Astronaut: The Best

A project in Seattle, WA by Universal Happymaker
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The narrative strategy PC game where you turn underdog losers into presentable space heroes using lies, dark magic, and/or hard work.
Backers: 371
Average Pledge Per Backer: $54

Funded: $19,969 of $26,000
Dates: Sep 21st -> Oct 21st (30 days)
Project By: Universal Happymaker
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Latest News

Final Hours

October 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Seventeen hours left, less than $8,000 to go.  Will our Kickstarter have what it takes to reach the moon-bell of success?  I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm excited to find out.   Another TweetHere is another handmade tweet to RT, since tweeting... (Read More)

More Space Madness!

October 20th - via: kickstarter.com
You know how our Space Madness reward tier ($200) was really popular and sold out?  The one where you get to have your face in the game as an astronaut (plus a concept sketch and a bunch of other goodies)? With only 24 hours left, Julia has... (Read More)

Down To Four Digits

October 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Welcome to all our new backers!  Today saw more new faces than any other day of our campaign, even the first one.  For those of you just joining us, we've trying to pool our willpower and belief to bring Astronaut: The Best into being, which mostly... (Read More)

Campaign Promises

October 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Premium Rewards Going FastAs we near the end of the campaign, some of our special reward tiers are filling up!  We only have two left of the $200 Space Madness tier, your last chance to become a Flaustrian astronaut! Only three left of the $500... (Read More)

The Time of Social Media Tribulation Is At Hand!

October 18th - via: kickstarter.com
A TweetNow, I'm usually not a tweeting man, but under these circumstances, I'd be a fool not to. If anyone really is out there listening to our tweets, then well, maybe if we all tweet together they'll be able to hear us.   As promised, here is a... (Read More)

A Special Prayer

October 18th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Call It A Ritual

October 18th - via: kickstarter.com
We've had a big day today, with lots of new backers and coverage from stultifyingly legit websites such as Rock Paper Shotgun!  And yet, we'll need to impel that momentum into even bigger days if we're going to pull this off. For luck, I've been... (Read More)

A Word From Correblanch

October 17th - via: kickstarter.com
We've finally broken the halfway mark, with four days to spare!  Specifically, we have $13,904.  The numbers show that if you have $13,904, you have a 99% chance of making $13,905.  And from there, you have a 99% chance of reaching $13,906.... (Read More)

Welcoming the Five

October 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, esteemed and generous backers! Five is the holy number of Flaustria. The Kickstarter page displays five days remaining, and we have raised about 50% of our goal so far.  We are riding the razor's edge between success and failure, and we'll... (Read More)

We Have Reached Nearly 50% Of Our Goal!

October 14th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

We've raised over $10,000!

October 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, all 180 of you fabulous backers. This is Julia Y, the one and only visual artist responsible for the weirdness that is Astronaut: The Best. Thank you, from the depths of my heart, for all of your support on this project.   We've raised over... (Read More)

Astronaut: The Best Kickstarter Campaign Underway

September 28th - via: gamershell.com
A model astronaut must show sparkling wit, a winning smile, and perhaps a working knowledge of what the spaceship buttons do (Read More)

True Love?

September 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, all you first-class eagle-type personalities!  This is Mike, back for a quick update. First off, notice anything different about our page?  No, it didn't get a haircut, and it was always called "Astronaut: The Best."  But now, under our... (Read More)

Your New Collective Identity

September 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Helloooooooo Backers! I’m David, the other co-load on Astronaut: The Best, and I’m here to bri- Wait a minute. Backers? Backers! As words go it really doesn’t, I don’t know, satisfy? Does it? Backers is not the first word that comes to mind... (Read More)

Our First Stream and Pull Quotes

September 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
After two days, we're up to $4,933, or just over 18% of our goal.  Since the vast majority of projects that raise 20% of their goal are eventually funded... that means we're pretty much over 90% of the way to being funded, right?  Thanks to all our... (Read More)

Our First Thanks!

September 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello!  This is Mike, one of Astronaut: The Best's leads, with our first update. As the evening of our first day approaches, we've already raised $3,828 in pledges!  My most sincere thanks to everyone who has donated so far! Some extremely generous... (Read More)

Astronaut: The Best is now on Kickstarter!

September 22nd - via: failbettergames.com
Astronaut: The Best is a narrative strategy PC game where you turn underdog losers into presentable space heroes using lies, dark magic, and/or hard work. (Read More)

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