20 Crowdfunded Video Games That Made Millions

12. Planetary Annihilation - $2.2 Million

Was it any surprise that the spiritual successor to Total Annihilation would have such a successful Kickstarter campaign? The fact that several people working on this game were also part of the development team that made Total Annihilation and Supreme Commander doubtlessly encouraged some backers to spend their cash. From the initial $900,000 goal, the final total stood at $2.2 million. The game was quite well received by players. Its real-time strategy gameplay appealing to fans of similar titles from the genre. The fact you can use asteroids as weapons was also a big selling point for the game.
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