Cash collections of video game projects on the Kickstarter platform have been declining for the fifth year in a row — from a peak of $28 million in 2013 to $9.4 million in the first half of 2017, according to consulting company ICO Partners.
Since 2012, funding for video game campaigns on Kickstarter has been going through ups and downs, but the total amount of funds raised has been decreasing from year to year.
The total amount of funds raised to finance video games on Kickstarter
Probably, the decrease in the video game segment on Kickstarter is due to the development of alternative crowdfunding platforms.
Some of them provide options that are not available on Kickstarter. For example, the Fig service allows investors to receive a share of income from a successfully funded game.
Along with the reduction in fees, the ICO noted an increase in the number of funded projects with a starting goal in the range from $ 100 to $ 500 thousand.
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