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Big Changes for RPG Crowdfunding: Kickstarter’s 2025 Vision Unveiled!

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15 Mar 2025 — 1 min read

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Kickstarter has just revealed its 2025 Product Roadmap, bringing major updates that could reshape crowdfunding for tabletop RPGs and indie game developers! With TTRPGs consistently ranking among the platform’s top-performing categories, these changes could be a game-changer for creators looking to fund their next big project.

Key Takeaways for RPG Creators:

Expanded Tools for Creators – Kickstarter is rolling out improved analytics, enhanced discoverability, and new campaign customization features, helping RPG creators optimize funding strategies.

More Flexible Funding Options – Expect updates to the way projects handle funding milestones, which could allow for more modular or episodic RPG funding models.

Better Community Engagement Features – The roadmap highlights interactive backer updates, more transparent stretch goal management, and new ways for backers to follow projects long-term.

AI Policy Clarity – Kickstarter is addressing concerns about AI-generated content, a hot topic in the RPG space, ensuring transparency and creator control.

With record-setting RPG projects on Kickstarter in 2024 (like the $15M+ Cosmere RPG), these improvements could make 2025 an even bigger year for tabletop crowdfunding. Whether you’re launching a 5E-compatible setting, a solo journaling RPG, or an experimental new system, these updates might just change how you engage with your audience and secure funding.

What do you think? Will these changes make Kickstarter a better platform for RPG crowdfunding? Let us know in the comments! 👇

Read the full Kickstarter roadmap here: Kickstarter’s 2025 Product Roadmap

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