these games didn’t let a lack of
traditional financing get in their way
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
ten crowdfunded games
for this list we ranked the best games
that were funded primarily through
crowdsourcing platforms such as
Kickstarter or IndieGoGo we’re only
looking at games that have been
officially released at the time this
video was produced so while we’re all
eagerly waiting for star citizen you
won’t find them here not yet there’s
still one more to save no time we have
to pull out immediately or we’ll be
destroyed number 10 Giana Sisters
twisted dreams kick-starting our list is
the spiritual successor to a 1987
Commodore 64 title the great Giana
Sisters which was accused of being a
ripoff of the original Super Mario
Brothers still the series had enough
loyal followers to garner 150,000
through Kickstarter the result was this
new platformer which sees gianna shift
between two different dream dimensions
at the press of a button doing so
changes the theme of the stage music and
giannis attack style so the visual feast
is essentially just a bonus
number nine elite dangerous
though this title had three predecessors
in its series of space trading and
combat simulators the designers had to
turn to Kickstarter to find a fourth
outing fans responded and they collected
over 1.25 million pounds to make the
game they used it well creating a galaxy
with over 400 billion star systems so
whether you want to be an intergalactic
space trucker or one of the deadliest
mercenaries in the galaxy who ambushes
intergalactic space truckers this game
is for you talking destroyed
number eight shadowrun returns
this isometric turn-based RPG is based
on the classic sci-fi fantasy tabletop
games which later saw a videogame
release on the SNES and Genesis after
dedicated fans were outraged that the
2007 entry in the series was a
multiplayer FPS designer Jordan Weissman
was able to recover the game’s original
license and thanks to Kickstarter raised
1.8 million to make a brand new game
what he delivered was a love letter to
shadow runs tabletop and 16-bit roots
with a modern coat of paint
number seven the organ trail director’s
cut this title is pretty much what you’d
expect actually maybe not considering
it’s a tribute to the Oregon Trail with
zombies in it yet we still managed to
have fun with this retro styled survival
game though the game first came out as a
free browser game without the needing of
fan funding developers the men who wear
many hats turned to Kickstarter to
create this expanded version for Windows
Mac and Linux with a mere sixteen
thousand dollar budget it’s the cheapest
game on this list which just goes to
show you don’t need a big budget to
create something awesome number six
wasteland 2
the first wasteland game was released
way back in 1988 and is widely
considered to be among the greatest
post-apocalyptic games ever made but
developers in exile still had to go to
Kickstarter to get their sequel going
once they did they were incredibly
successful raking in 2.9 million in fan
contributions he didn’t want me going
off half-cocked and shooting up all of
Arizona looking for his killer but I
gotta find this guy the money was used
to create some of the most complex
character management and leveling
systems we’ve ever seen in the PC
strategy genre though some may argue
it’s almost too dense if it’s an
incredibly hard core strategy RPG that
you want give wasteland a try but let me
tell you Mathias ball friends but biases
law is vengeance number 5 the Banner
Saga wants a strong thriving city the
walls of first better now just keep the
howling winds at bay with luck they’ll
hold out against threads as well
sometimes you need to be idiosyncratic
in order to grab the Internet’s
attention on Kickstarter and this Viking
themed tactical RPG certainly does that
it has beautiful hand-drawn artwork in
the vein of 1960s Disney cartoons an
emotional story where your actions feel
like they have deep consequences and
intense turn-based combat
the developers started on this project
after their work on Bioware’s MMORPG
Star Wars The Old Republic and they
solicited over $700,000 in donations and
our last collection before returning to
the capital number 4 broken age my name
is Marek and what I’m about to show you
is no game we’d expect nothing less than
the finest storytelling videogames have
to offer from legendary developer Tim
Schafer and that’s exactly what he gave
us in this point-and-click adventure oh
my a fresh face rises from below
before you ask let me answer yes you may
live here and married off forever
originally known as Double Fine
adventure the project garnered nearly
3.5 million on Kickstarter making it one
of the most successful crowdfunded
initiatives of any type it tells the
story of two teenagers che a cosmonaut
on a ship that houses various infant
creatures and Vella who is determined to
escape her fate as a sacrificial lamb
look I think it’s time we start fighting
that monster
you’re just going through that anger
phase after not getting picked the two
stories can be swapped at any time
