In 2022, upstart crowdfunding website Gamefound exited beta to take on Kickstarter, which at the time was the world’s first crowdfunding platform for tabletop games. More than a year later, the Polish company has proven its worth with a series of high-profile campaigns by his CMON, Everything Epic, Chip Theory Games, and more. Now, its own entity, the Awaken Realms, has accomplished something remarkable. Nemesis: RetributionThe third in the Alien-inspired board game series, it is currently the third highest-grossing tabletop game of all time. It closed Thursday with approximately $12.2 million in revenue. Delivery is expected by April 2025.
original Nemesisis one of the best modern board games released in 2018. Along with its sequel, Nemesis: Lockdown, this series combines multiple trends to attract attention. Firstly, this is a cooperative game with a traitor mechanic, similar to the legendary game. battlestar galactica (recently reimplemented unfathomable). But it’s also a dungeon crawler with countless maps and monsters. and This is also a miniatures game known for its large, detailed, fully assembled miniatures, which are also available pre-washed in a variety of novel colors. For the growing number of hobbyist board gamers, all of this adds up to a tizzy.
That’s approximately $12.2 million. Nemesis: Retribution Currently located at the back frost heaven (approximately $13 million) and Kingdom Death: Monster 1.5 (approximately $12.5 million) was the third most raised tabletop crowdfunding campaign. With only a few weeks left in 2023, this year is likely to be the biggest success of all types of crowdfunding on any platform.