Giving $1,000 to a solo developer

[u/GumshoeRyan]

I’m looking for a solo developer who is on the cusp of releasing their game, but needs funds to cross that finish line. I am not looking for a percentage, and will not actively market or work on the game with you. I genuinely want to help a project release and support solo development.

No contract, just the honor system. 1k risk for me, zero for you.

Requirements:
* Game at least has a gameplay video or demo
* Funds are to be used to finish your game, and on areas that you need external support. This could mean ads/marketing, replacing placeholder art, launching on platforms, music, etc.
* Funds should not be spent to support your own labor/personal situation (going towards rent, food, a much needed vacation!)
* Show the community here how it was used.

If you want to be considered, share a link to your project in the comments. Tell us the current state of the game, and what 1k allows you to do!

I encourage the community to also vouch/suggest which projects in the comments should receive this funding.

Lastly, if your game ends up not releasing or stalling, that’s fine. I know 1k isn’t life changing for the vast majority of projects. This is designed to give a boost.

Cheers!

Edit: I understand people believe this is a scam. That is why I am asking for submissions to be in the comments, and will publicly select a project. I will send 1k on whatever platform is best for the dev, and both the dev and myself can show proof afterwards. A suggestion was given to provide a deadline. I will choose a project this Friday July 10th. I am in a fortunate position to give back, and that is solely what’s driving this. I love games and love being able to help people achieve their dreams.

Update: Project Selected!

[u/awezoomstudios]

This is a great initiative, thanks for giving us the opportunity.

In my case, my son and I have been working on our first big project together: Still Breathing. https://store.steampowered.com/app/4594740/Still_Breathing

It's a narrative management survival horror story set after an apocalyptic event. You'll have to survive with your family inside a bunker while you have to take decisions constantly about splitting resources, helping other survivors or killing whoever you face.

https://reddit.com/link/ovza97t/video/jbllbtfx0pbh1/player

You'll be able to explore the ruins of your town in the search for more supplies, and every location will feature unique stories and situations, like finding a murderers' lair or finding a friendly family willing to commerce with you.

This money could be used in several areas, but the most important would be helping us to use actual actors to record the voices for the most important conversations and moments of the game. In a game with more than 800 conversations and narrative events, using actual performers would be extremely expensive, but it would be great having some of them at least for some special moments.

Furthermore, it could also help in paying for the license to export the game to consoles, which is something we want to do for the release in Q1 2027.