2017’s Highest Grossing English Language Tabletop Roleplaying Crowdfunding Campaigns

2017 has been a great year for tabletop roleplaying crowdfunding campaigns. Millions of dollars have been raised to bring hundreds of games and accessories to life. Over the course of the year I’ve tracked 658 projects covering roleplaying games, supplements, accessories and a few related miniature, dice and licensed computer game projects. Of those 658, 38 were cancelled by their creators, 68 failed to fund by the deadline and almost 300,000 backers brought the rest to life. What were 2017’s biggest roleplaying projects? Well, I’m glad you asked…

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The below list includes every campaign for a roleplaying game, or supplement, that raised $50,000 or more. 47 campaigns got on the list this year. US companies had the most $50k+ campaigns, 28 in total, which isn’t a surprise given that most campaigns are still created by US companies or designers. The UK comes a distant second with 8 entries, closely followed by Sweden with 6, Germany has 2, whilst Australia, Italy, and Spain all provide one entry each.

This list does not include miniatures, dice, maps, software, computer games based on RPGs, non-English language RPGs (although the new version of Nephilim Legende made over $250,000 in French on Ulule) or games from sites other than Kickstarter (not that I saw any in English on other sites that would have broken into this list anyway).

For campaigns that ran in currency other than US dollars I converted their final funding total to US dollars using current exchange rates.

2017’s Highest Grossing English Language Tabletop Roleplaying Crowdfunding Campaigns​

