You can publish a game for just $100.
Mar 9, 2023, 2:30 PM UTCEpic Games is finally going to let developers self-publish games to the Epic Games Store beginning Thursday. The change could mark a potentially seismic shift for the PC storefront because now that self-publishing is available, a lot more games may show up on the store.
The big draw for developers is Epic’s generous revenue share model. Epic takes a 12 percent commission on game sales, meaning developers keep the money earned from the remaining 88 percent. Valve generally takes a 30 percent cut on its competing Steam marketplace, thoughEpic also doesn’t necessarily take any cut of in-app purchases. Developers can keep the entire split if they use their own payment system, making the store an enticing platform for big free-to-play live service games.
, for example, and “Riot gets everything, and we’re happy for them,” Steve Allison, VP and general manager of the Epic Games Store, said in an interview withThe submission fee per game on the Epic Games Store is $100, like Steam’s. If you self-publish a game on the Epic Games Store, however, there are a few rules you have to abide by. If your game includes multiplayer, it will have to support crossplay for all PC stores, for example.
We’ve known that Epic has wanted to offer self-publishing for some time. The company launched a closed beta of its self-publishing tools
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