Run by the Bounty Board team
Pick the stage your game is at. We test it with real players, make your demo playable in any browser, and run the creators and competitions around your fest or launch. Creators and testers are paid only for work you approve or views we measure.
FEB 22
Steam Next Fest opens
JAN 10
Next Fest sign up closes
DEC 12
Last day to book a playtest for the fest
2 DAYS
We reply with a scope and a fixed price
Stage 1 of 4 · Prototype
Before you build a Steam page or cut a trailer, find out which capsule, trailer or prototype makes players want more, and make sure your build runs everywhere.
$149or $399 with a build
Twenty players tell you what hooks them.
Best before you announce, or before you cut a new trailer.
What you get
We promise
PromisedA tester drops out? The spot reopens at no fee.
$49a build
or $19 a month per game
We boot your build and tell you what breaks.
Best before any playtest, fest or upload.
What you get
We promise
PromisedPut your demo in the browser so testers, creators and players can try it in one click, then find what breaks before the fest.
$400from, per build
Your demo, playable in any browser.
Best for Godot, GameMaker, Construct, Defold, Phaser and Unity 2D.
What you get
We promise
Promised$250 for engines that export to the web when you book any other paid service.
Unreal and Godot C# can’t export to the web. We quote a playable teaser instead.
$500per round
Ten players test your demo before the fest.
Book by December 12 for the February fest.
What you get
We promise
PromisedA tester drops out? The spot reopens at no fee, and tester money you don’t use comes back.
Studios spend most in the six weeks before a fest or a launch. We run the creators and the competition while you ship.
$1,500team fee
+ creator budget from $2,000
Six weeks of creators, run by our team.
Best with a fest, launch or Kickstarter date 6 to 10 weeks out.
What you get
We promise
PromisedOur forecast
ForecastAt the $2,000 minimum. Wishlists come from your own Steam links, shared at 7 and 30 days.
Fewer than 8 approved videos? We work up to 3 more weeks at no fee, then refund half the team fee.
First 5 studios: a $1,000 team fee when we publish your numbers as a case study.
$300team fee
+ prize pool from $500
A high score race on your demo all fest week.
Best with a web demo, or ranked on views for any game.
What you get
We promise
PromisedOur forecast
ForecastA competition brings streams and replays. We never promise wishlists from it.
Your next spike is an update or a sale. We time creators and a fresh competition to it, and show you how players play.
$750team fee
+ creator budget from $1,000
Creators timed to your update or sale.
Best for a 1.0, a big update or a seasonal sale.
What you get
We promise
PromisedOur forecast
ForecastSales are yours to read in Steamworks. We never claim them.
$19a month per game
See how players play, minute by minute.
Nothing is charged until it’s ready.
What you get
$6,000from
$3,000 team fee + from $3,000 to testers, creators and prizes
Your whole fest, run by one manager.
For a demo headed to the February 22 fest.
What’s in it
First 5 studios: $500 off when we publish your numbers. Book by December 12.
$7,500from
$4,500 team fee + from $3,000 creator budget
Steam page to launch week, run for you.
For a dated launch, or a Kickstarter.
What’s in it
Every wave carries the launch push’s promises: approved, disclosed videos and a capped price per view.
$4,000to $8,000
Made by the team behind our Arcade originals
A small browser game set in your world.
For games that can’t go to the web, or want a daily reason to return.
What’s in it
Built from your art with your OK. We never promise wishlists from it.