Songmasters, the Music Wars – $11k ($20k goal). 30 days left.
Mindblown Life –  $77k. Finished.
Star Citizen – $835k. 17 days left.
Dysis – $24k. 1 day left.
Distance – A Next Generation Racer – $53k ($150k goal). 14 days left.
Second Quest – $48k ($50k goal). 13 days left.
Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption – $164k ($400k goal). 18 days left.
Shadowgate – $62k ($120k goal). 23 days left.
FORCED – $13k ($40k goal). 28 days left.
MaK – $22k ($230k goal). 17 days left.

The big news recently is that kickstarter has now been opened up to the UK. It’s only been a couple days but there are already dozens of UK video game kickstarters (most of which don’t look like they’re going to succeed). One of the more interesting UK kickstarters that looks like it has a decent chance is Sir, You Are Being Hunted. Survival, stealth, procedurally generated world, well dressed robots – what’s not to like? It’s up to £13k (£40k goal) with 29 days left to go.

Another UK project that I thought looked interested is Spud’s Quest. Drawing inspiration from games like Dizzy, Zelda, Metroid, and Wonder Boy and featuring an attractive colorful retro visual style, Spud’s Quest looks like it has a lot of promise. Unfortunately, the funding isn’t really there yet with only £381 raised. On the plus side, their goal is relatively low (£5k) and they still have 27 days left to go so they could still pull it off.

One project that I mentioned on Twitter but forgot to post about here is Rainbow Nightmare: Libra. I don’t often post about JRPG-style kickstarters just because indie JRPGs have such a high rate of failure but judging from the art in Rainbow Nightmare: Libra (which is both high quality and unique), this one has a high chance of actually being finished. Whether or not it has a high chance of being funded is under question though – it’s only at $2k of its $9k goal with only 13 days left to go.

Finally, let’s finish this week’s report off with a kickstarter for a high quality book about the history of Sega – Service Games: The Rise and Fall of SEGA (Enhanced). It’s at $3k ($6k goal) with 18 days to go.

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