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Can you sell your game to a company?
Currently, you can only sell a game on Steam if you’re the official owner or developer. You can’t sell a game you bought from Valve – Steam’s parent company – or from third parties.
Where should I sell my indie game?
5 best platforms to publish your indie game
- Steam. Cost: $100 recoupable publishing fee for each game and the 70/30 revenue split.
- GOG. Cost: Submitting your game on GOG is free, but the revenue split is 70/30.
- Itch.io. Cost: Submission is free and sharing revenue with the platform is optional.
- Gamers Gate.
- Game Jolt.
How do I market my indie game?
A Simple 10-Step Guide to Indie Game Marketing
- Start with focusing on ASO.
- Focus 100\% on your soft launch.
- Leverage the power of word of mouth.
- Get yourself some paparazzi.
- Tap into the power of social media.
- Become active on forums and communities.
- Leverage cross-promotion.
- Focus on user relationships.
Can indie game developers make money?
It’s possible to make money off of indie games. This should motivate game developers with a vision and a dream to bring an indie game to life and perhaps launch it on Steam to critical and commercial acclaim.
How much is an average indie game?
You’re looking at a range from about $50,000 to $750,000 to make an indie game. The lower $50k amount is the total cost for a solo developer, on average, to work for a year on a game (at least in our experience). As you add more people, the cost goes up.
How many sales do Indie games make?
Indie games account for over 95\% of all games on Steam, but only about 40\% of sales. Indie games are also cheaper, leading to only 28\% of sales revenue coming from indies.
How to make money from an indie game?
Sell via your own website Last, but not least, you can start your own website to make a profit from an indie game. This may be your dev studio website or a website dedicated to a particular game. Online presence is essential if you want to reach a wider audience of players.
How can I Sell my game to wholesalers?
As opposed to gamer’s distribution platforms, developers can also sell their games to wholesale and retail businesses. You can easily submit your game to the platform and offer it to business clients globally with CodesWholesale.com. Here you can upload your game activation codes and set your own price.
What are the best platforms for Indie Game Developers?
Itch is an excellent platform for indie game developers. It’s free to publish your games here and as the seller you have quite a lot of control over what happens. You have complete control over your product page, what price you set for the game and you can adjust the revenue split that you share with Itch.io from 10 to 30\% or even 0\% if you wish.
How much does it cost to publish a game on Gamers Gate?
Gamers Gate claims to be the leading digital distribution platform for PC and MAC games, with over 6000 games in their catalogue, available for download. There’s no submission fee and the revenue split is 70/30. However your game needs to be installable and playable in order to be published here i.e. web-based games are not supported.