This adventure game has a publisher — but its fans are eager to help fund it, too (updated)

Fans clearly didn’t mind donating to a game that was already paid for by a publisher, as demonstrated by Book of Unwritten Tales 2’s Kickstarter campaign reaching its main goal of $65,000 in one day.

Working with a publisher can restrict a game studio’s options. This is one of the reasons why so many developers have been taking advantage of crowdfunding to bypass the need for a publisher. It enables them to create a game that’s tailored to their own creative visions and their fans’ expectations. But The Book of Unwritten Tales 2, which launched on Kickstarter today, has a publisher. Furthermore, the game is fully funded and will release whether its Kickstarter campaign is successful or not. So why in the world did King Art ask fans to contribute $65,000 to a game that’s already funded? GamesBeat asked that question to the studio’s creative director, Jan Theysen.