Akupara Games’ approach to publishing is finding games with standout and impactful narratives. We are an ever-growing library, housing titles set within worlds that players like us and our community are able to become fully immersed in. Unbound by genre or gameplay, we are here to share your stories. Rather than a page in a catalog, your games are unique books being added to a library with ongoing support and maintenance for players to enjoy ’til the end of time.
We look for titles that have a story to tell - with a universe to live in and characters to love. Story and gameplay are not mutually exclusive, and we want to highlight titles that pay attention to both.
Games in our library are not just snapshots into time, but classics in the making. Titles continuously see long-term support, even well after release, to keep titles relevant and to see new opportunities.
As game professionals, we play and think creatively in supporting your game. By streamlining tried and true techniques, we dedicate more time for memorable initiatives to get people talking.
Getting your game to various platforms is a lot of work with all of the various rules and procedures for each. We handle the entire process from getting approvals, uploading the products, writing the store copy, creating the proper graphics and videos, to actually getting the product approved. We are experienced with:
You will often need a rating for the various regions around the world in which you’re releasing.
We leverage opportunities to get your game featured at events, have blogs written and published to official channels, social posts about your game shared, or trailers posted to a distributor’s YouTube channel. Additionally, we distribute the soundtrack and art book.
We seek out additional opportunities for subscription based services such as Prime Gaming, Epic Weekly, GamePass, PS+, Humble Choice, Stove, Magenta, Atari VCS, Utomik as well as grants and awards, partner development and porting funding, and even IP licensing for TV and film.
We also leverage opportunities with other partners as well, such as hardware manufacturers who can provide sponsored machines for events, or merch partners who can create physical editions of your game or soundtracks, apparel, art prints, figures and more.
By leveraging these partnerships we are able to find other opportunities to make your game money or get awareness, past just the initial digital sales – extending the longevity of the project and ensuring a tail long after the game has shipped.
Regardless of where your game development is at, we can assist you.
Akupara will be able to advise your team on the design of your game, from art, to audio, and everything in between. With a full in-house development team of experts, we can provide a second pair of eyes for feedback or even jump in to support the actual development when needed.
Akupara offers financing to help bring your game to the finish line.
We have a full in-house porting team. To date we have completed ~30 unique ported SKUs for both console and mobile, with many more currently underway. We interface directly with the development team to ensure high quality threshold and timeline adherence.
We provide QA testing for bugs, device testing on a multitude of low and high-end devices, and assist with the requirements your title needs to pass to get through certification across all platforms and consoles.
Localization isn’t just translating the words in a game, but can also mean tweaking details for various regions to be more culturally appropriate. With our partners, we handle logistics and financing of localization for both in-game and marketing copy.
This includes reaching out to journalists, bloggers, and other game-related press outlets about your title to secure interviews, reviews, and articles on your game.
We connect your game with influential Twitch streamers and YouTube content creators to play and talk about your game to their audiences.
We have a full in-house marketing and creative team, and will provide trailer and static asset creation, ensuring high quality and eye-catching materials that adheres to your brand’s unique vision.
Social media and community management are important aspects to any successful game launch.
Akupara helps engage your community by hosting events, contests and other initiatives, interacting with them on forums and social, routing support tickets, and moderating Discords and other channels.
Akupara games has an active, thriving presence on Twitter, Discord, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Reddit. We often collaborate with our developers as well as others in the space to amplify the reach of your game, while also creating social-media specific marketing campaigns.
Game trade shows, conventions, awards, showcases and digital events are a great way to bring awareness to your game. We handle the logistics of finding, submitting, financing and securing these opportunities.
