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SHADE Protocol - A Cyber-Nostalgic Metroidvania

Name: SHADE Protocol - A Cyber-Nostalgic Metroidvania
Brand: Little Legendary
Rating: 4.3 (2967 reviews)

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

Created by Little Legendary · Launched Jun 4, 2026 · Closes Jul 9, 2026

Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView on Kickstarter →

Raised

$192K

Goal $40K

Backers

2,967

12 data points

Funded

479%

Goal hit ✓

Time Left

29 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Video Games category average. This project has hit 479% of its goal, while the average live Video Games project on Kickstarter sits at 1859% (74% below the category).

Lens Score: 92 / 100 — elite potential, flagged as a Kickstarter Staff Pick (a strong early-signal). 24-hour funding growth of +158.5% suggests sustained momentum.

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Funding trend

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Jun 5, 2026Jun 9, 2026

Backer growth

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Funding curve story

front loaded

Hit goal in 2 hours.

Front-loaded curve — most pledges came in the early days, typical of strong pre-launch lists.

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LENS SCORE

92/ 100

Elite potential

Based on funding velocity, backer momentum, target completion, and Kickstarter staff-pick status.

Target completion479%

Backers2,967

Days running4d

Staff pickYes

FORECAST

BETA

~$590K

Predicted to fund 1476% of goal

○ Low confidence (early)

How is this calculated? ›

BackerLens uses an empirical Kickstarter funding curve: ~30% of final pledged comes in days 1-3, ~70% by 85% of duration, then a final-week push to 100%. We divide current pledged by where the curve says we should be at this point in the campaign.

Project is in its first day or two — forecast is highly speculative and will tighten as more data comes in.

This is an experimental model. Don’t bet sourcing decisions on a single number — the funding curve cross-section is just a heuristic.

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BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Video Games category average. This project has hit 479% of its goal, while the average live Video Games project on Kickstarter sits at 1859% (74% below the category).

Lens Score: 92 / 100 — elite potential, flagged as a Kickstarter Staff Pick (a strong early-signal). 24-hour funding growth of +158.5% suggests sustained momentum.

Compare against 147 other live Video Games projects →