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Community
Flagging games
Behavior guidelines
Member icons
Achievements
Earning achievements
Games with achievements
Achievement points
Troubleshooting Achievements
Points and Levels
Earning points
Uploading
How to upload
Format
Guidelines
Updating your game
Games being removed
Under judgment
Ad Revenue Share
Earning revenue
APIs
Exclusivity bonus
Payment details
Tax information
Botting
Mochi Ads and other in-game ads
Uploading
How can I upload my game onto Kongregate?
To upload your game onto Kongregate, simply go to the upload page and follow the instructions.
What format of games can I upload?
We support Flash (.swf) and Unity 3D (.unity3d) files. We do not have any plans to support executables (.exe).
Additionally, games have a maximum file size of 20MB and a maximum width of 800 pixels. There's not a hard height limit but please keep it reasonable to make sure your game is still playable.
What are the guidelines for uploaded content?
First, it must be a game. Kongregate does not allow Flash movies, regardless of how great they might be. There has to be some level of interaction with the player.
Although we’re still in the process of establishing specific guidelines for acceptable content, obscene, pornographic, and hateful material are not allowed and never will be.
Most importantly, uploaded games (including all components of games, such as audio) must be your original work or work you have permission to upload from the owner. Kongregate has absolutely no tolerance for uploading stolen content. Violators of this policy will automatically receive a one-week ban without warning on the first offense, and a permanent ban on the second.
Once I’ve uploaded a game, how can I edit the information associated with that game?
Inside your profile page, you’ll find a list of the games you’ve uploaded beneath your profile information. Clicking the “manage my games” link will bring you to a separate page in which you can edit information for games you’ve uploaded. While you won’t be able to change the title of your game (that title is, after all, part of the game’s URL) or delete your game entirely, you can update anything else, including the description, instructions, tags, etc. You can also upload a new version of the game, or a new icon.
Because Kongregate links to each game, we don’t allow removing games through user profiles (broken links make us sad). If you’d like us to remove your game manually, please email us at feedback@kongregate.com.
What can cause my game to be hidden from the site or deleted entirely?
Games that are deemed obscene, hateful, pornographic, stolen (you must be the creator or one of the creators to upload a game) or not even games will be deleted from the site, and it's very likely that the uploader will be banned permanently.
Additionally, if games receive an overall rating of 2.0 or less after a certain number of ratings, they will be "hidden" on the site. When a game is hidden, it will not appear in any of the lists (such as latest games or highest rated games). Hidden games are still on the site, however, and they can be reached manually by going directly to the URL, running a search for them, or following a link through someone's profile (as either a favorite or as an uploaded game in the developer's profile). Games also need a minimum rating of 3.5 to show up at all in the "highest rated" games list or on the front page under a specific category.
I just uploaded my game and the rating is "under judgment". What does that mean?
When a new game is uploaded its rating is not displayed until it has a minimum number of ratings. This ensures that the early raters make an independent decision.
Community
I found a game that seems inappropriate...and something else that's not even a game. What should I do?
On each game's information page, there is a link to flag the game as inappropriate. Flagging games will alert the Kongregate staff that something is amiss. Please do not harass the developer or leave vengeful comments for the game; your anger is probably better spent elsewhere.
How can I report a bug I found in a game?
You can notify the developer of any bugs by filling out a game bug report.
What kind of behavior is expected of me on Kongregate.com?
Only the best, of course! We actually don't ask for much, really. Just take a moment to read through our simple behavior guidelines.
What if someone is breaking these guidelines in comments?
Next to each comment there is a small ! icon which you can use to flag inappropriate comments for staff review. We'll deal with both the comment and user as soon as possible.
What if someone is breaking the guidelines in some other way?
You can also use the "report" link on the user's web profile to report inappropriate usernames, avatars, profiles, or any other problematic behavior.
What are achievements?
Besides being awesome, achievements are goals found within games on Kongregate. Load up a game with an achievement and complete the described task to earn points and unlock a badge within your profile, viewable by other users. Unlike challenges, achievements do not expire.
How can I find games with achievements?
Go to your profile page on Kongregate, then check out the achievement box to the right. On the achievements page, you can view badges you've earned and badges you've not yet earned. Click any unearned badge to go directly to the game that awards it. You can also go to our badges page.
How many points do achievements award?
Achievements have four levels of difficulty: easy, medium, hard, and impossible. They award 5, 15, 30, and 60 points, respectively. We are not responsible for any mouse or keyboard damage that may occur while attempting "impossible" achievements.
Help! I didn't get a badge or a card!
For the love of all that is holy, do NOT refresh the page or navigate away! It's likely that your badge is just delayed a bit. Be patient, and wait a full 30 seconds before freaking out. If the badge is score-based, make sure that your game has ended; some badges will only report statistics after you've completed the game or run out of lives.
Points and Levels
How can I earn points?
There are several ways to earn points: uploading games, rating games, completing achievements, and inviting friends. See the table below for exact numbers.
| Action |
Points earned |
| Upload your game |
Bonuses for the rating of the game |
| Complete an achievement |
5, 15, 30 or 60 points depending on difficulty |
| Refer a friend |
15 points upon sign-up |
| Referral moving up one level |
Up to 13 points as they level up, up to level 10 |
| Rate a game |
1 point,
Maximum 50 per day |
| Rate art or sound files |
1 point,
Maximum 10 per week |
Bonus points for uploaded games based on rating? Explain!