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[TR]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]US[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Numenera 2: Discover and Destiny by Monte Cook Games [/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$845,258[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]GER[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Torg Eternity by Ulisses Spiele [/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$355,992[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]SWE[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Forbidden Lands – Retro Open-World Survival Fantasy RPG by Fria Ligan[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$342,984[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]The Yellow King Roleplaying Game from Robin D. Laws by Pelgrane Press
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$225,075[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]USA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]7^th Sea: Khitai by John Wick [/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$207,646[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]USA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Stars Without Number: Revised Edition by Kevin Crawford[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$192,036[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]USA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Midgard Campaign Setting: Dark Roads & Deep Magic by Kobold Press
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$191,428[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]USA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Eclipse Phase, Second Edition RPG by Infomorph [/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$187,307[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]USA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]DCC Lankhmar by Goodman Games [/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$187,171[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]USA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Changeling: The Lost 2nd Edition by Richard Thomas [/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$166,290[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]USA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Mini-Dungeon Tome for 5^th Edition or Pathfinder by AAW Games [/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$165,468[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]USA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]A Strange Box: Deluxe Boxed Edition of The Strange RPG by Monte Cook Games
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$162,819[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]13[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]USA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Dusk City Outlaws by Scratchpad Publishing [/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$154,155[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Traveller RPG: The Great Rift & Deep Space Exploration by Matthew Sprange[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$153,038[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]15[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]SWE[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Mutant: Mechatron – Rise of the Robots Roleplaying by Fria Ligan[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$142,865[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]16[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]SWE[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]LexOccultum by RiotMinds[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$136,002[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]17[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]USA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]How to Write Adventure Modules That Don’t Suck by Goodman Games[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$125,456[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]18[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]SWE[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Symbaroum – Monster Codex by Jarnringen[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$125,037[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]19[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]USA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Top Secret: New World Order – the espionage roleplaying game by TSR Games[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$123,168[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]20[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]USA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Monster Hunter International RPG: Savage Worlds Edition by Gallant Knight Games[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$122,985[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]21[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]USA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Monarchies of Mau Fantasy Tabletop RPG by Richard Thomas[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$118,534[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]22[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Elite: Dangerous Role Playing Game by Oliver Hulme – Spidermind Games[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$116,830[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]23[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]USA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Flash Gordon RPG for Savage Worlds by Shane Hensley[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$109,892[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]24[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sigil & Sign – Cthulhu Mythos RPG where you play the cultist by Dominic McDowall – Cubicle 7[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$102,265[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]25[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Cthulhu Dark by Graham Walmsley[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$96,617[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]26[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Spire RPG by Grant Howitt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$96,448[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]27[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]USA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Kids on Bikes RPG – Strange Adventures in Small Towns by Infectious Play (Jon Gilmour)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$93,471[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]28[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]SWE[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Western – the Roleplaying Game by Askfageln[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$91,131[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]29[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]A Touch of Class: 7 New Classes for 5^th Edition by Morrus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$91,006[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]30[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]USA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Cortex Prime: A Multi-Genre Modular Roleplaying Game by Cam Banks[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$84,430[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]31[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]ESP[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]FAITH: The Sci-Fi RPG Core Book and Miniatures by Burning Games[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$84,345[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]32[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Legacy: Life Among the Ruins 2^nd Edition by James Iles[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$83,738[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]33[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]USA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Paladin: Warriors of Charlemagne by Nocturnal Media[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$82,769[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]34[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]USA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Aces & Eights: Reloaded, a Wild West role playing game by Kenzer and Company[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$79,684[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]35[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]SWE[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Symbaroum: Karvosti – The Witch Hammer by Jarnringen[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$74,715[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]36[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]AUS[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Fragged Empire RPG: Expanded by Wade Dyer[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$71,811[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]37[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]USA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Talislanta: The Savage Land by Stewart Wieck[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$69,146[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]38[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]USA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Arcanis 5E RPG by Henry Lopez[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$67,063[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]39[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]USA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]The Deck of Many: DnD 5e Reference Cards by Cardamajigs[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$63,599[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]40[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]USA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Tiny Dungeons 2e - Minimalist fantasy roleplaying is back! By Gallant Knight Games[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$62,585[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]41[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]USA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Alternity 2017 - A Science Fiction Roleplaying Game by Sasquatch Game Studio LLC[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$62,043[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]42[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]ITA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Journey To Ragnarok: A Norse Mythology Adventure for 5e by Michele Paroli[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$61,391[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]43[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]USA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Chronicles of Darkness: Dark Eras 2 by Richard Thomas[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$60,593[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]44[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]USA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Outbreak: Undead 2E – The Survival Horror Simulation RPG by Hunters Books[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$59,295[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]45[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]USA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Wearing the Cape by Marion G. Harmon[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$53,854[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]46[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]GER[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Aventuria Compendium – The Dark Eye RPG by Ulisses Spiele[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$51,709[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]47[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]USA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Underworld Races & Classes for 5^th Edition & Pathfinder RPG by AAW Games[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$50,304[/TD]
[/TR]
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Update: I have added a list of the campaigns in 2017 that received the most 'Backers' in the comments section below. Numenera still comes out top but the rest of the list see's a shake up.

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[Morrus]

658 RPG Kickstarter projects in one year - that's almost two per day! And nearly all of them funded. Kickstarter was definitely one of those positive industry-changing things - it's so much easier now to break into and make money publishing roleplaying games.

 

[AngusA]

This is a list of the campaigns in 2017 which got the most backers...

