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Media & games · Anywhere; international studios welcome · 20–500 employees

Game Studio

License the company records, game code and gameplay footage behind the games you've shipped.

  • You earn up to

    $60,000

  • Company earns

    $60K–$600K

    Larger studios with full company data have earned more

Houston scopes the data, signs an NDA and runs the export, removing or protecting personal information.

About

We're looking for game studios and esports organizations with a real business behind them: a team that has shipped titles that earn revenue, and years of work in Slack or Discord, Jira, GitHub or Perforce, and shared drives. Game and engine code, gameplay recordings with keyboard and mouse input, and footage of the studio's own games are all in demand. Studios anywhere in the world qualify.

Location
Anywhere; international studios welcome
Company size
20–500 employees
Track record
At least one shipped title that earns revenue
Kinds of companies
Indie and mid-size studios, mobile and browser game makers, esports organizations, QA and playtesting firms

Is it a fit?

What we're looking for

  • At least one shipped title that earns revenue
  • A team of 10+ people working together, not mainly short-term contractors
  • Company records the studio owns: chat, tickets, code and shared drives

Not a fit

  • Footage of other studios' games
  • Asset-store or template code
  • Crypto and play-to-earn token projects

Who knows companies like this

Game developers and producers, studio founders, QA leads and esports managers.

Refer one

What the license covers

  • Company chat, email and documents
  • Game and engine code
  • Gameplay recordings and input logs
  • Analytics and playtest data

Nice to have, adds to what the company earns

  • Game and engine code with commit history
  • Gameplay video synced with keyboard, mouse or controller input
  • Full-length gameplay videos and trailers of your own games
  • Player analytics, playtest telemetry and support tickets
  • Design documents and 3D assets

Tools we work with

  • Unity
  • Unreal Engine
  • Godot
  • Perforce
  • GitHub
  • Jira
  • Slack
  • Discord

Questions we'll ask the company

If the company can answer these, it is likely a good referral.

  1. How many titles have you shipped, and do they earn revenue?
  2. How many people work at the studio, and which tools does the team use?
  3. Do you own the game and engine code outright?
  4. Do you record gameplay or playtests with input logs?

How referrals work

  1. 1

    Find a fit

    Pick an open request and think of a company that matches.

  2. 2

    Refer them

    Share the company and a few details about it, in about a minute.

  3. 3

    We do the work

    We scope their data, agree a license and handle the export.

  4. 4

    You get paid

    Up to $60,000 per company, after their first delivery.

On this request

Up to $60,000

  • 10% of what we agree to pay the company
  • Confirmed when the company signs its data license
  • Paid after their first delivery
Read all the terms

Refer a company for this request.

Share the company and a few details. We handle the outreach.

After you refer

  1. Submitted

    We have your referral and are reviewing it.

  2. In progress

    We're working with them. We'll let you know how it lands.

  3. Reward confirmed

    Your reward is confirmed and on its way.

  4. Reward paid

    Your reward has been paid out.

We email you as your referral moves, from review to payout.

About you
The company