Descendent Studios‘ Kickstarter campaign for Descent: Underground just barely squeaked by its goal…but with only a scant few hours to go, it did indeed cross the $600,000 threshold to ensure that the game would receive funding.

Needless to say, the Descendent team — which includes several former Origin Systems and Cloud Imperium Games developers — seem pretty stoked:

We want to say a HUGE THANK YOU to each and every one of our community members who backed, helped spread the word, offered ideas and feedback, and just MADE THIS HAPPEN!

You are incredible, and we are humbled by your support, your passion, and your trust in us.

DESCENT IS BACK!

Now the real work begins! We’re diving directly into a fast, tight production cycle (after a much-needed weekend of rest), and moving ahead with building this awesome game. Of course, you will all be along for the ride every step of the way.

Of course, as has become the norm, crowdfunding for the game will now continue via its website:

If you made it too late and didn’t get a chance to back the Kickstarter, don’t fear: we’re moving the fundraising to our web site, with all of the base packages, add-ons, and maybe some new stuff, too. We’re also going to continue to push towards the stretch goals with the pledges raised on our store. That means you can still get your Torch KS! The free Torch KS applies to all game packages – including add-ons – when our total funding hits $650K!

Descent: Underground earned a grand total of $601,773 USD via Kickstarter; their website store shows a crowdfunding total of $608,548 as of this writing. So the project is indeed continuing to accrue funding, although it has a ways to go before it reaches its next stretch goal ($625,000: the Shaman-class repair ship).