Looking for a publisher to publish your next indie game?
Here is a list of 129 publishers that can help you publish your games!
If you are looking for a publisher to publish your premium games, here are 129 publishers who can help out. Before you browse away thinking this is just a list.. well it is, but there is a list at the bottom of the page which is even more useful! Do go check that out too.
Last Updated : 1515Hrs IST, July 23, 2023
11Bit Studios - https://www.11bitstudios.com/publishing/
Games: FrostPunk, Children of Morta, This War of Mine, Moonlighter …
1С Publishing - https://www.1cpublishing.eu/
Games: Company of Crime, Secret Government, King's Bounty 2 …
505 Games - https://505games.com/
Games: Death Stranding, No Man's Sky, Payday 2, Terraria, Inside/Limbo …
A.C.E Program - Tencent - https://jgyx.qq.com/business/index_en.html
Games: Monument Valley II, Slay the Spire, Gris, Bad north …
Adult Swim Games - https://www.adultswim.com/footer/submissions/index.html
Games: Battle Chef Brigade, Samurai Jack - Battle Through Time, Rain World …
Alawar - http://company.alawar.com/en/contacts/
Games: Beholder, Beholder 2, Do Not Feed The Monkeys, Watchers …
Annapurna Interactive - https://annapurnainteractive.com/
Games: Solar Ash, Stray, Goragoa, What Remains of Edith Finch …Armor Games - https://armorgamesstudios.com/
Games: Soda Dungeon 2, Jet Lancer, Snacko, ITTA, Pinstripe …
Big Sugar Games - https://www.bigsugar.games/#submit-your-game-section
Games: Unto the End, Unexplored 2, Valfaris …
Bonus Stage Publishing - https://bonusstage.co/
Warshmallows, Sunblaze …
Chucklefish - https://chucklefish.org/
Games: Stardew Valley, StarBound, Pathway, Inmost, WitchBrook …
Coffe Stain - https://www.coffeestainpublishing.com/
Games: Satisfactory, Deep Rock Galactic, Goat Simulator, Hunt Down …
Crescent Moon - http://www.crescentmoongames.com/
Games: Ravensword: Shadowlands, Mines of Mars, The Deer God, Rider.io …
Curve Digital - http://www.curve-studios.com/
Games: Just Die Already, Human: Fall Flat, The Flame in The Flood, Hue …
Daedalic Entertainment - https://www.daedalic.com/
Games: Barotrauma, Felix the Reaper, Shadow Tactics, Deponia …
DANGEN Entertainment - https://pitch.dangenentertainment.com
Games: Dungeon Drafters, Hunt the Night, The last Spell …Devolver Digital - http://www.devolverdigital.com/
Games: Carrion, Shadow Warrior, Serious Sam, Heave Ho, My Friend Pedro …
Digital Tribe - https://www.digitaltribegames.com/
Games: Spec Ops: The Line, Icy, TinyKeep, Chef, Celestian Tales …
EastAsiaSoft - https://www.eastasiasoft.com/publish/
Games: Murder By Numbers, DISTRAINT Collection, Sense …
FDG Entertainment - https://www.fdg-entertainment.com/
Games: Red Ball 4, Banana Kong, Oceanhorn, Paperama …
Fellow Traveller Games - https://fellowtraveller.games/contact/
Games: Neo Cab, Suzerain, Paradise Killer, Framed, In Other Waters …
Finji - https://finji.co/
Games: Wilmot's Warehouse, TUNIC, Overland, Night in the Woods, Chicory …
Fireshine - https://fireshinegames.co.uk/pitch/
Games: DayZ, Sniper Elite, OverCooked! 2, Core Keeper, Brewmaster, KeyWe …FredBear Games - http://www.fredbeargames.com/contact-us.html
Games: Bonfire, Bonfire 2, I am President, Trito's Adventure …
Gamehouse - https://partners.gamehouse.com/
Games: Jewel Quest, Delicious series, Heart's Medicine, Tiny and Tall …
Green Man Gaming - https://corporate.greenmangaming.com/publishing/
Games: Lovingly Evil, Skybolt Zack, Aeronautica Imperialis: Flight Command …
Headup Games - http://www.headupgames.com/
Games: Terraria, Super Meat Boy, Darkest Dungeon, The Binding of Isaac …
Herocraft - http://www.herocraft.com/
Games: Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf, Footlol, Red Ball 3, Tiny Bang Story …
