Children of Zodiarcs Breaks Funding Records

Children of Zodiarcs has surpassed the previous funding record for a Square Enix Collective-supported Kickstarter campaign, hitting CAD 245,000 in its final day. The game, created by Montreal-based indie team Cardboard Utopia, is a tactical JRPG featuring cards and dice, and inspired by other projects such as Final Fantasy Tactics.

The project's original goal for the campaign was CAD 40,000, but the popularity of the campaign meant that target was reached in the first couple of days. The previous highest-funded project supported by Collective was Tokyo Dark, from Japan-based developer Cherrymochi, which ended its campaign at CAD 225,000 from a CAD 40,000 target.

We're incredibly happy for the Cardboard Utopia team - their project has really resonated with people keen to play a new game in the tactical JRPG genre. We've watched the evolution of Kickstarter videogames funding, and for teams without a well-known franchise or famous designer, crowdfunding is getting much tougher - so we're really happy that we've been able to help teams hit their targets.
- Phil Elliott, Creator and Project Lead on Square Enix Collective.