Advice on selling a game license. Thread

Hi all,

I am the sole developer of a 2D RPG/simulation game for PC. I made the game primarily for the pleasure of making it, and hadn't made any plans to sell it commercially or done much research in that regard. However, I have now been contacted by an independent distributor who is interested in buying an exclusive license to distribute the game on digital platforms.

The deal they are offering involves them paying me everything up front for the license, which I am happy with. It might mean less money in the long term, but it also means I don't have to be involved in the marketing process or take any financial risks. Mainly I just want to get the game out there.

Basically, I'm seeking advice on roughly how much one would ask for such a license. This is one of my first games and it only took a couple of months to complete. What's the market like for small-scale indie games right now?

Since I never planned to release the game commercially I don't have a high figure in mind - but at the same time I don't want to ask for too little.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Edited by: Dex99

This is not professional advice.

A game and its worth, is dependant on multiple factors.

For instance, if a big publisher approached, you might value your game higher.

Is any price fair - Roxio was 10yrs old, sold Angry Birds for 22M. I bought angry birds toys for nephew in local store, so its got to be worth way more than 4 * 22m, the standard way of pricing a business/asset.

Can you argue a game character is Merchantisable? Did you create any fan base in advance? Is your Twitter/FB influence worth something.

What do you want to do next? Will this money help you skip years of Indie starvation and help you to go further quicker?

There are Game related solicitors now, one of these might Pro-Bono (for free) negotiate.

I have no professional experience but even asking a local solicitor/barrister might help.

Be careful, about your choices - chopping and changing what you ask, might scare off the publisher.

Sry, if this results in more unanswered questions,

Etherflows

Sry, agents would be more relevant than solicitors.