‘Shadowrun Returns’ Kickstarter Passes Goal in 28 Hours!
Kickstarter has yet another success story! Reported earlier in the week by Gabriel, Shadowrun Returns hit Kickstarter with a goal of $400,000 (coincidentally the same amount as the recent Double Fine Adventure Kickstater), and aimed to bring about another entry into the classic RPG franchise (excusing a certain 2007 FPS) featuring a ‘graphically rich 2D turn-based single player game with deep story interaction, meaningful character envelopment and highly-contextual tactical combat’.
Within 28 hours the goal had been passed, and the total pledge is currently over $550,000 and rising, with still another 22 days to go.
Jordan Weisman (the creator of Shadowrun Returns) posted a YouTube response to the page, and after a number of happy staffers thank the fans, Jordan goes on to list what the extra funds will allow them to do. A Mac port is in the works, as well as other languages such as German, French and Spanish, but also new features such as Co-Op and PVP Deathmatch will be included.
Watch the embedded video below to hear it directly from the creators of this exciting new project.
Wow, that was incredible.
From the bottom of our hearts, we’d like to say THANK YOU to everyone who has backed us so far. If we weren’t working our butts off on our new game, we’d be dancing around the Closet (our tiny office) with tears of joy streaming down our faces. Instead, the team is heads-down at their computers, sniffling loudly and wiping their eyes with their shirt-sleeves.
To everyone asking about a Mac version of the game, we’ve been saying that if we hit the $425,000 level, we’d add it. Linux support is definitely on the table too! (After all, who’d be a better Decker?
In Jordan’s video update below, he talks about things we could add to the game if we hit higher funding milestones. We’re working on clarifying those milestones and will have an update for you before the weekend (in Seattle).
Keep an eye on Push-Start, we we’ll be reporting further developments on Shadowrun Returns.