Tabletop gaming dominated Kickstarter in 2019
Tabletop gaming dominated Kickstarter in 2019
Tabletop gaming dominated Kickstarter in 2019
By Charlie Hall
January 22, 2020
Summary
In the past year, Kickstarter campaigns for tabletop games continued to dominate, while the video games category showed it has stabilized its decline from 2015's highs.
The games category as a whole earned more than $219 million, up nearly 9%. Games now account for 34% of the backer revenue for Kickstarter, which hopes to diversify its portfolio in 2020 and beyond.
Board games rule Compared to 2018, tabletop games grew at an exceptional pace.
Dollars pledged to successful video games were up for the first time since 2016, showing a modest 3.2% increase to $16.3 million.
More than one million people made pledges to games in 2019, up from around 868,000 in 2018.
Video games have stabilized In 2015, the video game category on Kickstarter spiked with more than $41.5 million pledged.
"One thing that's happened is that the video game blockbusters, that style of project has really gone away," he told Polygon.
Over the past year, consumers have only just begun to receive the video games that were part of the rush to Kickstarter in the middle part of last decade.
Both Kickstarter management and the fledgling Kickstarter United have agreed to a media blackout until the issue is resolved.
Many tabletop games in particular are manufactured overseas, and the Trump administration's efforts to apply pressure has created unease among creators.
Reference
Hall, C. (2020, January 22). Tabletop gaming dominated Kickstarter in 2019. Accessed January 27, 2020. Retrieved from www.polygon.com/2020/1/22/21068797/kickstarter-2019-board-games-video-games-tabletop-data-china-tariffs-trump.