The Kickstarter campaign for Frost Giant Studios’ spiritual successor to Starcraft, Stormgate, has successfully concluded. The campaign surpassed its original goal of $100,000, with 28,143 backers pledging a total of $2,380,701 on Kickstarter, which is 2380% of the initial goal.
The campaign achieved its funding goal within just 15 minutes of its launch in December, as reported by TechRaptor. The success of the crowdfunding campaign means that several stretch goals related to gameplay and content have been unlocked. These include an Arctic Tileset, HUD skins, additional 3vE weekly Mutators, a new player assist tool, a 3v3 mode early preview, expanded bot personalities, profile portraits, advanced hero customization, a WebToon series, and an early preview of the editor.
Despite the modest original goal, the development of the game itself was already funded. The Kickstarter campaign aimed to produce a physical Collector’s Edition. However, the overwhelming support from backers has allowed for the inclusion of additional features and content.
Excitingly, players won’t have to wait long to try out Stormgate. An open beta will be available on Steam Next Fest from February 5 to February 12. The beta will include a 3-player co-op vs. AI mode with two playable heroes, competitive 1v1 matches without heroes, and custom lobbies.
Stormgate is a classic-style real-time strategy game that pays homage to Blizzard’s Starcraft. Developed by a team consisting of Starcraft 2 and Warcraft 3 veterans, the game was announced in June 2022 and showcased at various events such as the PC Gaming show in June 2023 and Gamescom in August 2023.
The game will be released on Steam and is built using Unreal Engine 5. Interested players can already wishlist Stormgate on the Steam store. However, a specific release date has not been announced yet.
