Below are a handful of games that in the past week have been added to Kickstarter, hit their funding goal, or failed miserably on the popular crowdfunding site.
Recently Funded
Omni
It’s a VR treadmill!
“The Omni takes virtual reality to the next level – allowing anyone to stand up and traverse virtual worlds with the natural use of their own feet.”
Platform(s): Any that feature a keyboard
Goal: US$150,000
Raised so far: US$890,136
Days remaining: 28
ETA: Jan 2014
Pixel Press
“Pixel Press is an iOS & Android app that lets you draw your own video game level (no code required!) and share it with others.”
Platform(s): iOS, Android
Goal: US$100,000
Raised so far: US$108,950
Days remaining: 0
ETA: Dec 2013
Recently added, not yet funded
Pinball Arcade: Terminator 2 Judgment Day
“Help us bring the Terminator 2: Judgment Day pinball table to game consoles and mobile devices for a whole new generation to enjoy!”
Platform(s): Not specified. Judging from previous games: almost every platform out there.
Goal: US$59,000
Raised so far: US$6,338
Days remaining: 28
ETA: Sept 2013
Tridek Creatures of Galena
“Tridek introduces an innovative resource system that removes the waiting times found in many other Digital Trading Card Games without compromising strategic depth.”
Platform(s): PC, mobile
Goal: US$55,000
Raised so far: US$250
Days remaining: 27
ETA: Dec 2018
So I'm A Dark Lord
“A parody of old school RPGs where you are a new Dark Lord on a quest to amass monsters and allies on your side.”
Platform(s): Windows
Goal: US$150,000
Raised so far: US$2,025
Days remaining: 41
ETA: Aug 2014
BowBlade
It’s an actual bow peripheral!
“Because tapping a screen is NOT shooting. BowBlade gets you into the game & active. Move over Hawkeye and Katniss; Game On.”
“Although the actual pull is only around 12-17 lbs, using it for even five minutes leaves you feeling the burn for hours. It's a simple and fun way to tone your upper body.”
Platform(s): Mobile, perhaps the Wii
Goal: US$50,000
Raised so far: US$2,620
Days remaining: 26
ETA: Aug 2013
LFG - The Fork of Truth
“A 4-player co-op RPG based on the online comic based on RPGs.”
Platform(s): Windows, Mac
Goal: US$600,000
Raised so far: US$68,216
Days remaining: 26
ETA: Dec 2014
Qbots
“Qbots is a procedurally generated sandbox game with an emphasis on combat and exploration.”
Platform(s): Not specified.
Goal: US$175,000
Raised so far: US$316
Days remaining: 25
ETA: July 2014
Instant 3D
“This system extracts 3-D data from ALL of your games and lets you play them in 3-D on ANY 2-D or 3-D TV for a better gaming experience.”
Platform(s): Any
Goal: US$850,000
Raised so far: US$21,114
Days remaining: 29
ETA: Dec 2013
Frontiers
“Frontiers - Explore, Discover & Survive in a massive, relaxing open world that emulates the tone of classic first person RPGs.”
Platform(s): Windows, Mac, Linux
Goal: US$50,000
Raised so far: US$47,419
Days remaining: 23
ETA: Jan 2014
The Enclave
“The Enclave is an iOS location aware strategy survival game set in a desolate and infected near future. Gameplay is inspired by games such as DayZ, Minecraft, Ingress and XCOM.”
Platform(s): iOS
Goal: £65,000
Raised so far: 0
Days remaining: 29
ETA: Jan 2014
Dark Matter
“A modern, tense reimagining of classic platforming action games, with a deep storyline and tactical combat.”
Platform(s): Windows, Mac, Linux
Goal: £50,000
Raised so far: £1,994
Days remaining: 24
ETA: Sept 2013
Failure of the Week
Tainted Realm
“We, here at Tainted Gaming, have played multiple online and offline games.”
Platform(s): Windows
Goal: US$900,000
Total raised: US$11,530
Percentage of goal met: 1.28%
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