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Publisher Due Diligence & Deal Database
An anonymous review and deal-sharing platform for indie developers to evaluate game publishers. It aggregates data on marketing budgets, revenue splits, and post-launch support to help creators avoid scams and bad deals.
これが重要な理由
You are an indie developer who just received an email from a publisher. Excitement quickly turns to anxiety. Is this a legitimate offer, a mass-emailed fishing expedition, or an outright scam? You want to know what other developers experienced working with them, but public forums are silent because of non-disclosure agreements and fear of burning bridges. You need a safe, anonymous way to verify the publisher's track record, typical marketing budgets, and whether they actually support their games or just take a cut of your hard work.
- · Indie game developers who are actively pitching games or have been approached by publishers.向けに構築。
- · 最も可能性の高い収益化モデル: Freemium (Give-to-Get model: submit a verified review to access the database, or pay a one-time fee)。
痛み · ナラティブ
You are an indie developer who just received an email from a publisher. Excitement quickly turns to anxiety. Is this a legitimate offer, a mass-emailed fishing expedition, or an outright scam? You want to know what other developers experienced working with them, but public forums are silent because of non-disclosure agreements and fear of burning bridges. You need a safe, anonymous way to verify the publisher's track record, typical marketing budgets, and whether they actually support their games or just take a cut of your hard work.
スコア内訳
市場シグナル
市場投入
Solo and small-team indie game developers who have recently launched a Steam page or demo.
~30,000 active commercial indie developers globally.
Organic community outreach in game dev forums and Twitter using anonymized 'deal teardowns' as content.
$29 one-time access pass (or free if you contribute a verified deal).
Collect 50 verified anonymous publisher reviews from early beta testers.
MVPの範囲 · 1～2週間
- Design the database schema for publishers, reviews, and deal metrics
- Build a simple Next.js frontend with a search bar and publisher profile pages
- Create a secure, anonymous submission form for developers to share deal terms
- Implement a basic verification system (e.g., linking a Steam developer page)
- Manually seed the database with 10-15 known public data points on major indie publishers
- Integrate Stripe for the one-time payment bypass option
- Build the 'Give-to-Get' logic (access unlocks after approved submission)
- Create a 'Scam Alert' tag system for known bad actors
- Draft a privacy policy emphasizing data anonymization and protection
- Launch a landing page and share a 'State of Indie Publishing Deals' infographic to drive traffic
差別化
失敗する可能性がある理由
自己反論 — 最も重要な信頼のシグナル
- 1Developers may be too terrified of violating NDAs to submit even anonymized data.
- 2The market size of developers actively negotiating deals at any given moment might be too small to sustain a paid model.
- 3Publishers might flood the platform with fake positive reviews, destroying trust.
エビデンスの概要
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Multiple developers highlighted the high risk of scams and mass-emailing tactics used by predatory publishers. Commenters strongly advised researching the company, verifying email domains, and speaking privately with past clients to uncover the truth about marketing budgets and support. The consensus indicates a severe lack of transparent, publicly available data regarding publisher reliability.
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推奨する次のステップ
開発する
強い需要シグナルを検出。本物の課題と支払い意欲を確認 — MVPの開発を始めましょう。
ランディングページ文案キット
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見出し
Publisher Due Diligence & Deal Database
サブ見出し
An anonymous review and deal-sharing platform for indie developers to evaluate game publishers. It aggregates data on marketing budgets, revenue splits, and post-launch support to help creators avoid scams and bad deals.
ターゲットユーザー
対象：Indie game developers who are actively pitching games or have been approached by publishers.
機能リスト
✓ Anonymous publisher review submission with verification via platform developer profiles ✓ Aggregated metrics on average revenue splits and marketing budgets per publisher ✓ Scam alert database tracking known predatory email domains and tactics ✓ Searchable directory of publishers by genre and typical deal size
どこで検証するか
r/r/gamedev にランディングページのリンクを投稿しましょう — そこがこの課題が発見された場所です。
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