{"id":14398,"date":"2026-09-24T10:29:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playgama.com\/blog\/?p=14398"},"modified":"2026-09-24T10:29:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:29:06","slug":"what-is-the-best-distribution-network-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playgama.com\/blog\/business-faqs\/what-is-the-best-distribution-network-for\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the best distribution network for a small indie web game?"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is no single best network; it depends on your game and audience. Before submitting anywhere, check who keeps the rights, whether the deal is exclusive, where the terms are actually written, and the payout threshold – then compare a few portals against those four points.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At a glance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Fact<\/th>\nValue<\/th>\nSource<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Check if publishing is exclusive or not<\/td>\nRead terms first<\/td>\nwiki.playgama.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sublicense means rights stay with developer<\/td>\nDeveloper keeps rights<\/td>\nwiki.playgama.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
itch.io hosts HTML5 games in an iframe<\/td>\nOn its own domain<\/td>\nitch.io<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

There is no single ‘best’ network – it depends on your game’s genre, quality bar, and how much control you want to keep. What actually matters before you submit anywhere is: who owns the rights after publishing, whether the deal is exclusive, where the terms are written down (not just implied in an email), and what the payout threshold is. Get those four answers before comparing anything else.<\/p>\n

On rights: publishing usually works through a sublicense – you keep ownership, the platform gets permission to distribute and monetize the build you submit. Playgama’s own terms<\/a> follow this model: publishing is non-exclusive, rights stay with the developer, and there are no separate legal documents beyond what you accept at registration.<\/p>\n

Places worth checking, each with its own terms and process on its own page: Poki<\/a>, CrazyGames<\/a>, GameDistribution<\/a>, itch.io<\/a> (which hosts your HTML5 build in an iframe on its own domain), and playgama.com<\/a>, where you upload through the Developer Console, get test feedback within 24 hours, and the game is published on playgama.com and distributed to partner portals.<\/p>\n

Next step: shortlist two or three portals, read each one’s own terms page, and confirm none of them require exclusivity before you upload a build.<\/p>\n

Sources<\/h2>\n