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(Added table of top 20 all-time most funded UK video game Kickstarter projects. Removed some comments from 2014 stats regarding "potential" of Kickstarter as the section is no longer forward-looking. Added clarification to 2019 stats re:Subverse)
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== 2020 Stats ==
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== 2019 Stats ==
  
 
[[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)]]
 
[[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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**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 were funded, 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 games projects in 2019, 42 projects (29%) reached their funding target.
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**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. ([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 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)
  
 
== 2016 Stats ==
 
== 2016 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):
 
*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):
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**Elite: Dangerous (£1.6m)
 
**Elite: Dangerous (£1.6m)
 
**Project GODUS (£527k)
 
**Project GODUS (£527k)
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**War for the Overlord (£211k)
 
**War for the Overlord (£211k)
  
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*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. While shooters, sports games and adventure arcade games dominate the consumer charts, it’s strategy, adventure, “other” and multigenre that lead on Kickstarter, which hints at platform’s potential for niche games. ([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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*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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== Most Funded Successful UK Video Games on Kickstarter ==
  
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== 2014 Stats ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Project
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!Developer
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!Date Funded
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!Total Funds Raised / £
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!Number of Backers
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|-
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|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;" | Playtonic
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|style="text-align:right;" | 17 Jun 2015
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|style="text-align:right;" | 2,090,104
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|style="text-align:right;" | 73,206
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;" | [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous Elite: Dangerous]
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|style="text-align:right;" | Frontier Developments
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|style="text-align:right;" | 05 Jan 2013
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|style="text-align:right;" | 1,578,316
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|style="text-align:right;" | 25,681
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;" | [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/22cans/project-godus Godus]
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|style="text-align:right;" | 22cans
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|style="text-align:right;" | 21 Dec 2012
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|style="text-align:right;" | 526,563
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|style="text-align:right;" | 17,184
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;" | [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/revolutionsoftware/broken-sword-the-serpents-curse-adventure Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse]
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|style="text-align:right;" | Revolution Software
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|style="text-align:right;" | 22 Sep 2012
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|style="text-align:right;" | 474,818*
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|style="text-align:right;" | 14,032
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;" | [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stainlessgames/carmageddon-reincarnation Carmageddon: Reincarnation]
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|style="text-align:right;" | Stainless Games
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|style="text-align:right;" | 07 Jun 2012
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|style="text-align:right;" | 404,739*
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|style="text-align:right;" | 15,736
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;" | [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/failbetter/sunless-skies-the-sequel-to-sunless-sea Sunless Skies]
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|style="text-align:right;" | Failbetter Games
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|style="text-align:right;" | 03 Mar 2017
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|style="text-align:right;" | 377,952
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|style="text-align:right;" | 11,739
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;" | [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bulkheadinteractive/battalion-1944-pc-xb1-ps4 Battalion 1944]
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|style="text-align:right;" | Bulkhead Interactive
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|style="text-align:right;" | 03 Mar 2016
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|style="text-align:right;" | 317,281
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|style="text-align:right;" | 10,096
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;" | [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/subterraneangames/war-for-the-overworld War for the Overworld]
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|style="text-align:right;" | Brightrock Games
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|style="text-align:right;" | 03 Jan 2013
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|style="text-align:right;" | 211,371
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|style="text-align:right;" | 8,351
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;" | [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kumisoulsgames/the-last-faith-a-dark-gothic-metroidvania The Last Faith]
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|style="text-align:right;" | Kumi Souls Games
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|style="text-align:right;" | 19 Jun 2020
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|style="text-align:right;" | 210,075
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|style="text-align:right;" | 4,053
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;" | [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/69341191/xenonauts-2-strategic-planetary-defence-simulator Xenonauts 2]
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|style="text-align:right;" | Goldhawk Interactive
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|style="text-align:right;" | 07 Jun 2012
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|style="text-align:right;" | 191,107
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|style="text-align:right;" | 6,827
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;" | [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playfusion/lightseekers Lightseekers]
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|style="text-align:right;" | PlayFusion
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|style="text-align:right;" | 04 Nov 2016
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|style="text-align:right;" | 183,850*
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|style="text-align:right;" | 1,635
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;" | [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1473965863/sui-generis Sui Generis]
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|style="text-align:right;" | Bare Mettle Entertainment
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|style="text-align:right;" | 30 Nov 2012
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|style="text-align:right;" | 160,055
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|style="text-align:right;" | 6,931
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;" | [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/simonroth/maia Maia]
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|style="text-align:right;" | Machine Studios
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|style="text-align:right;" | 28 Nov 2012
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|style="text-align:right;" | 140,481
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|style="text-align:right;" | 8,115
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;" | [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/foamsword/knights-and-bikes Knights and Bikes]
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|style="text-align:right;" | Foam Sword
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|style="text-align:right;" | 03 Mar 2016
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|style="text-align:right;" | 126,447
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|style="text-align:right;" | 4,796
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;" | [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jawdropgames/deathground Deathground]
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|style="text-align:right;" | Jaw Drop Games
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|style="text-align:right;" | 15 Aug 2020
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|style="text-align:right;" | 118,097
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|style="text-align:right;" | 3,650
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;" | [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bornreadygames/strike-suit-zero Strike Suit Zero]
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|style="text-align:right;" | Born Ready Games
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|style="text-align:right;" | 17 Nov 2012
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|style="text-align:right;" | 110,170*
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|style="text-align:right;" | 4,484
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;" | [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/697158346/survive-the-nights Survive the Nights]
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|style="text-align:right;" | A2Z Interactive
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|style="text-align:right;" | 10 Aug 2014
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|style="text-align:right;" | 108,398
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|style="text-align:right;" | 6,262
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;" | [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1027299776/witchmarsh Witchmarsh]
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|style="text-align:right;" | Inglenook Games
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|style="text-align:right;" | 15 Jun 2014
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|style="text-align:right;" | 102,430
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|style="text-align:right;" | 5,420
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;" | [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/failbetter/sunless-sea Sunless Sea]
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|style="text-align:right;" | Failbetter Games
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|style="text-align:right;" | 03 Oct 2013
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|style="text-align:right;" | 100,803
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|style="text-align:right;" | 4,271
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;" | [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/186837350/mma-federation MMA Federation]
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|style="text-align:right;" | 360 Studios
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|style="text-align:right;" | 26 Jan 2014
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|style="text-align:right;" | 100,425
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|style="text-align:right;" | 159
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|}
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''<nowiki>*</nowiki> Value converted from US dollars''