Hooded Horse Games - https://hoodedhorse.com/developers/
Games: Terra Invicta, Old World, Manor Lords, Falling Frontier …
Humble Bundle Publishing - https://www.humblebundle.com/publishing
Games: Ikenfell, Carto, Forager, WanderSong, Void Bastards, Slay the Spire …
HypeTrain Digital - https://hypetraindigital.com/
Games: Tunche, Stoneshard, The Wild Eight, Police Stories …
Iceberg Interactive - https://www.iceberg-games.com/
Games: Strange Holticulture, Killing Floor, Still there …ID@Xbox - https://www.xbox.com/en-US/developers/id
Games: Afterparty, Void Bastards, Operencia: The Stolen Sun …
Indie Fund - http://indie-fund.com/
Games: Donut County, Due Process, Gorogoa, Her Story, Hollow Knight …
Irregular Corporation - https://theirregularcorporation.com/developers/
Games: Touch Type Tale, Tohu, Railgrade, PC Building Simulator …
Kiss Ltd - http://www.kiss-ltd.co.uk/
Games: Beckett, The Story goes on, Cricket Captain 2017, Project Nimbus …
Means Interactive - https://means.tv/pages/meansinteractive
Games: Tonight We Riot …
Merge Games - https://www.mergegames.com/
Games: Frostpunk, Dead Cells, Dungeon of the Endless, Cloudpunk …
Meta Publishing - https://metapublishing.io/for-developers/
Games: Hordecore, Biped, Armored Warfare …
Microids - https://www.microids.com/us/
Games: Blacksad, Syberia, Toki, XIII, OddWorld Munch's Oddysee …
Mode 7 Games - https://www.mode7.games/
Games: Frozen Synapse, Frozen Cortex, Tokyo 42, Fights in Tight Spaces …
Neon Doctrine - https://www.neondoctrine.com/contact
Games: Vigil: The Longest Night, Lost Castle, Simulacra …
Nicalis Inc. - https://www.nicalis.com/
Games: Cave Story+, The End is Nigh, Redout, 1001 Spikes, Dungreed …
Nkidu Games - http://nkidu.com/
Games: The Red Solstice, Chuck's Challenge 3D, Full Bore, Breached …
No More Robots - https://nomorerobots.io/
Games: Nowhere Prohpher, Family Man, Descenders, Not Tonight …
Noodlecake Studios - http://noodlecake.com/publishing
Games: Alto's Odyssey, Vignettes, Getting Over It, Possessions …
Paradox Interactive - https://www.paradoxplaza.com/
Games: Stellaris, Cities Skylines, Europa Universalis 4, Prison Architect …
Playstation Partners - https://partners.playstation.net/
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Positech - http://positech.co.uk/
Games: Democracy, Production Line, Shadowhand, Big Pharma …
Private Division - https://www.privatedivision.com
Games: Outer Worlds, Kerbal Space Program, Disintegration …
Raw Fury - https://rawfury.com/contact/
Games: BackBone, West of Dead, Bad North, Kingdom, The Last Night …
Reverb - http://reverbinc.com/
Games: PUBG, Rocket League, RockBand, ARK Survival Evolved …
RipStone - https://ripstone.com/publishing/
Games: Snooker 19, Chess Ultra, Pure Pool, Pure Chess, Knytt Underground …
Rouge Games Inc - https://rogueco.com/publishing/
Games: Monomals, Wipeout Rush, Neon Beasts, Swordcar, Sociable Soccer …Serenity Forge - https://serenityforge.com/publishing/
Games: Neversong, The Alto Collection, The King's Bird, Pinstripe …
SOEDESCO - https://www.soedesco.com/
Games: Truck Driver, Dog Duty, Wuppo, Owlboy, Armello, Teslagrad …
Square Enix Collective - https://collective.square-enix.com/
Games: Summer in Mara, Effie, Night is Coming, Infected Shelter …
Steak Steak - http://steaksteak.com/
Games: Hexterminate, Auto Staccato …
Super - https://super.com/products/publishing/
Games: Raji: An Ancient Epic, Broken Lines, Retro Machina, Tilt Pack …
Superhot Presents - https://superhotgame.com/superhot-presents
Games: The Frog Detective Series, Not Enough Mana, Loot River …Team 17 - https://www.team17.com/submit-game/
Games: Overcooked, Moving Out, Blasphemous, Automachef, The Room …
