750 million US dollars in crowdfunding: "Star Citizen" is a phenomenon
Star Citizen was originally due to be released in 2014, but nothing came of it. Fans are still waiting for it today and are willing to spend money on the game. More than 750 million US dollars have already been raised through crowdfunding.
Developing triple-A games costs a lot of money. Three-digit million sums can sometimes come together. However, the fact that these sums can also be raised through pure crowdfunding is a speciality. The game "Star Citizen" is one such project. It was announced in 2012 and is essentially financed through crowdfunding.
The special feature: there is still no release date. "Star Citizen" is currently only playable as Early Access. The donations are mainly pledges: interested parties can buy spaceships in the game for real money and thus support the development.
The space sim for everything
However, the alpha version of the game only offers a fraction of the announced possibilities, such as only two solar systems instead of five - originally it was even supposed to be 100 solar systems.
Criticism of "Star Citizen"
The single-player campaign was originally intended to be part of "Star Citizen", but was spun off in the course of development. It will be released as "Squadron 42" as a separate game. Many fans were also upset.
Despite all the criticism: according to some people I know, the game is "quite good".
Addition: The article initially stated that the release of "Star Citizen" was planned for 2026. This is incorrect, the single-player campaign "Squadron 42" is due to be released in 2026. Thanks for pointing this out!
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