The best games that were crowdfunded via Kickstarter 💵 2023
Unfortunately, some good game ideas don't appeal to game publishers or they don't dare to take the risk. In the meantime, however, there are some platforms that allow donations from the masses to finance the market entry of such ideas - so-called crowd-funding. The most popular platform that enables this is Kickstarter.
Crowd-funding makes unusual game concepts possible
Fortunately, this has allowed many good games to appear that might never have made it to market: Gloomhaven, Brass Birmingham or Scythe - just to name a few.
List of the best Kickstarter board games 2023
For more of many really good Kickstarter games, check out our Kickstarter list:
(Games originally funded with the help of Kickstarter remain in this list, even if the Kickstarter campaign is over and the game has since been published by a publisher).
Monikers
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Monikers- 4 - 16 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 17+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Monikers
Cascadia
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Monikers: Serious Nonsense
- 4 - 20 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 18+ years old
- Immediately playable
Wavelength
Nominated for 5 awards and won 3.
More details for Wavelength- 2 - 12 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!36€ at
.deVideo reviews for Wavelength
HITSTER
🔥 Deal: 11% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!
More details for HITSTER- 2 - 10 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 16+ years old
- Immediately playable
🔥 Great price!16€ at.deDeception: Murder in Hong Kong
- 4 - 12 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Star Realms: Frontiers
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Star Realms: Frontiers- 1 - 4 Players
- 20 - 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!27€ at.deThe Resistance: Avalon
Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.
More details for The Resistance: Avalon- 5 - 10 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
Hanamikoji
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Hanamikoji- 2 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!13€ at.deVideo reviews for Hanamikoji
Project L
Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.
More details for Project L- 1 - 4 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Secret Hitler
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Secret Hitler- 5 - 10 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
Cthulhu: Death May Die
Nominated for 6 awards and won 1.
More details for Cthulhu: Death May Die- 1 - 5 Players
- 90 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!83€ at.deStar Realms
Nominated for 10 awards and won 3.
More details for Star Realms- 2 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Grove: A 9 card solitaire game
- 1 Players
- 5 - 10 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!13€ at.deMarvel United: X-Men
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Marvel United: X-Men- 1 - 5 Players
- 40 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Daybreak
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Daybreak- 3 - 7 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Daybreak
Marvel United
Nominated for 6 awards.
More details for Marvel United- 1 - 4 Players
- 40 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Santorini
Nominated for 7 awards.
More details for Santorini- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Coconuts
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Coconuts- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Coconuts
Destinies
Nominated for 8 awards and won 3.
More details for Destinies- 1 - 3 Players
- 90 - 150 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Hero Realms
Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.
More details for Hero Realms- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
The Search for Planet X
Nominated for 5 awards.
More details for The Search for Planet X- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 75 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
Sagrada
Nominated for 10 awards.
More details for Sagrada- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
PARKS
Nominated for 10 awards and won 2.
More details for PARKS- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
One Night Ultimate Werewolf
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for One Night Ultimate Werewolf- 3 - 10 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!12€ at.deVideo reviews for One Night Ultimate Werewolf
5-Minute Dungeon
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for 5-Minute Dungeon- 2 - 5 Players
- 5 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!21€ at.dePlanet Unknown
Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.
⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2023
More details for Planet Unknown- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 - 80 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Radlands
Nominated for 3 awards and won 2.
More details for Radlands- 2 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Herbaceous
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Herbaceous- 1 - 4 Players
- 15 - 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Herbaceous
Mindbug: First Contact
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for Mindbug: First Contact- 2 Players
- 15 - 25 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
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