The best places to publish your indie game
Continuing with our series of resources for indie devs, single developers, and small teams, we took a look at the landscape of small and self-publishing platforms. We came up with a list of five of the best places to publish your indie game, from tried and true DIY resources like Itch.io to established powerhouses like Humble Bundle and the Epic Games store.
Be sure to check out our accompanying TikTok by Community Editorial Coordinator Holly Green for the highlights as well!
Tried and tested, Itch.io is one of the best platforms for self-publishing independent games, including tabletop and browser games (as well as other creative work: comics, zines, soundtracks, even game assets). Developers can completely self-publish there and set their own revenue share for paid work (or upload work for free and use the site as a sort of "portfolio" as many hobbyist developers do). The overall platform is friendly and decidedly community centered (Itch.io is the hosting platform of choice for many, many game jams).
It is an ideal place to begin self-publishing work, in the opinion of this humble list writer (I've personally been publishing small games to my own Itch page for nearly a decade), and overall a very well-regarded space for indie, student, hobbyist, and other developers to share their games.
The Epic Games Store launched its self-publishing portal this year, so any indie meeting a few basic requirements can set up an account and storefront and publish their games to the store. There is a $100 fee and a list of basic requirements for work published to the store (games need to have age ratings and pass a few quality and content checks, check out the page for all specifics.)
Games submitted to the Epic Games Store do not need to
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