allowing you plenty of time to get to
know both characters and their stories
very well on the bright side every new
day means a new chance to die on a
runaway train
fake train wreck please number three
divinity original sin I’ve always heard
is typically more to a king’s tomb than
meets the eye
it could be a myth or it could be Alan
next up on our list is not just one of
the greatest crowdfunded games but one
of the best old-school RPGs released in
recent years watch out orcs that large
think with their clubs not their heads
developers Larry in studios raised over
1 million dollars on Kickstarter and
they rewarded their financers with 60
hours of nostalgia inducing classic
turn-based combat clever 2 character
system quirky humor and punishing combat
all blends to create an experience that
is as rewarding as it is addictive
number 2 FTL faster than light
here’s yet another title that breathe
new life into a dying jar this time it’s
the roguelike now transplanted
beautifully into a sci-fi setting you
control a spaceship belonging to the
Galactic Federation and you have to make
your way across several space sectors to
reach their last fleet while a pursuing
rebel force is hot on your tail it’s an
unforgettable yet very challenging
journey as you venture through the
unforgiving regions of space raising
over $200,000 on kickstarter for the
project it sold enough copies to warrant
an expansion and an iOS port making it
one of the first big kickstarter success
stories
before we get to our number one let’s
take a look at some honorable mentions
take you to that number one shovel
knight’ burying the rest of the
competition is this gorgeous tribute to
8-bit games
it’s side-scrolling platformer gameplay
and 2d visuals might not look like much
at first but it’s beautiful color scheme
addictive as hell gameplay top-notch
level design and catchy chiptune
soundtrack make it a joy to play
citing the greatest elements from 8-bit
games like Mega Man Zelda 2 and
ducktales developer Yacht Club games
created something completely
groundbreaking raising over $300,000 on
Kickstarter Yacht Club actually ran out
of money months before the game launched
but they pushed ahead to complete the
game on dedication alone and released
something amazing do you agree with our
list
oh I understand you’re quite mentally
ill aren’t you have no fear you’ve come
to the right place which crowdfunding
campaign do you support offer oh you
look so handsome
for more successful top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
traditional financing get in their way
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
ten crowdfunded games
for this list we ranked the best games
that were funded primarily through
crowdsourcing platforms such as
Kickstarter or IndieGoGo we’re only
looking at games that have been
officially released at the time this
video was produced so while we’re all
eagerly waiting for star citizen you
won’t find them here not yet there’s
still one more to save no time we have
to pull out immediately or we’ll be
destroyed number 10 Giana Sisters
twisted dreams kick-starting our list is
the spiritual successor to a 1987
Commodore 64 title the great Giana
Sisters which was accused of being a
ripoff of the original Super Mario
Brothers still the series had enough
loyal followers to garner 150,000
through Kickstarter the result was this
new platformer which sees gianna shift
between two different dream dimensions
at the press of a button doing so
changes the theme of the stage music and
giannis attack style so the visual feast
is essentially just a bonus
number nine elite dangerous
though this title had three predecessors
in its series of space trading and
combat simulators the designers had to
turn to Kickstarter to find a fourth
outing fans responded and they collected
over 1.25 million pounds to make the
game they used it well creating a galaxy
with over 400 billion star systems so
whether you want to be an intergalactic
space trucker or one of the deadliest
mercenaries in the galaxy who ambushes
intergalactic space truckers this game
is for you talking destroyed
number eight shadowrun returns
this isometric turn-based RPG is based
on the classic sci-fi fantasy tabletop
games which later saw a videogame
release on the SNES and Genesis after
dedicated fans were outraged that the
2007 entry in the series was a
multiplayer FPS designer Jordan Weissman
was able to recover the game’s original
license and thanks to Kickstarter raised
1.8 million to make a brand new game
what he delivered was a love letter to
shadow runs tabletop and 16-bit roots
with a modern coat of paint
number seven the organ trail director’s
cut this title is pretty much what you’d
expect actually maybe not considering
it’s a tribute to the Oregon Trail with
zombies in it yet we still managed to
have fun with this retro styled survival
game though the game first came out as a
free browser game without the needing of
fan funding developers the men who wear
many hats turned to Kickstarter to
create this expanded version for Windows
Mac and Linux with a mere sixteen
