The odds favored the creators of Solarpunk, an upcoming survival craft game from German indie studio Cyberwave. The Kickstarter campaign for Solarpunk has already reached its goal of pooling around $32,094 in funds, just hours after its launch. As of May 31, over 800 backers had pledged a total of $44,335 for the game's production. The campaign will end on June 30.
Cyberwave and publisher, rokaplay, targeted collecting $32,094 to continue developing Solarpunk. The new funds would also help them release the game in Early Access via Steam within the following year.
[It] allows players to get in on the ground floor of this unique futuristic survival experience,
they said.
Cyberwave, a two-member team based in Essen, Germany, announced their plans to do a Kickstarter last March. At that time, they also confirmed their partnership with rokaplay for Solarpunk.
Aside from the actual production of the game, the Kickstarter funds will be spent on marketing initiatives. These included creating a trailer and partnering with external collaborators.
Solarpunk is an open-world, survival craft. In it, players need to survive and thrive on airborne islands. Using their airships, they must explore and gather resources from other islands.
Solarpunk dreams about an optimistic future, where we can use renewable energy and build a home in a world of floating islands,
said Patrick de Rijk, co-founder at Cyberwave.
Executives at rokaplay also said they were impressed with the game's potential. It's wondrous and majestic, yet retains a cozy innocence about it that's becoming increasingly rare in a futuristic setting,
said Adrian Kaiser, head of Communication at rokaplay. Solarpunk is hopeful and harmonious, and it tickles an itch we've had to relax and be creative in this unique scenario,
he added.
The game features single-player and co-op modes. Developers planned on releasing an Early Access version on Steam in 2024. Soon, they will also port the game to PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch consoles.