2024 – A Year That Kickstarter Strengthened Its Position as the Biggest Platform for Tabletop Games

In 2024, Kickstarter solidified its dominance in the tabletop space. 83% of all crowdfunding dollars pledged to games flowed through Kickstarter, with backers committing $316 million across 2,694 projects. Out of these, 1,878 projects successfully reached their goals, making 2024 the biggest year for games in the platform’s 15-year history.

For creators of tabletop RPGs and board games alike, the numbers confirm what the community already feels: Kickstarter is not just a funding platform — it is the beating heart of the global tabletop scene.

Since its launch in 2009, Kickstarter’s unmatched community of more than 23 million backers has pledged $2.63 billion to 93,756 Games projects, making it the largest backer network in crowdfunding.

In 2024, that legacy only grew stronger: $270 million was pledged to Games projects, further cementing Kickstarter as the leading crowdfunding platform for game creators.

Kickstarter remains the largest crowdfunding platform for Tabletop Games, which continue to be the biggest subcategory in Games. In 2024, tabletop projects captured 83% of all Games pledges, with growth visible across every key success metric:

• 6,646 tabletop game projects launched
• 5,314 reached their funding goals
• An 80% success rate — the highest in Kickstarter’s 15-year history
• $220 million pledged to successful tabletop campaigns

A defining feature of this momentum is the diversity of Kickstarter’s ecosystem. Last year, 70% of Games pledges came from cross-category backers—supporters who also invest in Design & Technology, Comics, and Publishing. By spanning so many creative fields, Kickstarter gives game creators access to highly engaged audiences with varied interests, boosting both discovery and support for their projects.

The Top 10 highest-funded Tabletop Games of 2024:

1. Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere® RPG by Brotherwise Games – Raised $15.1M+ from 55,106 backers, the highest-funded Games project of all time
2. Altered TCG  by Equinox – Raised $6.7M+ from 14,997 backers, the highest-funded trading card game in Kickstarter history
3. Trench Crusade by Factory Fortress INC – Raised $3.3M+ from 20,170 backers
4. Twisted Cryptids by Ramy Badie – Raised $3.1M+ from 33,210 backers
5. Terry Pratchett's Discworld RPG: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork by Modiphius Entertainment – Raised $3.0M+ from 17,223 backers
6. Root: The Homeland Expansion by Patrick Leder – Raised $2.4M+ from 27,549 backers
7. DC20 by The Dungeon Coach – Raised $2.2M+ from 20,684 backers
8. Terraria: The Board Game by Paper Fort Games – Raised $2M+ from 15,237 backers
9. Return To The 7th Citadel by Serious Poulp – Raised $1.7M+ from 15,137 backers
10. Thunder Road: Vendetta - Carnival of Chaos by Restoration Games – Raised $1.6M+ from 13,460 backers

In 2024, 78% of all Games projects that raised $100,000 or more across crowdfunding platforms were launched on Kickstarter, confirming that the platform remains the go-to destination for both big and small game creators.

These six-figure campaigns do more than achieve success on their own — they attract new active backers to Kickstarter, which in turn drives discovery and support for a broader variety of projects across the platform.

With such momentum behind tabletop and games in general, the question now is: what records will 2025 bring for game creators on Kickstarter?