Frequently Asked Questions

Each project presented on Gamevestor is selected by a committee of video game experts. Only titles with strong commercial, creative, and technical potential are approved.

⚠️ Even after analysis, investing in a video game project carries a risk of partial or total loss of capital. Gamevestor’s approval of a project is not a guarantee of success.

To be eligible, a studio must provide at minimum the following documents:

• Business Plan
• Production Plan
• Financial Plan
• Marketing Strategy
• Game design document
• Project Presentation Video

The selection process includes:

• Detailed analysis of the documents
• Several interviews with the studio
• Evaluation by our internal experts

Gamevestor is not a self-service platform: each campaign is analyzed, validated, and supported, and must demonstrate real credibility before being made available to investors.

Investing in video game projects through Gamevestor can potentially generate significant returns in case of commercial success, thanks in particular to global digital distribution and the low marginal cost of selling additional copies.

However, returns depend entirely on the commercial performance of each game. As with any early-stage investment, supporting a video game carries significant risks, including the total loss of your investment.

Each campaign page presents:

• The game and the studio
• The investment structure
• Financial projections and data
• The project timeline
• Risks and other essential information

This allows you to make the most informed decision possible - while keeping in mind that returns are uncertain and never guaranteed.

If a project reaches its objective, completes production, and is successfully commercialized, investors may receive a fixed percentage of the game’s gross revenues.

Timing in case of commercial success

First payments are made starting from the 3rd month after the game’s initial sales
Revenue sharing continues every 3 months up to 18 months after recoup
The maximum contract duration is 10 years from the project launch, and 5 years from the first sales

For each funded project, funds are released to the studio in stages and unlocked progressively as the project reaches key milestones (for example, the release of an Early Access version or a demo).

Gamevestor ensures regular follow-up with studios after a successful campaign to verify that development progresses according to commitments.

If a key milestone is not reached, measures may be taken, including partial reimbursement to investors.

⚠️ This system aims to reduce risks but does not eliminate them. Investing in a video game project involves the risk of partial or total loss of capital.

After a successful campaign - but before the game is released - an external publisher or investor may wish to fully take over the project.

To address this, every Gamevestor campaign includes an early buyback clause that the studio can activate as long as the game has not yet been commercialized.

If the studio chooses this option, it buys back all investments and revenue-sharing rights by paying each investor an amount higher than their initial contribution, according to a fixed multiplier displayed on the project page.

This mechanism provides investors with an early return, independent of the game’s future commercial performance. Activating this clause definitively ends the operation and is solely at the studio’s discretion.

This option serves as an additional risk-mitigation tool for investors.

Gamevestor never handles contributors’ or investors’ money directly. All financial flows are managed exclusively by Lemonway, our licensed payment institution, which operates through an escrow service.

In practice:

• Funds are collected by Lemonway
• They are held in a secure escrow account, completely separate from Gamevestor’s own accounts
• They are released to the studio only when validated milestones are reached

This system ensures that all funds are managed in a safe, traceable, and fully compliant way with European regulatory standards, while protecting both investors and contributors.

Gamevestor is approved by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) as a Crowdfunding Service Provider (PSFP) and as a Participatory Financing Intermediary (IFP).

These approvals allow us to operate in full compliance with European crowdfunding regulations.

We also work with specialized partners - legal, financial, and technological - recognized by regulators and subject to the same compliance requirements.

Investing in video games is inherently risky and may lead to partial or total loss of your investment. While risks cannot be eliminated, Gamevestor implements several measures to reduce them:

• Filtering & selection: only a small percentage of projects is accepted after thorough due diligence by video game and finance experts.
• Structured contracts: investments pass through a dedicated SPV under a contract similar to a publishing agreement with the studio.
• Milestone-based payments: funds are transferred to the studio in stages; if a milestone is not met, investors may be eligible for partial reimbursement.
• Transparency: each campaign page details all information, risks, and financial structures to support informed decision-making.

Despite these safeguards, always remember that investing involves uncertainty and risk.

Unfortunately, no. For legal reasons, it’s not possible to provide the game (or any other reward) when you invest, even for a large amount. Contributions and investments must remain strictly separate.

If you want to both invest and purchase a reward, you’ll need to make two separate transactions.