New role-playing game in which you are just an insignificant peripheral character breaks Kickstarter target by a factor of six

In the action role-playing game Peasant, you control a simple farmer. Fed up with the arrogant heroes, he starts his own adventure

For many developers, Kickstarter is a popular way to make their passion projects possible. Be it to finance the production or just the distribution

This is also the case for Finnish developer Harakka Studio, which has achieved huge success with its unusual action role-playing game Peasant and has easily exceeded its funding target sixfold.

What kind of game is Peasant?

With Peasant, Harakka Studio has set itself the task of creating a fantasy adventure in which, for once, you don’t play a hero. As the studio writes on its Kickstarter page, there is no prophecy in the role-playing game; no venerable descentand alsono destiny

Instead, you take on the role of a simple peasant farmer who is traveling in an epic and vibrant medieval fantasy world and is fed up with the arrogant and ruthless heroes.

In Peasant, almost everyaction has an effect on you and your surroundings For example, cutting down too many trees can stop you from becoming a druid. There is also an extensive reputation system For example, if you oppose the supposed heroes, you will be perceived as a villain by the public

In theopen worldyou will encounter numerous factions, creatures, mounts, pets, enemies and allies. You forge relationships and follow different paths that give you different abilities. On top of that, you can craft powerful weapons and equipment to defeat or even tameepic monsters

Already a success on Kickstarter

The premise of the game is apparently arousing interest in the gaming community. The target of 30,000 euros set on Kickstarter to finance the next six months of development has already been reached within a day

But that was far from it: After the campaign ended just under a month later on August 2, 2024, the target amount was just a foretaste. In total, almost 2,800 supportersraised almost 185,000 euros

Further information on upcoming role-playing games can be found in the box above. Among other things, you’ll find our detailed previews of Titan Quest 2 and Jotunnslayer. You’ll also find our interesting report on Kickstarter, in which we explain why successful campaigns don’t necessarily mean that the developers will get rich.