Game Design Blog by MeTheMinion: Press List: People to pitch to

When I was doing PR for Monster Face, I searched high and low for just a list of distributers to submit to, game review sites to pitch to, and youtubers to contact. I couldn't find one. I had to put my own list together out of bits and pieces floating around the web, and now I'm sharing it with you. This is everyone I submitted to and contacted. I hope you find it useful.

Distributers:

I've divided these into three categories. Easy to Submit distributors provide a link or email specifically for receiving game submissions. Catch Me If You Can distributors make you jump a hoop or two. Dead End distributors should be avoided

Easy to Submit

Humble Store: You can submit to the store or apply for their widget at here
gog.com Online Submission Form
itch.io: No submission request. Just create an account and upload your game
GamersGate: submit by email
IndieGameStand: Sign in to an account and use the submission form
MacGameStore : submission form
GameStreamer: submission form

Catch Me If You Can

GreenManGaming: they don't make it easy. Submit using their assistance request form
GetGames: another submission by support ticket
FireFlowerGames: Informal submission via contact submission form
ShinyLoot: contact submission form
Awomo: submit by contact email
WildTangent: contact submission form

Dead End

beamdog.com: Developer portal 404 for months now
desura.com: MIA and not paying devs
indieroyale.com: run by Desura
indiecity.com: no longer being maintained

Demos

It is worth adding that I also created a demo and submitted it to softonic.
Here is a comprehensive submission guide. It's actually easy

Youtubers

Never underestimate the power of a good Let's Play or video review. Again, I've divided the list into youtubers who actually read my pitch and responded, those who went on to make a video, and those I never heard back from. I suggest just sending your pitch to everyone

Game Journalists

RockPaperShotgun: email
allaboutcasualgame.com: contact submission form
CasualGirlGamer.com: email
CasualGamesPortal.com: contact submission form
JayIsGames.com: Games Submission Form
IndieGameReviewer.com: Games/Contact submission form
GamesRadar.com: email
AnimeGeekGamingNation: email
OrdinaryGamer.co.uk (PC Games Only): contact submission form

When submitting a game, especially via email:

When submitting your game(s), please include as much of the following information as possible:

Title
Short information about the game
Screenshots (URLS)
Video (ULRS)*
Genre
Price*
Release Date*
Name of Game Studio/Developer/Company

*If available/possible

Remember your Friends

Keep track of every reply, and especially every resulting review you got from a contact. When you make your next game, those contacts should be the first to get a crack at it, before you send it to anyone else. Let them know you appreciate their help, and show them loyalty.

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1 comment:

UnknownDecember 28, 2015 at 4:18 PM
Since making this list, I've learned another important lesson. Keep the content that your pitch emails link to updated. Sometimes your mail won't get a response until 4-6 months later. If you've included press keys to download your game, and the content they link to is outdated, at least disable the keys

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Press List: People to pitch to