Gardens, cults, and the undead

This week's projects take you to new worlds where every choice is a portal. Grow a thriving garden, build a cult, survive the undead, and step into stories where every decision carries real weight. 

PROJECTS WE LOVE

Rosalie – A Rosy Game of Gardening by Totsuca Chuo & Higabito

BY UCHIBACOYA

Rabbids Cards Royale 

BY CARPE GAME

Hollow Home

BY TWIGAMES

STAG

BY SPLIT STONE GAMES

Final Light

BY SARAH BROWN

Cult of the Lamb: The Board Game

BY PAPER FORT GAMES

The Guild: Ren Faire'd & Conludo 

BY FELICIA DAY

NEWS & RESOURCES

ICONS 2026

August 15-16 in Alicante, Spain

Manu Hernández is heading to ICONS, a celebration of collectibles culture in Europe. On Saturday, August 15, he'll deliver the keynote “Kickstarter: Todo empieza antes" ("Everything starts earlier") exploring why successful campaigns begin long before launch and how pre-marketing can help creators build an audience, generate momentum, and prepare for day one.

gamescom 2026

August 26-30 in Cologne, Germany

Michael Liebe will be on the floor. Send us a message if you want to connect!

On having something to prove

Asher McClennahan chatted with actor, writer, and streamer Felicia Day on maintaining a spirit of independence, getting bored of doing the same thing, and why she thinks now is the best time to be a creative. (Pssst, her first campaign is live!) 

COMMUNITY PICK

Dannel Jurado is a senior software engineer at Kickstarter. In his 7+ years with the team, Dannel's work has touched nearly every facet of the Kickstarter experience. As an avid fan of TTRPGs, video games, and comics, he's someone we can count on to find the raddest projects.

Headshot illustrated by Caitlin Rose Boyle

Drawnsters – A Hilarious Art Game by Drawfee

BY PILLOW FIGHT GAMES

"Drawnsters doesn’t need my help but I gotta shout out a project by some cool folks I know. Caldwell Tanner is someone I met in my early NYC days and was always such a kind and cool dude, he’s gone on to run one of the biggest TTRPG podcasts (shout out NADDPod) and also Drawfee. Extra shout outs to Pillow Fight Games, who are my buddies Jo and Conrad and have worked on other cool games like Heaven Will Be Mine and Later Alligator. This team could make anything but them making a party game? Sign me up!

And if drawing party games aren’t your speed, did you know there are illustrators making cool poker decks on Kickstarter? The most recent one I have my eyes on is this set by Justin Hillgrove, another entry into the fantasy illustrated poker deck series he’s made."