The demo of our fitness XR game HitMotion: Reloaded is now complete, and we are evaluating the possibility of partnering with a publisher for finding the funds and the support needed to build the full game. I have scouted online a list of companies (I have already contacted), and since I know that there is not a place where there is a comprehensive list of publishers interested in VR, I thought about creating one myself, so as to help all the other indie developers that are in a similar situation. It’s the Christmas gift to the community from us of New Technology Walkers.
I know there is not such a thing as a “VR publisher”, because usually, publishers target multiple platforms. But in this current moment of the industry, we have learned by experience that many publishers are not interested in VR yet because it is a too little market: when I pitched our game to game publishers at Devcom this summer, at least 80% of them either did not answer, or answered with just a “We are not interested into VR”. So having a list of companies that for sure are interested in VR may be of help if you are looking for funds for your game. In fact, there are already some people that asked for a similar list in various Reddit threads.
VR games publishers list
Here you are the list of publishers that are currently into VR from our personal research. They offer different collaboration possibilities, including funding, marketing support, and distribution:
| Name | Website | Comment |
| 2124 Publishing (Survios) | https://2124publishing.com/ | Survios recently opened a new branch for publishing |
| Fast Travel Games | https://www.fasttravelgames.com/publishing | |
| Ndreams | https://ndreams.com/about | |
| 9Interactive | https://9interactive.games/ | It is a new publishing firm, still a landing page at the moment |
| Tripwire Interactive | https://www.tripwireinteractive.com/#/publishing | |
| Vertigo Games | https://vertigo-games.com/publishing/ | |
| VR Kiwi | https://vrkiwi.org/vr-game-services/vr-game-publishing/ | I love them, they’re great people |
| Coatsink | https://coatsink.com/partner | |
| Things 3D | https://www.things3d.com/ | It’s a while they don’t update Twitter, not sure if are still alive |
| Devolver Digital | https://www.devolverdigital.com/ | I’m not sure they accept pitches, they haven’t answered mine |
| END Entertainment | Contact the CEO through Twitter https://twitter.com/EloiXR | They offer marketing support |
| Chicken Waffle | https://chickenwaffle.com/ | |
| Perp Games | https://perpgames.com/ | Perp Games specializes in bringing indie PS VR titles to physical retail |
| ChuHai Labs | https://www.chuhailabs.com/publishing | |
| Beyond Frames | https://beyondframes.com/publishing | |
| Astrea | https://astreaimmersive.io/ | Focused especially on storytelling content |
| Enver Studio | https://www.enverstudio.com/funding | |
| Clique Games | https://www.clique.games/ | Publishers for both homes and VR arcades |
| Gamedust | https://gamedust.co/ | It’s not clear from the website they are also publishers, but they contacted me and said so |
| My Dearest VR | https://mydearestvr.com/en/publishing/ | May be focused mostly on Japan |
| Andromeda | https://www.enterandromeda.com/ | Focused on storytelling |
| Netvios | https://netvios.163.com/en/index.html | Focused on bringing games to the Chinese market |
I would love to keep this list updated, so if you know other publishers that for sure work with VR developers and are accepting pitches, let me know, and I will add them to the list so that we in the community can help each other in getting funds. And if you are a publisher and want to invest in VR games, contact me as well, and I will be happy to add your name to the list.
I really hope this list can be useful for the other indie developers out there. If it is helpful for you, I just ask you to return back a little favor by playing our game HitMotion: Reloaded on App Lab and, if you like it, leave a positive review with a written comment on the Oculus Store. It’s very important for us. Thank you… and good luck with your game!