Crackdown dev joins Square Enix Collective crowdfunding initiative

Square Enix's Collective has kicked off its pilot program. Three studios are submitting new games to be crowdfunded, with Crackdown developer Ruffian Games among them.

Ozzie Mejia

January 27, 2014 2:15 PM

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Square Enix has taken a major step forward with its Collective crowdfunding indie game initiative by recruiting three new studios for its pilot program. Among them is Crackdown developer Ruffian Games, who have announced a new game called Game of Glens.

Game of Glens (pictured) has players managing a Highland Clan and competing in the titular Game of Glens, which combine resource management, building, and projectile combat. Players can unlock weapons and buildings as they earn Game Points through sustained tower height and cumulative damage to the opponent. Game of Glens will feature both single and multiplayer game modes.

"We think Collective is going to open doors to a lot of people with great ideas and we want to be here at the start to help make it a success," the project page states. However, only 39% of visitors have said they would consider funding the project.

Two other projects also joined the Square Enix Collective today, both far more appealing to the masses. Moon Hunters is a multiplayer open-world adventure centered around solving the mystery of the missing moon from Kitfox Games. The most popular game, however, is World War Machine, a mech-based action game featuring five-player co-op, from Tuque Games.

The Collective pilot program will run for 28 days, with the community selecting which games will move to the crowdfunding stage, via a partnership with Indiegogo. Projects that successfully raise funds may also receive additional help from Square Enix, who will help with development and distribution across digital platforms.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?