Cy_Borg, from Stockholm Kartell, was also successful to the tune of more than $444,000. Tuesday Knight Games chose Kickstarter to fund the first edition of the well-regarded Mothership in 2021, earning more than $1.4 million. For example, Possum Creek Games’ Wanderhome, which was successfully funded in late 2020, came out to rave reviews in 2021. Dungeon Alchemist showed a promising way to create virtual tabletop terrain on the fly, raking in more than $2.9 million.Īnother big storyline on Kickstarter in 2021 was the success of the many independent TTRPG creators it has helped over the years. Magpie Games’ campaign for a game based on Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra broke all existing records for a TTRPG on the platform, raising more than $9.5 million. The list of 2021’s top 10 highest-earning tabletop game projects includes several notable tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) campaigns. Most-funded Tabletop Kickstarters, 2021 NameĮverdell: Newleaf, Mistwood, and The Complete Collection Video games, by contrast, were down slightly, dropping from $22.9 million in 2020 to $21.8 million in 2021. That’s down from a 32% increase the year before, but still heading in the right direction. Kickstarter’s own data shows the category was up more than 14% over 2020 to a total of $270 million earned for tabletop projects. Combs was happy to report that it didn’t slow down crowdfunding all that much. Origins, Gen Con, and PAX Unplugged all managed to proceed, although with greatly diminished attendance. Pre-pandemic, these in-person events formed major waypoints on the tabletop crowdfunding calendar. Not just industry-wise, but are we going to have a Gen Con? Are we going to have a PAX ? Are we going to have an Origins ? And what are those going to look like?” “I think there was a lot of uncertainty going into it. “2021 was a year - for all of us,” said Kickstarter’s director of games, Anya Combs, with a laugh. Polygon spoke with the Brooklyn-based technology company about its 2021 results and the year ahead. But competition is increasing in the tabletop crowdfunding space, and Kickstarter is doing itself no favors with its very public and very confusing transition to the blockchain. Tabletop games continue to represent a significant portion - as much as one third - of Kickstarter’s total annual revenue.
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