r/shittykickstarters
130k members
r/shittykickstarters is a subreddit with 130k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and self-promotion, and the community frequently discusses kickstarter, project, campaign, ai, and scam.
A compilation of crowdfunding train wrecks.
Popular Themes in r/shittykickstarters
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Look who’s on TikTok shop even though they’ve not fulfilled their 2016 kickstarter orders"
23 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "[PawPlay] Rent your beloved animal to a stranger you met on your phone!"
6 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "He wants $57,000 USD to produce a puzzle with an illustration of his family watching TV with Elon Musk on Mars."
4 posts
#4
News
: "Rainbow Six Kickstarter Asks For More Money From People Who Already Backed"
2 posts
#5
Solution Requests
: "[TheFeel] $300 clipboard? Anyone?"
1 post
#6
Advice Requests
: "Solution in need of a problem"
1 post
#7
Ideas
: "[Blessed - RPG game] I'll create an ambitious open-world RPG once I learn how to program"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/shittykickstarters
#1
Kickstarter
: "Look who’s on TikTok shop even though they’ve not fulfilled their 2016 Kickstarter orders"
159 posts
#2
Project
: "[Meta/Keepsake] A million dollar Project for an app that generates questions for long-distance relationships. The tiers jump from 1 dollar for 30 days to a 1000 dollar minimum for a yearly subscription, and the entire Project reads like it's AI-generated."
101 posts
#3
Campaign
: "[M.Y.S.O.U.L - A Turn-Based RPG/JRPG] After 3 years and 3 failed Campaigns, JRPG with MS Paint Art makes a comeback with a $150 Goal"
39 posts
#4
Ai
: "[HushPuppy] A shock dog collar, banned in a lot of countries but adding Ai makes it a Kickstarter"
34 posts
#5
Scam
: "DJ Slopes KickScammers: Tommy Tallarico and Intellivision Amico"
33 posts
#6
Product
: "[Yeovany watch], the first in a line of 66 planned Products that are sure to be wildly successful. But with no actual Product to back or buy yet."
28 posts
#7
Worst
20 posts
#8
Crowdfunding
: "The Minimal Phone: A Record of a Rather Unsuccessful Crowdfunding Experience"
20 posts
#9
Shitty
: "[OENKLEN] Turn Tap Water Into Ozone Mouthwash - 5k Goal - Shitty or Not?"
18 posts
#10
Game
: "$13M for a Game set to be released in 4.5 years"
16 posts
Flair Used in r/shittykickstarters
#1
Kickstarter
: "[Hex Heroes] A Wii U game that got funded for 86k in 30 days and has been in "development" since 2014. The Wii U shop closes today."
109 posts
#2
Video
: "DJ Slopes Kickscammers: Tommy Tallarico and Intellivision Amico"
24 posts
#3
Project Update
: "[Update] [Star Citizen]'s costs exceed Cyberpunk 2077, GTA 5, and RDR2 combined. According to their own website, Star Citizen has raised $591,253,096."
17 posts
#4
Image/Screenshot
: "Found this artifact at the thrift today"
8 posts
#5
Indiegogo
: "[QVaia/Vaia Tausiani] "Probably you are a psychopath as seems! Let me see!""
5 posts
#6
Discussion
: "[OENKLEN] Turn Tap Water Into Ozone Mouthwash - 5k Goal - Shitty or Not?"
2 posts
#7
campaign is Lifted Lumbar
: "A kickstarter finished with a $59 product, but shipping cost is in the hundreds of dollars."
1 post
#8
AI
: "[Nuwa AI Pen] AI Powered Pen with a 10k goal"
1 post
#9
Serious Question
: "SERIOUS QUESTION: The Shabosh - Does this look like a good idea? my wife really wants me to back this, and I am just kinda nervous this is one of those things that won't ever be real, like the Nimble Nail Salon thing I almost backed. I am getting a nervous vibe and figured this is the place to ask."
1 post
#10
Star Citizen
: "[Star Citizen] Backer Overspend & Regrets - a compilation"
1 post
Member Growth in r/shittykickstarters
Yearly
+776 members(0.6%)
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Last updated: June 9, 2026