Prizes The 3 winning participants will receive monetary prizes to help with development of their games, along with a publishing deal offer. If the winners accept it, AppQuantum will allocate and use an additional marketing budget.
1st Place - $20,000 + $1,000,000 for marketing, if deal is signed
2nd Place - $15,000 + $750,000 for marketing, if deal is signed
3rd Place - $10,000 + $500,000 for marketing, if deal is signed
Honorable Mention - $5,000 + $250,000 for marketing, if deal is signed
Overall AppQuantum will allocate $50,000 for the prize pool, along with $2,500,000 allocated and spent by AppQuantum on marketing the games, if winners sign the publishing deal with AppQuantum. Developers will be able to use the funds as they see fit, but the monetary prizes are intended for further development of the game. On top of that, AppQuantum will be ready to provide game development consulting free of charge.
The participants will retain the rights to their IP.
By signing the publishing deal, winners will also be entitled to the following benefits:
- Large-scale user acquisition with a positive ROI approach. Target countries include but are not limited to: USA, New Zealand, Australia, UK, EU. Main UA channels include but are not limited to: Facebook, Google, Unity, Applovin, TikTok, Snapchat, etc. New countries and channels may be added. In addition to AppQuantum's own marketing, agency resources and influencer marketing will also be utilized.
- Creation of key art and playables. We have a large creative team and number of freelancers that allow us to create over 100 art per week. We also constantly research the market and monitor competitors, as well as look for new and unorthodox solutions.
- Marketing and product analytics (to take the load off the development team). Our predictive analytics system is one of the best on the market, capable of providing ad campaign profitability information within 24 hours, which helps marketing adjust the purchasing strategy virtually on the fly. All the necessary data is gathered using AppsFlyer, analyzed and uploaded into Tableau. The developer will have full access to all dashboards.
- ASO for all countries and platforms. Constant A/B testing of screenshots and icons, as well as keywords selection and description optimization.
- Localization of the game, stores and creatives into all necessary languages. We have a large pool of partners to help with proofreading and checking so we can maximize the localization quality.
- QA – testing the game on a wide range of devices with various technical characteristics.
- Community management and support — building long-term relationships with players, listening to their ideas, answering their questions, solving their problems, etc.
- AppStore and Google Play featuring assistance.
- Ad mediation, including work with ad networks, waterfalls customization, along with constant testing, which will help increase eCPM.
- Dedicated producer with the most relevant experience, who will work together with the development team. They will help customize the ad and in-app monetization, conduct A/B testing and analyze project stats, as well as serve as the link between devs and marketing. Based on the market research and analysis and deep dive into the product, the producer will suggest possible improvements for the games to increase the project KPIs.
- Publishing the game on alternate stores such as Amazon, Huawei, Samsung store and others.
- Publishing the game in China through one of our partners.
- Publishing the game on AppQuantum's account worldwide.
- The publishing deal is signed for 3 years and can be automatically extended on a year-by-year basis.