StarCrawlers Chimera Live on Kickstarter

Following a couple of early playtests, Juggernaut Games’ single-character dungeon crawler StarCrawlers Chimera has now made its way to Kickstarter, with the campaign’s initial goal set at $15,000. The bulk of these funds will be going to art and animations, with the rest being split between content development, music, and various fees.

Currently, the plan is to launch the game into early access in September, and then release it around Q3 2022. Here are some additional details:

The Game
You’re a lone crawler on a deadly mission: infiltrate the Chimera megacorp and find your target – the elusive Dr. Cerberus. StarCrawlers Chimera is a first-person, turn-based, cyberpunk dungeon crawl set in the universe of StarCrawlers. Explore the twisting depths of the Chimera complex, fight hordes of vicious enemies, and grab as much loot as possible!
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Customize your skills to suit your playstyle. Are you a stealthy cyberninja? A crazed pyromaniac soldier? Mind-bending void psyker? Or… a bit of each? Design your character by selecting from 25+ skill trees with unique abilities in each tree. Skill trees are a mix of fan favorite classes from StarCrawlers, weapon specialist trees, utility sets, and more – with extra skill trees in the works!
Explore levels that feature hand-crafted maps with procedurally generated elements. The mysterious complex is operated by a ruthless megacorp and each successive level will bring new challenges, new enemies, and greater rewards.
Features
Grid-based cyberpunk dungeon crawling with turn-based combat and exploration : you act, then enemies act
Handcrafted maps with procedurally generated elements : events, hidden secrets, bonus quests and plenty of loot
Legions of enemies, boss fights, and rare foes with unique abilities
Customize your character as you level to unlock new abilities and perks
4 difficulty modes and optional permadeath
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The Development Plan
StarCrawlers Chimera is currently in Alpha and being developed for PC and will be released on Steam and GOG as an Early Access / InDev Game. We’re excited to get the game into the hands of backers and start getting your feedback to make the game as awesome as it can be.
We are far enough along in development that we are ready to have Alpha backers start playing the game immediately after the close of the Kickstarter. If you’re excited for the game and want to dive in – you’re an Alpha backer! Alpha backers will also have access to the Alpha Discord channel that we will be reaching out to first for feedback.
We have scheduled our Steam Early Access launch for August 2021, with full release planned for Q3 2022. As with StarCrawlers, we’re planning to support StarCrawlers Chimera with regular content and patch updates for 3 years+.
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Why Kickstarter?
We’ve been self funding the development of StarCrawlers Chimera for 18 months and have made a huge amount of progress. We just completed an open Steam Playtest that demonstrated the core systems are solid, and now we are working on developing the content that will make it the amazing game we want it to be. To do that we need you.
Enter Kickstarter! With your support we can invest in the art, animation, programming and production needed to make StarCrawlers Chimera the best it can be. Even more important is building a community of players enthusiastic about shaping the direction of the game from alpha, to launch, and beyond. We put a high priority on engaging with out backers and community – come chat with us on Discord and Wishlist us on Steam!