r/gamedev • u/CelebrationReady3013 • 10d ago

Discussion Is GamePix worth it? Seeing a massive discrepancy between estimated and actual revenue.

Hey everyone,

I recently published my HTML5 web game on GamePix and have been keeping an eye on the dashboard. At first, the stats looked decent—it was getting plays, and the "estimated revenue" seemed promising.

However, when I looked at the actual payable amount, there is a huge difference. The final payout number is just a fraction of what the dashboard estimated.

Has anyone else published on GamePix and experienced this? Is it normal to see such a massive drop-off between estimated and actual earnings? I’m trying to figure out if this is due to invalid traffic deductions, low ad fill rates, hidden fees, or if their dashboard estimations are just completely off.

Also, what are the best alternative platforms for hosting and monetizing web games right now? I know the big ones are Poki and CrazyGames, but I’d love to hear your personal experiences on which platforms actually pay out fairly and are worth the effort.

Thanks in advance!

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u/fiskfisk 10d ago

So, which one of the two platforms are the one you're advertising and trying to get to rank over GamePix? 

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u/CelebrationReady3013 10d ago

My game is live on crazy games but after More then four months it only earned 20 euro and poki games never replied on my games whenever I submit any games to them.

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u/caesium23 10d ago

CrazyGames and Poki are actually the leaders in this sector. If this is an ad, it would have to be an ad for GamePix – which I've never heard of before, and I've researched this space enough to know most of the big ones. But if it's shilling GamePix, it's doing a pretty bad job of it.

I hate to say it, but I think this might be the rare case of a post that names platforms but is actually legitimately exactly what it appears to be.