For Developers
Your legal adult game was removed from Steam or itch.io — or you're looking for a reliable home from day one? That's exactly why we're building Sideload.
10–15 %
commission on net receipts: after VAT (the basis Steam uses too) and after ~3–5% payment fees (the basis itch uses). You keep 85–90% of that — versus 70% on the big stores.
Clear rules
Editorial review with documented criteria. No overnight delistings without explanation. No exclusivity — keep selling your game anywhere else. Everything sells DRM-free: your community keeps its downloads.
EU-legal
At launch: a closed user group with KJM-recognised age verification — your game stands on solid legal ground.
★ Founding cohort
Day-one developers keep the 10% rate permanently — even when the standard rate later sits at 15%. No upfront costs, no exclusivity.
What we accept — and what we never will
✓ Welcome
- Erotic/romance titles for adults (visual novels, dating sims, RPGs …)
- All characters clearly adult and depicted consensually
- Finished games and early access with a realistic roadmap
✗ Never (results in a permanent ban)
- Minors or minor-appearing characters in any sexual context
- Sexualised violence, coercion, incest, animals
- Content violating German law (§ 4 (1) JMStV / § 184 ff. StGB)
Details: Content guidelines (German)
Submit your game
Prototype phase: submission opens a pre-filled email to our curation inbox. This will become an upload portal with a review pipeline.
No email client set up? Write to us directly at submit@sideload.games
Rather talk first?
Join our Discord — the direct line to us and the other founding devs — or just send an informal email. A link to your existing game page is enough to start.