The following is an incomplete list of notable video game projects (in hardware, software, and related media) that have embarked upon crowdfunding campaigns. Only when the amount raised is highlighted in green did the project receive those funds.
Project Creator Platform Campaignend date Campaigntarget Amountraised Notes Release date Star RacerWhatnot GamesKickstarter30 December 2023$20,000Retro science-fiction racing gamePostal 2 ReduxFlat2VR StudiosKickstarter13 September, 2025$250,000$688,457Remake of first-person shooter game Postal 2.TBAAhoyCapstan GamesKickstarter8 July 2025£80,000£571,449Open world multiplayer 18th-century sailing gameTBA Ephemeris YrdVaab Indiegogo €30,000 4X space strategy with true 3D combat. Stormgate Frost Giant Studios Kickstarter, Indiegogo $100,000 A new real-time strategy game by former Blizzard StarCraft II and Warcraft III developers. Rivals 2 Aether Studios Kickstarter $200,000 2.5D platform fighter and the sequel to Rivals of Aether. Friday Night Funkin': The Full Ass Game Funkin' Crew Kickstarter $60,000 Rhythm game. Realization of a Newgrounds prototype. Roots of Pacha Soda Den Kickstarter $35,000 Life/farming simulator in a prehistoric setting, inspired by Stardew Valley and Harvest Moon Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Rabbit & Bear Studios Kickstarter ¥53,808,516 Turn-based RPG, spiritual successor to the Suikoden series being led by the creator of the original games. Magical Girl Witch TrialsRe,AER30 June 2024¥2,000,000Mystery adventure visual novel game Saint Kotar Red Martyr Entertainment Kickstarter €39,000 Psychological horror point-and-click adventure game. The Wonderful 101: Remastered PlatinumGames Kickstarter $50,000 3D action-adventure hack and slash video game. Remaster of the 2013 Wii U game by PlatinumGames and Hideki Kamiya. Tales of the Neon Sea Zodiac Interactive Kickstarter NZ$14,793 Cyberpunk adventure game in a pixel art style. Once Upon a Coma Thomas Brush Kickstarter $28,000 2D action platformer. Sequel to Coma by its original creator, who also created the previously crowdfunded Pinstripe. Starmancer Ominux Games Kickstarter $40,000 Space station sim inspired by Dwarf Fortress. 40 Winks Piko Interactive Kickstarter $20,000 3D platform game. First Nintendo 64 game released since the console's discontinuation. Indie Pogo Lowe Bros. Studios Kickstarter $25,000 Crossover fighting game featuring characters and elements from many different indie games. Fantasy Strike Sirlin Games Fig $500,000 Equity crowdfunding campaign. Fighting game by David Sirlin. Pathfinder: Kingmaker Owlcat Games Kickstarter $500,000 Fantasy role-playing video game in the Pathfinder universe. Chris Avellone serves as narrative designer. Blasphemous The Game Kitchen Kickstarter $50,000 2D action platformer video game in a gothic fantasy world. From the team behind The Last Door. Project Rap Rabbit Project Rap Rabbit Kickstarter £855,000 Music video game by NanaOn-Sha and iNiS, featuring anthropomorphic characters. Phoenix Point Snapshot Games Fig $500,000 Equity crowdfunding campaign. Turn-based tactics video game similar to the X-COM series. Second crowdfunding campaign from Julian Gollop's Snapshot Games after Chaos Reborn. The Banner Saga 3 Stoic Kickstarter $200,000 Tactical role-playing game set in the Viking Age. Sequel to the previously crowdfunded The Banner Saga. Sunless Skies Failbetter Games Kickstarter £100,000 2D top-down survival and space exploration game set in the Fallen London fictional universe. Sequel to the previously crowdfunded Sunless Sea. Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Obsidian Entertainment Fig $1,100,000 Equity crowdfunding campaign. Role-playing video game. Sequel to the previously crowdfunded Pillars of Eternity. Sundered Thunder Lotus Games Kickstarter C$25,000 Metroidvania with procedurally generated levels. From the developers of previously Kickstarted Jotun. Apocalypse Now Erebus Kickstarter $900,000 Survival horror role-playing video game. Officially licensed adaptation of the film. The campaign was cancelled before its scheduled 24 February end date. Crowdfunding to continue independently. Kingdoms and Castles Lion Shield Fig $15,000 Equity crowdfunding campaign. Medieval fantasy city-building game. First game to generate a positive return for Fig investors. Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure Pixel Wizards Kickstarter €20,000 Turn-based strategy video game based on chess. Agony PlayWay Kickstarter C$66,666 First-person survival horror video game set in hell. Monster Prom Beautiful Glitch Kickstarter €8,000 Dating sim set in a high school for monsters. Wasteland 3 inXile entertainment Fig $2,750,000 Equity crowdfunding campaign. Role-playing video game. Sequel to the previously crowdfunded Wasteland 2. Hypnospace Outlaw Tendershoot Kickstarter $28,000 Adventure video game which is set inside a parody of the early Internet named Hypnospace. 911 Operator PlayWay Kickstarter C$9,110 Simulation video game wherein players take the role of a dispatcher. Prey for the Gods No Matter Studios Kickstarter $300,000 Action-adventure survival game in a winter landscape. Inspired by Shadow of the Colossus. System Shock Night Dive Studios Kickstarter $900,000 First-person shooter action role-playing game. Remake of 1994's System Shock. Fable Fortune Flaming Fowl Studios Kickstarter £250,000 Fantasy digital collectible card game set in the Fable series by former Lionhead Studios staff. The campaign was cancelled before its scheduled 28 June end date. Boss Fight Books: Season 3 Gabe Durham Kickstarter $5,000 Book project, the third series of books on video games in the style of 33⅓. The third season of books are, Super Mario Bros. 3 by Alyse Knorr, Mega Man 3 by Salvatore Pane, Soft & Cuddly by Jarett Kobek, Kingdom Hearts II by Alexa Ray Corriea and Katamari Damacy by L.E. Hall. LUNA: The Shadow Dust Lantern Studio Kickstarter £12,000 A hand-drawn puzzle point-and-click adventure game Blackroom Night Work Games Kickstarter $700,000 First-person shooter by Doom developers John Romero and Adrian Carmack. Campaign cancelled before its scheduled 28 May end date to focus on development of a demo. Rock Band 4 for PC Harmonix Fig $1,500,000 Equity crowdfunding campaign. PC port of music video game, Rock Band 4, including Steam Workshop integration to support user-made songs. Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch Interabang Entertainment Fig $400,000 Equity crowdfunding campaign. 2D beat 'em up based on the title characters from Kevin Smith The Artful Escape of Francis Vendetti Johnny Galvatron Kickstarter A$50,000 2D platform game with a music inspired theme. Mainlining Rebelephant Kickstarter £15,000 Point-and-click hacking game. Pinstripe Thomas Brush Kickstarter $28,000 2D platform game set in hell. Midnight Stranger Other Body Enterprises Kickstarter C$13,000 FMV video game. Remake of the 1994 original for modern systems. Knights and Bikes Foam Swoard Kickstarter £100,000 Action-adventure game set in Cornwall by former Media Molecule staff. Battalion 1944 Bulkhead Interactive Kickstarter £100,000 First-person shooter multiplayer video game set in World War II Fabulous Beasts Sensible Object Kickstarter £150,000 Toys-to-life video game. Players must stack animal shaped toys to build a tower. Renamed to Beasts of Balance following a trademark dispute. Wandersong Greg Lobanov Kickstarter $18,000 Side-scrolling adventure game that uses music as a mechanic for solving various puzzles. Psychonauts 2 Double Fine Productions Fig $3,300,000 Equity crowdfunding campaign. 