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Crowdfund Bookie August 2013: Extreme samples
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. Crowdfunding is full of extreme samples. For every handful of projects that earn a few thousand dollars, games like Hex, Massive Chalice and Torment: Tides of Numenera count their earnings in the millions. These games are rare, and not only can they color our perception of crowdfunding, but can also have a major impact on the numbers behind it. Last month's data compiled for successfully-funded projects says as much. August's 29 successful projects raised $2,976,550, but after taking away the month's biggest earner in turn-based strategy game Warmachine: Tactics, the other 28 projects that ended during the month hauled in just $1,397,600. Warmachine: Tactics received $1,028,950 over its funding goal as well. While the month's total amount raised is 53.19 percent over the projects' combined goals, the rate is just 39.66 percent without the top earner. Additionally, the month's average pledge per person drops from $46.57 to $31.70 without Warmachine. Warmachine: Tactics was the only strategy game that was successfully funded among the group in August. While July saw a boost in RPGs, with 11 games in the genre getting funded, August had 12 successful adventure game projects, the most of any genre. Adventure games earned a total of $286,098 thanks to 10,425 people. By comparison, the two shooters funded during the month earned $508,767 from 13,926 backers. While there's no way to discern whether the release of popular retail games like Saints Row 4 or funders' tendency to gravitate to a few extreme samples such as Warmachine had a bigger an impact on crowdfunding for the month, the latter seems pretty clear in August's data. You'll find the month's breakdown by genre after the break, as well as a list of August's top five projects.
Crowdfund Bookie, August 25 - 31: Fran Bow, Revolution 60
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. It was a quiet week in crowdfunding, as the Indiegogo project for Fran Bow and the Kickstarter projects for Revolution 60, SOS Saga and Shiden ended. Fran Bow earned the most money this week ($28,320), and also had the most backers of the projects, with 1,100 people funding the game. The highest average pledge per person went to Revolution 60 ($32.47), a narrative-focused game that is described as "Heavy Rain meets Mass Effect." Check out the results for the week and our fancy charts after the break.
Crowdfund Bookie, August 18 - 24: Chroma Squad, Monochroma, DwarfCorp
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. This week in crowdfunding, the Kickstarter campaigns for Chroma Squad, Monochroma, DwarfCorp, Insignificant, Alum, Labyrinthine Dreams and Batz ended. Chroma Squad , a management-style game in which players run a "sentai" TV studio with actors and stuntmen, earned the most money this week ($97,148), and had the most backers of the group (3,964). Nowhere Studios' Monochroma , a puzzle platformer described as "Limbo meets Ico," boasted the highest average pledge per person, with each funder averaging a $55.07. Check out the week's crowdfunding results and our pretty charts after the break.
Crowdfund Bookie, August 11 - 17: 7 Days to Die, Yatagarasu Attack on Cataclysm
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. It was an active week in crowdfunding, as the Kickstarter campaigns for 7 Days to Die, Legend of Iya, Tangiers, Balrum, Candle, Collateral, Codename Cygnus and Crypt Run as well as the Indiegogo campaigns for Yatagarasu Attack on Cataclysm and Gods Will Be Watching came to a close. Open-world survival horror game 7 Days to Die earned the most money this week ($507,612), and had the most backers of the group, with 13,876 people funding the project. Another open-world game, a vehicular combat game called Collateral, had the highest average pledge per person, with each backer averaging $53.52. Take a gander at the week's results and our fancy charts after the break.
Crowdfund Bookie, August 4 - 10: Warmachine Tactics, Organic Panic
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. This week in crowdfunding, the Kickstarter campaigns for Warmachine: Tactics, Organic Panic, Gettysburg: The Tide Turns, Lioness, Adventurezator: When Pigs Fly, Deus Ex Machina 2: Reboot, Yargis and Ghost Encounters: Deadwood ended. Warmachine: Tactics, a turn-based tactics game for PC and Mac based on the Warmachines tabletop game, earned the most money this week ($1,578,950), and had the most funders of the group, as 19,829 people backed the game. Space arcade game Yargis had the highest average pledge per person, with each funder averaging $275.05, thanks to one brave backer in particular that ponied up over $5,000. Check out the week's results and our fancy charts after the break.
