There's a 'Resident Evil 2' board game on Kickstarter. You know what to do.
This was unexpected.
A tabletop game reimagining of the Capcom classic, Resident Evil 2, is up on Kickstarter and has already shattered its funding goal. With 25 days to go as of this writing, the game already has $521,694 pledged on a $201,584 goal.
(That goal isn't a round number because this is a UK-based project, so the funding target in dollars is converted from British pounds.)
The project comes from Steamforged Games, the same team that brought the tremendously successful Dark Souls tabletop game to Kickstarter. By the time the funding period concluded, Steamforged had amassed £3.7 million from backers.
Resident Evil 2 is a cooperative game for 1-4 players. It's a miniatures game set in Raccoon City, and featuring -- based on the photos, at least -- an ever-changing, card-based map. There's a full test playthrough of the game that I haven't had a chance to watch yet, but it should offer a better sense of how the game works.
If you're interested in plunking down some money for this, there's just one backer tier available. For roughly $94 (£70), you get the base game, the "B-Files" expansion set, a Kickstarter exclusive alternative costume for Leon Kennedy, and any unlocked stretch goals.
There's also an assortment of optional add-ons that you'll be able to add to your order, if you're feeling particularly spendy. The Kickstarter campaign is set to end on Oct. 23, and Steamforged expects the game to ship in Sept. 2018.
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Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
