
19th November this year will be the 13th anniversary of the completion of Star Citizen‘s groundbreaking Kickstarter campaign, which garnered a touch over $2.1 million from approximately 35,000 supporters during its month-long run in November 2012. Within just two years, Cloud Imperium surpassed this amount with their project amassing more than $100 million through crowdfunding. As of 2025, the budget for Star Citizen is greater than that of games like Grand Theft Auto 5, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Cyberpunk 2077—all combined—despite the game not being finished yet. This prolonged early access status is largely due to “feature creep,” with Cloud Imperium consistently adding to their project’s development timeline.