Crowdfund Bookie July 2013: Role-playing pays off
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. You could argue that July was a down month in terms of total money raised for video game projects through crowdfunding. While June saw $5,594,469 raised by 23 projects, July's 32 gaming projects earned $2,800,449. Of course, June also had two games in Hex and Massive Chalice that comprised over half of the month's earnings. Without those two games, June and July are much more comparable, as seen with some of the trends spotted in June that carried over to last month. Of the money raised by crowdfunders in July, 48.13 percent was over the combined goals for projects, a dip from June's 55.69 percent. This may be attributed to the extra crowdfunding week in the month of July (which included successfully funded projects tracked from June 30 through August 3). Without the final week, which accounted for a whopping 10 games, a four-week July would have seen an excess of 58.43 percent of its money raised. That fifth week of funding flattened the month out by ten percent. Whether the total amount raised would gradually decline to meet the combined goals of projects is unknown, but it's a trend we'll certainly keep an eye out for in August. Funders in July also averaged $44.52 per pledge, another significant dip from June's average of $57.11. With the drop-off in both money raised and mean average also came a decrease in the overall number of backers for July. Compared to June's 97,954 funders, July had 62,907. A large chunk were devoted to the 11 RPG projects that were funded last month, as 25,422 backers raised $1,056,158 for the genre. Lastly, the statistically-extreme group of players that backed three shooter games in June with an average of $94.72 per pledge returned in July to average $91.75 for the genre. It'll be interesting to see whether that trend holds up for August as well. You'll find the month's breakdown by genre after the break, as well as a list of July's top five projects.
Crowdfund Bookie, July 28 - August 3: Satellite Reign, Liege, Lacuna Passage
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. This was a busy week in crowdfunding, as the Kickstarter campaigns for Satellite Reign, Liege, Lacuna Passage, Dungeonmans, Eterium, Project Maiden, Colonisation: Moonbase, Saintly, Salvage Trader and KR-17 ended. Real-time strategy and Syndicate Wars-inspired Satellite Reign hauled in the most money this week ($705,194), and also had the most backers of the campaigns, with 15,029 people funding the game. Salvage Trader, a 2D space adventure game for PC and Mac, boasted the highest average pledge per person, with each funder averaging a $113.20. Check out the results and our fancy charts after the break.
Crowdfund Bookie, July 21 - 27: Terminator 2, UnderTale, Last Dream
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. This week in crowdfunding, the Kickstarter campaigns for Pinball Arcade: Terminator 2 Judgment Day, UnderTale, Last Dream, Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead, Rugged Kingdom, Heroes of Mother 3 and Audio Venture came to a close. Pinball Arcade: Terminator 2 Judgment Day, a project by FarSight Studios to fund the development of a Terminator 2 arcade table for consoles and mobile devices, earned the most money this week ($62,360). The project with the most backers of the group was traditional RPG UnderTale, which had 2,398 people funding the project. Heroes of Mother 3 had the highest average pledge per person ($40.05). Take a gander at the results and our fancy charts after the break.
Crowdfund Bookie, July 14 - 20: Megatokyo, Soul Saga, Frontiers
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. This week in crowdfunding, the Kickstarter campaigns for Megatokyo, Soul Saga, Frontiers, Dubwars and Banshee ended. Megatokyo, a visual novel game for PC, Mac and Linux based on the popular webcomic of the same name, earned the most money this week ($299,184). Soul Saga, a JRPG inspired by PlayStation-era RPG series like Final Fantasy and Breath of Fire, had the most backers of the group, with 7,167 people funding the project. Ambitious Facebook horror game Banshee boasted the highest average pledge per person, with each funder averaging a $53.81. Take a gander at the results and our fancy charts after the break.
Crowdfund Bookie, July 7 - 13: H-Hour, The St. Christopher's School Lockdown
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. This week in crowdfunding, the Kickstarter campaigns for H-Hour: World's Elite, The St. Christopher's School Lockdown and Clash of the Monsters drew to a close. With only three games on the list, it was certainly a slow closing week in crowdfunding. The week was led by H-Hour: World's Elite, a spiritual successor to the SOCOM series from former Creative Director David Sears, which earned the most money this week ($252,662), had the most backers (2,772) and highest average pledge per person ($91.15). Check out the results and our fancy charts after the break.
Crowdfund Bookie, June 30 - July 6: Tobuscus Adventures, Void Destroyer
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. This week in crowdfunding, the Kickstarter campaigns for Void Destroyer, GhostControl Inc, Harvest, Tesla Breaks the World, Dormant Sky and Endica VII: The Dream King as well as the Indiegogo campaign for Tobuscus Adventures: Wizards came to a close. Tobuscus Adventures: Wizards earned the most dough this week ($642,779) as well as the most backers of the funded projects (11,584) and highest average pledge per person, with each funder averaging $55.49. The game will be the first in a series of RPGs for iOS, Android and Steam based on the popular YouTube shows of the same name by Toby Turner. Check out the results and our dandy little charts after the break.
