{"id":304351,"date":"2025-05-27T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=355559"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:33:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:33:22","slug":"no-one-wanted-to-publish-this-video-game-and-it-has-raised-more-than-60000-in-24-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/no-one-wanted-to-publish-this-video-game-and-it-has-raised-more-than-60000-in-24-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"No one wanted to publish this video game and it has raised more than $60,000 in 24 hours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The video game industry is going through a complicated financial moment, making it difficult to access funding for new projects. However, <strong>the indie developer Electric Saint is proving that the passion of the community can make a difference<\/strong>. Their game, Crescent County, an open-world RPG featuring a young witch delivery person who moves on a motorized broom, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/annahollinrake\/crescent-county\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">has managed to fund itself 100% in less than 24 hours through Kickstarter<\/a>, raising $60,000 from an initial goal of $53,546.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A game that has managed to appeal to its community<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Despite being rejected by more than 50 publishers in their attempt to secure funding, the Electric Saint team decided to turn to crowdfunding. <strong>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.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Crescent County - Official Reveal Trailer | PC Gaming Show 2024\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8Z5eShBIy4c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Electric Saint has shared that financing new IPs is becoming an increasingly difficult task. &#8220;We have presented Crescent County to numerous distributors and have faced constant rejections. <strong>The struggle for financial support is real for new teams in the industry,\u201d the studio indicates on their Kickstarter page.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p>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. <strong>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.<\/strong> In a time when the industry struggles to find new projects, Crescent County stands as a ray of hope for independent developers.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Steam\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/3047d89c-96d0-11e6-8546-00163ed833e7\/2505233623\/steam-download.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Steam<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The video game industry is going through a complicated financial moment, making it difficult to access funding for new projects. 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