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Welcome to the "Let's Play"-friendly developers Wiki

This aims to be a comprehensive list of developers who explicitly allow "Let's Play" style videos of their games to be created, shared, and monetized. Recently, Nintendo caused a controversy by not allowing montezied Let's Play videos of their games. However you feel about their actions, what's clear is that the Let's Play community needs an unambiguous, comprehensive list of where developers stand on this issue. This wiki aims to be that list. This originally started as a reddit thread, but it needed a more permanent home, and one that anyone could contribute to without waiting on me (Lars Doucet, developer of Defender's Quest) as a bottleneck. If you are a developer, you can tweet permission right now with the hashtag #WhoLetsPlay -- but please take the time to add an actual linkable statement on your site (like this one), as that's much stronger!

What does "YES" mean?

The question is: "Can I make videos of your game, and can I share/post them, and can I monetize them?" YES means yes to all of that. NO means no to some or all of it. For instance, 2K games lets you make & share videos, but not monetize them. So that's a "NO" to the above question. MAYBE is only for when it's not quite clear because there's not enough information, or conflicting information.

Guidelines

1. Cite your Sources
   • The gold standard: a "video policy" on the developer's site that explicitly addresses the issue. (Example)
   • Some info is better than no info, but note the uncertainty. A tweet can count as evidence, but it's inferior to explicit, official-site permission
   • Youtube might reject stuff like tweets as evidence, so please replace low-grade permission statements with high-grade ones as possible over time.
   • Official Site Policy > Official Forum Post > Tweet > Post in the reddit thread.
2. Use the sources, don't trust the chart blindly (this chart is simply a handy index, not an authority in itself)
3. Yes/No/Maybe/etc - definitions
   • YES means = allows Let's Plays AND allows them to be monetized.
   • MAYBE means = might allow monetization under some circumstances, or we don't know
   • NO means = does NOT allow monetization
4. Please add yourself if you're a developer!
5. Try to use this list to get developers to post official permission statements :)
6. Source material
   • Original reddit thread
   • Yogscast spreadsheets: game companies, individual games
   • Another great list and video from Alloy Seven
7. Terms - definitions
   • NONE means = no or minimal terms. You don't have to do anything special to make monetized Let's Plays.
   • SOME means = you can make monetized Let's Plays, but you have to do something, like link back to their site.
   • EMAIL THEM means = ask them for permission
8. Help fill in missing information!
   • Add links to each company's game library and/or list of games
   • Add an entry/link for each company's most famous game
   • Add links to each company's main web site

