Unstable Games has turned its hit card game Here to Slay into a full cooperative dungeon crawler, and backers are showing up in force. Here to Slay Dungeons hit its $100,000 Gamefound goal in under two minutes after launching on 24 March, and has since sailed past $2.5 million with nearly three weeks still on the clock.
The original Here to Slay was a competitive card game for 2-6 players about assembling a party of adorable animal heroes and backstabbing your friends. It raised $3 million on Kickstarter and became one of the platform's top 50 most-backed projects. Unstable Games, the studio behind it, built its reputation on Unstable Unicorns, which raised nearly $1.9 million in 2017 and won the 2019 Toy of the Year People's Choice Award.
Dungeons takes the franchise co-op. Instead of competing, 2-4 players pick a hero, explore modular dungeons, level up abilities, and face off against bosses. Think light dungeon-crawling RPG rather than card game. The campaign includes three standalone core boxes, each with four heroes, six ability schools, two dungeons, and four bosses. Own multiple boxes? You can mix and match all the content freely.
The co-op shift makes sense. Here to Slay's art style and humour already appeal to a broad audience, and dropping the competitive "take that" element opens the door to family game nights and groups that prefer working together. Retail copies are expected in 2027.
The campaign runs until mid-April on Gamefound.