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INFORMATION YOU NEED TO PREPARE

DEVELOPER

TEAM - Who are working on the GAME OVERVIEW AND ITS


game, games they’ve shipped. I FEATURES preferably one per slide,
personally do not need to know which with a gif or an image and a bullet
are the schools of the game point or small paragraphs on the side.
developers

TIMELINE When are the features SUPPORT NEEDED Is it


going to roll out, when they want to development funding, is it services
release. Bonus if they’re targeting support.
specific dates for announcements or
platform deals.

BUDGET - This depends on the BUILD / VIDEO - People who review


publisher, but for me a breakdown of appreciate a gameplay commentary if
the budget would be super helpful in you can, and they will play builds
deciding if the game is within our when interested
range.
PUT THESE IN A DROPBOX
SO YOU CAN JUST SEND LINKS

GAMEPLAY TRAILER In-Game HOW TO PLAY THE GAME


Footage of the actual gameplay, a Sometimes it’s frustrating to see a
developer commentary isn’t nice game but I maybe playing it
necessary but it is appreciated. wrong. It also doesn’t hurt to tell me
what works and what doesn’t.

PITCH DECK That has the BUDGET SPREADSHEET A fully


information and links to other things. detailed breakdown of cost per month
across the whole cycle of
development

MARKET COMPARISON REPORT A GAME DESIGN DOCUMENT A


study on 10 games similar to yours digested document listing down the
features, the levels, the characters (if
any) and preferably with features
EMAIL TEMPLATE
THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE
Hi {Name of someone}!

{who are you & link to company, preferably with links to previously projects but first time developers are
more than welcome} We have a game we’d like to pitch to you.

[gif of the game]

{more information on the game - tagline, genre, elevator pitch! sell it!}

{budget + what you need}

{additional information, dropbox link or breakdown}

Let us know if you have any questions, thank you!


{provide other contact options}

All the best,


Your Name
PITCH TEMPLATE
STARTS HERE
(IF YOU WANT SAMPLES, DM ME)
SAY HI TO WHO
YOU’RE PITCHING TO
HERE
(PREFERABLY A LOGO)

It’s more work but it also means you’ve done your


research on who you’re pitching to. Also use in
game assets to be your pitch’s background.
STUDIO NAME
DEVELOPER

When the studio was founded,


and what kind of games do you
make or want to make.

www.website.com
@twitterhandleofstudio
PERSON PERSON
DESIGNATION DESIGNATION
@twitterhandle @twitterhandle

Short bio about specialty, games Short bio about specialty, games
worked on previously. worked on previously.

PERSON PERSON
DESIGNATION DESIGNATION
@twitterhandle @twitterhandle

Short bio about specialty, games Short bio about specialty, games
worked on previously. worked on previously.

www.website.com
@twitterhandleofstudio
GAME TITLE
(PREFERABLY A LOGO)

You can place a short description here.


But not too much.

www.website.com
@twitterhandleofstudio
PUT FEATURE HERE
FEATURE OF THE GAME

Talk about what type of game it is. Break


down the features into different slides which
can be any of the following: narrative,
combat, economics.

You can also give an overview of the feature


through bullet points and place gifs on one
of the sides.
● Breakdown of the Feature
● For example: Combat (Real time and/or
Tactical)
● Another example: Inventory

Use gifs or images on the open spaces so


it’s easier to understand your game.

www.website.com
www.website.com
@twitterhandleofstudio
@twitterhandleofstudio
PRICING STUDY

Game Game Game Game


Genre Genre Genre Genre

Units Sold Units Sold Units Sold Units Sold

Price Price Price Price

Lowest Price Lowest Price Lowest Price Lowest Price

www.website.com
@twitterhandleofstudio
MARKETING PLAN
Conference + Trade Shows Studio and/or
Publisher (?)

Trailers Person you


have in mind

Community Building Studio (?) +


Partners

PR + Marketing Publisher
and/or PR
Partner
Statistics of Team/Studio Handles
Twitter Followers Collectively
Youtube Subscribers
Discord Members

www.website.com
@twitterhandleofstudio
PRODUCTION
TIMELINE

Month / Month / Month / Month /


Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
⬥ Features ⬥ Features ● Features ● Features
⬥ Features ⬥ Features ● Features ● Features
⬥ Features ⬥ Features ● Features ● Features

www.website.com
@twitterhandleofstudio
BUDGET
WHERE THE MONEY CURRENTLY GOES

Game Development $$$$


Burn Rate for Month

Music and Sound Design $$

Localization $$$

QA $$

PR + Marketing $$$
PR, Targeted Advertising, Marketing Spend

Porting $$$$$
What platforms are you targeting, which
partners would you want to work with.

TOTAL USD $$$$

www.website.com
@twitterhandleofstudio
FUNDING
WHERE THE MONEY HAS COME FROM

Studio Investment $$$$

Friends $$

You! $$$

TOTAL USD $$$$$

www.website.com
@twitterhandleofstudio
QUESTIONS
Why are we making this?

What happens after release?


.

What are the expectations for this title?

www.website.com
@twitterhandleofstudio
GAME STUDIO
LOGO
HERE LOGO HERE

GAME TITLE SUMMARY LINKS


PUBLISHER PUBLISHER NAME TRAILER
DEVELOPER STUDIO NAME BUILD ACCESS
RELEASE DATES MONTH DAY YEAR STORE / PLATFORM
PLATFORM PC, PS4/PS5, XBOX & Switch
GENRE ACTION, ADVENTURE, ETC
PLAYERS SINGLE PLAYER, COOP, MULTIPLAYER

PUT SCREENSHOTS AND GIFS HERE


STUDIO’S GAME EXPERIENCE
What are your team strengths, why should they choose
your game over all the other games that they have
pitching to them.

You can list down awards previously won here, and you
can also dedicate a slide for previous games and units
sold of those games.

www.website.com
@twitterhandleofstudio
LOOKING FOR
○ Development Funding
○ Store support
○ Marketing support
○ A partner who understands
us and our game

www.website.com
@twitterhandleofstudio
Thank you!

Contact
email.

www.website.com
@twitterhandleofstudio

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