Master List

Company	Game(s)	Known For	Permission	Condition	Source
2K Games	Library	Borderlands, BioShock, X-Com, Civilization,	MAYBE	See F.A.Q	F.A.Q
3909 (Lucas Pope)	Papers, Please	Papers, Please	YES	None	F.A.Q
82 Apps	Library	Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball	YES	None	site
Abbey Games	Library	Reus	YES	None	reddit
Ace Team	Library (click on games to view)	The Deadly Tower of Monsters	YES	"You can do any videos you want and monetize them too (no problem)."	Steam Community Page
Adrian Schuurmans	Library	Combat Tanks	YES	Non-story: None Story: Some (see tweet)	tweet
AlienTrap Games	Library	Capsized	MAYBE	None	site
All Civilized Planets	Library	Expander	YES	None	site
AlwaysGeeky	Vox	Vox	YES	None	tweet
Analgesic Productions	Anodyne	Anodyne	YES	None	site
Apogee Software	Library	Duke Nukem 3D, Rise of the Triad	YES	None	reddit
Arges Systems	Library	Hairy Tales	YES	None	reddit
Artery Games	Library	Secret of the Magic Crystals	YES	None	twitter
Atelier 801	Library	Transformice!	YES	None	twitter
Atlus	Library	Persona	MAYBE	Email them	alloyseven
Badland Studio	Library	Kinetic Void	YES	None	steam page
BattleGoat Studios	Library	Supreme Ruler Series, Supreme Ruler 1936	YES	None	tweet
BeautiFun Games	Library	Nihilumbra	YES	None	site
Big Robot	Sir, You Are Being Hunted	Sir, You Are Being Hunted	YES	None	Forum Post
Black Forest Games	Giana Sisters, Rogue Stormers	Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams	YES	None	site
Blazing Griffin	The Ship: Remastered	APB Retribution, Distant Star Classic, Distant Star: Revenant Fleet, Dino Tribes, The Nightmare Cooperative, Gentlemen!, The Ship: Murder Party, The Ship: Remastered	YES [on The Ship: Remastered]	"Yes and throw a tweet to @TheShipGame and we'll share your content. :) "	The Ship: Remastered - Steam Page [Early Access]
Blizzard	Library	StarCraft, WarCraft, Hearthstone, World of Warcraft, Diablo	YES	Some	terms
Blue Bottle Games	Library	NEO Scavenger	YES	None	site
BlueLine Game Studios	Library	Hive	YES	None	tweet
Bohemia Interactive	Library	ArmA	YES	Fill out form & Email them	terms
Boomzap Entertainment	Library	Super Awesome Quest, Monster Roller, Legends of Callasia, Awakening series	YES	Link to site	site
Born Ready	Library	Strike Suit franchise	YES	None	Twitter
Bossa Studio	Library	Surgeon Simulator 2013	YES	None	twitter
Boss Baddie	Library	Satan Sam, Lunnye Devitsy, Wake, Really Big Sky, Big Sky Infinity	YES	None	twitter
Brainite	Tesseract!	Tesseract!	YES	None	site
Brain Blinks	Library	Crashed Lander	YES	None	site
Brain Connected	Somyeol		YES	None	site
Broken Rules	Library	And Yet It Moves	YES	Link to site	twitter
Bullet Game Studios	Library	Haunted	YES	Link to site	twitter
Bungie	Halo series, Marathon, Destiny	Halo series	YES	Email them	Terms of Use (Game Content Usage Rules)
Campo Santo	FireWatch	FireWatch	YES	Stream and Share	About Page Steam Page
Capybara games	Library	Super Time Force	YES	Link to site	site
Carbon Games	Library	AirMech	YES	None	site
CCP Games	Library	EVE Online, Dust 514, EVE: Valkyrie	YES	See policy	site
CD Projekt Red	Library	The Witcher	YES	Email them (not clear!)	site
Cellar Door Games	Library	Rogue Legacy	YES	None	tweet
Cheese and Bacon Games	Library	Bit Beast	YES	None	site
Christine Love	Library	Analogue: A Hate Story	YES	None	site
Chucklefish	Library	Starbound	YES	Link to site	faq
ClockBot Games	Library		YES	None	reddit
Code Avarice	Library	Paranautical Activity	YES	None	site
Coffe Stain Studios	Library	Goat Simulator	YES	None	site
Cold Beam Games	Library	Beat Hazard	YES	Link to buy page	faq
Covcomm	Library	queenofrage	YES	None	Tweet
Creative Assembly	Library	Total War Series	MAYBE	Email them	Wiki
CrypticSea	Library	Gish, Sub Rosa, Skate or Dont, Hockey?	YES	None	site
Daedalic Entertainment	Library	Deponia (series), The Whispered World, Edna & Harvey: The Breakout	YES	Include specific info	faq
Dark Vale Games	Library	Forge	MAYBE	Email them	alloyseven
