The Unreal Box Offer

The Unreal Box Offer will give indies $500,000 to ship physical copies

Thousands of indie devs have published their games digitally in the last few decades, but only a select few have had the money and the drive to make a physical release for their well-crafted titles. That’s about to change with the introduction of The Unreal Box Offer, a partnership between Epic Games and independent publisher Sold Out that will see indie developers receiving up to $500,000 to publish a physical version of their game with very few strings attached.

Aside from a the money, Sold Out will be lending their publishing expertise to indie developers who successfully apply to the program. Getting a physical product produced can be a bit of a headache, but Sold Out is confident that they’ll be able to leverage their knowledge in the industry and help indie devs make their physical sales a success.

The Unreal Box Offer has, of course, several stipulations. (After all, no company worth their salt is going to hand a developer a sack of cash without at least a few conditions.) According to The Unreal Box Offer website, Sold Out is taking applications from any game that meets the following criteria:

  • The game must be made in the Unreal engine.
  • The game must have a scheduled release date in 2019–2020.
  • The indie developer must not already have a publishing agreement in place for a physical copy.

Sold Out states that they won’t require developers to turn over any portion of their IP to participate in The Unreal Box Offer. One thing is a bit unclear about the project, however: how will Sold Out recoup their investment? Presumably, they would take a portion of the sales or something like that, but the page detailing The Unreal Box Offer doesn’t specify the exact nature of this relationship.

In any case, The Unreal Box Offer seems like a pretty sweet deal for indie developers who are looking to release their games in the next year or two. Interested qualifying developers can apply at the website for The Unreal Box Offer.

[via GamesIndustry.biz]

Upcoming Releases

Return to Derceto Manor in this reimagination of Alone in the Dark, a love letter to the 1992 cult classic horror game.
Dragon's Dogma is a single player, narrative driven action-RPG that challenges players to choose their own experience – from the appearance of their Arisen, their vocation, their party, how to approach different situations and more. On your journey, you’ll be joined by Pawns, mysterious otherworldly beings, in an adventure so unique you will feel as if accompanied by other players…
Rise of the Rōnin is a combat focused open-world action RPG that takes place in Japan at a time of great change. It is the very end of a 300-year long Edo Period, commonly known as “Bakumatsu”. Set in the late 19th century, Japan is facing the darkest of times as it struggles with its oppressive rulers and deadly diseases…
The wicked Grape and the Sour Bunch have taken over the Sparkle Theater, and now it's up to Peach and the theater's guardian Stella to save the play––and the day! Peach can transform and use fantastic showstopping abilities to face off against the Sour Bunch. Fend off the Sour Bunch with sensational swordplay as a swordfighter...en garde! In another role,…

Reviews

X