Tool 24 — Free, no sign-up
Read the contract before the contract reads you.
Tick what you see in the draft. Each flag says how bad it is, why, and the clause you should ask for instead. Includes ours, so you can hold us to it.
How to use this
Open the draft next to this page and tick every clause you can find in it. The score adds up as you go, and the verdict tells you whether you are looking at a normal deal, a negotiation, or a door.
Nothing you tick leaves your browser. The link button puts your ticks in the URL so you can send the list to your lawyer or your co-founder.
This is not legal advice. It is the list a publisher would go through if they were on your side of the table. Before you sign anything, pay a real lawyer who has read a games contract before — a few hours of their time costs less than one bad clause.
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Severity: 1 ask about it, 2 push back, 3 do not sign it as written.
Why our own answers are in here
Every clause carries a line saying how we do it, including the one place we keep something. Our house rules are public and this tool quotes them back at us, so you can check the contract we send you against the promises on our About page. If they ever disagree, the About page wins and we owe you a fix.