The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild - https://www.qag.io/index.html#contact
Games: Cozy Grove, Space Otter, The Bridge, Freshly Frosted …
Those Awesome Guys - https://thoseawesomeguys.com/publishing/
Games: Move or Die, Monster Prom, Floppy Knights …
Tiny Build - http://www.tinybuild.com/
Games: Hello Guest, Rawmen, Trash Sailors, Cartel Tycoon, Kill it with Fire …
Treasure Hunters FanClub - http://treasurehuntersfanclub.com
Games: Neo Cab, Genesis Noir, The Stillness of the Wind …Ukuza - http://ukuza.com/
Games: Skelattack, Epic Loon …
Versus Evil - https://versusevil.com/
Games: Pillars of Eternity, Wintermoor Tactics Club, The Banner Saga …
Wadjet Eye Collective - http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/
Games: Unavowed, Shardlight, Blackwell Collection, Resonance, Gemini Rue …
Whippering - http://whippering.com/
Games: Dead Secret, A Wizard's Lizard, Full Ace, Warlock's Tower …
Whitethorn Games - https://whitethorndigital.com/
Games: We should talk, Aground, Calico, Bombfest, StarCrossed …
Mobile/Hyper Casual
If you are looking for publishers in the mobile/hyper casual space, here are some more.
6waves - https://www.6waves.com/
Amanotes - https://amanotes.com/publishing/
Appsolute - http://www.appsolutegames.com/
Ayopa Games - http://www.ayopagames.com/contact-us/
BackFlip Studios - https://backflipstudios.hasbro.com/en-us/publishing
Big Fish - https://www.bigfishgames.com/company/about-us.html
Boombit - https://boombit.com/publish-with-us/
Crazy Labs - https://www.crazylabs.com/publishing/
Creative Mobile - http://creative-mobile.com/about/
Crescent Moon - http://www.crescentmoongames.com/
FDG Entertainment - https://www.fdg-entertainment.com/
FGL - https://www.fgl.com/
G5 Games - https://www.g5e.com/developers
Galactic Thumb - http://galacticthumb.com/submit
Game Insight - https://www.game-insight.com/en/about
Games In Flames - http://www.gamesinflames.com/
Good Job Games - https://www.goodjobgames.com/
Green Panda Games - https://greenpandagames.com/en/publishing
HeroCraft - http://www.herocraft.com/publishing/
Hipster Whale - https://www.hipsterwhale.com/
Homa Games - https://homagames.com/submit-your-game/
Huuuge - https://huuugepublishing.com/
Ketchapp - http://www.ketchappgames.com/games/
Kizi - https://kizi.com/developers
Kongregate - http://developers.kongregate.com/publishing
Lion Studios - https://lionstudios.cc/game-submissions/
Madbox - https://madbox.io/
Mini Clip - https://corporate.miniclip.com/developers/
Nanovation Labs - http://www.nanovationlabs.com/
Nekki - https://nekki.com/en/
NetEase Games - https://www.neteasegames.com/index.html
Net Marble - https://publishing.netmarbleemea.com/
Nevosoft - http://company.nevosoft.ru/en
Nova Games - https://www.novagames.com/en/publishing
PikPok - http://pikpok.com/game-submissions/
Playgendary - https://playgendary.com/en/about
Playrix - https://playrix.com/index.html
Publim - http://www.publ.im/
PublishingPlus - http://publishingplus.funplus.com/
Redbit Games - https://www.redbitgames.com/
Renatus - http://renatus.com/our-services
Round Zero (FingerSoft) - https://round-zero.com/
Say Games - https://saygames.by/
Scopely - https://scopely.com/about/
Snow Cannon Games - http://www.snowcannongames.com/
Spil Games - https://spilgames.com/developers/
Storm8 - https://www.storm8.com/contact/
Tamalaki - https://tamalaki.com/gamecontact/
Tamatem - https://tamatem.co/publishing/
Tastypill - https://tastypill.com/submit-your-game/
Tilting Point - https://www.tiltingpoint.com/contact/
Voodoo - https://www.voodoo.io/publishing
Wargaming.net - https://wargaming.com/en/partners/
Zeptolab - https://publishing.zeptolab.com/
ZillionWhales - https://zillionwhales.com/
🌟 More…
It would be weird if we didn’t add more resources here.
