The Dark Souls Board Game Smashed Through Its Kickstarter Goals

Looks like we'll be seeing a Dark Souls board game in the near future. 

Brittany Vincent

April 20, 2016 5:40 AM

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Dark Souls continues to prove how popular it is consistently, with Dark Souls 3 selling like hotcakes and a tabletop game concept based on the series amassing all the funds it needs via Kickstarter in a measly three minutes.

In about the time it takes to listen to the excellent "You Think I Ain't Worth A Dollar, But I Feel Like A Millionaire," the Dark Souls board game earned a whopping £50,000, or $72,000. That's absolutely ridiculous. In a few hours, the game amassed nearly five times what it required to go into production, reaching about £222,550 ($320,000). With about a month remaining on the clock until the Kickstarter ends on May 16, who knows how much money the project will continue to make?

Dark Souls - The Board Game will be created by Steamforged Games, partnered with Bandai Namco, and will support 1-4 players. Prospective backers need to pledge £75 ($108) to guarantee a copy of the game, with several stretch goals being added. Dark Souls 3 itself just released on April 12, and it's already amassed this kind of popularity. The future looks extremely bright for the franchise, as it always has.

Brittany Vincent

Senior Editor

Fueled by horror, rainbow-sugar-pixel-rushes, and video games, Brittany is a Senior Editor at Shacknews who thrives on surrealism and ultraviolence. Follow her on Twitter @MolotovCupcake and check out her portfolio for more. Like a fabulous shooter once said, get psyched!