Although the word "survival" is often associated with competition, Sub Terra is a cooperative survival horror game that challenges a player to work with up to five others in order to escape.
The story set in Sub Terra describes players as cavers who have suddenly become trapped underground. Players are challenged to make the most of each character's special skills, and work together, to find an exit before their flashlights die. Naturally, there are a number of challenges that will prevent gameplay from being all too easy.
Sub Terra was launched as a project on Kickstarter with an initial crowdfunding goal of £16,500, but supporters pledged £368,256 to help bring this game to fruition. Since then, it has gone on to win the title of the Best Euro Game at the 2017 UK Games Expo.
What's Driving This Trend
- Cooperative Survival Games
- Creating more cooperative survival games that encourage teamwork and shared objectives.
- Crowdfunding for Board Games
- Crowdfunding as a successful model for funding board games that may not initially receive attention from major publishers.
- Specialized Skill-based Board Games
- Designing board games that provide unique challenges and encourage players to work together to apply their specialized skills and abilities.
Who This Affects Most
- Board Games
- Board game developers can capitalize on the growing popularity of cooperative games and crowdfunding to design new titles that appeal to players seeking a collaborative experience.
- Gaming
- As the popularity of tabletop gaming increases, game developers can create experiences that cater to players seeking more social, collaborative and intricate games that require specialized skills and strategy.
- Crowdfunding
- Crowdfunding platforms can promote the success of board games like Sub Terra and leverage this success to generate more interest and support for other tabletop game projects.
