Velanit: The Forgotten Cottage finished on Kickstarter at 162% funded, with 2 stretch goals unlocked: the Pet Companion 🐾 and the Astrologer's Tower 🔮 I still can't fully believe it!
Let me take a moment to look back at everything what happened over this campaign:
🎉 162% funded, far beyond the goal
🐾 2 stretch goals unlocked (Pet Companion + Astrologer's Tower)
💖 329 backers made this happen
🎮 608 people played the demo
📝 Around 20 of you left feedback
💬 Over 100 people joined Discord community
📈 Wishlists doubled to 1,800+
📰 Two press outlets wrote about Velanit
⭐ Kickstarter chose it as a Project We Love
🗞️ Velanit and I were featured as a guest curator in Kickstarter's official Games newsletter
📺 So many creators played the demo on stream and/or made gameplay videos
🤝 Big indie game accounts shared my campaign and trailer with wider audiences
I'm deeply grateful for everything and everyone who backed, supported, and helped spread the word about my game and the campaign, thank you so much! 🥹💜
You can check out the campaign page here: Velanit on Kickstarter
What now?
The campaign has ended, I took some time to rest and I'm already back to work on the game! There's a full development-heavy summer ahead of me and I couldn't be more excited! 🤩
I will be cooking something special for you for fall, and if you want to stay on track with all the game news and updates, devlogs from me - join Discord!
And while you're waiting, you can read my first ever interview!! I was sharing what inspired me to create this game, my challenges, about Kickstarter too - read here 🌟
Afterthought
This campaign was a big test of my strength and stress resilience, and the most exhausting experience of my life. I was doing everything myself, so I had to put in A LOT of work - I worked 2 months for 16-18 hours a day without weekends. I learned SO MUCH about crowdfunding, marketing and gamedev in general, and I'm really proud of myself!
Thank you for following my journey and supporting me! This is only the beginning! Make sure to wishlist Velanit and tell your friends about it 💜