Hey everyone, special surprise announcement today! I’m thrilled to share that Paper Sky will be receiving financial support from the CNC!
What is the CNC?
The CNC (Centre National du Cinéma et de l'image animée) is a French Ministry of Culture agency dedicated to supporting cinematic and audiovisual arts, including video-games. Their mission includes offering financial aid to outstanding artistic and video-game projects; and I’m incredibly honored that Paper Sky has been recognized as one of them.
What does this mean for the project?
While this doesn’t change the core plans of the game, it makes everything easier for me as a solo developer. During my last project, Crumble, I often found myself worrying over; “Will the game sell well?”, “Will I have the resources to make another game?”, “Am I making a mistake somewhere?”
With the CNC’s support, many of these concerns are now behind me. Here’s what this means for Paper Sky:
- The CNC has granted €45,000 (roughly $48,000) exclusively for the project
- I am now 100% confident the game will have enough funding to reach completion, including handling any potential delays
- I won’t need to depend on Paper Sky’s future sales to start my next project
- Development and marketing are significantly less stressful, allowing me to focus on making the best game I can
- A detailed development roadmap and comprehensive game design document are now fully in place, ensuring every planned feature is accounted for
- Some features that I wasn't sure I would have enough time and resources to implement will be implemented, this includes the progression system with skill points, an underwater world and many more secrets
- The soundtrack will now receive extra care and attention, with more features to make it truly stand out
- I’m now committed to releasing Paper Sky on PC, Mac, Linux, and the Nintendo Switch!
- Due to the project financial viability, Paper Sky will be more tailored for the people who've been following and supporting the project instead of aiming for mass-market appeal
A word of gratitude
As a solo developer, this combination of Kickstarter funding and public support is what makes creating games like Paper Sky possible. I am deeply thankful to the CNC commission for this incredible opportunity.
You can check out the official public release of the CNC commission results here: https://www.cnc.fr/professionnels/aides-et-financements/resultats-commissions/fonds-daide-au-jeu-video-fajv--resultats-de-la-commission-du-26-septembre-2024_2294001
(Warning: A lot of french words)
In next month’s update, I hope to share the new demo with you, featuring completely overhauled mechanics and a brand new look of the town world.
Thank you so much for your support and enthusiasm. See you in the next update!