Kickstarter Games Statistics 2026
Kicksonar has tracked 16,734 ended Kickstarter Games campaigns. 12,469 reached their funding goal — a 74.5% success rate — raising a combined $413M from 4,703,699 backers, averaging $25K pledged per campaign. Use these Games benchmarks to set a realistic goal and gauge demand before launching.
The benchmarks below are computed from Kicksonar's full history of ended Kickstarter Games campaigns, sourced from public Kickstarter datasets. Use them to gauge demand, set a realistic funding goal, and study the campaigns that raised the most in Games.
How hard is it to get funded in Games on Kickstarter?
74.5% of ended Kickstarter Games campaigns reached their funding goal, above the 62.8% Kickstarter-wide average. That makes getting funded in Games easier than the typical Kickstarter category. Of 16,734 ended Games campaigns, 12,469 succeeded and 4,265 fell short.
What's a realistic funding goal for a Games campaign?
Successful Kickstarter Games campaigns raised a median of $4K (average $33K). Because a few breakout campaigns pull the average up, the median is the more realistic target — a goal near or below it is generally more achievable than an outlier figure.
Top Games campaigns by funds raised
Kickstarter Games FAQ
What percentage of Kickstarter Games projects succeed?
74.5% of the 16,734 ended Kickstarter Games campaigns tracked by Kicksonar reached their funding goal (12,469 successful, 4,265 failed).
How much money do Kickstarter Games campaigns raise?
Kickstarter Games campaigns have raised a combined $413M from 4,703,699 backers, averaging $25K per campaign.
What is a realistic funding goal for a Games Kickstarter?
Successful Games campaigns raised a median of $4K and an average of $33K — a useful reference range when setting your goal.
How many backers does a typical Games Kickstarter get?
Kickstarter Games campaigns average 281 backers each, totaling 4,703,699 backers across all tracked Games campaigns.