Kickstarter



Kickstarter is a crowdfunding platform that Cubical Drift initially used to fund Planets³.

Planets³ Campaign


The Kickstarter campaign for funding Planets³ began on March 5, 2014. It ended on April 5, 2014 (bringing the month-long crowdfunding project to a close), with:
 * $310,708 pledged
 * 10,357 backers

The base goal of $250,000 included the PC release, with English and French languages.

Stretch Goals
The Stretch Goals for Planets³ are as follows:

Pets


Following request from backers for some add-ons, Cubical Drift designed some Kickstarter exclusive pets:
 * The little KBot will allow you to detect minerals
 * The loyal Kick will fight by your side
 * The cute Onof will light up dark places

Pets in itself will not be exclusive, but only the small help or abilities they provide.

Statistics






Backers country distribution
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Updates
A total of 14 updates were released during the Kickstarter campaign's duration.

Trivia

 * March 14th saw the largest growth, with 1219 backers pledging 33,303$.
 * The Mac stretch goal ($300,000) was completed on April 5, 2014.
 * A total of 14 updates were issued during the duration of the campaign.
 * 10,357 backers contributed to this project.
 * The video on the Kickstarter page was watched more than 273,000 times.
 * The fully colorized strech goals rocket can be seen on Reymantha's website.
 * The trailer soundtrack is not from Cubical Drift, but from composer MrKey and is called "Cosmotologie."
 * Confirmation surveys were released on April 14, 2014.