UK Crowdfunding - Revision history

UkieColm: Changing section titles to reflect the year in which the stats were published, not the year covered by the stats

2021-03-08T10:27:09Z

Changing section titles to reflect the year in which the stats were published, not the year covered by the stats

UkieColm: /* 2020 Stats */

2021-03-08T10:25:52Z

‎2020 Stats

UkieColm: /* 2011-2015 Stats */

2021-03-02T17:50:51Z

‎2011-2015 Stats

UkieColm: /* 2015 Stats */

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‎2015 Stats

UkieColm: /* 2019 Stats */

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‎2019 Stats

UkieColm: /* 2019 Stats */

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‎2019 Stats

UkieColm: /* 2020 Stats */

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‎2020 Stats

UkieColm: /* 2020 Stats */

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‎2020 Stats

UkieColm at 12:36, 2 March 2021

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UkieColm: /* Most Funded UK Video Games on Kickstarter */

2021-03-02T10:23:37Z

‎Most Funded UK Video Games on Kickstarter

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 **[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jawdropgames/deathground Deathground] by Jaw Drop Games (£118,097)
-== 2019 Stats ==
+== 2020 ==
 [[File:ICO Partners UK Video Games Projects Kickstarter.png|thumb|400px|UK Video Games Projects Kickstarter Revenue. ([https://medium.com/icopartners/kickstarter-and-video-games-in-the-uk-d1399cfd331 ICO Partners], Mar 2020)]]
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 **Of the 42 funded projects, 24 met funding targets of less than $10k and a further 12 met targets of between $10k and $50k. 5 funded projects acheived minimum targets of between $50k and $100k and one project was successfully funded to more than $500k. Please note that this final project is an adult game not elsewhere classified as a part of the UK games industry by Ukie. As such, it is absent from the table below and from Ukie's other industry analyses. ([https://medium.com/icopartners/kickstarter-and-video-games-in-the-uk-d1399cfd331 ICO Partners], Mar 2020)
-== 2016 Stats ==
+== 2017 ==
 *Globally, $20m was pledged across 330 crowdfunded video games in 2016. ([https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2016-12-19-gamesindustry-biz-presents-2016-the-year-in-numbers GI.biz & ICO Partners], December 2016)
-== 2011-2015 Stats ==
+== 2016 ==
 *Looking at UK Kickstarter video games projects, between Sep 2011 and Jan 2015, 119 (18% of total) projects were successful in reaching funding target, raising £5.5m in total. ([https://www.nesta.org.uk/blog/what-did-we-learn-from-looking-at-uk-video-games-kickstarter-data/ Nesta] Feb 2015)

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−	== ~~2020 Stats~~ ==	+	== 2021 ==

	*Globally, $23,323,927 was raised across 408 successful video game campaigns, representing a better performance in terms of both money raised and projects funded than the previous four years. Six projects raised more than $500k in 2020, with those games raising more funds in 2020 than $500k+ projects raised in any single year 0f 2016-2019. ([https://medium.com/icopartners/kickstarter-in-2020-for-games-70d26b5cba73 ICO Partners], Jan 2021)		*Globally, $23,323,927 was raised across 408 successful video game campaigns, representing a better performance in terms of both money raised and projects funded than the previous four years. Six projects raised more than $500k in 2020, with those games raising more funds in 2020 than $500k+ projects raised in any single year 0f 2016-2019. ([https://medium.com/icopartners/kickstarter-in-2020-for-games-70d26b5cba73 ICO Partners], Jan 2021)

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 == 2011-2015 Stats ==
-*Looking at UK Kickstarter video games projects, between Sept 2011 and Jan 2015, 119 (18% of total) projects were successful in reaching funding target, raising £5.5m in total. ([https://www.nesta.org.uk/blog/what-did-we-learn-from-looking-at-uk-video-games-kickstarter-data/ Nesta] Feb 2015)
+*Looking at UK Kickstarter video games projects, between Sep 2011 and Jan 2015, 119 (18% of total) projects were successful in reaching funding target, raising £5.5m in total. ([https://www.nesta.org.uk/blog/what-did-we-learn-from-looking-at-uk-video-games-kickstarter-data/ Nesta] Feb 2015)
 *5 projects represent 60% of the total funds raised. They were ([https://www.nesta.org.uk/blog/what-did-we-learn-from-looking-at-uk-video-games-kickstarter-data/ Nesta], Feb 2015):

