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Kindred Fates - An Open World Monster Battling RPG

Created by Skymill Studios

Capture monsters, explore a dark and unforgiving region, and fight to take back your home in this open world RPG. Now accepting pre-orders! We will send a survey later on to collect your platform selection and language selection.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

About Rewards and Late Backing
about 4 years ago – Sun, Mar 01, 2020 at 01:00:21 AM

Rewards & Late Backing

  • For the time being, some of our rewards are available to buy on our website: https://www.skymillstudios.com/store 
  • Some of the exclusive rewards from the Kickstarter (Phantom Starters, Royal Mechid, entry in the Cryptic Journal, your name in the credits, various exclusive in-game titles, early access to the Wonder Ticket) will be available here for ONE MORE WEEK. We've had a lot of people ask if they could be available for just a bit longer, and we felt bad turning people away so close to the end.  

PayPal

  • While the PayPal is still open, we request that you please make late pledges through our website. You're able to use PayPal or a card on our site and it makes fulfillment a lot less cumbersome for our team, so we'd appreciate it a lot!  

We Really Appreciate You Bearing With Us

  • We're working on getting the "End of Kickstarter Stuff" like the the backer survey and fulfillment wrapped up as quickly possible. The team is really forced to tackle a ton of things all at once right now, so things are moving rather slowly.  The goal is to get through this particular transitional phase before then end of next week so we can get back to what we love...

Building the game.

-Tori

What an amazing finish!
about 4 years ago – Sat, Feb 29, 2020 at 01:00:21 AM

I know I said in an earlier update that I couldn't wait to see what kind of grand finale was in store, but you guys took it to another level completely! If you haven't already, check out our new video on YouTube where we give a special thank you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3eCH5JAQ_M&t=6s

With the donations from PayPal included, we made a total of $699,089!! I can't stress how much we were NOT expecting the campaign to get this big. We are completely floored by the amount of support we received, and I don't think we'll ever be able to stop thanking you.

So, what's next?

  • Our current focus is getting the late pledge system on our website's store up and running. We'll have lots more information on that later today. 
  • We're also working on putting together the backer surveys! We only get to send them out once, so we're taking our time to make sure we include everything we need to know. We'll be sending the same survey out to our PayPal backers, though it may take slightly longer since the backer information won't be quite as organized as on Kickstarter.
  • Once we have everyone's email addresses, we'll be able to send out the digital wallpapers and links to the progress board!
  • There's still time to visit our Discord server to vote in the Community Art Contest!

We've still got a lot of things in the works, and we'll have more announcements for you very soon! Thank you so much for your patience, we've been hard at work behind the scenes!

-Tori

ONLY 24 HOURS LEFT for Kindred Fates - An Open World Monster Battling RPG!
about 4 years ago – Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 11:27:28 PM

YOU GUYS ARE INCREDIBLE!!!

Just a few hours ago you passed the 450K stretch goal, adding 3 new Legendary kinfolk and their unique quest lines to the game! Now we're in the final hours and have just 1 stretch goal left to hit. Everyone on the team has been absolutely blow away by the the out pouring of support we've received the past several days. I really can't thank you all enough.

Dungeon Raids!

For our final stretch goal, we'll add Dungeon Raids to Kindred Fates. These are intense gauntlets of skill, strategy, and teamwork that culminate in massive final boss fights! If you and a team of friends manage to come out alive, you'll earn some of the rarest rewards the game has to offer.

Meet our first Earth type!

This little cutie is the first Earth type to join the ranks in Kindred Fates! Their unique tail allows them to easily shape the environment to their liking, and has earned them the temporary nickname of Shovel Butt. 

Last call on Kickstarter exclusive rewards!

With our Kickstarter about to end, this is the last chance you'll have to receive the following rewards: Kickstarter Exclusive Titles, Cryptic Journal Entry, early access to the Wonder Ticket, Royal Mechid, Design an in game title, Design a Cosmetic, Design a Dungeon, Design a Side Quest.

Once again, thank you all so much for your generosity and support throughout our campaign! We're so excited to make Kindred Fates the Open World Monster Battling RPG we've all been dreaming of.

-Rob

Less than 72 hours to go!
about 4 years ago – Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 01:46:28 AM

What an amazing ride this has been! With over 600% of our original goal reached before the last 3 days, we're so excited to see what sort of grand finale might be in store!

As we near the end of our campaign, it's your last chance to pledge and receive some of our Kickstarter-exclusive backer rewards. Looking to buy a copy of the game after the Kickstarter ends? Don't fret! We'll be adding an online store to our website after our Kickstarter ends where you can secure your copy.

Now that the fun is coming to a close here, you may be wondering: "What other monster games are out there on Kickstarter?" Enter Kaichu, a monster dating sim by Squiddershins!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/squiddershins/kaichu-kaiju-dating-sim/posts/2757657#

"Love is hard–especially when you’re a 100 meter tall, radioactive dinosaur!  Embark on a reckless pursuit of romance as you leave the solitary life behind to travel the globe, meet other kaiju, and break into the dating scene. Don't allow tanks, bombs, and robots to stop your strange and destructive courtship rituals. Let love smash its way into your heart with Kaichu!"

5,000 Backers and Co-op Stretch Goal Passed!
about 4 years ago – Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 01:44:17 AM

This community never ceases to amaze us! We passed 2 major milestones today: Passing the Co-op stretch goal at $350,000, and having over 5,000 backers! Knowing that this is a game that people are this excited about is incredibly motivating, and it's so exciting to be able to announce that players will now get to share the story with their friends!


To add to this , we recently received over 300 entries to our community art contest! The winner's kinfolk design will be featured as a playable character in the final game. The turnout was far more than we were expecting, and we're so grateful for everyone who contributed their time and talent! 

We will be announcing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, as well as the community favorite and honorable mentions, later this week. If you want to vote on the community favorite, join our Discord server and cast your vote in the #announcements channel! 

-Tori