Revision as of 17:41, 1 March 2021

2019 Stats

UK Video Games Projects Kickstarter Revenue. (ICO Partners, Mar 2020)
  • 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. (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.
    • Of those 159 games projects in 2019, 42 projects (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. (ICO Partners, Mar 2020)

2016 Stats

  • Globally, $20m was pledged across 330 crowdfunded video games in 2016. (GI.biz & ICO Partners, December 2016)

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. (Nesta Feb 2015)
  • 5 projects raised 60% of the total funds. They were (Nesta, Feb 2015):
    • Elite: Dangerous (£1.6m)
    • Project GODUS (£527k)
    • Broken Sword – the Serpent’s Curse Adventure (£479k)
    • Carmageddon: Reincarnation (£402k)
    • War for the Overlord (£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. (Nesta, Feb 2015)

Most Funded Successful UK Video Games on Kickstarter

Project Developer Date Funded Total Funds Raised / £ Number of Backers
Yooka-Laylee Playtonic 17 Jun 2015 2,090,104 73,206
Elite: Dangerous Frontier Developments 05 Jan 2013 1,578,316 25,681
Godus 22cans 21 Dec 2012 526,563 17,184
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse Revolution Software 22 Sep 2012 474,818* 14,032
Carmageddon: Reincarnation Stainless Games 07 Jun 2012 404,739* 15,736
Sunless Skies Failbetter Games 03 Mar 2017 377,952 11,739
Battalion 1944 Bulkhead Interactive 03 Mar 2016 317,281 10,096
War for the Overworld Brightrock Games 03 Jan 2013 211,371 8,351
The Last Faith Kumi Souls Games 19 Jun 2020 210,075 4,053
Xenonauts 2 Goldhawk Interactive 07 Jun 2012 191,107 6,827
Lightseekers PlayFusion 04 Nov 2016 183,850* 1,635
Sui Generis Bare Mettle Entertainment 30 Nov 2012 160,055 6,931
Maia Machine Studios 28 Nov 2012 140,481 8,115
Knights and Bikes Foam Sword 03 Mar 2016 126,447 4,796
Deathground Jaw Drop Games 15 Aug 2020 118,097 3,650
Strike Suit Zero Born Ready Games 17 Nov 2012 110,170* 4,484
Survive the Nights A2Z Interactive 10 Aug 2014 108,398 6,262
Witchmarsh Inglenook Games 15 Jun 2014 102,430 5,420
Sunless Sea Failbetter Games 03 Oct 2013 100,803 4,271
MMA Federation 360 Studios 26 Jan 2014 100,425 159

* Value converted from US dollars

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