Star Citizen costs more than GTA 5, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Cyberpunk 2077 combined

the development costs to Star Citizen They’ve surpassed those of GTA 5, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Cyberpunk 2077 combined. In fact, it will be the most expensive game ever, perhaps only surpassed by GTA 6 (whose budget, however, hasn’t been confirmed) despite no final version being evaluated, after nearly ten years of development.

Costs are net of marketing, which would, of course, greatly increase the budgets used for each title. Each game is linked to the source of the reported data.

Star Citizen is a very special case in the video game industry. Designed by Chris RobertsThe landmark developer best known for the Wing Commander series has drawn a large number of supporters from below, in a fundraising campaign that has been going on for years, despite false promises and massive delays piling up in the game’s development.

according to CCU GamesIn 2022 alone, it raised $113 million in funds from users, while from the beginning of 2023 to today, $60 million has already been donated.

Opinions about Star Citizen are currently very mixed. There are those who blindly believe in the project and take into account the natural problems in the light of their ambitions, which indicates the goodness of what has been accomplished so far, but there are also those who see the systematic nature in the continuous postponements, i.e. a real economic model. Strive to absorb resources for as long as possible, without the end of development in sight.