Cloud Imperium Games has been developing its sci-fi RPG Star Citizen for over a decade now. The project gets its funding from players, with purchasable in-game starships and bundles being the primary source, which can cost thousands of dollars. The crowdfunding has now officially gone past another massive milestone, reaching $900 million.
The $800 million mark was reached in April of this year. That makes the latest $100 million arrive within just eight months. The company"s own funding tracker has been updated to show that the community has now raised over $900,000,000, with a massive amount of money being raised in the past week or so as the milestone drew nearer.
The in-development title, which is still in alpha, has been receiving a steady stream of updates in 2025, just like in previous years. The most recent one was Alpha 4.4, bringing in the third star system of the game universe: Nyx. Surrounded by largely uninhabitable planets, this system"s star has a dense asteroid belt surrounding it, which is where mining locations, abandoned sites, and the "free-town" Levski landing zone are situated.
Previous updates in the year have brought along orbital lasers, mini sandworms, its first alien NPC, radiation hazards, dynamic rain, various mission chains, abandoned research stations across systems, and more.
Looking ahead, Cloud Imperium Games has said that, after plenty of delays, it is aiming at a 2026 launch for the Star Citizen single-player story campaign Squadron 42. Featuring a large cast of well-known actors like Gillian Anderson, Mark Hamill, and Gary Oldman, the campaign was announced to be feature-complete back in 2023, with it now in the polishing stage. The multiplayer portion of the game does not have a release window attached to it just yet.
If it keeps the current pace, it"s likely that the Star Citizen crowdfunding campaign will reach one billion dollars in 2026.