If your game has a rating of at least 2.5 stars on the 50th rating, you receive 50 bonus points ("good game bonus"). If the score is at least 3.0 on the 100th rating, you will receive 75 bonus points ("rad game bonus"). The "totally awesome game bonus" awards 150 bonus points if your game has a score of at least 3.5 stars on the 200th rating, and the "legendary game bonus" awards an unbelievable 300 bonus points if your game has a score of at least 4.0 stars on the 500th rating.
You cannot lose points if the rating for your game falls, and note that these points are ADDED to what you already have. Uploading a game with a rating above 4.0 could therefore earn a total of 575 points. This is, however, pretty rare, as Kongregate users can be pretty picky with their ratings of 4 and 5.
What are points used for?
Your level will automatically rise as you earn points. We're still working out the details of what kind of privileges and potential prizes that points and levels could be used to unlock.
Ad Revenue Share
How can I earn advertising revenue for my game?
Once you’ve uploaded a game, you’ll be prompted to provide a bit of information required for our revenue share program. If you don’t fill out this form immediately or you wish to change the information you entered originally, you can go back to the form at any time through your account profile.
If you choose not to fill out this form, your game will still generate ad revenue, and we’ll still keep track of your share. However, we can’t mail a check until we know where to send it, so you’ll need to fill out the required information before we can send anything out.
How much ad revenue does Kongregate share?
Kongregate shares between 25% and 50% of ad revenue generated by games with their respective developers.
Is that percentage range permanent?
The specific percentages of ad revenue share are subject to change. However, Kongregate will honor whatever percentage your game held at the time of upload if we decide to change our share percentages later.
What determines the percentage of ad revenue share?
By default, all developers receive 25% of the ad revenue generated from their games. This includes all ads within the games and any potential ads on the game page that may be added in the future. Games that integrate Kongregate’s Statistics & Challenges API earn an additional 10%, and games that are offered exclusively on Kongregate’s site earn an additional 15%. Thus, it’s possible for a game to earn 25%, 35%, 40%, or 50% of ad revenue. Note that games sponsored by Kongregate also qualify for this exclusivity bonus, even when they're uploaded elsewhere.
What are Kongregate’s current APIs, and how can I integrate them?
We currently have a statistics API for AS2 and AS3 and a shared content API for AS3. This page provides links to the instructions for implementing the various APIs.
What happens when Kongregate introduces new APIs? Will I need to update to continue receiving my 10% API bonus?
Once you’ve implemented the APIs that are required for the bonus at the time of upload (currently the Statistics & Challenges API), your game is locked in with the 10% bonus. New games must comply with the API requirements at the time of upload to be eligible the bonus. Current requirements can always be found here.
What’s required for a game to qualify for the 15% exclusivity bonus?
To qualify for an additional 15% of your game’s ad revenue, the game cannot be hosted on any website beyond Kongregate.com, with the exception of your own personal site. Games sponsored by Kongregate also qualify for this bonus when they're uploaded elsewhere.
I uploaded my game exclusively on Kongregate for the 15% bonus, but now I’d like to upload it elsewhere. Am I allowed to do so?
Absolutely. Even if you’re receiving an exclusivity bonus from Kongregate, you still hold the complete rights to your game. However, you must modify your account settings and deactivate the exclusivity bonus before you upload your game elsewhere. This can be done in your profile settings.
When will you guys send me a check?
Once your total ad revenue reaches the payment threshold (25.00 USD for Paypal, 100.00 USD for checks, or 1000.00 USD for wire transfers), your account will enter a 30-day verification period at the end of the month. After this period has ended and your account has been cleared of any fraudulent activity, a payment will be sent based on the information you provided. If a monthly pay period ends and your account has less than the threshold, your balance will roll over to the next month. This rollover process will continue until your account reaches the threshold.
What tax information do I need to provide and what do you do with it?
We require the full name and address for all developers that we pay so that we can determine whether U.S. Tax laws apply. For U.S. Citizens and permanent residents we are required to collect some additional information, including tax status and social security number, equivalent to filling out a W-9 form.
For most developers, we don't do anything with the information. However, if you are a US developer who earns more than $600 in a calendar year we will send out a 1099 with your earnings to you and the IRS no later than January 30th of the next calendar year.
How would you guys feel if I ran a few bots for my games? More cash for everyone, right?
If your game’s views and click-through rates are fraudulently inflated through botting, regardless of whether you’re responsible, you will not receive any revenue from actions that can be attributed to botting, as this revenue will be credited back to advertisers. If we suspect that you’re responsible for this botting, we will exercise our right to remove your game and ban your account from Kongregate.
What are MochiAds, and why are they turned off on Kongregate?
MochiAds is an in-game ad network that allows Flash developers to generate revenue every time their games are played on any site. Kongregate has a partnership with Mochi Media to disable MochiAds for games hosted on kongregate.com. This in turn prevents multiple ads from appearing and allows us to negotiate better rates from advertisers that we pass on to our developers.
Although MochiAds are not displayed on kongregate.com, we highly recommend their services for all Flash game developers. MochiAds is simple to set up and generates revenue every time a game is played no matter which site it's played on... even if it gets copied to thousands of different sites all over the Internet.
Other in-game ads such as cpmStar are not permitted if the ads will appear on Kongregate.
Troubleshooting
My game is lagging a lot when I try to play.
You may have too much running on your computer. Try closing any unneeded programs as well extra tabs in your browser. It may also help to restart your browser, or even try a different one.
Additionally, some games (such as Cell Warfare) write a lot of data to your computer for saving your game. You may need to increase the amount that you allow Flash to save. You can do this by right-clicking on the game and clicking on "Settings...", then selecting the storage tab (it looks like a folder) and setting it to Unlimited.