Kickstarter: 2024 set a record for the number of successful crowdfunding campaigns in video games on the platform

Though the real deal on Kickstarter is tabletop games.

2024 Was a Big Year for Games on Kickstarter

  • Since 2009, 93,756 crowdfunding campaigns for games have been launched on the platform.

  • Users have pledged over $2.63 billion to various game projects. The total number of crowdfunding participants exceeds 23 million.

  • In 2024, more than 70% of backers who supported game projects also backed projects in other categories.

Tabletop Games Results

  • Kickstarter remains the largest crowdfunding platform for tabletop games. In 2024, 83% of all game pledges went to tabletop games.

  • A total of 6,646 campaigns were launched, 5,314 of which were successfully funded. Success Rate – 80% – the highest in the 15-year history of the service.

  • People invested $220 million in successful tabletop game campaigns.

  • The most successful launches of the year: Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere RPG (raised over $15.1M), Altered TCG by Equinox (raised over $6.7 million), and Trench Crusade by Factory Fortress Inc (raised over $3.3 million).

Video Games Results

  • In 2024, successful video game campaigns raised $26 million. This is 28% more than in 2023.

  • There were 441 successful campaigns in 2024. This is a 9% increase over the previous year. Moreover, this is the largest number of successful game campaigns in Kickstarter’s 15-year history.

  • In 2024, 78% of all game campaigns that raised over $100,000 were launched on Kickstarter

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