There is a very comprehensive list of publisher list for PC/console here that you can look at (Google Sheets) which is managed by Seyed at Unifiq Games - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15AN1I1mB67AJkpMuUUfM5ZUALkQmrvrznnPYO5QbqD0
Rami Ismail recently published a post on his Levelling the Playing Field newsletter along with a very useful Pitch Template - https://ltpf.ramiismail.com/pitch-template
Gwen Foster of Robot Teddy talks about Personalized Pitches at the Dev.Play conference, 2021, Online Edition.
Gwen Foster of Robot Teddy does the Indie Talk: How to pitch your game at Indie X 2020
In this GDC 2016 talk, Devolver Digital's Nigel Lowrie argues that you don't really need a publisher to ship video games - until you really do, that is. Lowrie also shares specific questions that developers should ask when looking for a publisher to help out with their game.
In this 2019 GDC talk, Finji's Rebekah Saltsman explains how Finji builds and uses pitch documents, key art and game play videos to help developers improve their pitches to publishers.
Also, here are some interesting articles that you might find useful.
📃 Contracts/Publishing Agreements
Neon Doctrine Publishing Agreement - Google Doc Link
Raw Fury Publishing Agreement - https://rawfury.com/why-we-are-publishing-raw-furys-publishing-agreement/ (Actual Doc in English in Dropbox)
Generic Whitethorn Service Contract - Google Doc Link
Bonus Stage Publishing and Distribution Agreement - Google Drive PDF Link
💰 Pitch Decks
Here is another thread, this time on how the Backbone devs pitched and signed Backbone with RawFury - Tweet thread here.
RawFury Pitch deck template - https://www.slideshare.net/JohanToresson/raw-fury-pitch-deck-template (backup copy)
Superhot Presents Pitch Deck Sample Template - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1utCfsSnV1MZnU8Q2oFucBz5JnDGelLdQdciFx1pUQr0/edit?usp=sharing (backup copy)
Wargroove Pretend Pitch Deck - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18VijoCAzJiQwA4UUks9qVA_TPXRjL78aoywE9rdLPVQ
More Pitch Decks - https://www.notion.so/Pitch-Decks-f56e38c13fe6417f8379859e74367e1a via Founders Kit
Rami’s Pitch Deck Template - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_VIQMvtWgKxhPvWEtP8xV76qGXaU73ocortwSmgpv74
Project Green Tea Latte - Original Fahmi Pitch (Coffee Talk) For Togejam - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-2p9n26gck_103hYWl4GhXXVfcfNI81pIXwbZX-EyCY
Coffee Talk - Publishing Pitch Deck - For Public - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UWmP2YTjmi5SajaGfg-oCD_eSUsk3GKkeLsnP2kmRyE
🤔 Even More Useful Links?
Video game pitch decks: how you get them ‘right’! - https://newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/video-game-pitch-decks-how-you-get
What makes for a good game publishing contract? - https://newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/what-makes-for-a-good-game-publishing
Are these really the 'ugly truths' for indie publishers? - https://newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/are-these-really-the-ugly-truths
Guide For Pitching To Publishers - Chucklefish - https://chucklefish.org/blog/guide-for-pitching-to-publishers/
How to Pitch your Game - https://www.togeproductions.com/how-to-pitch-your-game/
How to Pitch a Game to Publishers - https://modusgames.com/how-to-pitch-a-game-to-publishers/
The IndieBeat: Tips from publishers and how to pitch to them - https://venturebeat.com/2018/05/24/the-indiebeat-tips-from-publishers-and-how-to-pitch-to-them/
How To Pitch Your Indie Game - https://www.tinybuild.com/how-to-pitch-your-game
Thomas Altenburger 🍕🍍 on Twitter: "Want to pitch a game project to a publisher? Here comes a thread with some tips based on our experience!" - Thread
jakefriend on Twitter: "Hey #indiedev #gamedev, I turned down a pretty big publishing contract today for about half a million in total investment (I'm a solo dev). They genuinely wanted to work with me, but couldn't see what was exploitative about the terms. I'm not under an NDA, wanna talk about it? 👀" - Thread