{"id":68951,"date":"2026-06-29T17:50:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T08:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=68951"},"modified":"2026-06-29T17:50:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T08:50:36","slug":"armored-core-inspired-mecha-indie-game-omega-phenex-reaches-first-crowdfunding-target-in-a-day-now-at-174","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/armored-core-inspired-mecha-indie-game-omega-phenex-reaches-first-crowdfunding-target-in-a-day-now-at-174\/","title":{"rendered":"Armored Core-inspired mecha indie game Omega\u00a0Phenex\u00a0reaches first crowdfunding\u00a0target in a day, now at 174%\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Surume\u00a0Kobo, the Japanese developer behind mecha action game <strong>Omega\u00a0Phenex\u00a0Commenced Project Six<\/strong>,\u00a0launched a\u00a0crowdfunding campaign\u00a0for the project on June 26\u00a0via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/camp-fire.jp\/projects\/923013\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Campfire<\/a>. The\u00a0campaign reached its\u00a0initial\u00a0target of 3 million JPY (roughly $18.5 thousand\u00a0USD) in less than a\u00a0day, and\u00a0has\u00a0amassed 174% of its\u00a0first\u00a0goal\u00a0at the time of writing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;OMEGA PHENEX&quot; Open Beta Major Update &amp; Crowdfunging Teaser\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7wKe8oHelJs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/3392040\/view\/680754149992694320?l=english\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According to&nbsp;the developers<\/a>, Omega&nbsp;Phenex&nbsp;was already on track to be completed&nbsp;(having been in development for about 8 years), with a release slated for 2027.&nbsp;However, following&nbsp;the success of its alpha and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/after-8-years-in-development-3d-mecha-passion-project-omega-phenex-celebrates-100000-steam-wishlists-and-45000-beta-players\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">beta tests<\/a>,&nbsp;as well as&nbsp;overwhelming support&nbsp;for&nbsp;the game&nbsp;among users&nbsp;(it currently has over 120,000&nbsp;wishlists&nbsp;on Steam), the two-man dev team decided to start a crowdfunding campaign to make the final&nbsp;release&nbsp;even better.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Campfire page has three core project goals\u00a0at the moment.\u00a0The first goal of 3 million JPY (which has already been reached) will allow the\u00a0devs\u00a0to hire professional Japanese voice actors for\u00a0all of\u00a0the characters. The second goal of 6 million JPY ($37\u00a0thousand USD)\u00a0will\u00a0allow\u00a0for the establishment of a\u00a0global\u00a0operational and support structure, allowing Kobo to focus\u00a0solely\u00a0on development while expanding\u00a0player outreach and community support. The third goal of 10 million JPY ($62 thousand USD)\u00a0will allow\u00a0the dev team to outsource some of the game\u2019s 3D modelling work, which will give them more freedom to add new mecha frame parts, as well as improve the visuals and customization options.\u00a0More stretch goals will be revealed as the campaign continues.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1463\" height=\"792\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1463px) 100vw, 1463px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260629-68951-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260629-68951-002.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260629-68951-002-380x206.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260629-68951-002-768x416.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Omega\u00a0Phenex\u00a0Campfire crowdfunding campaign will run until July 23. Those who want to support the game\u00a0will receive some cool rewards, such as a Steam game key, a chance to design an enemy mech that will be used in the game, and a 3D promotional artwork of your mech created by Kobo himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Omega&nbsp;Phenex&nbsp;Commenced Project Six is set to release in 2027 for Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3392040\/OMEGA_PHENEX_COMMENCED_PROJECT_SIX\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>). An alpha version of the game is also available for purchase on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/surumekoubou.booth.pm\/items\/1175114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Booth.com<\/a>. Provided the PC version is successful, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch ports are also being considered.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Omega\u00a0Phenex\u00a0Commenced Project Six is Japanese a mecha action game set to launch in 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":68954,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2","date":"2026-06-29T08:50:41+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mpg4au24jk24","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mpg4au24jk24\",\"cid\":\"bafyreigew5gl4amcaag7mh3lr4d75xdtz5qypu7b4x7zuffr4owmsaio4i\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreifkqj5syfwxl7axxyx5mi33iqemtgnadvwysmqhfiovbgcstf5y2q\",\"rev\":\"3mpg4au2bfs24\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-68951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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