Write for Us Gaming: Gaming Blog Guest Post Guidelines

Yes, gaming guest posts are accepted on this blog. The ideal writer is a game developer, streamer, community manager, esports organiser or games marketer who has shipped the game or grown the channel they are writing about. We decline top ten lists copied from a store page, and posts with no play time or build experience behind them.

Most gaming pitches are lists of the best games this year with the store descriptions reworded. My readers can get that anywhere. What this blog wants instead is the business and the craft behind gaming: how an indie game found its first thousand players, how a streamer grew a channel, how a community was built, with the numbers that show it worked.

My most read guide on this blog is a list of free offline games, so I know how big the appetite is. My readers are business owners, creators and marketers, and they want the part nobody writes about: how games get found, how gaming creators earn, and what it takes to build an audience around play.

60-second gaming guest post check

A strong submission can answer yes to all five points:

Have you played, built or streamed what you are writing about
Do you have a number: players, wishlists, subscribers or revenue
Does your opening answer the reader's question straight away
Have you kept the post about the lesson, not a product
Could a developer or a creator act on it this week

Read the guidelines and submit your guest post.

What we publish

How an indie game got its first thousand wishlists or downloads
Growing a Twitch or YouTube gaming channel, with the month by month numbers
Discord community building for a game or a creator
What a games studio learned from a launch that underperformed
Monetising gaming content beyond ad revenue
Free and offline games worth playing, tested by the writer
Using AI in game development, art or testing, with examples
Marketing a mobile game with a small team

If your post could be published on any gaming site with the logo swapped, it is not for us.

What we don't accept

Roundups with no first-hand play time or build experience
Lists copied from store pages with no play time behind them
Cheats, hacks, cracks or account selling
Previously published posts republished from another site
Thin content under 800 words with no first-hand experience

What you get

Your article in front of an engaged audience of business owners, marketers and founders
One relevant, contextual link back to your own site
A byline and the credibility of an established, high-traffic blog
Editorial help to make the piece as strong as it can be before it goes live

How to submit

Send your pitch or draft through the contact form. Include the topic, the one specific problem the post solves, and a line on your first-hand experience with it. One idea per pitch works best. You will hear back on whether it is a fit before you write the full draft.

What a strong gaming pitch looks like

A weak pitch says "I want to write about the ten best games of the year." A strong one says "Our two person studio went from 300 to 14,000 Steam wishlists in five months without ads, and I want to break down the four things that moved the number." One is a brochure. The other is worth reading.

The angles that get accepted fastest

A launch or a channel result with real numbers
A community building method another creator could copy
A lesson from something that flopped
Games you tested yourself, with the hours played
A contrarian view on how gaming creators earn

Looking for more places to pitch? The free write for us finder lists sites that take guest posts in your niche, and the free backlink checker shows what a placement is worth.

Frequently asked questions

Does Lilach Bullock accept gaming guest posts?

Yes. Gaming guest posts are welcome from a game developer, streamer, community manager, esports organiser or games marketers and similar writers who have done the work and can share what happened. We publish practical articles with real examples and decline top ten lists copied from a store page.

What gaming topics do you accept?

We accept indie game marketing, streaming and channel growth, Discord communities, monetising gaming content, free and offline games tested first-hand, AI in game development, and mobile game launches. The common thread is a specific lesson with a result attached, not a general overview of gaming.

Can I include a link back to my own site?

One contextual link back to your own site is fine when it is relevant and helps the reader. Posts written purely to build a backlink with no real value are not published.

Do you accept previously published content?

No. Every submission must be original and not published anywhere else first, including your own blog, Medium, LinkedIn, or a guest slot on another site under a different name. Republished or lightly reworded content gets declined, and we check before it goes live.

How do I submit a gaming guest post?

Send your pitch through the contact form with the topic, the specific result or lesson you will cover, and a line on your own experience doing the work you are writing about. One idea per pitch works best, and you will hear back before writing a full draft.

Do you accept sponsored or commercial partnerships?

Commercial and partnership enquiries are handled separately from editorial guest posts. If you are a brand or agency wanting to work together rather than pitch an article, say so in the contact form and you will get the right details back.

How long should a gaming guest post be?

There is no fixed word count, but posts that do well here usually run from 1,000 to 1,800 words. Long enough to show the example and the numbers, short enough that a busy owner finishes it. Cut anything that repeats what the reader already knows.

What makes a gaming pitch stand out?

A real result in the first sentence. Say what you did, what changed and over what period, then say what the reader will be able to copy. For example: Our two person studio went from 300 to 14,000 Steam wishlists in five months without ads, and I want to break down the four things that moved the number.

Brands and agencies: sponsored posts and link placements on this blog are handled separately from editorial guest posts. See how to work with me or email [email protected].