Community Support
Indie Game: The Movie was solely funded by personal savings and the support of the gaming community through two successful Kickstarter campaigns.
The project launched in May 2010 on Kickstarter. The film raised its initial goal of $15,000 in 48 hours, ending the campaign with $23,000 of pre-orders to help with travel costs of the production.
In June 2011, the filmmakers reached out to the community again through Kickstarter with another pre-order campaign to help with finishing costs of the film (audio, colour, mastering). The response was overwhelming. This time, the community helped the production reach its goal of $35,000 in just over 24 hours. The campaign closed with over 200% of its goal, at $71,000.
In the first Kickstarter campaign, the game developers of the games below were very generous with their support. Their games will be featured in the final credits of the film. Check out them out!
ANTICHAMBER
by Alexander Bruce
"Antichamber is a game about discovery, set inside a vibrant, minimal, Escher-like world, where geometry and space follow unfamiliar rules, and obstacles are a matter of perception. Journey through the depths of a non-Euclidean labyrinth, as you create, destroy and manipulate matter, and uncover new ways to overcome your surroundings in this mind-bending psychological exploration game."
Podin
by Dragonfish Games (Bruno Steppuhn, Robert Currie, Daniel Gies, Ben Leonard, & Karl Reichert)
"Podin is a game about the unique story of a one of a kind baglesss vacuume robot named S.T.E.V.E. Take on and destroy the universe. Swing through the stars and blow your mind with a plethora of fast action, fluid motion control, and colorful planet smashing devastation."
Xenonauts by GoldHawk Interactive
(sponsored by Philip Ludington aka Mr.Phil)
Xenonauts is a single-player strategy game due for release in 2011. Primarily a strategy game, it sits astride several genres and so we’ve coined the phrase ‘planetary defence simulator’ to describe it. The game puts the player in control of an organisation tasked with defending the planet against extraterrestrial invasion; establishing bases all across the world that house aircraft, scientists, technicians and soldiers and using them as staging posts to defend the skies against alien incursion and strike at crashed UFOs or terror sites on the ground.
Check out Xenonauts at www.xenonauts.com and find out more about Mr.Phil Games here.
Catapult for Hire
by pixelMEGA (Tyrone Henrie)
"A heartfelt experience where no one would expect it... a catapult game.
Take on jobs as a freelance catapultist in a broken medieval economy. Chasing dreams is an honorable endeavor but what do you do when everything goes wrong?"
Alpha Squad
by Dragon Divide
Alpha Squad is an adventure game that has mechanics primarily used in dual-stick shooters, to keep the action fast and heavy as you explore the world and its characters. Up to 4 player co-op, a customizable storyline, large world, unforgettable weapons, music from Stemage of Metroid Metal, and art from industry veterans.
Canabalt
by Semi Secret Software (Adam Saltsman & Eric Johnson)
"Outrun the demolition of your city in this one-button parkour game."
www.canabalt.com
www.semisecretsoftware.com
Super Meat Boy
by Team Meat
J + L