Indie Game Development Company - 7 years in business - Taking Offers!

Hello,

I own Stormcloud Creations (URL in sig), an indie game development company with 7 finished games, and a website that has been around (in various forms) for over 7 years now. Currently, my money situation is a little tight, so i'm considering starting to take offers for someone wanting to purchase the company, including fully developed website, and rights to all 7 games (some of which have been reviewed in major game magazines!). Well known in gaming circles.

Site is heavily indexed by the search engines with various game related terms, and averages 10,000+ hits per month (could be much higher with more muscle and push in the promotion department). All pages are Google PR4.

Income: varies, but not as much as it could be. Average last 4 months is around $300/month or so. Could be a lot more with more time and push behind it.

Offer Details: PM me or e-mail me with your best offer. The decision will be mine whether the highest and most suitable offer will be accepted; i'm mainly just determining interest and offer levels right now. E-Mail:
Payment, if offer is accepted, will be made with personal check or cashier's check only. No, not Paypal. I do not trust them with higher amounts of money.

Thank you and have a great day!

 

Sending you a PM

Egomancer

 

Got it...thank you!

 

A few offers coming in...if you have any other questions, feel free to ask.

 

do u have any amount in mind.
who developed the games.
in which langauage
is source code included.

 

would also be interested in knowing what sort of price you are looking for.

also would you sell the licances to individual games?

Tom

 

Amount: Not really..seeing what the market is like.
Who developed the games: Me, and me alone.
Language: mostly Visual Basic 6.
Source Code: If requested, yes.

 

It depends on the offer and the game, but maybe.

 

Received 4 offers now...still open for more. Individual games may also be bought as well, if I receive a decent enough offer.

 

Ah... memories. Before I got on internet marketing I tried to become a indie game developer. It is hard work and you have to be a bit lucky... Spent many hours on indiegamer forums. Good times. Best of luck to you!

 

You do...and I have been a bit lucky to get the press coverage I got, and I have a solid base of fans that buy a lot of my stuff still (and this sale would include 200+ steady customer base e-mails as well).

 

How much would you be looking for to buy an individual game?

 

PM me individual game pricing plus any other relevent information

 

Tomp: PM me your offers. Free demos are available on the site for the games to help you evaluate them.

Valhalla: PM'ed.

 

I dont like going back and forth with offers, may aswell skip that and just tel me the prices you have in your head, everyone has one

Tom

 

Tomp: I understand the dislike of the "offer" process, but then I don't know your budget and the like, and I don't want to make an insulting offer.

For example, PathQuest 1 is my adventure game, and I felt like it never got the shake and promotion it deserved, but it has big potential, especially for sequels to continue the story. It's sold 2,508 copies in the 6 months or so its been out (815 being pre-orders). I'd probably ask $300 or so, and that would include permanent exclusive rights to the game (it would be removed from my site), and VB6 source code if desired.

The others would be more, due to their longer track records, higher selling potential and past sales records. But the above should give you an idea as to my pricing evaluation process.

For other games, feel free to write me with questions or offers.

 

It sold 2500 copies at $8 each and you're asking for $300 for exclusive rights with source code? Am I missing something here?

 

Nope...in a bit of a money bind right now. Though that would only be considered a starting bid at this point (the $300), not a Buy It Now kinda thing. Other bids are welcomed. Also, only 1693 were sold to my non-existing customer base (minus pre-orders from newsletter I sent out). Sales of it have slowed a bit recently, due to less promotion of it.

Ok, let's make this an auction for PathQuest 1 then.
Starting Bid: $300
Bids can be posted here or in PM.
Cashier's Check/Personal Check/Money Order ONLY.

 

I have 6 offers currently, but others have expressed interest and I haven't heard from them; any other offers? I still am fielding offers.

 

I'm very interested. If you can provide revenue details/history via PM I will make an offer ASAP.

Thanks - Brian