Gamers have always played an important role in the world of crowdfunding. Maybe that’s because of their love of adventure!
If you’re an independent creator with a great idea for a game, there’s no better way to bring it to life than by harnessing the power of crowdfunding to reach your audience and gather the funds you need to distribute your game.
On the other hand, if you’re a gamer who likes to be the first to know about brand-new gaming projects, browsing rising campaigns on crowdfunding sites can be a very rewarding way to find out about cool indie games.
Either way, here are our top 5 crowdfunding sites for gamers.
1. Gamefound
Launched in 2015 by the Awaken Realms group, Gamefound is a crowdfunding platform with a robust community of almost 1 million backers.
Gamefound facilitates campaigns for games of all kinds, including tabletop games, video games, and card games.
At the time of writing, Gamefound has supported 1,330 projects with pledges amounting to €367,811,933.
2. GameOnTableTop
GameOnTableTop is a crowdfunding platform specifically for creators of tabletop games.
In addition to serving as a crowdfunding portal, GameOnTableTop offers tools for eCommerce, order management, and digital fulfillment.
To date, GameOnTableTop has funded 541 projects from 113,552 backers.
3. Pozible
Based in Australia, Pozible supports crowdfunding campaigns for various projects, and it has a sizable community of gamers in its Technology and Gaming category.
Pozible uses a rewards-based crowdfunding model in which backers can pledge funds in return for rewards from creators. It also allows creators to exceed their funding goals.
Pozible campaigns have a reasonably impressive success rate of 56%, and over $100 million have been raised through Pozible.
4. Kickstarter 
American platform Kickstarter has the benefit of being one of the most popular crowdfunding sites in the world, and its #1 category is Games.
Creators can use Kickstarter to post their gaming projects to raise funds via a rewards-based funding model.
600,803 Games campaigns have been launched through Kickstarter at the time of writing, and they have a success rate of almost 41%.
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5. Indiegogo 
Indiegogo is the largest international crowdfunding platform that features categories for both video games and tabletop games.
Game designers can use the site to gather funds for their projects, and since Indiegogo allows for flexible funding, you can keep what you raise even if you don’t hit your funding goal.
Indiegogo also uses a rewards-based crowdfunding model, so for individuals without American citizenship or residence, it’s a great alternative to Kickstarter.
Conclusion
Video games, board games, card games, and related products continue to dominate the most popular crowdfunding sites in the world, proving that as long as you have a great idea and a little crowdfunding know-how, there’s no reason you can’t succeed as a game designer!
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Good luck, and remember: the world is waiting for your games!
