In January 2022, Kickstarter decided to move its popular Zine Quest event from February to August. The move sparked outrage from the tight-knit community of independent RPG developers who depend on the annual event to boost their income during the lean winter months. Now, Kickstarter is telling Polygon that the event will be pushed back to February in 2023, and this time it’s saying the change will be permanent.
“We recognize that many developers prefer to launch Zine Quest projects in February,” said Kate Bernyk, Polygon’s senior director of communications, in an email. “So in 2023 we will be moving this call back to its usual time of year and continue to host it every February.”
The decision to move the event to August was said by Kickstarter’s director of games at the time Anya combs
Zine Quest has been a hugely successful event in the past. In 2021, Kickstarter’s own data shows that 383 projects were successfully funded and more than $1.7 million was committed.