Star Citizen's crowdfunding efforts hit $300 million

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Ambitious space-sim Star Citizen has hit another milestone, recently topping an eye-watering $300 million (£240m) with its most recent crowdfunding efforts.

The wildly successful space simulator that boasts a "persistent universe" from Cloud Imperium Games has had a massive surge in donations this month, jumping from around $4 million (£3.1m) in donations April 2020 to a whopping $15 million (£11.9 million) in May 2020, according to the crowdfunding timeline graph on the official website.

The site also intimates that the game now claims 2.7 million users, too, although it's unclear which of those are active players and not just those that have signed up to see what all the fuss is about in free-to-play events, the most recent of which ran at the end of May (thanks, Twinfinite).

In related news, the CI team recently debuted an all-new behind-the-scenes video. Marking "Alien Week" for the sci-fi game, Star Citizen's narrative team answer fan questions about the "lore, history and background on the alien races of Star Citizen".

As Connor summarised a little while back, Star Citizen is the most crowdfunded thing, er, ever, but Star Citizen has become one of the strangest stories in modern gaming. But though it's enjoyed by millions of people, Star Citizen might just prove that more crowdfunding isn't always a good thing, particularly as the bigger something gets, the slower it gets, too…

“The race isn't finished yet," creator Chris Roberts said several years ago when the game had generated "just" £124m. "Wait till the finish line is crossed and then I'll say people can make judgments about whether it was the right way or not. Instinctively, it was the way that felt right to me."




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RyanPosted:

MushroomElm As a backer of this game, I can't believe it's gone this far. Kind of wished I hadn't invested so much into it, but I still believe in the vision.

However, now they aren't producing anything super special anymore. Other space games are doing what they are, slowly catching up. By the time they release, Elite Dangerous will have caught up. Only time will tell if it was worth backing. If I remember to come back in 2029, I'll let ya'll know :D


Agreed, the longer they drag the game out for the more support they are going to lose for the game...

RyanPosted:

We have had to wait so long for this game, the hype better be worth it.

JoeIPosted:

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40 Are the donations for future development of the game?


Well, yeah. Raised an extra 50M in 6 months.

Dam that's good numbers then?!

ifconfigPosted:

40 Are the donations for future development of the game?


Well, yeah. Raised an extra 50M in 6 months.

OGTrey079Posted:

How long does it take to develop a game with 300m

XBL-ABPosted:

MushroomElm As a backer of this game, I can't believe it's gone this far. Kind of wished I hadn't invested so much into it, but I still believe in the vision.

However, now they aren't producing anything super special anymore. Other space games are doing what they are, slowly catching up. By the time they release, Elite Dangerous will have caught up. Only time will tell if it was worth backing. If I remember to come back in 2029, I'll let ya'll know :D


Agreed.

Im hyped for Elite Dangerous space legs tbh. Bought a whole hotas system to go with it.

CovidPosted:

Jesus that is a lot of crowdfunding, I don't read much about crowdfunding so I don't know if it is a lot. But it sounds it!

40Posted:

Are the donations for future development of the game?

MushroomElmPosted:

As a backer of this game, I can't believe it's gone this far. Kind of wished I hadn't invested so much into it, but I still believe in the vision.

However, now they aren't producing anything super special anymore. Other space games are doing what they are, slowly catching up. By the time they release, Elite Dangerous will have caught up. Only time will tell if it was worth backing. If I remember to come back in 2029, I'll let ya'll know :D

RedactedPosted:

Anime That's a lot of users they have on the site.


What site. If you're refering to the 2 million in game then year. If you mean the 300 million then you need to read properly and not spam your news comments