Case Study
Where euro games go big
Eighteen campaigns, eleven publishers: heavyweight strategy games raised $39M+ on Gamefound — from $180K reprints to $9M flagships.
Eighteen campaigns. Eleven publishers. One platform where heavyweight strategy games consistently outperform.
The euro category, by the numbers
$39M+
combined crowdfunding raised
USD equivalent, this deck
$9.1M
Brass: Pittsburgh
biggest campaign in this deck
10
creators who moved
Kickstarter → Gamefound
6.4×
The Old King's Crown
growth after switching from Kickstarter
Case study · Heavy economic euro
Brass: Pittsburgh
$9,113,235
$1.2M+ raised in the endgame phase alone. Gamefound's endgame mechanics keep momentum building after the final 48 hours — a stretch where most platforms flatline.
Terraforming Mars: the franchise best
Case study · Engine-building flagship
Terraforming Mars
$2.77M
$2.22M
$3.12M
Big Box (KS)
More TM! (KS)
Legacy of Mars (GF)
Third campaign, the franchise best — its Gamefound debut out-raised both Kickstarters at $3.1M.
The Old King’s Crown — the platform switch
The platform switch
The Old King's Crown — Second Printing
First printing · Kickstarter
£435,155
Second printing · Gamefound
£2,771,068
▲ 6.4× on the same game
Their Kickstarter was the creator's first campaign ever. The Gamefound follow-up out-raised the debut more than sixfold.
Case study · First-time creator
Ark Nova: 3Dition
€3,484,141
Launched by the designer of Ark Nova on his very first crowdfunding campaign — no track record, no decade-old mailing list. On Gamefound, a first campaign can perform like a veteran's fifth.
Not just the multi-million campaigns
Kickstarter movers · every scale
3.9×
The Gilded Realms
$135,064 → $532,771
2.6×
ICE — Second Edition
€277,886 → €731,903
1.5×
Cretaceous Rails
$117,932 → $180,692
Awaken Realms: an entire deluxe euro line
Publisher spotlight · Awaken Realms
A deluxe euro line built on Gamefound
€5.14M
$3.62M
$2.7M
€2.9M
Agricola
Puerto Rico 1897
Castles I
Castles II
Four deluxe euro campaigns, $15M+ in crowdfunding — before late pledge, which added another 62–96%.
Why euro games thrive here
The audience is already here — Gamefound’s backer base skews toward dedicated strategy gamers. The raise doesn’t stop when the campaign ends, franchise bests happen here, and it works at every scale and stage.
Your euro game
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