Frequently asked questions

Launchable matches game Studios with specialists who are paid from a share of the launch. It scopes what a game in build needs into milestones and matches the people who can deliver them, so Studios get the capability their game needs without funding it up front.

It's an agreed percentage of the revenue a game earns once it's released. Each specialist's share is agreed per milestone, before work starts, and recorded on the platform.

[TBC: platform fees for Studios and talent, and how Launchable itself shares in a game's revenue]

A game that's at least Alpha, with something playable or design docs solid enough to build from, and someone in charge to manage the team and sign off the work.

Yes. You keep the IP and the final say over it, including whether each milestone is accepted.

No. Specialists earn a share of the game's revenue, never ownership of the game.

Specialists are paid from a share of the launch, not cash up front. You pay for delivery, not for time: nothing is owed until a milestone is accepted. [TBC: any platform fees.]

Your game design document, technical design document, briefs and role descriptions. It shows you what to strengthen before you share them.

Yes. Specialists join for defined milestones, each with its own agreed terms, so you can add expertise one milestone at a time.

Yes. You and each specialist commit one milestone at a time, with the flexibility to work together on more of the project.

Acceptance criteria are agreed in writing before work starts, and you review the work against them. A specialist only locks in their share when you accept their milestone, so nothing is owed for work that isn't accepted.

[TBC: how disputes over acceptance are resolved]

There are 59 roles across design, engineering, art, audio, narrative and production. Disciplines open as pilot projects need them.

Work you can evidence, such as shipped titles, builds, reels or repositories, and the ability to deliver against a written brief without supervision. You'll also pass an identity check before you're matched.

[TBC: whether talent pays anything to join or use the platform]

No. You can be in a Studio, between contracts or working on your own.

No. Talent can be anywhere. Your identity is verified and an agreement is signed before you get access to a project.

[TBC: employment status, IR35 for UK specialists, and tax responsibilities]

Yes. Take milestones on more than one game. My Revenue shows your share from each project in one place.

Every Studio is verified before it can post, and you can see exactly who they are before you apply.

Services across the whole life of a game: assessment and pre-production, development and creative production, testing and release readiness, publishing and marketing, launch and live operations, and business and specialist services such as legal, accounting and funding advice. See Enterprise Services.

Studios can bring you onto their project directly, or you can become a partner and be assigned to several games at once. Every project is assessed before it reaches you, so you start with a clear brief.

Scope, acceptance criteria and your share of what the game earns are agreed before you start. When the game earns, Launchable pays your share directly. Post-launch work is contracted, verified and recorded on the platform too.

Per milestone, with the Studio, before you start. The scope, deliverable and your share all go in writing.

Launchable pays your share directly when the game earns, so nobody has to chase a Studio for it. [TBC: payout schedule and minimum thresholds.]

[TBC: gross or net, which storefronts and platforms, and how earnings are reported to you]

[TBC: for the life of the game, up to a cap, or for a set period]

[TBC: what happens to shares if a game is cancelled or earns nothing]

[TBC: what happens to shares if the Studio closes or the IP is sold]

Launchable is in a closed pilot. Sign up and we'll tell you when the next cohort opens. See The pilot for how cohorts work.

Everyone is identity checked before they're matched, Studios and talent alike, and an agreement is signed before anyone gets access to a project.

An agreement is signed before anyone gets access to your project. [TBC: confidentiality terms and how builds and files are secured.]