GameBiz Launches Free Publisher Research Database for Indie Developers

SGA,
website team
23.02.2026.
Finding the right publisher has always been one of the biggest challenges facing indie developers. The process is time-consuming, fragmented, and often feels like pitching into the void. Hence, Game Scout is a welcome solution.

The team from GameBiz Consulting has created Game Scout, a free database designed to centralize scattered publisher information. After working as publishing consultants for the past five years and witnessing countless studios spend weeks researching publishers (combing through Steam portfolios, hunting for reviews across Reddit and Discord, trying to separate reliable partners from red flags), they decided to build a solution.

“We kept seeing the same pattern,” said Lav Kozakijević from GameBiz: “Developers would craft pitch decks for days, gather publisher contacts for weeks, then wait months to hear back from one in ten publishers. Meanwhile, the studio’s runway was melting away.”

Game Scout addresses this by providing:

  • Publisher profiles: portfolio data, recent releases, company information, and publishing history for 150+ active publishers;
  • Developer reviews: verified feedback from developers who’ve worked with specific publishers, covering communication, contracts and support;
  • Publishing glossary: clear explanations of contract terms like recoup, revenue share and first-look rights.
The platform is completely free to use and aims to compress what typically takes months of research into hours of focused decision-making.

The database is growing and the team is actively reaching out to developers who have worked with publishers to encourage them to leave reviews, helping the community make more informed decisions.

You can explore Game Scout at gamescout.biz.

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