The highly interesting space MMO Dual Universe was successfully funded via Kickstarter. The campaign has ended, and the funding goal has been reached.
The developers of the online game aimed to raise at least 500,000 euros to secure the funding. In the end, it was even around 565,000 euros. This gives double reason to celebrate, as Dual Universe now ranks third among the most successful Kickstarter campaigns for video games in 2016.
“Thanks to our wonderful community, we were able to achieve a huge success. In just three months, an almost unknown project has turned into a successful campaign that has raised a staggering 565,000 euros,” said JC Baillie, Creative Director and founder of Novaquark. “In June 2016, we presented our game at E3. By now, Dual Universe has ranked third among the most successful Kickstarter campaigns for a video game in 2016 and enjoys a vibrant and growing community.”
The crowdfunding continues
However, the crowdfunding should certainly continue. Although 565,000 euros is a lot of money, it is questionable whether it is enough to implement the ambitious MMO as Novaquark intends. Therefore, the team is currently working on a new website, through which the crowdfunding will continue. Stretch goals will also be announced, which they aim to achieve with the additional funds. Furthermore, they want to offer alternative payment methods like Paypal on the website, so that those without credit cards can also participate in the funding.
Through the crowdfunding page, supporters can secure special rewards just like on Kickstarter. Dual Universe has already built a loyal fanbase that eagerly anticipates the game. This is reflected in the fact that the role-playing community of the MMO has already developed more than 900 organizations, which will find their way into the game. The Facebook page has also garnered over 50,000 fans.
An interesting and ambitious game
No wonder, the concept behind Dual Universe sounds very interesting: Players find themselves in a vast sandbox universe, exploring space and landing seamlessly on planets. There, they harvest resources from which they can create completely free objects and buildings thanks to the underlying voxel engine. This includes houses, entire cities, spaceships, and space stations. An alpha of the MMO is planned for the upcoming year.
A new video shows how to completely freely create a large spaceship in the game:
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