Get paid to play and cover indie games
Bounty Board is where gaming creators find paid sponsorships without a big following. Browse open campaigns from indie and AA studios, apply to the ones that fit your channel, and get paid through Stripe when your work is approved.
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The Arcade
Play the game before you apply
Many campaign games are playable free in the Bounty Board Arcade, right in your browser with no downloads. Try the game first, then apply knowing it fits your channel. Campaigns and the Arcade are connected but independent: a campaign does not require an Arcade build, and playing never obligates you to apply.
How Bounty Board works
Indie studios hire gaming content creators in minutes. Gaming creators find paid opportunities without cold outreach. Here's the flow:
1. Find campaigns
Browse opportunities that match your style, platform, and schedule.
2. Apply fast
Pitch your angle and get approved to start production.
3. Upload content
Submit your video and iterate quickly on feedback.
4. Get paid
Once approved, funds land automatically. Transparent and reliable.
1. Find campaigns
Browse opportunities that match your style, platform, and schedule.
2. Apply fast
Pitch your angle and get approved to start production.
3. Upload content
Submit your video and iterate quickly on feedback.
4. Get paid
Once approved, funds land automatically. Transparent and reliable.
Why Bounty Board
Why creators work here
No follower minimums
Many indie studios care more about audience fit, engagement, genre, and past work than raw reach. You pick the campaigns that fit your channel and apply.
Clear rewards up front
Every campaign states its reward before you apply: cash, game keys, or both. Competitions and results based campaigns fund their budget before creators can enter.
Paid on approval through Stripe
Payment is sent to your Stripe account when the studio approves your work, minus the 10% creator platform fee, with a 7 day payout hold for dispute resolution.
Your portfolio right is permanent
Whatever a campaign says, you always keep an irrevocable right to show your work in your portfolio. It cannot be waived or restricted.
Campaign rewards can include game keys, on their own or alongside cash. Studios have delivered 18 game keys to creators through Bounty Board, as of . Bounty Board records delivery, not store redemption. How key rewards work
Your rights
Who owns what you make
Until payment completes, the work is yours. When payment completes, full ownership transfers to the studio by default. You always keep the right to show the work in your portfolio, and that right cannot be waived. Studios can post custom terms on a campaign, and custom terms cannot change after your application is approved.
FAQ
Creator questions, answered
Payouts, ownership, keys, and disclosure, straight from the FAQ.
Create a free profile, browse open campaigns from studios, and apply to the ones that fit your channel. You do not need a huge follower count. Many indie studios care more about audience fit, engagement, genre, and past work than raw reach.
Payment is sent to your Stripe account when the studio approves your work. Stripe then holds the payout for 7 days so any disputes can be resolved before funds reach your account. Creators receive the listed reward minus the 10% creator platform fee.
They are connected but independent. A studio can run creator campaigns for a game that is also playable in the Arcade, and creators can play a campaign game in the browser before applying. Publishing a game in the Arcade does not create a campaign by itself, and a campaign does not require an Arcade build.
Until payment completes, the work belongs to the creator. When payment completes, full ownership of all intellectual property rights transfers to the Studio by default. Creators retain an irrevocable license to display the work in portfolios and for self promotion, plus use it for non competing purposes. Studios may specify custom IP terms in campaign postings to override these defaults. Custom terms cannot change after your application is approved.
Yes, creators always retain an irrevocable right to display their work in portfolios for self promotion, regardless of any custom terms. This portfolio right cannot be waived or restricted by exclusivity provisions.
Campaign rewards can include game keys, on their own or alongside cash. Keys are delivered automatically to the creator’s campaign chat when their application is approved. Bounty Board records delivery only, it does not track whether a key is redeemed in a store.
Yes. Creators must clearly disclose paid campaign work and free product, including game keys, in the content itself, following the FTC’s endorsement guidance and each platform’s branded content rules. Studios must not pay for a positive opinion, and campaigns must not request, compensate, or reward storefront reviews on Steam or any other store. Review solicitation in exchange for money, keys, or rewards violates store policies and is prohibited on Bounty Board.