As Bethesda's Starfield hogs the spotlight, Star Citizen has quietly amassed another $100 million in crowdfunding. But, even with the massive funding, there remains no full release in sight.
Cloud Imperium Games has been working on Star Citizen for the better part of the last decade. The space exploration sandbox MMO has reportedly received over $600 million in funding according to the game's website since it debuted in 2012. Star Citizen currently has over 4.7 million backers.
According to CCU Game, Star Citizen has received $59 million in crowdfunding this year. May was the biggest month for Cloud Imperium as the game had $19.1 million in funding. Based on the official website, Star Citizen receives anywhere from $50,000 to a high of $186,000 per day this month.
2022 was the game's biggest year in terms of funding overall with $110 million. The current year is the fourth-highest for player-backing with 2021 ($86 million) and 2020 ($78 million). Over the last year, the game has received $100 million from backers.
Star Citizen is widening its lead on being the most expensive game in development. The second most expensive game to develop was CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 at $357 million. The Last of Us Part 2 pales in comparison to Star Citizen with a budget of just $249 million.