Frequently Asked Questions

GameLaunched is an International crowdfunding site dedicated to funding games from all genres. Our main goal was to not only provide a platform for funding, but to help developers fund their projects and get them in the hands of their fans. We are all about "the gamer"

To register on the site, simply click register in the upper right hand corner and fill in a few form fields. After you register, you will be sent a confirmation email that will contain a verification link that you must activate before you will be able to log in. You must register as a user in order to create a project or contribute to a project.

The Launch Crew are a select group of gaming writers, personalities and experts. Their role will be to select featured projects on the site. There role is strictly on a volunteer basis, please be respectful of their time and please refrain from contacting them directly to promote a project. If a Launch Crew member wants to promote a project they will do it on their own.

You can gain XP various ways on the GameLaunched site. The first way is for every $1 you contribute to a project, 10 XP points will be awarded. Those contribution XP are only collected if the project reaches it's goal and the funds are processed. After a project reaches their goal, your XP will appear in your user profile. The other way to gain XP is through the share button. If a you share a project to one of your social media sites you will earn 5XP per share. The XP Leaderboard will go in effect in the next few months and will be retroactive. Look for our leaderboard to display the most active users on the GameLaunched site! If for some reason, xp points fail to calculate correctly during a campaign period, 250 xp points will be awarded for sharing the project to social networks to each user that had at least one share saved in the system. If you believe that you were not rewarded xp for sharing a project, please contact us and send a screenshot of your share. The xp points for donations will manually be entered based on the 10xp per one dollar amount and may take up to 30 days to be posted, should a problem occur. Otherwise all xp will be entered automatically.

When a project completes their funding goal on GameLaunched, and their game is developed, we will allow the project creator to sell the game on our site commission free. Not only do we want to help projects raise money, but GameLaunched wants to help put the game in the hands of their fans.

Backing a project is a fun and exciting way to get involved and make a contribution to someone's game. Simply go to the projects page and find a project you want to back. Once you decide the amount or reward that appeals to you, simply click the contriubution button that corresponds to the amount you choose.

Due to our agreement with PayPal, you can only back a single project once. However if you want to change the amount you previously contributed, simply selected the new amount from the project page and complete the transaction again. Your previous contribution will automatically be deleted and the new one saved in it's place.

No, when you support a project, you are authorizing a future payment through your PayPal account or credit card. That payment will only be processed if the project you supported reaches its funding goal amount. If the project does not reach it's funding goal the payment transaction will automatically be cancelled.

No, contributions are not tax deductible.

Every project has a variety of rewards associated with each level of contribution. Project creators are responsible for fulfilling all rewards in the time frame listed in the reward description. GameLaunched is not liable for any rewards that are not fulfilled. If you feel there was a problem or discrepancy made in receiving a reward, please contact the project creator.

No, all contributions are are in exchange for a reward, there is no equity or ownership exchanged.

Yes, it is the responsibility of the project creator to fulfill all rewards in the time mentioned in the reward description. GameLaunched is not responsible for any rewards that were not fulfilled.

All the contributions will be cancelled if the project fails to reach it's goal. The project creator can submit the game again for funding. We suggest changing the goal amount or reaching a bigger fan base to help make your funding experience a success.

Yes, Paypal will send you a confirmation email when you originally contribute. That email contains instructions on how to cancel your contribution.

When you have a question, simply email us and one of our team members will respond in the order they come in. Email us at help@gamelaunched.com

Please email steve@gamelaunched.com

GameLaunched has chosen an "all or nothing" funding process. All or nothing funding has proven to be more successful overall, setting a much higher standard for project creators. After a successful funding campaign GameLaunched will receive 6% of the total funding amount, and Paypal will deduct 2.9% plus .30cents per transaction for United States customers. For international fees, please refer to paypal for your specific country fees.

At GameLaunched we encourage game submissions from all genres including, Platform games(Playstation, Xbox, Nintendo, OUYA) Mobile, PC, Tabletop, Dice, Card games, Puzzle, Game accessories, and Game hardware. We do not allow any games with nudity or sexual behavior.

GameLaunched accepts projects for funding from around the world. However due to PayPal restrictions and various International laws, GameLaunched can not accept projects or contributions from Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, India and Japan.

Register as a user, once you are logged in, you will see a start a new project button on the left side of the screen. After you click the link you will be directed to accept the terms of service. Then, there are some basic sign up fields to collect information about your game and your development company. After filling in all required fields, you will be directed to the live editor, where you will be able to edit your project page in a live web page view so that you can see precisely how it appear to the public once published. When you feel that your project is completed and you have all the necessary information in place, click the link in the save bar near the top of the page to submit your project for final approval. If it is approved, you will be notified by email and a go live link will appear on your edit page. Clicking the go live link will publish your project to the site immediately and begin your 30 day campaign.

During the project submission process, you have the option to apply for featured projects status. The standard project can go live once you click the go live link after receiving final approval. If you apply to be a featured project, you must submit your game for final approval before the 20th of each month. This deadline gives our Launch Crew members time to review each application before they vote on which ten projects will be chosen. Featured projects will all Launch on the first of every month, will be showcased on the front page of GameLaunched.com, and will be able to have input and possible promotion from the Launch Crew members. The projects that do not get selected for featured projects can go live at any time after receiving notice.

GameLaunched has specific guidelines that are required to submit a project. These guidelines can be found Here

GameLaunched wants every project to be successful. While completing your project, explain what you need the funds for, be as specific as possible so backers understand why you need the funds and what you are using the funds for. If your goal is set to high, chances are you might not reach it. Statistics show that a lower or more reasonable goal can catch fire and go viral.

If your project was rejected you will be notified by GameLaunched via email. We will give you specific recommendations to consider and once those changes are made you can resubmit your project.

Yes, you can make as many changes as needed. Once you begin editing your project, you may save and return later to continue at any time by selecting the save and continue link in the save bar at the top of the edit page. If you need to change any information such as your video link or other details that are fed into your page from the sign up form, select the gears icon on the extreme left of the save bar and select which detail you would like to edit. There is no limit to how many times you can save a project before submitting for approval. Even after you go live a project can be edited. The only parts of your project that can not be edited are the rewards and funding goal.

Yes, it is the responsibility of the project creator to fulfill all rewards in the time mentioned in the reward description. GameLaunched is not responsible for any rewards that were not fulfilled. Projects need to carefully consider international shipping rates when decided on reward packages.

All the contributions will be cancelled if the project fails to reach it's goal. The project creator can submit the game again for funding. We suggest changing the goal amount or reaching a bigger fan base to help make your funding experience a success.

Funds will be available within 5-7 business days after your project closes and will transferred to the paypal account that was associated with the campaign during the project submission process.

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