This game has already cost more than GTA 5, Red Dead Redemption and Cyberpunk 2077 combined and it hasn’t been released yet…

More than GTA 5, Cyberpunk 2077 and Red Dead Redemption combined development costs, Star Citizen created a sensation with its pharaonic $600 million budget. However, gamers like you and me still can’t play it…

Star Citizen is disproportionately ambitious

the Space opera It is a genre that fascinates literature, cinema, and video games alike. Examples abound, especially with titles like mass effect or the dangerous elite. Nevertheless, Star Citizen rises to the rank of the most ambitious game ever made in this area. this project Titanicwhich is still under development, is about to reach an impressive milestone in terms of production costs.

Standard fundraiser

It was launched in the year 2011 by Chris Roberts, creator of the Wing Commander saga, Star Citizen is the result of a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign that has raised nearly $300 million. Since then, the amount has continued to grow thanks to fan donations and virtual ship sales. Today, the estimated total budget for the project is up to 600 million dollars.

• GTA 5: $265 million
• Cyberpunk 2077: $121 million
• Red Dead Redemption 2: $170 million

By comparison, the combined development budgets for these three iconic games are only $556 million. So there’s no denying that Star Citizen is in a class of its own in terms of production costs, and yet the game isn’t even out there yet…

Why this budget?

The huge amount spent on Star Citizen is explained by the scope and complexity of the project. In fact, this video game proposes to simulate an entire universe, with hundreds of planets, thousands of missions and a large number of spaceships. Players will be able to explore this gigantic universe, trade, fight and interact with each other.

Impressive graphics engine

Star Citizen uses the CryEngine graphics engine, developed by Crytek, which guarantees stunning graphics and incomparable immersion. Moreover, the realism of the game is not limited to graphics only, because the creators have also attached great importance to the physical, technical and social aspects of the virtual universe.

Partnerships with famous players

In order to make the experience more immersive, Chris Roberts has invited famous actors to dub the game’s characters, among whom we find in particular Gary Oldman, Mark Hamill, Gillian Anderson or Andy Serkis.

What about the game version?

Originally slated for 2014, Star Citizen has seen its release constantly delayed due to the scale of the project and the many updates made over the years.

Fans are eagerly awaiting the release of this game, hoping that the result will live up to the expectations and the huge budget invested in this extraordinary project.