Kickstarter Campaign

The Kickstarter Campaign for Crowsworn was launched on July 10, 2021 and ended on August 9, 2021.

It raised CA$1,258,068 (About 1 million USD), and met every stretch goal that was posted.

The game was funded (reaching CA$125,000) in under 3 hours.

## List of Updates

1. The first update was posted on July 11, 2021, and informed everyone of the project's being funded in less than 3 hours.
2. The second update was posted on Jul 14, 2021, sharing a list of add-ons, tiers, and crowkart, a multiplayer racing game set in the world of Fearanndal.
3. The third update was posted on July 17, 2021, and discussed how backers had raised an extra CA$500,000 in one week.
4. The fourth update was posted on Jul 21, 2021, and discussed the "super-dash" ability.
5. The fifth update was posted on Jul 22, 2021, and talked about the CA$600,000 stretch goal being met (as well as reaching over 10,000 backers), announcing the fanart contest and Giant's Graveyard.
6. The sixth update was posted on Jul 26, 2021, mentioning how the SteelBook case and Ruined Library were close to being funded.
7. The seventh update was posted on July 28, 2021, discussing the player's weapons.
8. The eighth update was posted on July 30, 2021, announcing that the campaign reached over CA$700,000, and giving all backers who pledged more than $20 would receive a free copy of Unworthy, a game one of the developers worked on previously.
9. The ninth update was posted on August 2, 2021, covering the SteelBook case, spirit form ability, and urging backers to "spread the word" during the game's final week of funding.
10. The tenth update was posted on August 3, 2021, and discussed the addition of a new area, new reward tier, and further updating backers on the SteelBook cases.
11. The eleventh update was posted on August 4, 2021, and discussed the art/lore book and dust jacket physical merchandise.
12. The twelfth update was posted on August 5, 2021, and announced the CA$850,000 stretch goal being met (allowing the release of the Isles of Vladar DLC), as well as announcing another plush being produced.
13. The thirteenth update was posted on August 6, 2021, discussing details about a backer-only shirt alongside the campaign ending in 3 days.
14. The fourteenth update was posted on August 7, 2021, and discussed the addition of another stretch goal due to the campaign closing in on CA$1,000,000.
15. The fifteenth update was posted on August 8, 2021, discussing how the campaign had passed CA$1,000,000.
16. The sixteenth update was posted on August 9, 2021, stating that it would be the final update until the campaign ends.
17. The seventeenth update was posted on August 10, 2021, and celebrated the campaign exceeding CA$1,000,000.
18. The eighteenth update was posted on August 11, 2021, and discussed the rewards for the fanart contest.
19. The nineteenth update was posted on August 27, 2021, and discussed preliminary reward surveys being sent to backers, as well as some updates on development.
20. The (backers-only) twentieth update was posted on October 16, 2021, and informed backers of the game's development progress.
21. The (backers-only) twenty-first update was posted on December 26, 2021, and further informed backers of development progress, as well as posting a gif of one of the first bosses.
22. The (backers-only) twenty-second update was posted on March 18, 2022, and discussed some backers having trouble claiming their wallpapers, merch, etc. It also revealed the handmaiden, and announced the removal of the rune system, having it be replaced by grafting.
23. The twenty-third update was posted on June 18, 2022, and discussed the backer demo and announced a livestream covering development progress.
24. The twenty-fourth update was posted on July 12, 2022, thanking everyone who watched the anniversary stream on Twitch, as well as covering some of the bosses, enemies, and environments that would be in the game.
25. The (backers-only) twenty-fifth update was posted on October 18, 2022, and discussed the current state of development and level design.
26. The twenty-sixth update was posted on January 21, 2023 and discussed boss design and upcoming backer demo.
27. The (backers-only) twenty-seventh was posted on March 24, 2023 and informed backers of merchandise delivery.
28. The (backers-only) twenty-eighth was posted on April 26, 2023 and discussed general improvements and improved rigging of the "big boss".
29. The twenty-ninth update was posted on August 8, 2023 and went over a delayed release of the update (and anniversary stream) dye to the developers not fully knowing how to best to do the backer demo.

## Pledge Tiers

Fans could pledge between $5 and $5,500 CAD to gain various rewards, or opt to pledge any amount without a receiving a reward.

Each tier would give differing rewards, with the higher tier ones including the rewards of the previous tiers.

A list of all the tiers and their rewards can be viewed on the Kickstarter Page.

Some tiers had custom images made for them (example pictured below)

## Trivia

* Throughout the campaign, people were encouraged to "spread the word" (i.e. share it with friends/family), most prominently in the ninth Kickstarter update posted one week before the campaign ended.
* Mongoose Rodeo has backed 11 projects on Kickstarter, but due to their profile being set to private it is unknown which projects were backed.
	+ Although not known for certain, it is safe to assume they backed Cloudscape, Mira: The Legend of the Djinns, and ESDRAZ as their campaigns were mentioned in the fourth Kickstarter update.
	+ Although not known for certain, it is safe to assume they backed Spindle, as it was mentioned in the seventeenth Kickstarter update.
	+ A Discord announcement from Lone Fungus developer BastiArtGames claimed that Mongoose Rodeo backed their game.source?
	+ Although not known for certain, it is safe to assume the backed Rune Fencer Illyia, as it was mentioned in the twenty-eighth Kickstarter update
* Matthew Griffin did not review update 15 before it was posted due to being asleep.
* Update 17 used a different version of the standard crow icon, sporting a celebratory hat (pictured below)

## References

1. ↑ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mongooserodeo/crowsworn-a-dark-and-mysterious-action-packed-metroidvania/posts/3243944
2. ↑ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mongooserodeo/crowsworn-a-dark-and-mysterious-action-packed-metroidvania/posts/3263281
3. ↑ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mongooserodeo/crowsworn-a-dark-and-mysterious-action-packed-metroidvania/posts/3252770
4. ↑ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mongooserodeo/crowsworn-a-dark-and-mysterious-action-packed-metroidvania/posts/3270547
5. ↑ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mongooserodeo/crowsworn-a-dark-and-mysterious-action-packed-metroidvania/posts/3793495
6. ↑ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mongooserodeo/crowsworn-a-dark-and-mysterious-action-packed-metroidvania/posts/3269138
7. ↑ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mongooserodeo/crowsworn-a-dark-and-mysterious-action-packed-metroidvania/posts/3270547