3D platform game. Sequel to Psychonauts Indivisible Lab Zero Games Indiegogo $1,500,000 Action role-playing game with Metroidvania-style exploration and combat mechanics inspired by Valkyrie Profile. Soundtrack by Hiroki Kikuta. The campaign was extended past its original 16 November end date. Friday the 13th: The Game Gun Media Kickstarter $700,000 First-person asymmetric multiplayer horror video game. One player controls Jason Voorhees and must kill the other players. Not to be confused with Last Year. BattleTech Harebrained Schemes Kickstarter $250,000 Turn-based strategy game with RPG elements based on the BattleTech franchise. Them's Fightin' Herds Mane6 Indiegogo $436,000 2D fighting game, formerly based on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan Kiro'o Games Kickstarter €40,000 Action RPG in an African fantasy setting, by Cameroonian developers. Allison Road Lilith Kickstarter £250,000 First-person horror video game inspired by P.T.. Campaign cancelled before its scheduled 21 October end date after securing publisher funding. Game cancelled in June 2016. Battle Chasers: Nightwar Airship Syndicate Kickstarter $500,000 RPG with procedurally generated content. Set in Joe Madureira's Battle Chasers universe by former Vigil Games staff. Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs – The Game Team Saber Rider Kickstarter $75,000 2D shoot 'em up based on Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs. Divinity: Original Sin 2 Larian Studios Kickstarter $500,000 Role-playing video game. Sequel to Larian's previous Kickstarter project, Divinity: Original Sin Outer Wilds Mobius Digital Fig $125,000 Equity crowdfunding campaign. Open world exploration video game. Everspace Rockfish Games Kickstarter €225,000 Space combat video game with roguelike elements. From the team behind Galaxy on Fire. Poi PolyKid Kickstarter $80,000 3D platform game inspired by Nintendo 64 and GameCube-era platformers. Red Ash: The Indelible Legend Comcept Kickstarter $800,000 3D action-adventure video game and spiritual successor to the Mega Man Legends series, by Keiji Inafune, its original producer. Comcept's second Kickstarter project after Mighty No. 9. Cancelled after supposed external funding was secured, but currently presumed permanently cancelled. Shenmue III Ys Net Kickstarter $2,000,000 Action-adventure video game. Third game in the Shenmue series, by Yu Suzuki, its original director. Announced at Sony's E3 2015 presentation. Succeeded Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night as the highest funded Kickstarter video game. The Bard's Tale IV inXile Entertainment Kickstarter $1,250,000 First person fantasy dungeon crawling role-playing video game. We Happy Few Compulsion Games Kickstarter C$250,000 First person open world survival video game set in a procedurally generated alternate history 1960's Britain. Squad Offworld Industries Kickstarter C$184,000 Tactical first-person shooter. First commercial project from the Project Reality mod team. Perception The Deep End Games Kickstarter $150,000 First-person horror video game featuring a blind protagonist navigating the world through echolocation, by former Irrational Games staff. Not to be confused with Pulse. The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human YCJY Kickstarter 52,000 kr Metroidvania set in a pixel art underwater world. Yooka-Laylee Playtonic Games Kickstarter £175,000 3D platform game and spiritual successor to the Banjo-Kazooie series by members of the original team. Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption The Coles Kickstarter $100,000 Fantasy turn-based RPG with adventure game elements by the designers of the Quest for Glory series. Second Kickstarter campaign for the game necessitated by an increased scope. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Koji Igarashi Kickstarter $500,000 Metroidvania video game, by former Castlevania producer Koji Igarashi. Succeeded Torment: Tides of Numenera as the highest funded Kickstarter video game, was succeeded by Shenmue III in July 2015. Tokyo Dark Cherrymochi Game Studio Kickstarter C$40,000 2D point-and-click adventure game inspired by Heavy Rain and Higurashi When They Cry. Loud on Planet X Pop Sandbox Kickstarter C$50,000 Rhythm and tower defense game with music and likenesses from Tegan and Sara, Purity Ring, METZ, Metric, Lights, July Talk, Fucked Up, Cadence Weapon, and Austra. Ultimate Chicken Horse Clever Endeavour Games Kickstarter C$25,000 Multiplayer platform game. CrossCode Felix Klein Indiegogo €8