thousand dollar budget it’s the cheapest
game on this list which just goes to
show you don’t need a big budget to
create something awesome number six
wasteland 2
the first wasteland game was released
way back in 1988 and is widely
considered to be among the greatest
post-apocalyptic games ever made but
developers in exile still had to go to
Kickstarter to get their sequel going
once they did they were incredibly
successful raking in 2.9 million in fan
contributions he didn’t want me going
off half-cocked and shooting up all of
Arizona looking for his killer but I
gotta find this guy the money was used
to create some of the most complex
character management and leveling
systems we’ve ever seen in the PC
strategy genre though some may argue
it’s almost too dense if it’s an
incredibly hard core strategy RPG that
you want give wasteland a try but let me
tell you Mathias ball friends but biases
law is vengeance number 5 the Banner
Saga wants a strong thriving city the
walls of first better now just keep the
howling winds at bay with luck they’ll
hold out against threads as well
sometimes you need to be idiosyncratic
in order to grab the Internet’s
attention on Kickstarter and this Viking
themed tactical RPG certainly does that
it has beautiful hand-drawn artwork in
the vein of 1960s Disney cartoons an
emotional story where your actions feel
like they have deep consequences and
intense turn-based combat
the developers started on this project
after their work on Bioware’s MMORPG
Star Wars The Old Republic and they
solicited over $700,000 in donations and
our last collection before returning to
the capital number 4 broken age my name
is Marek and what I’m about to show you
is no game we’d expect nothing less than
the finest storytelling videogames have
to offer from legendary developer Tim
Schafer and that’s exactly what he gave
us in this point-and-click adventure oh
my a fresh face rises from below
before you ask let me answer yes you may
live here and married off forever
originally known as Double Fine
adventure the project garnered nearly
3.5 million on Kickstarter making it one
of the most successful crowdfunded
initiatives of any type it tells the
story of two teenagers che a cosmonaut
on a ship that houses various infant
creatures and Vella who is determined to
escape her fate as a sacrificial lamb
look I think it’s time we start fighting
that monster
you’re just going through that anger
phase after not getting picked the two
stories can be swapped at any time
allowing you plenty of time to get to
know both characters and their stories
very well on the bright side every new
day means a new chance to die on a
runaway train
fake train wreck please number three
divinity original sin I’ve always heard
is typically more to a king’s tomb than
meets the eye
it could be a myth or it could be Alan
next up on our list is not just one of
the greatest crowdfunded games but one
of the best old-school RPGs released in
recent years watch out orcs that large
think with their clubs not their heads
developers Larry in studios raised over
1 million dollars on Kickstarter and
they rewarded their financers with 60
hours of nostalgia inducing classic
turn-based combat clever 2 character
system quirky humor and punishing combat
all blends to create an experience that
is as rewarding as it is addictive
number 2 FTL faster than light
here’s yet another title that breathe
new life into a dying jar this time it’s
the roguelike now transplanted
beautifully into a sci-fi setting you
control a spaceship belonging to the
Galactic Federation and you have to make
your way across several space sectors to
reach their last fleet while a pursuing
rebel force is hot on your tail it’s an
unforgettable yet very challenging
journey as you venture through the
unforgiving regions of space raising
over $200,000 on kickstarter for the
project it sold enough copies to warrant
an expansion and an iOS port making it
one of the first big kickstarter success
stories
before we get to our number one let’s
take a look at some honorable mentions
take you to that number one shovel
knight’ burying the rest of the
competition is this gorgeous tribute to
8-bit games
it’s side-scrolling platformer gameplay
and 2d visuals might not look like much
at first but it’s beautiful color scheme
addictive as hell gameplay top-notch
level design and catchy chiptune
soundtrack make it a joy to play
citing the greatest elements from 8-bit
games like Mega Man Zelda 2 and
ducktales developer Yacht Club games
created something completely
groundbreaking raising over $300,000 on
Kickstarter Yacht Club actually ran out
of money months before the game launched
but they pushed ahead to complete the
game on dedication alone and released
something amazing do you agree with our
list
oh I understand you’re quite mentally
ill aren’t you have no fear you’ve come
to the right place which crowdfunding
campaign do you support offer oh you
look so handsome
for more successful top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
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