Massive Crowdfunding Games of April 2025 – Must-Have or Overhyped?

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The biggest and best of the crowdfunding for the month of April.
What's my most anticipated? How much money is going to be thrown around this month? And these are only from the ones that we KNOW of at this point. I'm sure there will be more than a few surprises along the way too!

Let me know what you've got your eye on in the comments!
Thanks for watching!

Time Stamp:
00:00 - April We Are In You
00:59 - Hubworld Aidalon
- Huge Hype, Does It Fit YOU Though?
- Have Copies, Will TELL YOU
04:07 - Dragons Of Etchinstone
- See Above, Don’t Just Ride The Hype Train
06:02 - Earth: Animal Kingdom
- Can You Have Too Much Of This Type of Game?
08:58 - Bitewing Duo: Gazebo & Gingham
11:48 - Helldivers 2
- Is This Going To Be Funding Like The Witcher or Gods of War?
15:05 - Hollow Pact (From the Makers of Beast)
- Can It Do Semi-Coop Right?
17:04 - Sail Legacy (Maybe)
- I Want Another Shot!
18:14 - Flamecraft Dual
- My MOST Hyped Game of the Month??
19:20 - Aeon’s End: Beyond the Breach
- Speaking Of Can You Have Too Much…?
20:30 - Inis Big Box
- New Expansion, Better Than Your Other Area Controls?
21:36 - Dealers in Hope
- Unique system, Will It Pan Out?
23:22 - Square One Expansion
25:27 - Reichbusters Reloaded
- Good Entry or How Much Different Than 1.0?
26:57 - Tricktakers Expansion
- Crossing My Fingers, But Might Be in May
28:06 - Maglev Metro Volume 2
29:04 - Fairytale
- For Those Of You With Kids Like Me

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Surprised that Flamecraft Dual might be my most interested of the month? What's yours?

[WestChamber]

The Dragons of Etchistone actually makes a lot of sense for pvc. It’s a very good travel game but you shuffle and move the cards in your hand so much it really wears out the cards easily.

[beornthebear]

That bitewing combo is the one most likely to get me. They are starting to build a really solid reputation of making solid games

[seantilson]

Also, very glad to see you got your preview decks. Regarding whether or not this fits people, it is very easy to get to the table. Surprisingly low overhead!

[sergiYT]

I definitely play wingspan with all expansions

[joeklipfel]

For Dragons of Etchinstone, the PVC cards make sense because you're handling the cards the whole game. The Game Crafter version held up well for what it was, but the PVC will just make it a non-issue.

In terms of price point, I don't think I'm allowed to share yet but it's shockingly close to what I had it priced at on The Game Crafter. Especially when you consider what they've put into it with the new art.

Last thing, no promises but we're working on a couple of varaints to be able to play it 2p co-op :)

[JasonSmithPsychedelicTherapist]

I'm getting lucky lately. Not one crowd funding game this year so far. Having said that I'm buying a crap ton on retail.

[LingoNerd]

Do you have any thoughts on Crystal Collapse? It seems interesting purely from the crowfunding page (from a Fire Emblem fan's perspective), but with low traction and not a review to be found anywhere online, I'm wary.

[VampguyN]

I'm waiting until this summer for Flamecraft. In the livestream with Cardboard Alchemy, they said I'll be able to jump into the origonal game to get all the promo and kickstarter exclusives I missed during that campaign years ago. So I want to get the full game with promos for solo, instead of Flamecraft duals.
Been interested in Sail Legacy, and Earth has been on my radar. I'll check out the base game and see if the expansion campaign has any exclusives with it also.

[harmarize]

For aeons end, friends and foe isnt new for beyond the breach, it was in the last aeons end (descent) and is a great addition. Having more friends and foes is literally the only reason I am even debating getting the new one, as I already have so much aeons end content.

[UKDagnar]

Love Helldivers 2 on PC, not sure I'll be backing the board game though as why would I play that instead of the Videogame? Board game will be 30 mins set up an hour to play at least, PC game is a minute to start the game and most missions take less than 30 mins to complete.

[kristijan]

I am only interested in INIS from this list, and that is good for me ;)

[AnimeLoftus]

Pagan IS really good. I think it’s less Netrunner than Hubworld, but still a great game!

[CJUzziel]

Is the new LOTR Confrontation not launching in April? I thought we were expecting that earlier in 2025. Thanks for the video!

[robinett]

They are planning to release an expansion for Flamecraft in the Duals campaign as well. Really pulling in the Flamecraft crowd into getting this game as well.

[SatoshiNaaa]

JDM: Japanese Drift Master 😍 can't wait 🤩 it'll be game of the year 🤩🤩🤩

[stox]

A Helldivers Board Game... nice April Fools 😂

[wiblick]

I want to say 'no more' for Earth, with no improvement to Solo I don't know if I can go another expansion - but then I wonder if the animals will fix it for me.

[MrRamaluga]

Have you seen 'Chronicles Of Civilization'? Looks mega cool for a PnP game

[mercury]

Is Square one launching another Kickstarter? I haven’t even rec”d my copy from the last KS of square one