Summary
- Star Citizen broke its own fundraising record by raising $3.5 million in just 24 hours, adding to its total of $644 million in crowdfunding.
- Despite its long development timeline and lack of a release date, excitement for Star Citizen is at an all-time high.
- With $104 million raised in 2023 alone, Star Citizen now has a higher budget than popular games like Red Dead Redemption 2, Grand Theft Auto 5, and Cyberpunk 2077 combined.
Star Citizen broke one of its records by raising the highest sum of money within 24 hours in its 11-year history. First announced in 2012, the expensive Star Citizen has used crowdfunding as its main source of income, and has since become the highest-funded crowdfunding project in gaming history.
Star Citizen combines the genres of space simulator, massively multiplayer online, and first-person shooter all into one audacious game. It was originally intended to be released in 2014, but due to unforeseen development issues and the game's scale increasing, Star Citizen is still without a release date as 2024 approaches. Although the game is not fully released, fans can enjoy limited, Alpha-stage versions of the game. Despite this incredibly long development timeline, excitement around the game is nearing an all-time high. Just recently, Star Citizen raised an incredible amount of fan-donated money over a short duration.
On November 25, Star Citizen raised $3.5 million in just 24 hours. This adds to its impressive total of $644 million in crowdfunded contributions. This record-breaking day comes as Star Citizen holds its yearly Intergalactic Aerospace Expo, an in-game event held in Star Citizen's limited alpha release. During this year's event, new ships were revealed, various deals were offered on purchasable in-game items, and users could sample Star Citizen for free. Following the $3.5 million sum of raised money, it's safe to say that this was a successful showcase.
Of Star Citizen's total $644 million in contributions, $104 million came in 2023. This year could beat Star Citizen's 2022 record of $113 million raised, seeing that there's still a month left of 2023. With $24 million being donated in November of this year alone, the support of Star Citizen's fan base is staggering. Star Citizen now has a higher budget than other expansive games like Red Dead Redemption 2, Grand Theft Auto 5, and Cyberpunk 2077 combined.
Throughout the game's development, Star Citizen has allowed players to play the game for free for a limited time, in order to maintain the excitement surrounding the project. Its developer, Cloud Imperium Games, also offers ships that can be bought for expensive prices.
Fans can be happy to know that Cloud Imperium Games' dedication to the space simulator remains resolute, with Star Citizen's alpha version getting improvements and fans being given regular updates on overall development progress. While a release date is still not in sight for the now-historical game, fans can be excited to know that its development continues to inch closer to completion.
- Developer(s)
- Cloud Imperium Games Corporation
- Publisher(s)
- Cloud Imperium Games Corporation
- Engine
- star engine
- Multiplayer
- Local Multiplayer
WHERE TO PLAY
Star Citizen gives you unlimited run of the Stanton system, a vast sandbox of life-size planets, moons, cities, space stations, asteroid belts, and more. With unmatched beauty, diversity, and danger in equal measure, you never know what's waiting for you when you take flight.
You can be whoever you want and explore the stars on your own terms. You can mine ore, haul cargo, salvage space wrecks, hunt bounties, become a mercenary, or even take up a life of crime. Fly and drive a vast variety of vehicles and play how you want to play - the possibilities are endless.
How you deal with danger is up to you -- stay safe in the regulated sectors of the system, arm up and tackle threats head-on, or turn to a perilous life of crime and get your cut of the action. Stanton's booming black market offers opportunities to earn a crooked living if a hard day's work isn't for you.
Star Citizen is currently in the "Alpha" stage of development, with each update adding new features, technology, and gameplay to grow and evolve with players.
- Platform(s)
- PC
- Genre(s)
- Shooter, Simulation
