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Beta Partner Program by Feature Upvote: Season 1

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Get the feedback you need to hit 1.0.

Here at Feature Upvote, we love games. More importantly, we love seeing small indie studios and solo devs succeed.

We’ve worked in game dev ourselves and we talk to developers and community managers every day. We know firsthand how damn hard launching a game can be. We understand exactly how difficult launching a game can be.

That’s way we are launching our Beta Partner program.


What is Feature Upvote?

It’s a clean, simple feedback board for your game. Players can submit feature ideas, report bugs, and upvote what matters most to them. Everything stays in one organized place instead of getting lost in Discord chats or Steam forum threads.

We also built in solid spam protection, bot filtering, and anti-abuse tools so you don’t have to worry about it.

What You Get as a Beta Partner

  • Free Board: Full Feature Upvote board at $0/month. No credit card needed.
  • Setup Help: We’ll help you set it up properly so it actually fits your community.
  • Spotlight: We’ll write a full feature story on your game and give you shoutouts across our channels to help get more eyes on it.

Note: We reserve the right to remove or revoke access to the board at our discretion (e.g., if the project is abandoned, violates our terms, etc.).

What We Ask For In Return

Just a bit of love back. Add a “Powered by Feature Upvote” link on your main platforms (Steam page, Itch.io, website, Discord, etc.) that points to your feedback board.

How Long Does It Last?

You keep the free board until you:

  • Launch 1.0,
  • Release Paid Early Access, or
  • Hit the 2-year mark

Whichever comes first. No surprise charges — we’ll reach out before anything changes and help you export your data if you want to move on.

Who We’re Looking For

We want cool, promising games from small, indie teams for this first season. To apply you need:

  • A public home (Itch.io page, website, active Discord, etc.)
  • A playable build (alpha, beta, or demo) that our team can try
  • Active development + plans to actually use player feedback
  • No explicit or extreme shock content

What’s Next?

We are a small team, and we actually take the time to look at your game. Here is what happens after you hit submit:

  • The Playtest (Our Turn): We will review your links, check out your socials, and actually play your game!
  • The Handshake: Because spots are strictly limited to 10 games, we will only reach out directly if your game is selected. If chosen, we will send you an exclusive link to set up your free board, invite you to a quick meet-and-greet call, and get straight to work.

Applications close once the 10 spots are filled.

Ready to get started? 👇