2015 Successful Crowdfunding Projects

With the reduction of available Venture Capital and Game Developers desiring more control of their products, Crowdfunding has become a hotbed of innovation. We at Gaiscioch Magazine keep a close eye on sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo in search of tomorrows big titles.

In this section you will find our highlights as well as a month by month lists of the top performers.

Top 25 Crowdfunding Campaigns of 2015

# Title Raised %
1 Shenmue 3
By: Ys Net
$6,333,296 USD 317%
2 Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
By: Koji Igarashi
$5,545,992 USD 1109%
3 BATTLETECH
By: Harebrained Schemes LLC
$2,785,537 USD 1114%
4 Yooka-Laylee
By: Playtonic Games
£2,090,104 GBP 1194%
5 Divinity: Original Sin 2
By: Larian Studios LLC
$2,032,435 USD 406%
6 Crowfall
By: ArtCraft Entertainment, Inc.
$1,766,205 USD 221%
7 The Bards Tale IV
By: inXile entertainment
$1,519,681 USD 122%
8 Muv-Luv
By: The Muv-Luv Team
$1,255,444 USD 502%
9 Shadowrun: Hong Kong
By: Harebrained Schemes LLC
$1,204,726 USD 1205%
10 Underworld Ascendant
By: OtherSide Entertainment
$860,357 USD 143%
11 Battle Chasers: Nightwar
By: Airship Syndicate
$856,354 USD 171%
12 Friday the 13th: The Game
By: Randy Greenback - Gun Media
$823,704 USD 118%
13 Descent: Underground
By: Descendent Studios
$601,773 USD 100%
14 CLANNAD Official English Release
By: sekaiproject
$541,162 USD 387%
15 Toejam and Earl: Back in the Groove
By: Humanature Studios
$508,638 USD 127%
16 The Grisaia Trilogy: Three Huge Visual Novels for
By: sekaiproject
$475,256 USD 297%
17 Squad - Communicate. Coordinate. Conquer
By: Offworld Industries
$434,805 CAD 236%
18 EVERSPACE
By: ROCKFISH Games
€420,252 EUR 187%
19 The Journey Down
By: SkyGoblin
kr409,237 SEK 136%
20 Umbra (PC and Linux)
By: SolarFall Games
$406,979 USD 181%
21 We Happy Few - Welcome to Wellington Wells, you Sa
By: Compulsion Games
$334,754 CAD 134%
22 Infinity: Battlescape
By: I-Novae Studios
$332,621 USD 111%
23 Project Scissors: NightCry
By: Playism Games
$314,772 USD 105%
24 The Dwarves - A New Storydriven Fantasy RPG
By: KING Art Games
$310,092 USD 119%
25 Little Devil Inside
By: Neostream
$306,515 AUD 123%