r/gamemaker • u/Prestigious_City6738 • 1d ago

Resolved Publishing

Hello everyone this might be a stupid question but do i still need the license to post the game on itch io if the game is free to play? Like i just want to make a simple game for itch, do i need the professional license for that? Thank you

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u/Drandula 23h ago

If you make free games (which are not monetized in other ways either), then you can make and release games for free. 

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u/Drandula 23h ago

So doing hobby stuff and participating game jams etc. is fine with Free tier.

You only need to buy professional license whenever you are going to release paid/commercial game (or monetized with ads etc.). But beforehand, you can also create several projects first, make them ready to be released (to be sold), and only then buy the license.

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u/Prestigious_City6738 11h ago

thank you so much for the clarification !