We've uploaded a new trailer as a part of our TWO Year Celebration of the Kickstarter Campaign. Enjoy!
We also posted our last update so anyone could publicly view it (as in, more can view it than just Backers of the Kickstarter campaign); one thing of note - that we've commented on in updates but not too much otherwise - was that due to the Kickstarter success, more care and effort will consequently be put into making Crowsworn the best as it can be (in contrast to if the campaign had only hit the initial funding goal).
Here is a snippet from Tuesday's update: "In some of the previous updates we discussed that the game is going to be taking longer to finish than the initially planned for December 2023 release date. We shed some light on the reasons for this in the previous updates, but for posterity we'll discuss it again.
The delayed release is primarily a result of raising more than 10x the amount of funds we had initially planned for. This basically means need to make a game that is 10x bigger / better than what we initially planned for."
Don't get hung up on the "10x" term in a literal sense; essentially, the team wants to make sure that Crowsworn rises to meet the now larger expectations of our supporters, so we're going to take our time and make it as great as it can be, rather than try to meet the original estimated fulfillment date.
Cheers everyone!
One-Year Kickstarter Anniversary!
NEW TRAILER
We've uploaded a new trailer as a part of our One Year Celebration of the Kickstarter Campaign. It has a little bit of old and a lot of new!
Well we're on the home stretch! Now is the time to back Crowsworn - and if you are interested, we've got some really cool EXCLUSIVE physical items, too.
PHYSICAL EXCLUSIVE ITEMS:
SteelBook® (Physical Game)
Dust-Jacket w/Map interior print (Art/Lore Book)
2x Gun Plush Accessories (Plush)
T-Shirt Design
THE FINAL STRETCH GOAL?
We were shocked to see our $1M CAD Stretch Goal achieved yesterday so the team talked things over and decided to add one more just in case the support goes totally bananaes in the final 24 hours!
But with that said, we're floored by the support for the campaign! If you aren't able to back the Kickstarter, you can help us also by just telling your friends about the game; every bit helps!
See you all at the finish line, tomorrow!
An Unworthy Thank You Gift!
Hey gang!
We've hit some great new milestones lately but on a more personal note, Aleks Kuzmanovic has generously added his game Unworthy as a gift to backers of Crowsworn (at $20 CAD tier and above).
"Since the campaign started I've legitimately been in awe at the level of support we've been getting for Crowsworn... it's actually insane when you think about it! (LIKE ACTUALLY INSANE!!!). I've been honestly been thinking if we're WORTHY of the amount of this support (pun very much intended!). This has further got me thinking... what can we possibly do to show our appreciation for all of this ridiculous support? Are we doing enough? Well anyways... one thing I thought I'd do is throw in a complimentary Steam copy of my first game Unworthy (my breakthrough title if you will) for everyone who has backed the project at the $20 and above. I recently got the Steam keys approved! Thank you Valve!
The game is incredibly personal to me, as it was truly a trial by fire for me. It was a project I undertook and limited in scope in order to learn how to make games. For context, when I started the gamedev journey I didn't know what a "sprite" was... I thought it was a thing from Reboot (some of you might not get this reference). Anyways... it's safe to say that Unworthy was a necessary stepping stone that lead to the development of Crowsworn. I can comfortably say that without Unworthy we wouldn't be working on Crowsworn today.
Although, Unworthy is a much smaller production and I would say is exceptionally rough around the edges, I do think it is also a very competently designed game, and is something I'm proud of. I learned a lot from both the successes and pitfalls of Unworthy, and I put those lessons into practice when designing Crowsworn!
Again, I just wanted to thank you all so much for this overwhelming support!"
At $750K CAD we unlock the RUINED LIBRARY on Kickstarter...
Quote from Kickstarter (Update #5):
This will be a whole new region, with enemies, bosses, and is essentially themed as a dark haunted library. The structure once served as a hub for mages and researchers but is now long past its glory days. You can expect a few new mechanics thrown into this area as well. Here's a kickass rendition of the Ruined Library that our enviro artist Deryk Buckareff prepared.
In addition to this new area being unlocked, we're also going to unlock a new Reward Tier (called "The Nevermore Tier") that lets premium backers write poetry to be featured in a section of The Ruined Library.
And finally, the backers of the PHYSICAL edition will be upgraded from a slipcase to a SteelBook® case featuring the amazing artwork of Dave Rapoza (best known for his Magic: The Gathering artwork).
LIVESTREAM TOMORROW
We've got yet another Livestream happening tomorrow, with myself and a number of Hollow Knight content creators (including yet another very notable speedrunner)! And I'm working on getting yet another race planned for later, too.