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[TR]
[TD]Numenera 2: Discovery and Destiny
[/TD]
[TD]4185
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Forbidden Lands - Retro Open-World Survival Fantasy RPG
[/TD]
[TD]3399
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]How To Write Adventure Modules That Don't Suck
[/TD]
[TD]3247
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Stars Without Number: Revised Edition
[/TD]
[TD]3143
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Mini-Dungeon Tome for 5th Edition or Pathfinder RPG
[/TD]
[TD]3091
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Kids on Bikes RPG - Strange Adventures in Small Towns
[/TD]
[TD]3069
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Cortex Prime : A Multi-Genre Modular Roleplaying Game
[/TD]
[TD]2756
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7th Sea: Khitai
[/TD]
[TD]2553
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Eclipse Phase, Second Edition
[/TD]
[TD]2533
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Changeling: The Lost 2nd Edition
[/TD]
[TD]2500
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]A Touch of Class: 7 New Classes for 5th Edition
[/TD]
[TD]2454
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]The Yellow King Roleplaying Game from Robin D. Laws
[/TD]
[TD]2288
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Torg Eternity
[/TD]
[TD]2282
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Monster Hunter International RPG: Savage Worlds Edition
[/TD]
[TD]2058
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dusk City Outlaws
[/TD]
[TD]2048
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Innocents, a truly terrifying roleplaying game
[/TD]
[TD]2035
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Monarchies of Mau Fantasy Tabletop RPG
[/TD]
[TD]1970
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Talislanta: The Savage Land
[/TD]
[TD]1963
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Top Secret: New World Order - the espionage roleplaying game
[/TD]
[TD]1946
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Midgard Campaign Setting: Dark Roads & Deep Magic
[/TD]
[TD]1933
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DCC Lankhmar
[/TD]
[TD]1838
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Cthulhu Dark
[/TD]
[TD]1747
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Legacy: Life Among the Ruins 2nd Edition
[/TD]
[TD]1713
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Tiny Dungeon 2e - Minimalist fantasy roleplaying is back!
[/TD]
[TD]1661
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Mutant: Mechatron - Rise of the Robots Roleplaying
[/TD]
[TD]1653
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Gametee: World's Finest Leather Notebooks for Gamers
[/TD]
[TD]1610
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]PALADIN: Warriors of Charlemagne
[/TD]
[TD]1516
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Spire RPG
[/TD]
[TD]1483
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]LexOccultum TPG
[/TD]
[TD]1437
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]The Deck of Many: DnD 5e Reference Cards
[/TD]
[TD]1361
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SYMBAROUM - Monster Codex
[/TD]
[TD]1251
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]The Tavern Companion
[/TD]
[TD]1244
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Adventure Kit: Oath of the Frozen King
[/TD]
[TD]1231
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Masters and Minions: A 5th Edition Supplement
[/TD]
[TD]1214
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Elite: Dangerous RPG
[/TD]
[TD]1193
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Sly Flourish's Fantastic Adventures
[/TD]
[TD]1171
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Fear's Sharp Little Needles
[/TD]
[TD]1137
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Traveller RPG: The Great Rift & Deep Space Exploration
[/TD]
[TD]1130
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Drinking Quest: Liqour Before Honor
[/TD]
[TD]1119
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Fragged Empire TPG: Expanded
[/TD]
[TD]1103
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Journey To Ragnarok: A Norse Mythology Adventure for 5e
[/TD]
[TD]1082
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Noir World
[/TD]
[TD]1067
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Flash Gordon RPG for Savage Worlds
[/TD]
[TD]1027
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]A Strange Box
[/TD]
[TD]1011
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Misspent Youth RPG: Sell Out with Me!
[/TD]
[TD]988
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]The Big Book of Maps
[/TD]
[TD]947
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]The Star on the Shore
[/TD]
[TD]922
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Cold Shadows - Narrative Espionage Roleplaying
[/TD]
[TD]918
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Treasure Decks for 5th Edition
[/TD]
[TD]902
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Tome of Horrors: Reborn for Fifth Edition
[/TD]
[TD]895
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Middarmark
[/TD]
[TD]893
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]CAVALIERS OF MARS, a tabletop roleplaying game
[/TD]
[TD]885
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Underworld Races & Classes
[/TD]
[TD]882
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Artifices of Quartztoil Tower - 5E Adventure - Only $10!
[/TD]
[TD]877
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Sign & Sigil - Cthulhu Mythos RPG where you play the cultist
[/TD]
[TD]868
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Alas for the Awful Sea
[/TD]
[TD]867
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]The Watch RPG
[/TD]
[TD]865
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Lost Artifacts of Greyghast - A 5e Magic Item Compendium
[/TD]
[TD]856
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Ebonclad: 5E DnD Thieves' Guild Settubg + 7 New Adventures
[/TD]
[TD]854
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SIGMATA: This Signal Kills Fascists
[/TD]
[TD]854
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]New Paths Compendium: Pathfinder RPG Expanded Edition
[/TD]
[TD]840
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Atlas Animalia - A book of monster variants
[/TD]
[TD]798
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Remarkable Inns & Their Drinks - The Ultimate GM's Guide
[/TD]
[TD]794
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Pigsmoke: A Roleplaying Game of Sorcerous Academia
[/TD]
[TD]789
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Hyperlanes: Cinematic Scifi for DnD 5E
[/TD]
[TD]787
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Limitless Monsters - 100 DnD5e monsters
[/TD]
[TD]767
[/TD]
[/TR]
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[Mam Bach]

