How working with us works

Three ways to get a game, two ways to host it, and what the yearly fee covers. How working with April31 works, with no price list: we talk first.

Three ways to get a game

• Ready-made (Up to 2 weeks) — One of our games, as it is. No build. A yearly license and support.
• Adapted (Up to 2 months) — Our game, tailored to your topic. A light build, once. A yearly license and support.
• Brand new (3–6 months) — Built from scratch, just for you. A full build, once. Yearly support. The license is included.

The time starts when you send your content and name a contact person. Hosting and optional extras, such as citizen science, are separate choices.

Two ways to host it

• We host it for you — On our servers. You just use it. Paid once: Nothing. We set it up on our servers. Paid yearly: A hosting fee, which depends on how many people play.
• You host it yourselves — On your servers. Your data stays with you. Paid once: A handover fee: a ready-to-host version, on top of any build cost. Paid yearly: Nothing for hosting. Your IT team runs it.

The yearly license and support fee applies either way. If you host it, your IT team installs the updates, and support covers the game, not your servers.

What the fee covers

• License (Yearly) — The right to use our games. No license fee for a brand new game.
• Support (Yearly) — Bug fixes, updates and ongoing improvements to our games.
• Hosting (Yearly, only if we run it) — We keep it online and backed up. The fee depends on usage.
• Citizen science (One-time) — Players contribute to science by playing your game.
• Own the game (IP) (One-time) — Make it yours alone. We won’t offer it to others.

Good to know

Who owns the game?

By default the game stays ours, and we may reuse it. You can use it. Optionally you can own the rights (IP), and then we won’t offer it to others. That is priced separately.

What happens to player data?

It belongs to you. When we host the game, we store it for you.

What if I want changes later?

Extra changes, features and languages are quoted separately, before we start.

How long is the agreement?

It runs yearly. The length and the notice period are agreed together.

What if we stop paying?

The license and support end, and you stop using the game. If you own the game, only support ends.

No price list: every game is different. Reserve a 30-minute meeting with Roni Lekar to talk it through.