ZED

A project in Bangor, ME by Eagre Games
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From one of the artists behind Myst & 25 other games: An adventure puzzle journey into unpredictable dreamworlds.
Backers: 1826
Average Pledge Per Backer: $31

Funded: $57,180 of $48,000
Dates: May 31st -> Jul 1st (31 days)
Project By: Eagre Games
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Latest News

Eagre Games and the Brainpower Behind the Mystery of Zed

July 8th - via: cliqist.com
Chuck Carter is the founder of Eagre Games and the brains behind Zed, a first-person puzzle game that successfully raised $57K on Kickstarter, (Read More)

Update #17 - FUNDED!

July 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, Thank you. Today our campaign officially closed over $9,000 over our original goal. With your help we will be able to hire additional talent, fully optimize our game, and provide the best possible experience of ZED. Let's be clear:... (Read More)

Update #16 - THANK YOU.

June 29th - via: kickstarter.com
THANK YOU. Because of your support we have been able to initially reach our $48,000 funding goal with two days remaining on our campaign. Now is the time to help us reach our all-important stretch goals! We are still aspiring to reach 1700 backers!... (Read More)

Update #15 - Announcing our voice actor and new stretch goals

June 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello supporters! Some big news just broke in the world of ZED. Eagre Games has committed to working with Stephen Russell, the talented voice actor behind 'Garrett' in the Thief series, Nick Valentine in Fallout 4, and the announcer of System Shock.... (Read More)

Zed Enters Final Three Days of Kickstarter Campaign, Still Needs Funding

June 27th - via: onlysp.com
Chuck Carter's newest project Zed is entering its final three days of its Kickstarter campaign, and it still needs funding. (Read More)

Update #14 - Portcon recap and funding update

June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello supporters! We've just arrived home from PortCon in Portland, Maine. We are thrilled to have met so many supportive people who understand how important supporting Maine's growing development industry is. Fans playing the ZED art preview The... (Read More)

Update #13 - Live, from PortCon! and special pledge announcement

June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
What a day! We are here in beautiful Portland, Maine demoing ZED at PortCon, Maine's largest gaming and geek culture convention. The feedback we've been receiving while demoing ZED has been one hundred percent positive, and we're seeing ways we can... (Read More)

Update #12 - Announcing Our Animator and Progress Update

June 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Thursday! For over a month now Eagre Games has been speaking with one of the most talented animators in the industry about joining our team. We're extremely excited to announce that we'll be bringing on our good friend Pete Paquette to join us.... (Read More)

Update #11 - New video, interviews, and countdown

June 21st - via: kickstarter.com
If it wasn't clear by now, Eagre Games founder and Creative Director, Chuck Carter, worked on Myst back in the early 1990's. We took some footage of him talking about the making of Myst and compared it to what he's saying today. In it we've released... (Read More)

Update #10 - Two weeks remaining and shiny new additions.

June 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Today marks the beginning of the end for our Kickstarter campaign, which hopefully means the beginning of great things to come. There are just two weeks remaining on our campaign and we're well within striking distance of achieving our funding goal,... (Read More)

Update #9 - Concept Art, PortCon, and More!

June 14th - via: kickstarter.com
As you may know, ZED is a game which our founder and creative director, Chuck, has been kicking around for decades. Many years ago when he was working at Westwood Studios on Red Alert II, Chuck even came up with some concept art for ZED in his spare... (Read More)

Update #8 - 1,000 backers and new art

June 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to all our fans for the support over the past week and a half. Thanks to you we've now reached over 1,000 backers, and we're over halfway towards meeting our funding goal. We've been hard at work in the office this week. Chuck's Reddit AMA on... (Read More)

Update #7 - Linux support!

June 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Over the past week our programmer Calvin decided to create a Linux test build in his spare time. After wondering why he had free time and informing him that we don’t allow him to have free time or pay him, we tested our build and found it worked... (Read More)

Update #6 - Halfway there

June 8th - via: kickstarter.com
We're relieved to have reached the halfway point of our funding today after just one week of being on Kickstarter. We now have over 900 backers as well! Please continue showing your support by telling your friends and sharing this with everyone. In... (Read More)

Myst artist, BioShock Infinite writer team up for a new adventure called Zed

June 8th - via: pcgamer.com
Obduction, the spiritual successor to Myst, is coming in July, not quite three years after Cyan raised more than $1.3 million in funding on Kickstarter. Eagre Games, founded and headed by Myst artist Chuck Carter, isn't aiming for nearly that kind of budget for Zed, which debuted on Kickstarter last week, but it still promises a game  (Read More)

Update #5 - AMA

June 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Fun times are ahead this afternoon: At 2PM EST (19:00 GMT) Chuck will be doing an AMA on Reddit. For those of you unaware, the 'Ask Me Anything' series is an opportunity for the Internet to ask interesting people questions about their work. Chuck and... (Read More)

Update #4 - Bull Moose Event, POTD, and new art tease

June 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We are extremely honored to be listed as Kickstarter's Project of the Day today. Our friends at KS have given us a great platform to spread the word of ZED and we're thrilled to receive so much support from them. Speaking of groups we're thrilled to... (Read More)

Update #3 - Bull Moose

June 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Good afternoon from Eagre Games! We were up bright and early to join WZON The Pulse morning radio. We had a great time and got the chance to talk about our Kickstarter event at Bull Moose in Bangor tomorrow. If you live in the area and can make it we... (Read More)

Update #2 - $10,000 in funding and weekend events!

June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Another great day at Eagre Games. We have just passed $10,000 in pledging and reached over 400 backers. Your support means everything to us and we thank you. Keep spreading the word about our project and together we can make this dream a reality.... (Read More)

Update #1 - We're almost 10% of the way there!

June 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Reached $4K in funding! First off, we're extremely thrilled to have reached over four thousand dollars in pledges and be listed as one of Kickstarter's "Projects We Love." The support we've received means the world to us, but we still have a long... (Read More)

Zed is a Beautiful Looking New Puzzle Game Currently on Kickstarter

May 31st - via: onlysp.com
Being developed by Eagre Games Zed is a new adventure puzzle game that has players solving puzzles while exploring a dreamlike world. (Read More)

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