The Video Game Kickstarter Report – Week of March 28

Doing the report a day early this week since I’ll be at GDC tomorrow.

Throw Trucks With Your Mind – $47k. Finished.
Mage’s Initiation – $125k. Finished.
There Came an Echo – $115k. Finished.
Death Boulder Bones – $2k. Finished.
Skullgirls – $829k. Finished.
Another Castle – $14k. Finished.
Torment: Tides of Numenera – $3.1 million. 8 days left.
Shroud of the Avatar – $1.2 million. 9 days left.
Crayon Chronicles – $6k. 3 days left.
Net Gain: Corporate Espionage – $26k. 3 days left.
Telepath Tactics – $26k. 18 days left.
Shovel Knight – $63k ($75k goal). 16 days left.

First up, we have Divinity: Original Sin – a turn-based classic computer-style RPG in the Divinity series. I believe they’ve said that the game is coming out no matter what, but the extra $400k they’re seeking to raise from kickstarter will allow them to improve the game in a number of ways. Compared to most classic RPG kickstarters we’ve seen, it looks surprisingly polished and filled with content already. They’re up to around $100k so far with 29 days left to go so they’ve got a good shot at this.

Next, we have Battle Worlds: Kronos – a turn-based strategy game that appears to be basically Advance Wars with 3D visuals and a futuristic setting. The game looks solid & backers apparently agree because it’s already raised $133k ($120k goal) with 30 days left to go.

Finally, we have a kickstarter to Revive Retronauts. Retronauts was a popular gaming podcast focused on classic gaming. They’re up to $40k ($12k goal) with 24 days left to go – at $72k, they’ll also create a Retronauts website/forum in addition to the podcast.

That’s it for this week! We’re finishing up the convention season this week so next week, Zeboyd Games will be back to daily updates.