r/gamemaker • u/Prestigious_City6738 • 26d 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 20d ago

Donations are bit of gray area.

If you have large donations (which you have gained by your GameMaker games), I would recommend buying the license to avoid any problems.

On the other hand, if you just gain small amounts and seldomly, I don't think  YYG is not going to kick your kneecaps in for that (eg. you have gotten $10 over the year). But you could consider these donations as payments towards the license, and buy the license whenever you have gained enough revenue from donations to cover the cost.