388 backers have pledged $8,156 (29.13% of $28,000). The launch went well.
A short-term goal for Kickstarter projects is to get to 30% funded before half the time is used up. Hypnospace Outlaw looks like it will achieve this milestone within hours.
About campaign performance:Kicktraq currently shows an overoptimistic $75,843 (270%).
BackerTracker shows a trend to $35,964.
SideKick shows a 29% chance of success.
The second day brought in 3 more backers than the first day brought in.
Here is data about the launch day:
http://i.imgur.com/coeo6dz.pngAbout 65% of backers are picking the $10 early-bird tier.
The average pledge per backer was around $25 at launch. It would take 1,120 backers at $25 per backer to reach $28,000.
I don't see any problems with the reward tiers so far. The under-performing of the $12 tier is to be expected while its early-bird counterpart is around. The $16 tier should improve as well once the early-bird tier is full.
About outside Kickstarter:Rock Paper Shotgun had small post about the project launch.
The Cafe section of Ubuntu Forums, NeoGAF and The Game Cavern, A Handsome Trustworthy PC Gaming Blog had posts about Hypnospace Outlaw. The project was retweeted by a programmer at HelloGames. A post to /r/Games had 9 comments before disappearing from view.
Super Mario Run was announced. Sony announced the PlayStation 4 Pro. Titanfall 2 continues to show previews. Pokemon shows off more Pokemon. Since PAX West the gaming news has settled a bit.
ReCore releases on September 13th. Persona 5's Japanese release is September 15th. September 17th is Tokyo Game Show.
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero announced a September 27th release date. It also announced Xbox 360 and PS3 ports won't happen.
Hypnospace Outlaw is scheduled to end on October 4th. It will be over before the strong wave of hyped AAA games in October.
About within Kickstarter:On launch day Hypnospace Outlaw was ranked 4th in popularity in the category. Dual Universe was ranked 1st and bringing in lots of traffic. Rad Rogers was ranked 2nd. Dawn of the Devs was 3rd.
Currently Hypnospace Outlaw is ranked 3rd. Dual Universe and Rad Rogers kept their rankings. Dawn of the Devs dropped to 4th.