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A videogame developer's love letter to his son; an adventure game to inspire us to love each other; a voice for those fighting cancer.

That Dragon, Cancer

A videogame developer's love letter to his son; an adventure game to inspire us to love each other; a voice for those fighting cancer.
Created by
Ryan Green & Josh Larson
Ryan Green & Josh Larson
3,687 backers pledged $104,491 to help bring this project to life.
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July Development Update

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That Dragon, Cancer Original Soundtrack / Thank You For Playing released

The Soundtrack has arrived!

 Here is a quick update to let you know that redemption codes have been uploaded to your Humble Bundle accounts for our Soundtrack backers!  Your key... Read more

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Linux Update / Documentary Thank you for Playing Kickstarter Update

 Linux Version Now Available!

We wanted to let you know that the Linux version of That Dragon, Cancer is now available on the Steam store, we're still working on... Read more

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February Post Launch Follow up / Thank you for Playing Kickstarter

Dear Kickstarter Backers,

We have been so excited to see so many of you redeeming your codes for the game. We still get emails every day from backers who need... Read more

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On Linux, to our Kickstarter Backers

In our rush to the launch date we set for ourselves of January 12th to launch on OUYA, the Forge TV, OSX and Windows, we let our Linux backers down.... Read more

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Launch Day is Here. Join us for Pancakes!

Play Your Copy of That Dragon, Cancer on Launch Day

That Dragon Cancer launches in just 2 days. It is a little hard to believe this day is finally arriving.... Read more

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What, another update? Launch Date, Launch Party Plans, and a new Trailer.

You're Invited.

 Release Date and Party Plans 

When we said to keep an eye out for backer updates, you probably didn’t expect another one quite so soon, but we... Read more

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Merry Christmas! December Update #2

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It's time for a Private Beta

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Update, Behind the Scenes and more!

Hello backers!

Development Progress

As you have no doubt noticed, we have passed our estimated delivery date. We have been in what game devs call “crunch” for the last few... Read more

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PAX Prime!

Hello backers!

PAX Prime is here again and we’ll be at booth 887 in the Indie MEGABOOTH (same location as previous years) for one last time with That Dragon, Cancer.... Read more

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It’s all coming together...

Hello backers!

This week we are starting a series of exciting new development updates! We’ve wanted to show everyone pieces of our progress for some time now, but we’re always... Read more

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Reminders! Reminders!

Hello backers!

Backer Reminders - IMPORTANT

We’ve sent both Backer Survey’s and Materials Release Form links to all backers depending on the level you backed. We need responses as soon... Read more

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Entire team together for Denver Comic Con!

Hello backers!

Backer Reminders - IMPORTANT

We’ve sent both Backer Survey’s and Materials Release Form links to all backers depending on the level you backed. We need responses as soon... Read more

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Tribeca is here! Upcoming Film Festivals, Win Tickets from the Filmmakers and Backer Reminders

Hello backers!

We’ve mentioned this before in previous updates, but the time has come! THANK YOU FOR PLAYING, a documentary film about the Green family and the making of our... Read more

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Backer Update - GDC, SXSW, Tribeca and Backer Info

Hello backers!

It’s been a couple weeks now and we’ve been busy with conferences, housekeeping and of course building That Dragon, Cancer!

GDC

We are honored to have been included... Read more

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Upcoming Events and Exciting News

Hello backers!

Moving forward we are going to do our best to update everyone twice monthly with new happenings and exciting news regarding the project. Please continue to leave comments... Read more

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Memorial Add-On Backer Instructions

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Patron of the Arts Backer Instructions

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Patron Publisher Instructions

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Update on Humble and upcoming shows we’re attending!

Hello Backers!

We have a few updates for everyone today. First, some of you have let us know that your backer level on the Humble site did not match the... Read more

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Survey’s and First Backer Reward!

Happy New Year!

Survey’s should be in your inboxes! If you didn’t receive one, please let us know as soon as possible so we can ensure everyone receives their rewards... Read more

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Let's create something special together!

As the dust settles after our marathon run of a Kickstarter campaign, we’re fully focused on what’s to come. We have backer rewards to deliver, events to attend, and a... Read more

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The Finish Line! #whygamesmatter recap, Another Thank You

Wow. What a wild ride. Thanks to you we're over-funded by almost $20,000! We are so grateful for not only your financial support, but also for spreading the word about... Read more

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Successfully raised $104,491 with 3,687 backers

#whygamesmatter ContentID YouTube woes

Emergency update about our #whygamesmatter games people conference. YouTube shut us down due to ContentID conflict with Soul Pancake (even though we got permission).

Go to this direct link to... Read more

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#whygamesmatter Additions & Testimonials, Another Thank You

 The Plot Thickens

Sorry for the mix-up with the link, but it turns out we can't use bit.ly! Here's the correct link for the event: http://thatdragoncancer.com/whygamesmatter

We used our words carefully... Read more

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#whygamesmatter & A Thank You

Uhhhhhmm...

Remember when we said we'd do a closing livestream? Consistent with the rest of our campaign, it seems to have turned into something bigger than us!

We've organized a... Read more

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Celebrating & Giving Thanks

Gifts For Our "Less Debt" Stretch Goal

Since we have surpassed our original goal, we wanted to offer some small tokens of thanks for helping us reach our future goals.... Read more

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We did it!

We had an incredible weekend! We met our full funding goal around 2am Sunday morning. Thank you for everything you've done, including sharing the project, supporting us financially, and contributing... Read more

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Sharing Our Stories & Expanding Tiers

We're Almost There

Today we enter our final week of the campaign and we’re thrilled with the progress. At the time of writing this post, we are just $4,540 from... Read more

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"Stretch Goals"

We can talk about stretch goals now that we're closer to our goal - as of now, we're over 80%. Yes! And it's because of your support. Thank you.

As... Read more

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Giving Thanks.

Hi Everybody,

Today is Thanksgiving in the United States.  It's the day we gather together to give thanks, eat too much food, and stand in line for free things at... Read more

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The Music of That Dragon, Cancer

Happy Friday. We wanted to send you into the weekend with a look at Jon Hillman and his incredible work on the soundtrack of That Dragon, Cancer. Of course,... Read more

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A Behind the Scenes Look & What's Next

Hello, Josh here again. I wanted to do some show & tell for you today, including a behind-the-scenes look at a moment in the videogame, plus share a couple of... Read more

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Over Halfway! Celebrating Our Progress and Press

Today has been so encouraging. In a word: joyous. Our whole team - Ryan, Amy, Jon Hillman, Ryan Cousins, Mike Perrotto, and I - have been cheering on that counter.... Read more

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On Opening Up the Patron of the Arts Tier.

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Day 1 - Overwhelmed with Emotion, Exhausted and Grateful

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