Fair Play Collective

Build Games Your Way: Sustainable funding for indie developers who want creative freedom

Let's Hear About You!

Tell us about your project and what you're building. We're actively looking for developers who share our vision of a better games industry.

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What is the Fair Play Collective?

The Fair Play Collective is a new way of getting games made. We pair a community that wants to support small studios with teams that are making cool games and provide predictable, sustainable funding for those teams.

Together, we're building a better games industry with no crunch, no layoffs, and creative freedom for the teams making the games.

What You Get as a Developer

Stable multi-year funding so you can make the games you want to make, without crunching or cutting corners
Livable wages, with transparency and predictability
Creative freedom, with less pressure to demo to execs or launch early access before it's ready
Monthly funding rather than all at once, with accountability through progress reports
Mentorship from industry veterans
Career guidance for juniors starting out in the games industry
Workshops on navigating contracts, intellectual property rights, and spotting investor red flags
A network that is committed to and celebrates creative integrity

How It Works

Studios Apply for Funding: Put together a plan for the creative direction and production of your game, including timelines, staffing, and salaries. Agree to the no-layoff / no-crunch pledge. Plans are reviewed by a developer-led board.

Selected Studios Receive Monthly Support: Studios that are selected can receive up to 24 months of funding. Studios need to maintain accountability with monthly progress reports.

Games Are Released When They're Ready: You decide the timelines that work for you, without the pressure of external deadlines or early access releases (unless you want to!).

What We Require

Transparent budgets and studio roadmaps
Equal pay for equal work
No layoffs during the funding period
No forced/coerced crunch
Monthly progress reports

You're not forced to release demos or early builds. You can if you want to! But this isn't the right move for every game or studio. Share what you want, when you want.

What We Stand Against

We have a zero tolerance policy for:

Misuse of funds
Sexual harassment or misconduct
Bullying, threats, or verbal abuse
Discrimination or hate speech
Physical violence or intimidation
Forced/coerced crunch