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Publisher Deal Review

Understand how a proposed publishing agreement may affect cash timing, recoupment, revenue participation and the studio’s financial position before making a commercial decision.

Starting price

From €750

01

Advance and milestone funding structure

02

Recoupable costs and recoupment order

03

Revenue shares before and after recoupment

Who this service is for

  • Independent studios reviewing a publisher offer or term sheet
  • Founders comparing more than one publishing route
  • Teams that want a financial view alongside their legal review

Typical trigger situations

  • A publisher offer has arrived and the economics are difficult to compare
  • Recoupment and revenue-share language needs to be translated into scenarios
  • The studio needs to understand when, and under what conditions, it may receive proceeds
  • A counter-offer or self-publishing case needs a clearer financial baseline

Scope

What is analysed

  • Advance and milestone funding structure
  • Recoupable costs and recoupment order
  • Revenue shares before and after recoupment
  • Platform deductions and other stated deductions
  • Sales scenarios and expected studio proceeds
  • Commercial sensitivities and downside exposure

Output

What the client receives

  • A structured financial model based on the information supplied
  • Scenario comparisons showing the effect of key commercial terms
  • A concise explanation of the principal financial observations and open questions

Key questions

Questions the analysis is built to answer.

  1. 01

    How much revenue must the game generate before the studio receives additional proceeds?

  2. 02

    How do deductions and recoupable costs change the effective revenue share?

  3. 03

    Which assumptions have the greatest effect on the studio’s outcome?

  4. 04

    How does the offer compare with an alternative deal or self-publishing scenario?

Process

A four-step working approach.

  1. 01

    Define the decision

    Clarify the commercial question, available information and scenarios that matter.

  2. 02

    Structure the inputs

    Organise the supplied terms, costs, timing and assumptions into a consistent model.

  3. 03

    Test the scenarios

    Compare outcomes and identify the assumptions with the greatest financial effect.

  4. 04

    Explain the implications

    Present the model, principal observations and questions that remain for the studio.

Information required

The exact information request is agreed from the scope. It may include:

  • The relevant offer, term sheet or commercial terms
  • Development budget and remaining production plan
  • Known platform, distribution and marketing assumptions
  • Available sales or comparable-title assumptions
  • Any alternative offer or scenario that should be compared

FAQ

Before an engagement.

Is this a legal contract review?

No. The engagement examines the financial and commercial implications of the information supplied. A qualified lawyer should review legal rights, obligations and contract language.

Can two publisher offers be compared?

Yes, when the relevant terms and assumptions for both offers are available. The comparison scope affects final pricing.

Can the model include a self-publishing scenario?

Yes, if the studio can supply a reasonable budget, timing and distribution assumptions for that route.

Scope boundary

OUWRA provides financial and commercial analysis. It does not provide legal, tax or investment advice. Any references to agreements, rights or contract terms concern their financial implications only.

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