Star Citizen Fans Pledged Second Best Crowdfunding Ever With $116 Million In 2024

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  • Star Citizen grossed over $116 million through crowdfunding in 2024.
  • This was the game’s second-best year ever, just $1 million shy of its record-breaking 2023.
  • However, no final release date is set for the MMO shooter as of now.

Funded solely by the fans, Star Citizen has amassed over $700 million over its ten years of development. Since, Cloud Imperium started the Kickstarter funds back in 2013, the game has been reliant on financial support from fans, selling ships and other in-game content to raise money.

Developer Cloud Imperium Games has received a lot of criticism for this with the studio also getting into some legal troubles. However, despite all the problems, Star Citizen had its second-best crowd funding year in 2024, raking in a whopping $116 million.

Why This Matters: Star Citizen has been one of the most controversial games in history due to its long development cycle and methods of acquiring funds. With another massive payday for Cloud Imperium in 2024, it will be interesting to see when the game launches.

The game was just $1 million shy of the record it set last year in 2024 when it made $117 million through the sale of in-game content and crowdfunding. Star Citizen made a very impressive $21 million in December alone, taking up its overall gross for this year to $774 million.

Star Citizen
The Game Once Again Made Over $100 Million In Crowd Funding

With the amount it has raised across a decade of development, the MMO shooting title is now the most expensive game ever made in gaming history. But, with no end in sight for the early access period, we might have to wait a little before Star Citizen is playable.

The single-player story mode version of the game, titled Squadron 42 has also received a lot of hype, with its start-studded cast of A-list actors like Gary Oldman, Henry Cavill, and Gillian Anderson supporting impressive gameplay that got its first reveal at CitizenCon 2024.

No release date for the Star Citizen project has been confirmed but predictions do suggest that it may finally stick its landing in 2026. However, with such a long time in between the announcement and release, there is no knowing if the original hype will persist.

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