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Crowdfund Bookie: Hyper Light Drifter is the post-apocalyptic Zelda
The Crowdfund Bookie crunches data from select successful Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns that ended during the week and produces pretty charts for you to look at. A post-apocalyptic, Zelda-like action game and a reboot of a beloved brawler were both funded this this week, as the Kickstarter projects for Hyper Light Drifter, River City Ransom: Underground, The Fall, Epic Space Online: Capital Ships, Luna's Wandering Stars and Soul Power ended. Hyper Light Drifter, a pitched as a blend of the Diablo and Zelda series, earned the most money ($645,158) and had the highest number of backers of the group (24,150). The "Capital Ships" expansion for the Epic Space Online infinite sandbox MMO had the highest pledge-per-backer rate for the week, as each of the project's 491 funders invested an average of $50.27 into the campaign. Head past the break for the week's results, accompanied by some fancy charts.
River City Ransom Underground funded just ahead of deadline
Kickstarter backers have agreed to Conatus Creative's demands, leaving the River City Ransom Underground studio a suitcase full of Canadian dollars (as specified) on a bench by the docks. That money, $180,000 CAD (around $174,400 in USD), ensures Conatus will release the game into the custody of Windows PCs. With around 50 hours to go at the time of writing, thoughts turn now to Conatus' stretch goals. If $205,000 CAD is raised then the licensed follow-up is also be on the way to Mac and Linux. That looks realistic, while PS4 and Vita ports at $280,000 CAD seem a stretch too far at this late stage.
River City Ransom follow-up goes live on Kickstarter
River City Ransom: Underground is now on Kickstarter, seeking $180,000 (CAD) by October 9. Developed by Conatus Creative, the game is an officially-licensed follow-up to the original Technos Japan NES game. The developer acquired rights to the beat-em-up in April. River City Ransom: Underground will feature an 8-bit-style look while also expanding to include more playable characters and four-player cooperative multiplayer. The game is currently in development for PC only, though the developer noted that with enough support, it could appear on consoles as well.
