BEST OF · APRIL 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 158 live Video Games projects (category averages 106% of goal, $2.5M total pledged across the category). Updated April 2026.

  1. 01
    🆕 NewGB

    POKEBOOK The Unofficial Companion: Generation 1

    An unofficial coffee table history book dedicated to the debut generation of Pocket Monsters, with bespoke artwork and photography.

    $9K raised35% funded85 backers
    85
    EARLY MOMENTUM
  2. 02
    ★ Staff PickUS

    Springfield Hotel: Horror Survival + Traitors + Escape Room

    A first-person social deduction horror survival video game set in a cursed 1930s Art Deco hotel.

    $80K raised798% funded671 backers+31.9% 24h
    83
    LENS SCORE
  3. 03
    ★ Staff PickUS

    Dice Throne Digital

    A cross-platform version of the hit dice battle game, featuring a brand-new roguelite campaign. Play anywhere, any time!

    $481K raised481% funded6,026 backers+1.9% 24h
    70
    LENS SCORE
  4. 04
    ★ Staff PickGB

    Broken Sword Smoking Mirror: Reforged - Collector's Edition

    A Collector's Edition of this epic adventure game on PC and Console

    $707K raised1056% funded3,611 backers+1.6% 24h
    64
    LENS SCORE
  5. 05
    ★ Staff PickES

    Temtem: Pioneers

    Survive a wild frontier with 200+ Temtem. Master real-time combat, craft tools, and discover the mysterious Downbelow solo or in co-op.

    $392K raised373% funded4,418 backers+2.1% 24h
    64
    LENS SCORE
  6. 06
    ★ Staff PickUS

    Asteria: Fate of the Fallen: a Next-Generation VRMMORPG

    A full-feature, immersive VR experience that seeks to provide the experience created and explored by fictional VR MMO titles.

    $133K raised265% funded679 backers-1.6% 24h
    64
    LENS SCORE
  7. 07
    NZ

    PlanetSmith - The Ultimate Round-World Sandbox Survival

    Survive stranded on an Earth-like planet, then launch into space to continue your adventure across a living solar system.

    $69K raised1203% funded1,003 backers+4.2% 24h
    58
    LENS SCORE
  8. 08
    GB

    Fortune & Glory: a Game Boy Color platformer

    Search for treasure in an ancient pyramid in this Game Boy Color game inspired by Saturday morning cartoon platformers of the 90s!

    $9K raised258% funded143 backers+19.6% 24h
    58
    LENS SCORE
  9. 09
    ★ Staff PickSE

    Wyldheart: a co-op action RPG set in a rustic fantasy world

    Hand-crafted by former AAA veterans who went indie to build their dream game inspired by tabletop RPGs.

    $213K raised123% funded3,954 backers+2.6% 24h
    56
    LENS SCORE
  10. 10
    ★ Staff PickJP

    ヨコオタロウガカクセカイ | ゲームは、どう書かれるのか。

    『NieR』や『ドラッグオンドラグーン』シリーズのクリエイターのヨコオタロウ氏との、30時間以上に及ぶインタビューを集約した書籍で、世界観やキャラクター設計、シナリオ執筆など、ゲームにおける「書く」という行為の核心に迫ります。

    $28K raised151% funded689 backers+1.6% 24h
    56
    LENS SCORE

How this list is built

We pull all live Video Games projects on Kickstarter (refreshed hourly), 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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