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What Video Game Publishers Are Looking For: An Indie Developer's Guide

Thinking about pitching your game to a publisher Wondering if you're ready, or what they'll even ask for?

Join the Sacramento Developers Collective and Hunu Publishing for an honest talk about how publishers evaluate independent game projects, and how to put yours in the best position before you reach out.

Hunu Publishing works directly with indie studios on publishing, marketing, and pitch preparation. We'll share what we look at when a game lands in our inbox: the strength of the core concept, the clarity of the development vision, whether the scope matches the team, the market potential, and how the whole package is presented.

What we'll cover

  • How publishers actually evaluate a pitch, and what makes one stand out (or get passed on)
  • The materials you'll be asked for: playable prototype or demo, trailer, pitch deck, budget, development timeline, and market research
  • How to prepare before you reach out, and what to have ready when it's time to pitch
  • When a publisher makes sense, when self-publishing might be the better call, and what publishers can do for games that have already launched
  • Open Q&A, bring your questions about your own project

Who it's for

  • Students and hobbyists working on a first game or thinking about taking a project further
  • Software developers from other fields who are building games on the side
  • Indie developers and small teams weighing publishing, self-publishing, or crowdfunding
  • Developers with a game already out who want to know what a publisher could still do for it
  • Artists, designers, writers, and composers who want to understand how their work gets evaluated

No pitch-ready game required. If you're curious about the process, you'll get something out of it.

Schedule
5:00 PM Doors open and networking
5:30 PM Talk
7:00 PM Q&A
7:30 PM Hang out

Speakers
Victor Martinez, Founder/CEO, Hunu Publishing
Thomas Ruiz, President, Sacramento Developers Collective (Host)

Location
Ladybird Tea House
10120 Fair Oaks Blvd, Fair Oaks, CA 95628

Keep the Conversation Going
Have questions after the talk, or want feedback on your pitch before you send it? Join our Discord to connect with other local developers, share what you're working on, and stay in the loop on future events.

Join the SDC Discord here > [https://discord.gg/Q9XRZaSzX](SDC Discord Channel)

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