Daydalus Studio	Library		MAYBE	Email them	alloyseven
Dejobaan Games	Library	Aaaaa! - A Reckless Disregard for Gravity, Drunken Robot Pornography, Monster Loves You!	YES	None	tweet
Deep Silver	Library	Risen, Risen 2: Dark Waters	YES		tweet
Devolver Digital	Library	Serious Sam, Hotline Miami	YES	None	awesome
Digital Extremes	Library	The Darkness II	YES	None	site
Divine Knight Gaming	Library		YES	Fair Use Applies	tweet
Digitalmindsoft	Library	Men of War: Assault Squad, Men of War, Call to Arms	YES	None	Email with link to forum
djoslin	Blooprent		YES	None	site
Double Fine	Library	Psychonauts, The Cave, Brütal Legend, Gang Beasts	YES	None	site
DrinkBox Studios	Library	Guacamelee	YES	None	site
@DushanChaciej games	Risk of Death	Risk of Death	YES	None	tweet
Electronic Arts	Library	The Sims, SimCity, FIFA, Battlefield, Mass Effect, Need for Speed, Titanfall, Star Wars Battlefront	MAYBE	Email them + Do not upload full length footage/trailers before release.	Reddit
Ed Key & David Kanaga	Proteus	Proteus	YES	None	site forums
Electro Chango S.A. de C.V. Squad	Library	Kerbal Space Program	YES	None	faq
Elefantopia	Library	McDroid	YES	None	reddit
Enkisoftware	Avoyd		YES	None	site
Entheogen Studios	Library	Zigfrak	YES	None	site
Epic Games	Library	Gears of War series, Unreal series	YES	Some	terms
Eyebrow Interactive	Library	Closure	YES	None	reddit
Eyesodic Games	Library	Reapers End, Days of Extinction	YES	None
Eko Software	Library	How to Survive Game	YES	None?	tweet
Facepunch Studios	Library	Garry's Mod, Rust	YES	None	site
Firefly Studios	Library	Stronghold Series, Stronghold Kingdoms	YES	None	terms
FlipFly	Library	Race the Sun	YES	None	tweet
Focus Home Interactive	Library		YES	None	Site
Fragment Production	Rescue: Everyday Heroes	Rescue 2013: Everyday Heroes, Rescue: Everyday Heroes (U.S./Int.)	YES	Link to Steam	reddit
Francisco Téllez de Meneases	Library	Unepic	YES	None	Web
Frictional Games	Library	Amnesia: The Dark Descent	YES	None	forum
Freejam	Robocraft	Robocraft	YES	None	faq
FrozenByte	Library	Trine	YES	None	site
Gaijin Entertainment	Library	War Thunder	YES	Some	site
Gaijin Games	BIT.TRIP	BIT.TRIP	YES	None	site
Garrett Cooper	Black Ice	Black Ice	YES	None	site
Gaslamp Games	Library	Dungeons of Dredmor	YES	Copyright notice in description	Blog
Galactic Cafe	The Stanley Parable	The Stanley Parable	YES	None	Blog
Glass Knuckle Games	Library	Noir Syndrome, Dumble	YES	None	site
Going Loud Studios	Library	DLC Quest	YES	None	site
Golden Hammer Software	Library	Big Mountain Snowboarding, Trick Shot Bowling	YES	None	site
Goldhawk Interactive	Library	Xenonauts	YES	Some	terms
Greenheart Games	Game Dev Tycoon	Game Dev Tycoon	YES	Some	eula
Grinding Gear Games	Library	Path of Exile	YES	None	faq
Hairbrained Schemes Studio	Library		MAYBE	Email them	alloyseven
Hammerwing Studios	Library		YES	Link to Site	site
Hanako Games	Library	Magical Diary	YES	Link to site	reddit
Hapa Games	Ascendant	Ascendant	YES	Link to site	site
Hazardous Software	Achron	Achron	YES	None (link to site appreciated)	site
Hi Rez Studios	Library		YES	None	Hi-Rez statement
Hitbox	Library	Dustforce	YES	None	site
Hopoo Games	Risk of Rain	Risk of Rain	YES	None	site
Humble Hearts	Library	Dust: An Elysian Tail	YES	None	tweet
Ice Pick Lodge	Library	Pathologic, Knock-Knock	NO		thread
Ilumbo			YES	None	site
Instant Kingdom	Driftmoon		YES	None	site
Introversion Software	Library	Prison Architect	YES	Some	IS Support Page
Isaac Karth	Library		YES	None	tweet
Jackbox Games	Library	Jackbox Party Pack series, Drawful series	YES	None	thread
Jagex Games	Library	RuneScape	YES	None	site
Junction Shark	Library	Nightmarish Endeavours, Dimensim	YES	See Tweet	tweet
Kalypso Media	Library		MAYBE	Email them	alloyseven
Kitsune Games	Library		YES	None	site
Klei Entertainment	Library	Don't Starve	YES	None	site
Konami	Library		MAYBE	Email them	alloyseven
kouri	Ib	Ib	NO		site
