| 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.
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| 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. |
Guidelines
- 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.
- Use the sources, don't trust the chart blindly (this chart is simply a handy index, not an authority in itself)
- 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
- Please add yourself if you're a developer!
- Try to use this list to get developers to post official permission statements :)
- Source material
- Original reddit thread
- Yogscast spreadsheets: game companies, individual games
- Another great list and video from Alloy Seven
- 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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Library | Borderlands, BioShock, X-Com, Civilization, | MAYBE | See F.A.Q | F.A.Q | |
| 3909 (Lucas Pope) | Papers, Please | Papers, Please | YES | None | |
| 82 Apps | Library | Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball | YES | None | site |
| Abbey Games | Library | Reus | YES | None | |
| 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 |
| Vox | Vox | YES | None | tweet | |
| Analgesic Productions | Anodyne | Anodyne | YES | None | site |
| Apogee Software | Library | Duke Nukem 3D, Rise of the Triad | YES | None | |
| Arges Systems | Library | Hairy Tales | YES | None | |
| Artery Games | Library | Secret of the Magic Crystals | YES | None | |
| Atelier 801 | Library | Transformice! | YES | None | |
| Atlus | Library | Persona | MAYBE | Email them | alloyseven |
| 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 | |
| Bossa Studio | Library | Surgeon Simulator 2013 | YES | None | |
| Boss Baddie | Library | Satan Sam, Lunnye Devitsy, Wake, Really Big Sky, Big Sky Infinity | YES | None | |
| 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 | |
| Bullet Game Studios | Library | Haunted | YES | Link to site | |
| 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 |
| Capybara games | Library | Super Time Force | YES | Link to site | site |
| Library | AirMech | YES | None | site | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Logic Artists | Library | Expeditions: Conquistador | YES | None | |
| Longbow Games | Library | YES | None | ||
| Lost Pixel | Library | Frogatto & Friends | YES | None | image |
| Machine 22 | Library | Bret Airborne | YES | None | |
| Matt Cohen | Paranormal | Paranormal | YES | None | Steam Forum |
| Matt Glanville | Luminesca | Luminesca | YES | None | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| Project BC | Library | YES | None | ||
| Psydra Games | Dark Scavenger | Dark Scavenger | YES | None | Site |
| Puny Human Games | Library | Blade Symphony | YES | None | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Spaces of Play | Spirits | Spirits | YES | None | site |
| Spotkin | Contraption Maker | Contraption Maker | YES | None | Forum |
| Square Enix | YES/MAYBE | ||||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Library | Twisty's Asylum Escapades | YES | None | ||
| 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 | |
| Waystone Games | Library | Dawngate | YES | None | |
| Winter Wolves | Library | YES | None | ||
| Witch Beam | Assault Android Cactus | YES | None | Site | |
| Wolfire | Library | Overgrowth, Receiver | YES | None | |
| Worthless Bums | Steam Marines | Steam Marines | YES | None | |
| 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 | |
| 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 Let's Play and Monetization permission
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