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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.
이것이 중요한 이유
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.을(를) 위해 제작되었습니다.
- · 가장 유력한 수익화 모델: Freemium (Give-to-Get model: submit a verified review to access the database, or pay a one-time fee).
고충 · 내러티브
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.
점수 세부
시장 신호
시장 진출 전략
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 범위 · 1~2주
- 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
차별화
실패 가능 요인
자가 반박 — 가장 중요한 신뢰 신호
- 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.
근거 요약
AI가 이 인사이트를 합성한 방법 — 직접 인용 없음
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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Publisher Due Diligence & Deal Database
서브 헤드라인
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.
대상 사용자
대상: Indie game developers who are actively pitching games or have been approached by publishers.
기능 목록
✓ 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
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