Krillbite	Among The Sleep, The Plan	Among The Sleep	YES	None	Forum Post
Larian Studios	Library	Divinity: Dragon Commander	YES	Email them	Site
The Layabouts	Library	ViViD	YES	Link to game page on library	F.A.Q
Level Up Labs	Library	Defender's Quest	YES	None	Site
Little Big MMO	Library	Gangs of Space	YES	None	forum
Locomalito	Library		YES	None	twitter
Logic Artists	Library	Expeditions: Conquistador	YES	None	reddit
Longbow Games	Library		YES	None	reddit
Lost Pixel	Library	Frogatto & Friends	YES	None	image
Machine 22	Library	Bret Airborne	YES	None	twitter
Matt Cohen	Paranormal	Paranormal	YES	None	Steam Forum
Matt Glanville	Luminesca	Luminesca	YES	None	twitter
Mechanical Butterfly Studios	Droopy Blocks, Jump Tanks	Droopy Blocks	YES	None	site
Microsoft Game Studios	Library		YES	Some	rules
Mike Bithell	Library	Thomas Was Alone	YES	None	tweet
Michael Todd Games	Library	Electronic Super Joy	YES	Email Them	Emailed Me
Minor Key Games	Library	Eldritch	YES	None	eula
Mojang	Library	MineCraft	YES	Some	terms
Mossmouth	Library	Spelunky	YES	Some	Blog
Mousechief	LIbrary	Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble!, 7 Grand Steps.	YES	None	site
New World Interactive	Insurgency	Insurgency	YES	None	tweet
Niklas Riewald Games	Plantcore		YES	Some	Blog
Nintendo	Library	Mario, Zelda, Pokémon	NO		kotaku
Nonadecimal Creative	Library	Automata Empire, Social Justice Warriors, Afterdeath	YES	None	fan video page
Nordic Games	Library	ArcaniA Gothic	MAYBE	Email them	alloyseven
Northway Games	Library	Incredipede, Rebuild	YES	None	site
Oddworld Inhabitants	Library	Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Abe's Exoddus, New 'n' Tasty, etc.	YES	None	Copyright policy Tweet
OmNomCom			YES		Tweet
Overpowered Games	Library	Telos, FishMoto	YES	None	site
Owl Cave	Library	Richard & Alice , Sepulchre	YES	None	site
Paper Dino Software	Save the Date	Save the Date	YES	None	site
Paradox Interactive	Library	Europa Universalis	YES	Some	youtube Site
Perfect World Entertainment	See homepage	Torchlight, Blacklight: Retribution, Star Trek Online	MAYBE	Some	site
The Periodic Group	Library	Periodic Deliveries	YES	None	site
Phr00t's Software	Library	3079, 3089	YES	None	Twitter
Pixel Prone	Library	Epic Inventor	YES	None	site
Pixelscopic	Library	Delver's Drop	YES	None	site
PlayDead	Library	Limbo	MAYBE	Some	site
Play Nimbus	Library	Wobbles	YES	None	site
Positech Games	Library		YES	None	reddit
Project BC	Library		YES	None	reddit
Psydra Games	Dark Scavenger	Dark Scavenger	YES	None	Site
Puny Human Games	Library	Blade Symphony	YES	None	reddit
Quantic Dream	See homepage	BEYOND: Two souls	NO
Rain Games	Teslagrad	Teslagrad	YES	None	Statement
Re-Logic	Library	Terraria	YES	None	faq
Red 5 Studios	Library		YES	None	site
Red Barrels Games	Outlast	Outlast	YES	See policy	Red Barrels Contact Us Page
Red Thread Games	Dreamfall Chapters	Dreamfall Chapters	YES	None (post release)	FAQ, Twitter
Remedy Entertainment	Library	Alan Wake	YES	Turn off Licensed Music	site
Red Panda Games	Library	Curse of Slate Rock Manor, Host Holic, Nowhere Safe	YES	None
Revenge Games	Library	Regret	YES	None	Twitter
Riot Games	Library	League of Legends	YES	Some	terms
Rubicon Development	Library	Combat Monsters, Great Big War Game	YES	None
Robot Entertainment	Library	Orcs Must Die	YES	None	site
Robot Loves Kitty	Library	Legend of Dungeon	YES	None	FAQ
Robotronic Games	Library	Gnomoria	YES	None	site
Romino Games	Library	Awesomenauts	YES	None	site
RuneStorm	Library	Viscera Cleanup Detail	YES	None	Tweet [1]
Runic Games	Library	torchlight ,2	YES	Some	Terms
SCS Software	Library	Euro Truck Simulator 2	YES	None	Licence
Sean Hogan	Library	Anodyne	YES	None	site
Serious Brew	Cargo Commander	Cargo Commander	YES	None
Shining Rock Software	Banished	Banished	YES	None	site
Shiro Games	Library	Northgard, Evoland 1&2, Until Dark	Yes	None	Site
Signal Studios	Library		YES	None	forum
Simon Roth	Maia	Maia	YES	None	site
Sinister Design	Library		YES	None	reddit
