Kickstarter

Kickstarter Campaign
Pixelmage Games had an original plan to partially fund Hero's Song from a Kickstarter campaign.

Beginning
The Kickstarter was launched on January 19th, 2016 without any previous notice of the games creation. According to the @pixelmagegames Twitter account, the only other tweet prior to the launch of the Kickstarter campaign was on November 5, 2015.



Previous to the Kickstarter announcement, there wasn't any public information regarding the newly formed Pixelmage Games or Hero's Song.

The Campaign
The first day of the campaign went well. This was helped by the fact that Patrick Rothfuss was announced as being heavily involved in the world building and design aspects of the game.



After the first day of the campaign, there were concerns being voiced on Kickstarter that the price of the first tier was too expensive. The first tier started at $25, which is more than the announced released price of $19.99. The extra perk for the $25 was beta 2 access and a special thanks in the credits of the game.

There were also concerns that the reward tiers weren't as rewarding as would be required. This resulted in various changes to the campaign rewards and people needing to change their pledges. Further changes would add t-shirts, hoodies, and signed prints as options for rewards.

Canceled
The Kickstarter campaign was canceled on January 26, 2016. The total number of backers was 3,037. The total pledged was $136,849. The final update on the Kickstarter is as follows: