Response required. Response required. is at the pre-production or production stage of development
has a playable prototype
is for a digital game platform, including (but not limited to) PC, mobile, consoles, and VR
has not already received funding from the Games: Expansion Pack Fund or Games Production Fund
has not applied for the Emerging Gamemakers Fund during the same round as this application for the Games Production Fund
is not based on a licence to use and/or adapt pre-existing intellectual property owned by a third party under a licence agreement, such as games which are derivative works based on licensed content owned by a third party (For clarity, this does not include licences obtained for music, assets or software/plugins used in the making of the game)
is not being developed by teams that include students who are currently enrolled in a games or games-adjacent field of study
is not being developed by teams led by, or significantly reliant on, full-time students, regardless of field of study
is not a business-to-business product (for example, training simulations, games created solely for teaching purposes at schools, middleware tools, or a game limited a small number of locations)
is not a game which is substantially advertising or promotions
is not a game involving gambling or a gambling simulation
does not feature or link to exploitative, or unethical pay-to-win or pay-to-earn mechanics
does not contain or have a relationship to high risk or volatile trading products or technology
does not contain or link any content or mechanic that is in breach of any law or regulation