Crowdfund Bookie June 2013: $3.1 million in gravy
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. If June's numbers are to be believed, backers of game projects on Kickstarter and Indiegogo are more than happy to keep donating long after initial goals are met. For the month of June in crowdfunding, 23 video game projects raised a total of $5,594,469, thanks to the contributions of 97,954 people; 55.69 percent ($3,115,579) of that money was beyond the combined goals of those 23 projects. This helped games like Armikrog reach stretch goals for things such as a Wii U port. A case can be made that reaching stretch goals for additional content and platforms is important to funders, and may also explain the month's higher average pledge amount of $57.11. The average backer in June spent nearly enough on crowdfunding as if they'd bought a brand-new retail console game. In some cases, it guaranteed players bonus content or DRM-free versions of the games they helped fund, which isn't as common with regular retail purchases. This sets the foundation for an argument that crowdfunding a game's development could be of better value to the end consumer.
Crowdfund Bookie, June 23 - 29: Massive Chalice, Armikrog, A Hat in Time
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. The Kickstarter campaigns for Massive Chalice, Armikrog, A Hat in Time, Our Darker Purpose, Afterland, Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet and Siegebreakers concluded this past week and there was much money to be had. Double Fine's Massive Chalice earned the most moola this week ($1,229,015), and had the most backers of the group, with 31,774 people funding the project. Afterland had the highest average pledge per person, with each funder averaging a $73.29. Take a gander at the results and our fancy charts after the break.
Crowdfund Bookie, June 16 - 22: Unrest, Beast's Fury, Dungeon of Elements
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. It was a quiet week in crowdfunding, as the Kickstarter campaigns for Unrest and Dungeon of Elements as well as the Indiegogo campaign for Beast's Fury came to a close. Unrest, a story-driven RPG set in ancient India, earned the most money this week ($36,251), and also had the most backers of the group, with 1,933 people funding the project. Beast's Fury, a 2D arcade-style fighting game, boasted the highest average pledge per person, with each funder averaging $51.82. Check out the results and our fancy charts after the break.
Crowdfund Bookie, June 9 - 15: Pixel Press, Tek Recon, Energy Hook
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. This week in crowdfunding, the Kickstarter campaigns for Pixel Press, Spintires, Tek Recon, Energy Hook, Paranormal: The Town and Terrashift Tactics ended. Platforming game creator app Pixel Press earned the most money this week ($108,950), and had the most backers of the group, with 2,256 people funding the project. Tek Recon, an augmented reality FPS app for those that still love tangible, Nerf-like soft projectile guns had the highest average pledge per person, with each funder averaging $130.33. Check out the results and our charts after the break.
Crowdfund Bookie, June 2 - 8: Hex, The Stomping Land, Darkwood
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. This week in crowdfunding, the Kickstarter campaigns for Hex, The Stomping Land, Face of Mankind: Fall of the Dominion, Battle Tails, City Quest and Moon Rift as well as the Indiegogo campaign for Darkwood ended. Hex, a MMO trading card game for PC and Mac, earned the most money this week with a whopping $2,278,255, and also had the most backers of the group (17,765). The highest average pledge per person belonged to Huck Gee's Battle Tails, with each funder averaging a $234.59. Check out the results and our pretty charts after the break.
Crowdfund Bookie, May 26 - June 1: Stonehearth, TUG, Son of Nor
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. This week in crowdfunding, the Kickstarter campaigns for Stonehearth, TUG, Son of Nor, Tiny Keep, Sissyfight 2000, Redwall: The Warrior Reborn and Welcome to Boon Hill came to a close. Radiant Entertainment's Stonehearth brought in the most money this week ($751,920), and also had the most backers of the group, with 22,844 people funding the project. Son of Nor ended the week with the highest average pledge per person, with each funder averaging $67.37. Check out the results and our fancy charts after the break.
Crowdfund Bookie, May 19 - 25: ANNE, Jagged Alliance, Ghost of a Tale
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. This week in crowdfunding, the Kickstarter campaigns for ANNE, Jagged Alliance: Flashback, Magnetic by Nature, Theme Park Studio, an adventure mode for Guns of Icarus Online, Dog Sled Saga as well as the Indiegogo campaign for Ghost of a Tale came to a close. Jagged Alliance: Flashback earned the most money this week ($368,614), and had the most backers of the group, with 7,167 people funding the project. Theme Park Studio boasted the highest average pledge per person, with each funder averaging a $53.81. Take a gander at the results and our fancy charts after the break.
