Star Citizen, the multiplayer space trading and combat simulator, has just surpassed another astounding funding milestone. After reaching $250 million near the end of 2019, the development team has just announced that they’ve broken $300 million in funding over the game’s 9 years of development.
Star Citizen began development back in 2011 before it launched a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2013. From there, most of its funding has come in the form of players buying ships and other in-game items with real money. As reported on the funding and stretch goals page on the game’s official website, Star Citizen has raised $300,382,481 in funds. However, we know that at most they only have about $60 million left, as they reported last year that they burned through their $240 million crowdfunded budget.
Given all of its time in development hell, Star Citizen has become a highly controversial game. The game’s extensive feature creep and numerous delays have led many to question when the game will ever come out. Others have criticized how the developers enthusiastically raises funds from in-game purchases despite failing to meet project deadlines. These worries among others lead many to question the game’s technical feasibility and whether this game will actually see a 1.0 release.
Star Citizen is in development for PC.
Source: Robert Space Industries
