Skybound’s site terms say anything you send it, ideas included, it may use forever without paying you. Its games arm published console versions of Slime Rancher and The Long Dark and took over publishing Sker Ritual.
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Where pitches like these are made: Gamescom, Cologne · Sergiy Galyonkin, CC BY-SA 2.0
What you agree to by sending something
“You hereby grant to Skybound a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, sublicensable non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display (in whole or in part) and/or to incorporate in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed, all communications, including but not…”
“You will not be compensated for any User Content.”
What it has bought from outside
2018
Slime Rancher and The Long Dark (console versions) from their developers
“…Coinciding with the announcement, the company also signed publishing deals for console versions of the games Slime Rancher and The Long Dark.…” en.wikipedia.org
2018
The Walking Dead: The Final Season (completed) and the Telltale series rights from Telltale Games, after its collapse
“In October 2018, due to the collapse of Telltale Games, Skybound Games announced they would be working on finishing up the final two episodes of The Walking Dead: The Final Season, "Broken Toys" and "Take Us Back", to end the game adaptation of their series.…” en.wikipedia.org
2026
Sker Ritual (global publishing) from Wales Interactive
“As part of its continued support for external developers, Skybound Games entered a publishing agreement with Wales Interactive and 5 th Planet Games in June 2026 to assume global publishing responsibilities for zombie survival first-person shooter Sker Ritual.…” en.wikipedia.org
