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Checked listings for game projects.
One page for your game that shows who is behind it and links to every place people can support it. Supporters pay you directly. GameStart never touches the money.
Where things stand: the first listings are up and applications are open.Right now everything is free: your page, every page feature and our checks.Some page features may move into optional paid plans later. Our checks never will.
Latest listings
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ESCAPE: The Cabin
By Deceptive Games Ltd.
Trapped, alone, and hunted by a captor who knows your past.
Deadly Match
By Belba Games PTY LTD
Deadly Match is a single‑player third‑person murder mystery. Investigate the deaths of two young women in a small, seemingly peaceful town.
Table of War
By Densanon
A tactics roguelike deckbuilder where you command an army, not a hero. Every soldier has a name, a rank and exactly one life.
The Tally
By Olivia Gonsher
A PS2-style dark-comedy life sim where everyday choices become an itemized receipt that decides your afterlife.
Disbond
By Bozz Studio
A round-based PvP zombie shooter for up to 32 players. One of you is already infected. You just don't know which one yet.
The Silent Wild
By Persian Dare
A realistic first-person survival game, solo or split-screen co-op on one PC, where storms, cold and creatures all want your home gone.
What a listing shows
One page, everything a supporter or journalist needs
The game
Name, description, genre, platforms, key art, screenshots and trailer.
Who is behind it
The studio or person, their website and socials.
Status
In development, demo available, campaign live or released.
Where to support it
Links to the channels you already use: Steam, itch.io, Kickstarter, Gamefound, Patreon, Ko-fi or your website.
Press kit
Facts, official art, press contact and embargo dates, so one page serves both players and press.
Checks
What we checked and when.
How our checks work
We check by hand, and show our work
Before a listing goes up, we check that:
- you control the pages on your listing, for example with a code you post on them;
- the project exists: a live store or campaign page, a demo on an official store, or real gameplay footage;
- your names are screened against the US sanctions list.
Every listing shows the checks completed so far, with their dates. If a check fails or expires, the listing says so. We don't award a Verified badge yet.
Example list of checks
- Accounts confirmed checked on [date]
- Project exists checked on [date]
- Screened against US sanctions lists checked on [date]
An illustration of the format, not a real listing.
What our checks don't mean
They are not a promise that a game will ship, ship on time or turn out well. They mean we checked the things listed, on the dates shown, and nothing more.
How support works
The money goes straight to the creator
- Supporters click through and pay the creator on the creator's own channel. GameStart is never in the payment.
- Because the money goes straight to the creator, there are no refunds through GameStart. Each platform's own rules apply.
- GameStart takes nothing from what supporters send.
For creators
Free to list, free to verify
- Free to list and verify. Your page and its verification cost nothing.
- Never a cut. GameStart never takes a percentage of what supporters send.
- Free now, and kept for a year. Right now every page feature is free. If some move into optional paid plans later, we will publish what they include and cost before charging anyone. Features you set up before then stay free on your page for 12 months after paid plans start. Verification will never be part of a paid plan.
- One page, two jobs. Your listing doubles as a press kit, so you keep one page current instead of three.
- PR agencies welcome. Agencies can apply on behalf of the games they represent.
- You approve everything. Nothing about your game goes up without your yes.
For creators, studios and agencies
Apply to list your game
We read every application and reply within 7 days. We draft pages in the order applications arrive, and a launch, demo or campaign in the next 30 days moves yours to the front.
For players and supporters
Get an email when more games are listed
Leave your email and we'll write when more games are listed. One email, then only if you want more.
Making a game? This form isn't the application. Apply to list your game instead.
Questions
Straight answers
Is GameStart a crowdfunding platform?
No. We do not collect pledges or hold money. We list projects and link to the places where they already take support, such as Kickstarter, Patreon or a Steam store page.
Do you take a cut of what supporters send?
No, never. GameStart takes nothing from what supporters send.
What does it cost to list?
Nothing right now: your page, every page feature and our checks are free. Later, some page features may move into optional paid plans, and we will publish what they include and cost before charging anyone. Features you set up before then stay free on your page for 12 months after paid plans start. Our checks are never part of a paid plan.
What happens if a listed project doesn't deliver?
We do not hold the money, so we cannot refund it. Our checks tell you what we checked and when, not what will happen. If we find a listing is fraudulent or a check no longer holds, we take the listing down or mark the failed check.
What kinds of projects can list?
Video games, tabletop games and gaming hardware made by the people applying. We do not list mods or maps built on another company's game, or charity campaigns.
Can I list a crypto wallet?
Not at the moment. Listings link to your own pages on established platforms, such as Steam, itch.io, Kickstarter, Gamefound, Patreon and Ko-fi, and to your website. GameStart has no token and no NFTs.
Is GameStart connected to Kickstarter, Steam or Patreon?
No. We link to them; we are not affiliated with them.
Who runs GameStart?
GameStart is run by HGC Ventures, Inc, a company based in California, USA.