I researched hundreds of Kickstarter campaigns since 2021 to find the most successful, tracking how much money they earned, how many backers they had, their country of origin, and whether or not they’ve since released. What I found might surprise you! Or it might not! Or maybe you’ll be mildly interested!

  • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    10 days ago

    It can be. You basically just have to accept that there is a 50/50 chance that you are putting that money in the toilet and never seeing the final project.

    I backed System Shock remake, and that was a nightmare. I put in $350 and the project was delivered extremely late after pretty egregious mismanagement. I think the only thing that saved the project was that Night Dive Studios is kind of a well known studio. Probably a nobody or start up would have just given up and kept the money.

    • naticus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      10 days ago

      Yeah I also backed System Shock and it took so damn long. Was happy it finally released, but the experience like that gives me pause about other projects. Project Phoenix is another example of one that went on for years, but then ultimately fizzled out with zero product.