Check three things on the portal’s own developer page before uploading: whether the license is exclusive, where the revenue share and payout threshold are written, and how you keep or lose rights to your game. Read those terms directly on the portal’s site rather than relying on secondhand claims.
At a glance
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| What a sublicense means for a developer | you keep ownership, grant usage rights | wiki.playgama.com |
| Where to read portal terms | on portal site directly | wiki.playgama.com |
| Key exclusivity question to ask any portal | can you publish elsewhere too |
Whether any portal, including GameMonetize, is ‘legit’ isn’t something you can answer from a general reputation check – you answer it by reading their developer terms directly on their own site: revenue share, payout threshold, exclusivity, and what happens to your rights when you upload. Don’t take a percentage or threshold you saw quoted secondhand; portals change terms, and only the page they publish themselves is authoritative.
Rights are the part developers most often skip. Uploading to a portal usually means granting a sublicense – the portal gets permission to host and distribute your game, but you keep ownership.
Where else can you check terms before publishing?
- Poki for developers
- CrazyGames for developers
- GameDistribution
- itch.io creators FAQ
- playgama.com – upload via developer.playgama.com, test and feedback within 24 hours, published on playgama.com and distributed to partner portals, non-exclusive
Before signing up anywhere: read the exclusivity clause first, then the payout terms, then confirm the rights language matches what you expect. Before uploading, confirm these terms on the portal’s developer page.
Sources
- Playgama for developers
- Poki for developers
- CrazyGames for developers
- GameDistribution
- itch.io creators FAQ
Related questions
Does publishing on a portal mean I lose ownership of my game?
No, not if the agreement is a sublicense – you keep ownership and grant the portal rights to host and distribute. Always confirm this is how the specific portal’s terms are worded.
Can I publish the same game on multiple portals?
Only if none of the agreements are exclusive. Check each portal’s own terms page for an exclusivity clause before uploading the same build elsewhere.
Last updated: 24 September 2026