The Kickstarter marketing campaign for Stormgate, a non secular successor of Starcraft by Frost Big Studios, has simply concluded efficiently.
28,143 backers pledged $2,380,701 for the sport on Kickstarter, which is 2380% of the pretty modest unique $100,000 aim.
The marketing campaign instantly confirmed itself as a winner, reaching and overtaking its funding aim in quarter-hour when it launched again in December.
The modest unique aim is defined by the truth that the event of the sport itself was already funded. The Kickstarter marketing campaign’s fundamental intention was to supply a bodily Collector’s Version. But, the success of the crowdfunding marketing campaign implies that loads of gameplay and content-related stretch targets have been unlocked.
These embody an Arctic Tileset, HUD skins, extra 3vE weekly Mutators, a brand new participant help device, a 3v3 mode early preview, expanded bot personalities, profile portraits, superior hero customization, a WebToon collection, and an early preview of the editor.
Apparently, you needn’t wait lengthy to provide Stormgate a strive. Whereas the sport had a number of closed testing rounds, an open beta is coming for Steam Subsequent Fest on February 5 all through February 12.
It will embody a 3-player co-op vs. AI mode that includes two playable heroes and aggressive 1v1 with no heroes. Customized lobbies will even be accessible.
In case you have not heard about Stormgate earlier than, it is a classic-style RTS that can actually deliver again recollections of Blizzard’s Starcraft.
That is not shocking, contemplating that it is being developed by a staff constructed round a core of Starcraft 2 and Warcraft 3 veterans. It was introduced in June 2022 after which showcased at a number of occasions together with the PC Gaming present in June 2023 and Gamescom in August 2023.
The sport is coming to Steam and it is made un Unreal Engine 5. You may already wishlist it. For the second, it doesn’t but have a agency launch date.
