Wishlist on Steam
Wishlists decide whether the store ever shows the game to anyone. It is free and it matters more than it should.
Back a project
There is no publisher behind these games. Protocol 8 pays for itself on Steam and takes no donations. Everything else — the free prototype, the game that does not exist yet — is paid for by players, and every campaign is tied to a specific project rather than to "the studio" in general.
Raised
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Across every active donation campaign.
Goal
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What the next two milestones cost us.
Backers
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People funding this instead of a publisher.
Status
Nothing raised yet
We have not taken a single euro in donations. There are no backer counts or totals on this page because there is nothing to count — and we would rather show a zero than a number we invented.
Goal
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What the work below costs. The moment anything arrives, the amount and the backer count appear here and in the monthly devlog report.
Campaigns
Pick a project. Pick an amount.
Payments are handled entirely by PayPal — we never see your card details, and you do not need a PayPal account to send one.
Kickstarter
One project is too big for a donate button.
Project 03 needs 18 months of full-time work, so it goes to Kickstarter instead — all-or-nothing. If it does not reach its goal, nobody is charged and we say so publicly.
Transparency
Where the money actually goes.
We are two people with day-job savings and a rented office chair. Donations do not pay salaries — they pay for the specific things we cannot do ourselves.
Every month the devlog publishes what came in and what it bought, down to the individual invoice. If a campaign misses its goal, the work gets slower — it does not get cancelled, and nothing is refunded into a different project.
45%
Contract art & animation
Character animation and enemy rigs — the work one artist cannot absorb alone.
25%
Audio
Weapon and explosion sound design, voice recording, studio mixing time.
20%
Tools & licences
Engine plugins, asset libraries, source control and build machines.
10%
Store & fees
Steam registration, PayPal processing fees, business registration.
No money required
Four things that help as much as a donation.
Play the free prototype
Cold Angle is finished and free. Download it, stream it, and tell us where it falls apart.
Send bug reports
A good repro from one player saves us a full day of guessing. The Discord has a channel for exactly that.
Share a devlog
We have no marketing budget. One repost puts the studio in front of more people than a month of our own posting.
Funding FAQ
How this works
Is a donation a pre-order?
No. A donation supports development and does not guarantee a copy of the game, a release date, or any specific feature. Tier rewards are perks we intend to deliver, not a purchase contract. If you want the game itself, wait for the store page — that is the honest answer.
Can I get a refund?
Donations are voluntary and non-refundable once processed. If something went wrong — a duplicate payment, a wrong amount — email us and we will sort it out directly through PayPal.
Do I need a PayPal account?
No. PayPal accepts card payments without an account in most countries. You are sent to PayPal's own checkout, so your card details never touch this site.
How do I claim a tier reward?
Add your Discord handle or the name you want in the credits to the PayPal note field. If you forget, email us the payment reference and we will match it up.
What happens if a campaign misses its goal?
Nothing is cancelled and nothing is refunded. The milestone simply takes longer, because we do the contracted work ourselves instead of paying a specialist to do it better.
Why Kickstarter for one game and PayPal for the others?
Protocol 8 is finished and sells on Steam, so it takes no donations at all. Cold Angle is finished and free — donations there fund extra content we would build anyway, just slower, so a rolling donation fits. Project 03 does not exist yet and needs 18 months of full-time work up front. That is an all-or-nothing bet, and Kickstarter is built for exactly that: if the goal is missed, nobody is charged and we do not pretend we can build it anyway.
Is a Kickstarter pledge the same as a donation here?
No. A pledge is a purchase with rewards, handled entirely by Kickstarter under their terms — including refunds, shipping and dispute resolution. Your card is only charged if the campaign funds. Donations on this page are voluntary support with no delivery obligation.
Can I support the studio instead of one game?
Not right now. Every euro is tied to a project so the reporting stays honest. If you genuinely do not mind which, put it on the campaign with the further-away goal.
Questions about funding: contact us. Anagard Studios is a registered business in Serbia; donations are not tax-deductible charitable gifts.