Obsidian Entertainment creative director Chris Avellone says the success of many old-school RPGs on Kickstarter has reignited publisher interest in the genre.

As reported by Strategy Informer, speaking at Rezzed 2013, Avellone said that the support for titles such as Wasteland 2, Torment: Tides of Numenera, and Project Eternity had several publishers contacting Obsidian to express their interest in working on similar titles.

"These Kickstarters for RPGs have been really successful, they have garnered more backer support and more funding than many had thought, and we have noticed that publishers have paid attention to that and they are aware of the success these projects have had," he said.

"We have actually had companies reach out to us and go 'you know what, for that price point, which is a much smaller risk than a lot of our AAA titles where there's a lot more at stake, that's much less risk for us and we wouldn't mind exploring the idea of doing old-school RPGs that are set up like this'.

“That totally floors me, I did not realise there would be that sort of sea change from publishers, but apparently there are a number of publishers that realise that doing an Eternity-style game is a good fit for them, and I am thankful for that."