So I backed my first game on Kickstarter today, which is cool because it’s something that I have wanted to do for a while, and just never got around to it with timing or the right game. Then I saw a tweet a Tweet about Rubi: The Wayward Mira and just jumped at it. It looks fantastic and the pixel animations are to behold. The game basically looks like the game I wish I could make so i’m hoping that it meets the goal and I get to play it in full some time soon!
I’ve always been curious about Kickstarter as a strategy and medium of gaining hype and funding for peoples games. It must be such a emotional time for developers as it would be both excitement at possibility of being backed, and fear at the idea of not making target by the deadline. I guess every time someone sends something out into public is like that. I know I’ve become way too fixated on checking my Youtube stats after releasing a video, and I’m sure there are people refreshing their kickstart pages multiple times per day.
I’m hoping to do an interview with a developer about the Kickstarter journey in the future and I have one that has tentatively said they will do it once their campaign is through. If you have any experiences then please let me know, as I’m sure there are risks and drawbacks that i’m not aware of presently. For now I’m going to link my most recent video as there is sure to be some games that you would be keen to check out, and also a link to Rubi and Spirittea which is another game I think is looking fantastic on kickstarter!
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