Kickstarter may be the closest thing we have to democracy in game development. Although gamers, in a sense, always vote with their wallets, Kickstarter lets them feel integral to the game development process as they directly fund games. The results have been excellent: From Kickstarter, we’ve gotten knockout titles like Hyper Light Drifter, Pillars of Eternity and Kentucky Route Zero. On Sunday, Prey for the Gods, a Shadow of the Colossus-inspired action survival game, was funded with over $500,000 on the crowdfunding platform.
Source: Kotaku – Five Kickstarter Campaigns For Promising Indie Games