GameCrowd by BDS
A New Platform for Making & Buying Tabletop Games — Sustainably.
GameCrowd is a new initiative from Blue Donut Studios and Blue Donut Games.
We’re building a platform that changes how indie games are created, funded, and discovered — by uniting game makers and game players into a single, sustainable micro-economy.
The tabletop market continues to grow, yet small creators struggle to be seen, production costs rise, and crowdfunding platforms increasingly favour large corporate projects. Many great games never reach the table.
Meanwhile, players want originality, quality, exclusivity, and a community they can trust.
GameCrowd brings both sides together.
⭐ Why GameCrowd?
Because right now:
- Indie game creators face huge financial risk and limited visibility.
- Players want new, unusual, creative games — not just what big publishers push.
- Traditional crowdfunding is declining, increasingly corporate, and financially risky for both creators and backers.
We’re creating a fairer, more transparent, more sustainable system for buying and making games.
🎲 For Players (Buyers)
Discover something different. Influence what gets made. Enjoy better prices.
As a GameCrowd Buyer, you get:
- Exclusive access to limited purchase windows
- Dynamic pricing — the more buyers join a window, the cheaper the game becomes
- Early access to prototypes and concepts
- Transparent all-in pricing including tax and shipping (no surprises)
- A vote and a voice in how games develop
- A community of people who want something new
Your support helps creators bring their ideas to life without the risks, pressure, and waste of traditional crowdfunding.
🛠️ For Makers (Creators)
Make the games you want — sustainably, safely, and with real demand.
GameCrowd gives you:
- A direct audience of engaged and supportive players
- Lower financial risk through our pre-order “buyers window” model
- Real manufacturing data for accurate pricing and planning
- Tools for testing ideas, concepts, prototypes, and artwork
- A micro-economy that grows your brand, not someone else’s
- Reduced barriers: no need for VAT handling, EORI numbers, complex logistics, or expensive marketing
- Fair margins and sustainable production planning
- An optional Makers Club subscription for long-term support, tools, and promotion
GameCrowd is designed so indie creators don’t need massive audiences to thrive — just the right audience.
🌱 Our Mission
To build a sustainable tabletop games ecosystem where:
- Creators can focus on designing great games
- Players can discover unique, original work
- Both sides benefit from a fair, transparent economic model
- Small audiences can still sustain great games
- UK and EU creators get the visibility they deserve
If you believe the tabletop world needs fresh voices, new ideas, and a better way to fund creativity, you’re exactly who we’re building this for.
📬 Join the GameCrowd Newsletter
Be the first to hear about:
✔ Early Maker sign-ups
✔ Buyer windows & exclusive pre-order opportunities
✔ Behind-the-scenes development
✔ Prototype tests & concept art previews
✔ Our launch roadmap
✔ Maker tools and publishing features
✔ Opportunities to shape the platform
Help us build a better future for tabletop games — together.
(We won’t spam you. One email per week at most.)
❤️ Thank You
Blue Donut Studios & Blue Donut Games
Building sustainable creativity, one game at a time.