The video game industry is going through a complicated financial moment, making it difficult to access funding for new projects. However, the indie developer Electric Saint is proving that the passion of the community can make a difference. Their game, Crescent County, an open-world RPG featuring a young witch delivery person who moves on a motorized broom, has managed to fund itself 100% in less than 24 hours through Kickstarter, raising $60,000 from an initial goal of $53,546.
A game that has managed to appeal to its community
Despite being rejected by more than 50 publishers in their attempt to secure funding, the Electric Saint team decided to turn to crowdfunding. The response has been overwhelming, with the community expressing strong interest in the project, which as of the closing of this news has raised over $72,000 in its campaign, with 21 days remaining.
Electric Saint has shared that financing new IPs is becoming an increasingly difficult task. “We have presented Crescent County to numerous distributors and have faced constant rejections. The struggle for financial support is real for new teams in the industry,” the studio indicates on their Kickstarter page.
Crescent County invites players to enjoy a colorful adventure in a world where they can deliver packages during the day and participate in nighttime street races on motorized brooms. The title, which stands out for its captivating artistic style, is being developed for PC and Xbox Series, and already has a demo available on Steam. Although Electric Saint has not yet revealed a release date, the support received on Kickstarter suggests that the community trusts its proposal. In a time when the industry struggles to find new projects, Crescent County stands as a ray of hope for independent developers.
