“The games industry is on fire” so this open-world game with witch “motorbroom” drifting has turned to Kickstarter for a 2026 launch: “Please don’t get delayed again GTA 6”

No one can claim that the Kickstarter teaser for Crescent County, a “delivery adventure” featuring witches who ride brooms and kiss their pals on the lips, isn’t truthful. Veteran art director Anna Hollinrake from developer Electric Saint expresses, “I’ve got a witch-tech delivery game to share with you that I ventured indie with my friends to create. We just perhaps went indie at a unique moment.”

An on-screen tagline drives the point home: “The gaming industry is ablaze.”

The Kickstarter description adds a bit more depth, mirroring financial challenges we’ve encountered in the industry over the last few years. Former Dragon Age narrative leader David Gaider, who’s Kickstarting a roguelike card game entitled Malys, recently informed us he’s encountered similar struggles.

“Funding for games is exceedingly challenging right now,” the campaign proclaims. “Even though we possess a wealth of experience and have pitched to numerous publishers, new intellectual properties and teams worldwide are battling to secure publisher backing and financial support. We’ve invested two years and considerable effort pursuing this path, and it’s been draining. We simply wish to make the game.”

Crescent County primarily revolves around constructing the ultimate “motorbroom” and utilizing it to deliver parcels during daytime and dominate races at night. A motorbroom is just as it appears: a magical, bristly hoverbike that can kick up some dust. Enhance your velocity, hovering capabilities, and off-road skills, and apply stickers that allow you to rewind time or teleport to the side to evade obstacles and competing racers.

“Assist the locals and familiarize yourself with their challenges and endless drama (while earning yourself a little cash),” the Kickstarter states. “Organize your day by selecting your tasks and broom configuration, then zip around accomplishing your objectives!”

There’s a hint of romance as well, featuring a “generous amount of kissing” in relationships that introduce more tasks to your day. Decide who to spend your hours with from “multiple romances,” where to take them, and flirt on your old-school flip phone.

It’s all quite charming and vividly artistic, supported by a soundtrack of lo-fi and “crunchy alternative rock” that carries a touch of soft rock essence in some tracks, at least in

the Steam trial that I experienced for a short while.

The trial motorbroom steering instantly feels responsive; you can slide like in Mario Kart, pull up on your joystick for some lift to clear gaps, and accumulate quite impressive velocity on flat areas. There’s a pleasant sense of heft to your vehicle despite it, you know, floating. Coupled with some intriguing characters, diverse delivery tasks – there is even mention of herding sheep – and captivating progression systems, I could envision this being a solid vibe.

Crescent County is performing quite well on Kickstarter with over half of its target achieved with 27 days remaining. Electric Saint states it aims for a late 2026 release, “just, please don’t get postponed again GTA 6.”

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Austin has been a gaming journalist for 12 years, having contributed to outlets like PC Gamer, Eurogamer, IGN, Sports Illustrated, and others while completing his journalism degree. He has been with GamesRadar+ since 2019. They have yet to grasp that his role is a façade for his career-spanning Destiny column, and he has maintained the charade with plenty of news and the sporadic feature, all while indulging in as many roguelikes as he can.