Modern Games has launched a new crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for its next wave of Aerthlings. The Ascension Series features 24 new figures, and has already met its laughably low funding goal of $10k in the first 30 minutes.
Aside from the new figures, the Ascension series also adds new biomes, enemies, and resources themed around the new ice and fire legendary figures, Polara and Volcrys.
The campaign will also help fund the game’s launch on PC, alongside expanded gameplay such as more biomes, quests, and characters.
By backing the campaign, fans can earn exclusive rewards, such as limited series figures and cosmetics. Though given the $10 price per figure, having the lowest tier of $50 only reward four figures (plus one digital fig) doesn’t seem like such a killer deal.
“Aerthlings was created to make collecting feel alive again,” said Justin Kifer, CEO, Modern Games. “We wanted to combine the joy of unboxing and collecting with an expansive game world where every figure has real meaning, utility and personality. The campaign will help us expand Aerthlings globally, introduce the brand-new Ascension Series, develop the game for PC and create deeper adventures with new characters, biomes and gameplay experiences for fans to explore. We’re also excited to reward our earliest supporters with exclusive collectibles that will only ever be available through the Kickstarter campaign.”
Aerthlings is a free-to-play mobile RPG. By scanning the physical figs (which resemble keychains), or purchasing digital figs, players explore their flat world and battle moonlings. By gathering resources, players can craft buildings, as well as terraform and expand the world.
As a toys-to-life game, Aerthlings actually encourages players to trade figures, by letting them keep and level up the originals as digital figs. Traded figures unlock additional bonuses.
Aerthlings is free-to-play on iOS and Android mobile devices. The Ascension Series Kickstarter campaign ends June 12.
