BEST OF · JUNE 2026

Best Video Games Kickstarter projects to watch

10 live Video Games projects ranked by Lens Score — a 0-100 composite of funding velocity, backer momentum, target completion, and Kickstarter staff-pick signal.

Pulled from 156 live Video Games projects (category averages 121% of goal, $2.0M total pledged across the category). Updated June 2026.

  1. 01
    ★ Staff PickUS

    AERTHLINGS

    The Pokémon-meets-Skylanders mystery box collectible video game!

    $107K raised1066% funded346 backers+7.5% 24h
    67
    LENS SCORE
  2. 02
    ★ Staff PickUS

    Tex Murphy: Killing Moon Rising

    A high-fidelity modernization of Under a Killing Moon, the 1994 cyberpunk noir adventure classic video game.

    $231K raised461% funded2,110 backers+5.9% 24h
    65
    LENS SCORE
  3. 03
    ★ Staff PickUS

    SHADE Protocol - A Cyber-Nostalgic Metroidvania

    Rewrite reality through music, code, and combat in this fast-paced, cinematic cyber-fantasy Metroidvania.

    $211K raised527% funded3,268 backers+2.7% 24h
    64
    LENS SCORE
  4. 04
    ★ Staff PickGB

    The Defenders of the Crystal - An Encyclopedia of Jobs

    An exploration into the ever-expanding history of Final Fantasy Jobs that have appeared throughout the mainline games.

    $182K raised1593% funded1,369 backers+2.7% 24h
    62
    LENS SCORE
  5. 05
    ★ Staff PickMX

    Moonlight Pale - 2D hand-drawn Survival Horror

    Discover the sins buried under St. Birgitta's Female Seminary in this completely hand-drawn Survival Horror experience.

    $37K raised238% funded654 backers+5.6% 24h
    62
    LENS SCORE
  6. 06
    ★ Staff PickCA

    Wicked Night - Holy Knights

    A modern SRPG inspired by classics like Fire Emblem and Shining Force where your choices reshape the battlefield.

    $25K raised232% funded432 backers+1.9% 24h
    59
    LENS SCORE
  7. 07
    US

    Alarial's Blessing

    The tragic tale of three wandering mercenaries and the lonely goddess who wouldn’t let them die. A mature, JRPG inspired video game.

    $128K raised214% funded1,782 backers+1.7% 24h
    57
    LENS SCORE
  8. 08
    ★ Staff PickUS

    Under the Heavens: Warring States Saga

    A narrative-driven RPG set in China's Warring States. Every choice shapes your rise from a nameless soldier to a Great General.

    $34K raised168% funded311 backers+0.6% 24h
    57
    LENS SCORE
  9. 09
    ★ Staff PickUS

    Tomo Endless Blue

    Catch and train rare Tomo Monsters with friends across a vast ocean of procedural islands.

    $154K raised154% funded1,288 backers+0.7% 24h
    53
    LENS SCORE
  10. 10
    AU

    SpiritVale

    3D MMORPG inspired by the Classics. Explore the world with unique biomes, diverse monsters, boss fights and players in every corner.

    $139K raised259% funded1,746 backers+3.1% 24h
    53
    LENS SCORE

How this list is built

We pull all live Video Games projects on Kickstarter (refreshed every 8 hours), then rank them by either Lens Score (for projects with at least 24 hours of data) or Early Momentum (for projects in their first 72 hours). The top 10 land here.

No editorial weighting — the ranking is the math. The list updates automatically every hour, so the projects on this page next week may not be the same ones you see today.

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