While other crowdfunded games fail, Starbound has enough money for 9 more years of development

While some Early Access games are going under, others are flourishing.

The open-world crafting game Starbound, which has players building starships and traveling to different planets, is still going strong, according to developer Chucklefish. Earlier today, we reported that production stopped on the $500,000 Kickstarter virtual sword-fighting game Clang from sci-fi author Neal Stephenson. Now, the people responsible for Starbound, which is still in a prerelease state, assures fans that development will continue. The game is still available to purchase through Steam’s Early Access portal, which enables developers to sell games before they are complete.