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 *Globally, $20m was pledged across 330 crowdfunded video games in 2016. ([https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2016-12-19-gamesindustry-biz-presents-2016-the-year-in-numbers GI.biz & ICO Partners], December 2016)
-== 2015 Stats ==
+== 2011-2015 Stats ==
-*Looking at UK Kickstarter video games projects, between Sept 2011 and Jan 2015, 119 (18% of total) projects were successful in reaching funding target, raising £5.5m. ([https://www.nesta.org.uk/blog/what-did-we-learn-from-looking-at-uk-video-games-kickstarter-data/ Nesta] Feb 2015)
+*Looking at UK Kickstarter video games projects, between Sept 2011 and Jan 2015, 119 (18% of total) projects were successful in reaching funding target, raising £5.5m in total. ([https://www.nesta.org.uk/blog/what-did-we-learn-from-looking-at-uk-video-games-kickstarter-data/ Nesta] Feb 2015)
-*5 projects raised 60% of the total funds. They were ([https://www.nesta.org.uk/blog/what-did-we-learn-from-looking-at-uk-video-games-kickstarter-data/ Nesta], Feb 2015):
+*5 projects represent 60% of the total funds raised. They were ([https://www.nesta.org.uk/blog/what-did-we-learn-from-looking-at-uk-video-games-kickstarter-data/ Nesta], Feb 2015):
-**[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous Elite: Dangerous] (£1.6m)
+**[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous Elite: Dangerous], 2013 (£1.6m)
-**[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/22cans/project-godus Godus] (£527k)
+**[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/22cans/project-godus Godus], 2012 (£527k)
-**[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/revolutionsoftware/broken-sword-the-serpents-curse-adventure Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse] (£479k)
+**[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/revolutionsoftware/broken-sword-the-serpents-curse-adventure Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse], 2012 (£479k)
-**[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stainlessgames/carmageddon-reincarnation Carmageddon: Reincarnation] (£402k)
+**[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stainlessgames/carmageddon-reincarnation Carmageddon: Reincarnation], 2012 (£402k)
-**[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/subterraneangames/war-for-the-overworld War for the Overworld] (£211k)
+**[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/subterraneangames/war-for-the-overworld War for the Overworld], 2013 (£211k)
 *The top 25% of projects raised 91% of the funds, similar to other creative markets usually dominated by a few blockbusters followed by projects with smaller budgets. ([https://www.nesta.org.uk/blog/what-did-we-learn-from-looking-at-uk-video-games-kickstarter-data/ Nesta], Feb 2015)

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 **159 UK video game projects received at least one pledge, an 8.5% decline on the previous year and a continuation of the trend since the peak of 379 projects in 2014.
 **Of those 159 game projects, 42 campaigns (29%) reached their funding target.
-**Of the 42 funded projects, 24 had funding targets of less than $10k and a further 12 had targets of between $10k and $50k. 5 funded projects acheived minimum targets of between $50k and $100k and one project was successfully funded to more than $500k. Please note that this final project is an adult game not elsewhere classified as a part of the UK games industry by Ukie. As such, it is absent from the table below and from Ukie's other industry figures. ([https://medium.com/icopartners/kickstarter-and-video-games-in-the-uk-d1399cfd331 ICO Partners], Mar 2020)
+**Of the 42 funded projects, 24 met funding targets of less than $10k and a further 12 met targets of between $10k and $50k. 5 funded projects acheived minimum targets of between $50k and $100k and one project was successfully funded to more than $500k. Please note that this final project is an adult game not elsewhere classified as a part of the UK games industry by Ukie. As such, it is absent from the table below and from Ukie's other industry analyses. ([https://medium.com/icopartners/kickstarter-and-video-games-in-the-uk-d1399cfd331 ICO Partners], Mar 2020)
 == 2016 Stats ==

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 *UK games projects on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter raised £3.16m in pledges in 2019, a 105%  increase on 2018 revenues (£1.54m), reversing the steady decline of the previous four years. Of those projects, £2.9m (91%) was pledged to successful projects. ([https://medium.com/icopartners/kickstarter-and-video-games-in-the-uk-d1399cfd331 ICO Partners], Mar 2020)
-**159 UK video game projects were funded, an 8.5% decline on the previous year and a continuation of the trend since the peak of 379 projects in 2014.
+**159 UK video game projects received at least one pledge, an 8.5% decline on the previous year and a continuation of the trend since the peak of 379 projects in 2014.
-**Of those 159 games projects in 2019, 42 projects (29%) reached their funding target.
+**Of those 159 game projects, 42 campaigns (29%) reached their funding target.
-**Of the 42 funded projects, 24 were for targets less than $10k and a further 12 for targets between $10k-50k. 5 projects were funded between $50k-100k and one project was funded to more than $500k. Please note that this one project receiving over $500k is an adult game not elsewhere classified as a part of the UK games industry by Ukie. As such, it is absent from the table below. ([https://medium.com/icopartners/kickstarter-and-video-games-in-the-uk-d1399cfd331 ICO Partners], Mar 2020)
+**Of the 42 funded projects, 24 had funding targets of less than $10k and a further 12 had targets of between $10k and $50k. 5 funded projects acheived minimum targets of between $50k and $100k and one project was successfully funded to more than $500k. Please note that this final project is an adult game not elsewhere classified as a part of the UK games industry by Ukie. As such, it is absent from the table below and from Ukie's other industry figures. ([https://medium.com/icopartners/kickstarter-and-video-games-in-the-uk-d1399cfd331 ICO Partners], Mar 2020)
 == 2016 Stats ==