SMP	Towns	Towns	YES	Some	terms
Snowrunner	Library	Soda Drinker Pro / Vivian Clark	YES	None	site
Sony Online Entertainment	Library	DCUO, Everquest, Planetside 2	YES	Some	site
Sophie Holden	Library		YES	None	reddit
Spaces of Play	Spirits	Spirits	YES	None	site
Spotkin	Contraption Maker	Contraption Maker	YES	None	Forum
Square Enix			YES/MAYBE		Twitter Square Enix Legal Team
Stoic Studios	The Banner Saga	The Banner Saga	YES	None	site
Subset	Library	FTL	YES	None	site
Subsoap	Library		YES	None	site
Supergiant Games	Library	Bastion	YES	Some	terms
Swing Swing Submarine	Library	Blocks That Matter, Tetrobot and Co.	YES	None	twitter
System Era Softworks	Astroneer		YES	None	site
Taitale Studios	Libary	Novus AEterno	YES	None	Forum
Take-Two	Library		YES?	Some	terms
TaleWorlds Entertainment	Library	Mount & Blade	YES	None	forum
TameTick	Library	Cardinal Quest	YES	None	reddit
Team 17	Library	Worms	YES	None	site
Team Kryll	Library	Below Kryll	YES	None	site
Team Meat/Edmund McMillen	Library	Super Meat Boy, Binding of Isaac	YES?	None	formspring
Terrible Posture Games	Library	Tower of Guns	YES	Link to buy page	[2]
Terry Cavanagh	Library	Super Hexagon, VVVVVV	YES	None	[3]
The Astronauts	The Vanishing of Ethan Carter	The Vanishing of Ethan Carter	YES	None	Emailed response via "contact us" form
The Fun Pimps	7 Days to Die	7 Days to Die	YES	None	EULA
The Domaginarium	Library	Enola	YES	Link to website	Twitter
The Indie Stone	Library	Project Zomboid	YES	None	site
Toco Games	Library	Last Knight	YES	None	faq
TopWare Interactive	Library		MAYBE	Email them	alloyseven
Torn Banner Studios	Library	Chivalry: Medieval Warfare	YES	None	faq
Trendy Entertainment	Dungeon Defenders	Dungeon Defenders	YES	Some	faq
Triple.B.Titles	Library	Ring Runner	YES	None	faq
Trion Worlds	Library		YES	Some	terms
Tripwire Interactive	Library	Killing Floor	YES	None	site
Twisted Jenius	Library	Twisty's Asylum Escapades	YES	None	Forum Post
Ubisoft	Library	Everything	YES	None	Forum Post
Unknown Worlds	Library	Natural Selection 2	YES	Some	site
Vagabond Dog	Library	Always Sometimes Monsters	YES	None	site
Valorware	Library		MAYBE	Email them	alloyseven
Valve	Library	Half-Life, Team Fortress 2	YES	None	site
Vblank Entertainment	Library	Retro City Rampage	YES	None	permission page
Vertigo Gaming	Library	Cook, Serve, Delicious!, The Oil Blue	YES	None	web page
Vlambeer	Library	Super Crate Box, Ridiculous Fishing, LUFTRAUSERS, Nuclear Throne	YES	None	personalized permission generator
Warner Bros. Interactive	Library		MAYBE	Email them	alloyseven
Wakeskater Studio	Library	SBX: Invasion	YES	None	twitter
Waystone Games	Library	Dawngate	YES	None	Reddit
Winter Wolves	Library		YES	None	reddit
Witch Beam	Assault Android Cactus		YES	None	Site
Wolfire	Library	Overgrowth, Receiver	YES	None	twitter
Worthless Bums	Steam Marines	Steam Marines	YES	None	twitter
Wube Software	Factorio	Factorio	YES	Some	site
Wulven Studios	Library	Shadow Era	YES	Some	terms
Yacht Club Games	Shovel Knight	Shovel Knight	YES	None	Site
ystygames	Library		YES	None	site
Zeboyd Games	Library	Cthulhu Saves the World	YES	None	twitter
Zen Studios	Library	Zen Pinball, CastleStorm, Kickbeat	YES	None	Forum Tweet
Zero point software	Library	Interstellar marines	YES	None	forum
Zombie Studios	Blacklight: Retribution	Blacklight: Tango Down, Blacklight: Retribution	YES	Free to View	terms
ZUN/ Team Shanghai Alice	Touhou Project		MAYBE	Email them	archive

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CDProjekt Red

CDProjekt RED Let's Play and Monetization permission

I just received a reply to my question on whether or not CDProjekt RED allows Youtube monetization, and they gave me a kind and open answer.

"Thank you for your email. We love "Let's Play" videos, so go ahead and record those:) Also, feel free to become a part of YouTube's partner program."

If anybody with the permission wants to edit the list, go right ahead.