Verified panel of working game developers
Get paid to share what you know about actually making games.
Studios, publishers, and platform holders pay our panelists $50–$300 per session to pressure-test pitches, tools, and titles before they ship.
Open to game developers in the US, Canada, the UK, and the EU. No fees, ever.
What to expect
The process
How it works
Three steps. No interview prep. No commitment between studies.
01
Apply
Tell us about your role, shipped titles, and the platforms you work on. We qualify panelists by experience — not vibes.
02
Participate
When a study matches your profile, we email you. Most sessions take 15–45 minutes: short surveys, async feedback, or 1:1 interviews.
03
Get paid
Payment lands within a week of completion. Pick PayPal, Visa gift card, or donate to a games industry charity.
Compensation
What you earn
Pay scales with the seniority required for the study and the time it takes.
Per study, paid in USD equivalent. Exact amount disclosed before you accept.
Panelists
Why developers join
Most surveys aimed at devs are written by people who’ve never shipped a game. Vertical Slice Research studies actually make sense — and they pay what they say they’ll pay.
Quick to complete, respectful of my time, and I get to push back on product ideas before someone wastes a year building them.
I’ve done two interviews and three async studies. Payouts hit when promised. No spam between studies.
Ready to lend your expertise?
Applications take about 4 minutes. You’ll hear from us only when a study matches.