Steamforged Games Ltd. recently wrapped up a highly successful Kickstarter campaign to bring 'Dark Souls: The Board Game' to life. Designed to deliver the same immersive experience as the original 'Dark Souls' video game, the new tabletop game allows players to explore dangerous places filled with monsters, treasures and deadly battles.
Dark Souls: The Board Game "is a strategically challenging, deeply immersive combat exploration game" designed for one to four players. The game is set in the same Dark Souls universe as the video game and uses intricate miniatures to bring the game's iconic characters to life. As players explore different locations, they will encounter everything from rare treasures to deadly boss fights.
While Dark Souls: The Board Game is not set to ship until the spring of 2017, the overwhelming response to the game's Kickstarter campaign indicates a strong demand for a tabletop version of the Dark Souls video game.
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'Dark Souls: the Board Game' Brings a Popular Video Game to Life
Trend Themes
1. Immersive Tabletop Gaming - The success of 'Dark Souls: The Board Game' reveals a trend towards immersive tabletop experiences that bring popular video games to life.
2. Combat Exploration Games - The demand for 'Dark Souls: The Board Game' highlights a trend for strategic and challenging combat exploration games that provide players with a deep and engaging experience.
3. Crowdfunding for Tabletop Games - The overwhelming response to the Kickstarter campaign for 'Dark Souls: The Board Game' demonstrates a trend for using crowdfunding platforms to bring tabletop games to market.
Industry Implications
1. Tabletop Gaming - The success of 'Dark Souls: The Board Game' presents an opportunity for the tabletop gaming industry to create more immersive and engaging experiences based on popular video games.
2. Entertainment - The trend towards immersive tabletop gaming opens up opportunities for the entertainment industry to develop new revenue streams and engage fans in unique ways.
3. Crowdfunding - The success of 'Dark Souls: The Board Game' on Kickstarter shows the potential for crowdfunding as a viable option for game developers to bring their projects to market and gauge demand.