How to pitch a video game to Epic Games

What it has bought from outside

1. 2008

   Chair Entertainment (Undertow, Shadow Complex) from its founders

   “In 2008, Epic acquired Utah based Chair Entertainment, developer of Undertow. [ 128 ] [ 129 ] Summer 2009 saw the launch of Chair's Shadow Complex, an adventure game inspired by the Metroid series. [ 130 ]” en.wikipedia.org

2. 2019

   Psyonix (Rocket League) from its owners

   “On May 1, 2019, Epic Games announced its acquisition of Psyonix to undisclosed terms.” en.wikipedia.org

3. 2021

   Mediatonic / Tonic Games Group (Fall Guys) from its founders

   “Bailey and Croft established Tonic Games Group as a parent company for Mediatonic, The Irregular Corporation, and Fortitude Games, moving 35 employees to Tonic Games Group, while Mediatonic had a staff of 230.…” en.wikipedia.org

4. 2021

   Harmonix (Rock Band) from its owners

   “In November 2021, Epic Games acquired Harmonix, a music game developer, for undisclosed terms.…” en.wikipedia.org

Other companies that take a video game

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  Microsoft XboxHas a submission portalXbox publishes independent developers’ games through ID@Xbox, with support and resources to launch them.

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  NintendoHas a submission portalNintendo does not accept game or product ideas it did not ask for.

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  Sony Interactive (PlayStation)Has a submission portalPlayStation invites game developers and publishers to register at partners.playstation.net.

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  ValveHas a submission portalValve does not accept or consider game or character ideas it did not request, and anything sent anyway becomes its property.
• Devolver DigitalHas a submission portalDevolver takes game pitches at pitch.devolverdigital.com, now for games releasing in 2028 or later.

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  Activision BlizzardDoes not take outside ideasBlizzard refuses to accept or look at any submissions or ideas it did not ask for, including expansions, novels and screenplays.

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  Electronic ArtsDoes not take outside ideasElectronic Arts does not accept product ideas, game concepts or music it did not ask for, and returns or deletes any it receives.

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  Square EnixDoes not take outside ideasSquare Enix and its employees do not accept creative works or ideas they did not ask for, and it may use anything sent without pay.

All of them, open doors first