In brief: The pandemic might have prompted many people to exist more prudent with their money, simply Kickstarter pledges are stronger than always. Last year saw the crowdfunding platform heighten a tape $730 meg through successful campaigns, $23.3 million of which went toward video games.

Ico Partners' review of Kickstarter's previous year shows 2022 brought in $115 million more overall than 2022—the largest YoY increase since 2022. Interestingly, the number of funded campaigns was lower than the previous year; they just raised more coin on boilerplate.

We also see that the number of projects launched in 2022 was its lowest since 2022. While the pandemic could exist partly to blame, it follows a trend that has been ongoing since 2022. Out of 37,581 campaigns, 18,642 reached their targets.

Video game projects fared well on the platform last year. The category raised $23 meg, the most since 2022, and the 408 funded campaigns marked the highest number in six years.

Almost games had a funding goal of under $50,000, though six raised over $500,000, including Kindred Fates—the merely one being made in the US. With over $three meg raised, Eiyuden Relate: Hundred Heroes was the nigh successful video game campaign of final year, followed by The Wonderful 101: Remastered and Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, which both brought in over $2 million.

Tabletop games had a bumper year, raising a record $236.six million—near a third of all the money raised on Kickstarter in 2022. The category also saw its highest number of funded projects (3,163).

Games (both tabletop and video), design, and technology were the nigh successful categories in 2022.