Indie developer Mongoose Rodeo has been teasing its MetroidvaniaCrowswornon social media for a long time now, drip-feeding fans with gifs showing offCrowsworn’sBloodborneandHollow Knightinspiration. In April, Mongoose Rodeo confirmed thatCrowswornwould be coming to Kickstarter to help fund the devs for the game’s final stretch. NowCrowsworn’s Kickstarter has launched and to say it’s been successful would be a gross understatement.Crowsworn’s Kickstarter goal has been demolished.
Theinitial Kickstarter goal forCrowswornwas a substantial $100,000, a sum that many indie games would struggle to reach even in a 30-day campaign.Crowswornbroke that goal in just three hours, doubling it in the campaign’s first day. Now it’s just a question of reachingCrowsworn’s stretch goals, of which Mongoose Rodeo has set several. Many of those Kickstarter stretchgoals have already been burned through byCrowsworn’s funding, adding major features to the game.
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Crowswornwas funded at $125,000 Canadian, which is equivalent to $100,000 American. Four stretch goals beyond that have since been met. The $200,000 Canadian goal addedBoss Rush ModetoCrowsworn. The $275,000 Canadian goal added Nightmare Mode,Crowsworn’s most challenging difficulty. The third goal, for $325,000 Canadian, added an arena area named Tribunal of the Damned. The most recent goal, for $375,000 Canadian, confirmed that Mongoose Rodeo will be adding voice acting to its Metroidvania game.
Five more stretch goals remain unmet on theCrowswornKickstarter page, though four of them are currently listed as “???” It’s possible that Mongoose Rodeo could eventually add more if the Kickstarter campaign ultimately climbs high enough to demand it. The one goal that has been revealed but hasn’t bet met is named “Crowkart?!!! (Dev Version).” It requires $500,000 Canadian, which the campaign is approaching, and adds “features that may not otherwise be possible.” The Crowkart name implies that Mongoose Rodeo may have some creative ideas for fun in-game features to add.
There’s a ton of time left before theCrowswornKickstarter campaignends, which means that it’s likely to reach one or several more stretch goals before all is said and done. The project currently has pulled in more than $366,000, or around $460,000 Canadian. There are 24 days left in the campaign before it ends.
It’s easy to see whyCrowswornhas proven successful. It looks heavily inspired by the incredibly popular MetroidvaniaHollow Knight, with fans extremely anxious about news regarding its sequelSilksong.Crowswornis a great surrogate for the time being. Also, there’s a new wave of excitement for Metroidvanias, with the E3 2021 announcement ofMetroid Dread. It’s excellent timing forCrowswornto launch its Kickstarter.
Crowswornreleases December 2023 on PC, as well as Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox consoles.
