Releasing a game

[anonymous_user_90249e24]

Two Questions
1 if i build a game do we have to pay you or do you take some money on what the game makes

2 what if we make the game free do we still get charged

[zeOrb]

I REALLY recommend you to read EULA: ://www.unrealengine.com/eula
Supershort answer:
You pay 5% revenue, if your game makes more than 3000$ per quarter. Also it’s calculated by quarter, so if in first quarter you made 3500$ - you pay 5% from 500$ (3500$-3000$) and if in next quarter you made 2500$ you pay nothing(2500$ < 3000$) and so on.

No charge at all if game is truly free. But if game have advertisment and your profit from them exceeds 3000$ - same scheme as above.

[anonymous_user_0df12f74]

Hi there, welcome to the forums!

@GamingAsh;235620

Two Questions
1 if i build a game do we have to pay you or do you take some money on what the game makes

Royalties are due on a quarterly basis so you would create a report outlining your income along with your royalty payment. Royalties are 5% of anything more than $3000 per quarter, if you make less than that amount, no royalties are due. For more info on please have a look at the FAQ here.

2 what if we make the game free do we still get charged

If you release it for free, you don’t have any income so there is no royalties due whatsoever. So long as there is no income, it does not need to be reported to Epic.

Hope that answers your questions, let me know if you need more info!

Here is the quote from the FAQ:

If I release a commercial product, what royalties are due to Epic, and when?

Generally, you are obligated to pay to Epic 5% of all gross revenue after the first $3,000 per game per calendar quarter for your product, regardless of what company collects the revenue. For example, if your product earns $10 from sales on the App Store, the royalty due is $0.50 (5% of $10), even though you would receive roughly $7 from Apple after they deduct their distribution fee of roughly $3 (30% of $10).

Royalty payments are due 45 days after the close of each calendar quarter. Along with the payment, you must send a royalty report on a per-product basis.

EDIT: zeOrb beat me too it

[anonymous_user_90249e24]

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Thanks for your help guys