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 *Globally, $23,323,927 was raised across 408 successful video game campaigns, representing a better performance in terms of both money raised and projects funded than the previous four years. Six projects raised more than $500k in 2020, with those games raising more funds in 2020 than $500k+ projects raised in any single year 0f 2016-2019. ([https://medium.com/icopartners/kickstarter-in-2020-for-games-70d26b5cba73 ICO Partners], Jan 2021)
 *Three successful UK video game projects raised over £100k on Kickstarter in 2020. They were:
-**[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kumisoulsgames/the-last-faith-a-dark-gothic-metroidvania The Last Faith] by Kumi Souls games (£210,075)
+**[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kumisoulsgames/the-last-faith-a-dark-gothic-metroidvania The Last Faith] by Kumi Souls Games (£210,075)
 **[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/billiebustup/billie-bust-up Billie Bust Up] by Blueprint Games (£146,270)
 **[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jawdropgames/deathground Deathground] by Jaw Drop Games (£118,097)

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 == 2019 Stats ==
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 *5 projects raised 60% of the total funds. They were ([https://www.nesta.org.uk/blog/what-did-we-learn-from-looking-at-uk-video-games-kickstarter-data/ Nesta], Feb 2015):
-**Elite: Dangerous (£1.6m)
+**[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous Elite: Dangerous] (£1.6m)
-**Project GODUS (£527k)
+**[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/22cans/project-godus Godus] (£527k)
-**Broken Sword – the Serpent’s Curse Adventure (£479k)
+**[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/revolutionsoftware/broken-sword-the-serpents-curse-adventure Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse] (£479k)
-**Carmageddon: Reincarnation (£402k)
+**[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stainlessgames/carmageddon-reincarnation Carmageddon: Reincarnation] (£402k)
-**War for the Overlord (£211k)
+**[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/subterraneangames/war-for-the-overworld War for the Overworld] (£211k)
 *The top 25% of projects raised 91% of the funds, similar to other creative markets usually dominated by a few blockbusters followed by projects with smaller budgets. ([https://www.nesta.org.uk/blog/what-did-we-learn-from-looking-at-uk-video-games-kickstarter-data/ Nesta], Feb 2015)
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 |style="text-align:left;" | [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/69341191/xenonauts-2-strategic-planetary-defence-simulator Xenonauts 2]
 |style="text-align:right;" | Goldhawk Interactive
-|style="text-align:right;" | 07 Jun 2012
+|style="text-align:right;" | 20 Jul 2018
 |style="text-align:right;" | 191,107
 |style="text-align:right;" | 6,827
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 |style="text-align:right;" | 160,055
 |style="text-align:right;" | 6,931
 |-
 |style="text-align:left;" | [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/simonroth/maia Maia]
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 |style="text-align:right;" | 100,803
 |style="text-align:right;" | 4,271
 |}
 ''Figures in italics have been converted from US dollars''

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 == Most Funded UK Video Games on Kickstarter ==
-{| class="wikitable"
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
-!Project
+! scope="col" | Project
-!Developer
+! scope="col" | Developer
-!Date Funded
+! scope="col" | Date Funded
-!Total Funds Raised / £
+! scope="col" | Total Funds Raised / £
-!Number of Backers
+! scope="col" | Number of Backers
 |-
 |style="text-align:left;" | [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtonic/yooka-laylee-a-3d-platformer-rare-vival Yooka-Laylee]
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 |style="text-align:right;" | Revolution Software
 |style="text-align:right;" | 22 Sep 2012
-|style="text-align:right;" | 474,818*
+|style="text-align:right;" | ''474,818''
 |style="text-align:right;" | 14,032
 |-
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 |style="text-align:right;" | Stainless Games
 |style="text-align:right;" | 07 Jun 2012
-|style="text-align:right;" | 404,739*
+|style="text-align:right;" | ''404,739''
 |style="text-align:right;" | 15,736
 |-
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 |style="text-align:right;" | PlayFusion
 |style="text-align:right;" | 04 Nov 2016
-|style="text-align:right;" | 183,850*
+|style="text-align:right;" | ''183,850''
 |style="text-align:right;" | 1,635
 |-
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 |style="text-align:right;" | Born Ready Games
 |style="text-align:right;" | 17 Nov 2012
-|style="text-align:right;" | 110,170*
+|style="text-align:right;" | ''110,170''
 |style="text-align:right;" | 4,484
 |-
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 |style="text-align:right;" | 159
 |}
-''<nowiki>*</nowiki> Value converted from US dollars''
+''Figures in italics have been converted from US dollars''