Phew! A few weeks ago, I was not confident that Fractured’s Kickstarter was going to make it, but it cleared its goal with just a few days to go, and now the Kickstarter has ended, having successfully funded at over $130,000 US (well past its $116,817 goal) with 1050 backers.
The SpatialOS game caught our attention when it surfaced a year ago thanks to its anti-grind sentiment, its focus on opt-in PvP, its detailed lore, and of course, its Star Wars Galaxies-esque player city systems. Fractured’s isometric view might make it look more like Albion Online, a game with which it will likely be competing, but its lack of forced PvP will hopefully endear it to a wider playerbase.
“Funding of Fractured will continue on our website, fracturedmmo.com, once the Kickstarter campaign is over,” Dynamight Studios says. “You’ll be able to buy a pledge pack or upgrade to a higher one (if available) once Kickstarter pledges have been integrated with Fractured accounts.” Note that it’ll include funding for future stretch goals too, so things like the Labyrinth levels, enhanced character creation, and animal taming aren’t entirely out of the question.
The first leg of alpha is expected to begin by the end of the year, with beta planned for 2020 and a full launch in 2021.
Here’s a look at a slice of our Fractured coverage to date!
Fractured’s Kickstarter has just fully funded; stay tuned for this afternoon’s Q&A livestream
Fractured’s player city system is the evolution of Star Wars Galaxies
Fractured’s Kickstarter stretch goals include a dungeon crawler inside an asteroid
Fractured pivots from global to regional servers as it pushes toward its Kickstarter goal
Fractured is hosting a livestream on crafting and building today
Fractured releases development roadmap as Kickstarter campaign enters final weeks
Fractured devs discuss planetary travel, stargates, survival, and more in Kickstarter Q&A video
Fractured is just over 40% funded as the developers show off more of the game
SpatialOS MMORPG sandbox Fractured has just gone live with its $116K Kickstarter
Fractured reaches 30k registrations and shows off building mode
Fractured rallies fans for Kickstarter with a gameplay teaser
Fractured preps for Kickstarter campaign and releases its main theme
Fractured answers scores of fan questions, plans to compete with Albion Online
Fractured plans its Kickstarter for June while showing off its pre-alpha
Fractured’s alignment and karma systems put a spin on MMO PvP
Fractured is close to a funding deal, hints at upcoming spotlights
Fractured shows off 14 schools of combat in first gameplay footage
Fractured tops 5,000 registrations, progresses toward Kickstarter and alpha
Fractured introduces its complex horizontal leveling system
You’ll need a planetary astronomy degree to understand Fractured’s lore
Anti-grind MMO Fractured introduces its playable races, including vampires and bear-kin
Fractured introduces free community reward system, rejects ‘RTM cashbacks’
SpatialOS-powered Fractured is a sandbox MMO without the grind or forced PvP
