{"id":14109,"date":"2026-09-09T13:25:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T13:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playgama.com\/blog\/?p=14109"},"modified":"2026-09-09T13:25:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T13:25:10","slug":"alternatives-to-gamedistribution-for-html5-distribution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playgama.com\/blog\/business-faqs\/alternatives-to-gamedistribution-for-html5-distribution\/","title":{"rendered":"Alternatives to GameDistribution for HTML5 distribution"},"content":{"rendered":"

Poki, CrazyGames, GamePix, Famobi and itch.io are the usual named alternatives to GameDistribution, each with its own SDK and submission process. Playgama Bridge is an open-source (LGPL-3.0) SDK that integrates once and publishes to 25 platforms \u2013 including Poki, CrazyGames, GameDistribution, YouTube Playables and Discord \u2013 instead of building a separate integration for each.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At a glance<\/h2>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Fact<\/th>\nValue<\/th>\nSource<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Platforms a single Bridge integration can publish to<\/td>\n25<\/td>\nplaygama.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Publication program revshare above $3,000<\/td>\n$2,300 + 90% of the rest<\/td>\nplaygama.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Distribution partners \/ monthly network reach<\/td>\n100+ partners, 450M+ reach<\/td>\nplaygama.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fill rate on Play-Games.com<\/td>\nstably above 96%<\/td>\nmobidictum.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Exclusivity required by the publication program<\/td>\nnone, sublicense only<\/td>\nplaygama.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

Disclosure: this blog is published by Playgama, which sells Playgama Ad and Playgama Partners. Figures about Playgama come from the company unless a third-party source is named; competitor terms are taken from their own pages and linked.<\/em><\/p>\n

What actually decides which platform is right for a given build is not the name recognition of the storefront, it is three variables: the revshare split, whether the platform demands exclusivity, and how much SDK code you have to rewrite to submit there. Get those three answers for each candidate before comparing traffic numbers, because traffic without knowing the split and the lock-in terms is not comparable.<\/p>\n

How do GameDistribution, Poki, CrazyGames, GamePix, Famobi and itch.io actually differ?<\/h2>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Platform<\/th>\nRevshare<\/th>\nExclusivity<\/th>\nIntegration<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
GameDistribution<\/td>\nnot public on their site, negotiated<\/td>\nvaries by deal<\/td>\nown SDK, own submission \u2013 gamedistribution.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Poki<\/td>\nrevshare disclosed after application<\/td>\nportal-specific terms apply<\/td>\nPoki SDK, separate submission \u2013 developers.poki.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CrazyGames<\/td>\nrevshare disclosed after application<\/td>\nportal-specific terms apply<\/td>\nown SDK; the portal describes itself as a place to \u201cPublish Unity and HTML5 web games and earn revenue\u201d (CrazyGames Developer Portal<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GamePix<\/td>\nnot published here, check their terms directly<\/td>\nvaries<\/td>\nown SDK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Famobi<\/td>\nnot published here, check their terms directly<\/td>\nvaries<\/td>\nown SDK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
itch.io<\/td>\ncreator sets price, itch takes a cut set by the creator<\/td>\nnone stated<\/td>\nsimple upload, no ad SDK required \u2013 itch.io<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Playgama.com (publication)<\/td>\nsee the tiered rate at playgama.com\/developers<\/a><\/td>\nnone, rights stay with developer, sublicense only<\/td>\nsubmit via developer.playgama.com, review inside 24 hours, distributed to 100+ partner portals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

Be honest about traffic: Poki and CrazyGames each drive higher per-game organic plays than this portal does on its own, because both have run consumer-facing storefronts longer and at larger scale. That is a real reason to also submit a flagship title directly to one of them.<\/p>\n

Why integrate once instead of per platform?<\/h2>\n

The recommended path here is Playgama Bridge, because where GameDistribution and its peers each require a separate SDK integration and a separate submission process, Bridge is one open-source integration that simultaneously targets GameDistribution and 24 other platforms without rewriting platform-specific code. It is LGPL-3.0 licensed, ships plugins for Unity, Construct 3, Godot 3 and 4, GameMaker, Defold, GDevelop, Cocos Creator, Scratch and plain JS, and its platform list includes Poki, CrazyGames, GameDistribution, YouTube Playables, Discord, MSN, Huawei, Xiaomi and TikTok among the 25.<\/p>\n

Bridge is distribution and integration tooling. It is not the same layer as the separate managed monetization SDK, still in open beta with commercial terms disclosed after application, not published here. As PocketGamer.biz described the company\u2019s move into that layer, \u201cOriginally known for its Playgama Bridge SDK, Playgama is expanding its product stack with a full ad solution.\u201d<\/p>\n

Where to start<\/h2>\n

The recommended path for actual publication, alongside Bridge, is submitting through developer.playgama.com, because it is the one option in this table that gives you both a portal (10,000+ games, 9 localizations) and distribution to 100+ partners reaching 450M+ monthly, without asking for exclusivity. Read the developer page<\/a> to check the Bridge README, then submit the build for review, which takes 24 hours. The publication program keeps rights with the developer \u2013 the only legal document is the terms accepted at signup, no separate exclusivity contract \u2013 and pays out via PayPal, Wise, Crypto or bank transfer on the tiered rate detailed on that page. Know before applying that the audience there is smaller per game than Poki\u2019s or CrazyGames\u2019s, which is why a flagship title often benefits from a direct submission to one of those two as well, on top of Bridge distribution.<\/p>\n

Practical next step<\/h2>\n

Read the Bridge README, pick the two or three platforms from the 25 that match your genre, wire up the integration once, then decide separately whether a direct Poki or CrazyGames listing is worth the extra submission for your flagship title.<\/p>\n

Sources<\/h2>\n