Would love to see the whole list

Why did these fund and others did not? What did they do right? Interesting to note that significant numbers of these are based on existing products - supplements for dnd and Pathfinder, a WOD core book, several 2nd eds - which come with a pre-existing fanbase

 

[flannel]

Well, I would say that we are (here at Many-Sided Dice) completely flattered to be mentioned on the "Most Backers List". I'd love to see the "top funded" and "most backers" done by categories, though... for example, Underworld Races & Classes (solid damn project, in our opinion) was a more discreet offering than, say, Talislanta. Neither really compare to (as someone already said) Changling coming out of the woodwork to Kickstart. None of those are really the same as Deck of Many (also great). Etc.

Our Kickstarter for Lost Artifacts of Greyghast (available in fine bookstores everywhere), for example, I think may have been the only one or one of very few to offer ONLY the book. No other products, no gimmicks, no additional stretches, etc. I'd love to see how 2017 went down for more "book" focused RPG Kickstarters (newer or independent publishers like us), established ones, accessories, larger bundles of things... (I mean, wow, 7th Sea was offering a frickin' library of stuff on their KS, hard to compare to "How To Write Adventure Modules That Don't Suck" (another stellar product).

Super cool post! Very cool.

Thanks,

The Team at Many-Sided Dice

 

[AngusA]

Well, I would say that we are (here at Many-Sided Dice) completely flattered to be mentioned on the "Most Backers List". I'd love to see the "top funded" and "most backers" done by categories, though... for example, Underworld Races & Classes (solid damn project, in our opinion) was a more discreet offering than, say, Talislanta. Neither really compare to (as someone already said) Changling coming out of the woodwork to Kickstart. None of those are really the same as Deck of Many (also great). Etc.

Our Kickstarter for Lost Artifacts of Greyghast (available in fine bookstores everywhere), for example, I think may have been the only one (or close to it) to offer ONLY the book. No other products, no gimmicks, no additional stretches, etc. I'd love to see how 2017 went down for more "book" focused RPG Kickstarters (newer or independent publishers like us), established ones, accessories, larger bundles of things... (I mean, wow, 7th Sea was offering a frickin' library of stuff on their KS, hard to compare to "How To Write Adventure Modules That Don't Suck" (another stellar product).

Super cool post! Very cool.

Thanks,

The Team at Many-Sided Dice

Thanks, and congrats on Greyghasts success this year

I know EN Publishing's own 'A Touch of Class' was a single book campaign too (#29 most funded; #11 most backers), and have seen a few others as they seem to be slowly gaining popularity. I think we'll see more of them in the coming years but still expect to also see the 'product line' Kickstarters that keep unlocking more books through stretch goals which feed the funding total but will also take a long time to completely fulfill. There is certainly an attractiveness to the "one book and that's it" campaign for both the creator and backers though.

 

[Sword of Spirit]

Torg Eternity included the entire original product line as pdfs, so that sweetened the pot for those like me who always wanted to play it way back but never got around to it. I bet the reason they made more money with less backers is related to the $200 cargo box pledge option that was just really, really enticing.

 

[Earth2Carnifex]

Why isn't Dungeon Fantasy on this list? Steve Jackson Games raised $176,450 from 1,587 backers, that should have put it at #10 on this list.

Edit - Never mind I am an idiot, Dungeon Fantasy funded in 2016.

 

[Morrus]

Why isn't Dungeon Fantasy on this list? Steve Jackson Games raised $176,450 from 1,587 backers

In 2016.

 

[sstacks]

Great post. I personally would also like to have seen the numbers ($ raised or # of backers, respectively) next to the name on the list.