other controversial situation)
* '''Other/Controversial''' (Either in [[Development Hell]] or in some other controversial situation)

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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:
  • Successes
  • Failures (Either canceled 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.)
    • Yogventures (Canceled after creatives troubles, budget issues and bankruptcy.)
    • Red Ash: The Indelible Legend (Will be published regardless)
    • RetroBlazer
    • Rampage 3 (After previous failed funding attempts on Indiegogo and Kickstarter, Uwe Boll posted an infamous video rant on YouTube insulting his non-backers.[2])
Kickstarter provides examples of the following tropes:
  • All or Nothing: If an "All or Nothing" 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 founding businesses, charities, etc, are not allowed, but businesses can and do use Kickstarter to fund "limited edition" runs of creative works that they publish
  2. ↑ Bloody Disgusting article
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