Grip Kickstarter is Canceled

The Early Access release will still be available.

Grip, the Rollcage-inspired racing game Grip went to Kickstarter earlier this month has been canceled. The game asked for 657,000 Canadian dollars, but only managed to gather $154,000. But developer Caged Element is not giving up on the game, and said it hopes to be able to finish it with the help of an Early Access release and in-house crowdfunding campaign instead.

"We're so very grateful to those of you who backed us on Kickstarter, and we hope that after seeing our continued passion for making this game, you will re-pledge your support here," the studio wrote on the Grip web page. "All funds from this campaign will go into further developing the initial release for Early Access."

 The planned feature list for the initial Early Access release is one car, one track, and one "playground map," plus three weapons, two power-ups, "standard" AI, a bunch of modifiers like slow motion, unlimited ammo, and double engine power, and one exclusive music track. The studio also emphasized that pre-purchasing the Early Access version will give "permanent ownership" of the final release as well.

"We considered going straight to Steam with our current build, but instead felt it was important and ultimately necessary to release our first version at a higher level of quality. We want you to be able to jump into Grip and have a great experience right from the start, without too many bugs or annoyances getting in the way," the studio said. "With Early Access, we can truly focus on development, getting iterations of the game to you as efficiently as possible while also receiving your valuable input on upcoming features."