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· April 17, 2020

Republic acquires Fig

Fig is a groundbreaking publishing platform that lets video game fans invest in returns from games they back through Fig and be rewarded for their success.

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Republic is excited to announce that we have acquired Fig, the world’s leading video game publisher that offers video game investments.

Fig pioneered a new, better way to fund and develop video games. In the traditional model, a small group of executives at big companies decide which games get made. On Fig, fans and individual investors help make the call on what gets funded. 

Investors choose which games they want to support through an investment in Fig and can be rewarded with a portion of the revenue depending on how successful the game is.

When a game’s development is funded on Fig, it gains the support of hundreds or thousands of investors who all have a stake in its success. They become champions of the project, with opportunities to participate in early versions, the chance to give valuable feedback, and helping to promote the game to their friends once it launches.

This innovative model has worked extremely well. Since 2015, investors on Fig have successfully funded more than 40 games, and have been paid out an impressive $6,400,000 so far. Returns on individual investments have reached as high as 565% and Fig has enjoyed 3 straight years of positive returns.

Games funded on Fig have won prestigious awards and are highly rated by gamers.

  • Outer Wilds just won the coveted BAFTA Best Game Award for 2019
  • Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire won PC Gamer’s Best RPG of 2018 award
  • IGN awarded What The Golf as Best Mobile Game of 2019
  • Kingdoms & Castles has a rare 9/10 rating on Steam



Announcing new campaigns

Now that Fig has joined the Republic family, we have big plans in store. Just today we launched a new campaign for Intellivision’s new Amico game console.

The Amico is a brand new game console which is entirely family-friendly. All games are rated ESRB E10+, or below. More than 10,000 VIP editions of the console were claimed during the pre-sale a few weeks ago, and to date retailers have placed orders for an additional 100,000 units. Learn more about the Amico and their campaign.

Here’s a look at other current live campaigns:

  • Marauder by Small Impact Games

  • Frozen Flame by Dreamside Interactive

  • Arcanium by Supercombo, Inc.

  • Unexplored 2 by Ludomotion

  • Hearo.Live by PiQPiQ, Inc

Learn more about these opportunities on republic.co/fig.



What's next

As a member of Republic, you will automatically be notified of new opportunities to back and invest in game campaigns via email. If you’d like, you can also sign up for an account on Fig.co.

Game investing will continue to take place on and through Fig. And we’re very happy to announce that Fig’s founder, Justin Bailey, will stay actively involved as a Fig board member and operating advisor to Republic.

Joining Republic means more investors, more ambitious games, greater exposure, and the opportunity for higher returns.

"Joining Republic means more investors, more ambitious games, greater exposure, and the opportunity for higher returns. I’m ecstatic Republic contacted me and excited about how this acquisition will further aid us in our mission to empower independent developers" — Justin Bailey, Founder of Fig.

When I first talked to Justin I was blown away by his industry knowledge and connections to the best game developers in the world.

"When I first talked to Justin I was blown away by his industry knowledge and connections to the best game developers in the world. It’s no wonder Fig has been so successful." — Chuck Pettid, CEO of Republic’s Funding Portal.

Games: a booming industry

There’s never been a better time for game investing. With much of the world stuck at home under quarantine, games provide an important way for kids and adults to express their creativity, connect with friends, practice teamwork and problem-solving, and stay entertained.

Even before current quarantines, gaming was growing at an estimated 9.6% annual rate. In an October 2019 report on the gaming industry, venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz said the following:

“Next generation games will grow faster and larger than today’s hits, fueled by network effects from platform convergence, organic social discovery, and user-generated content. We believe the games industry is in the midst of a tectonic shift. Better yet, we believe that we’re still in the early stages of that transition”

Today the industry is growing even faster, and we expect this trend to continue even after the quarantines are over. It increasingly looks like video games are going to dominate the future of entertainment. 

We can’t wait to present the Republic community with opportunities to invest in some of the top upcoming game campaigns in the world. It’s a chance to back games you believe in, and possibly earn a substantial return. Keep an eye on your inbox for important announcements.

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Fig Publishing, Inc. is a subsidiary of OpenDeal Inc. dba Republic, the parent company of the Republic funding portal, OpenDeal Portal LLC. Past results may not indicate future performance, investments presented by Fig may lose their entire principal. Different Fig investments involve varying deal terms and degrees of risk, and may lose value. Therefore, it should not be assumed that future performance of any specific investment will correlate with historical results.


This educational article is provided by Republic to help its users understand this area of the market, it should not be construed as investment advice as it is impersonal, disinterested and was produced by Republic for Republic’s users, without remuneration received or expected.

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MADHUKUMAAR T R
8 months ago
What the he'll happened to Fig portfolio shares? What happened to our money ? Why is there no update ?
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Grzegorz Mrozowski
4 years ago
Does that mean that people from outside of USA will be able to finally invest in game projects on Fig?
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John Saputo
almost 5 years ago
I sense that electronic gaming has its own nation and language. There is a global interest in gaming and the development of new games that challange the devotee. Fig is one of the leaders of this industry. How can I invest in FIG itself rather than invest in one particular game? I would rather invest in the brains of the operation who is behind the creation of the new games. Does that make any sense to you?
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Haroon Mohsini That what exactly I am trying to do but it says reserve a place. @john-saputo-1
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James Carl
almost 5 years ago
Looks good how great this will be! Good move and smart investment. Good Job to all!
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Raymond Lee
5 years ago
Looks like a good opportunity. Something different.
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Dario Manalo
5 years ago
It sound like you are investing in each every game the come out of the Fig.
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Liling Tan
5 years ago
While I was browsing the Fig's selection, they seem to be just selling the games. How to differentiate investing in the games and purchasing them on Fig?
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Lee Pettid Hi @liling-tan. Each campaign is different depending on their needs but but all are open to investment. You’ll either see an invest button at the top of the page or you’ll see another link for investing below the “add to cart” button.
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Liling Tan @chuck-pettid Thanks for the info. Rather than clicking on each one of them and finding out later in Fig, having some sort of "invest-able" filter on the list of games would be nice =)
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Chris Messina @chuck-pettid wow, this is very cool!
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Pradeep Kumar
5 years ago
Game is new business boom of future.because more game are giving earning opportunity to earn from home.due to this more company can earn revenue through ad market.
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WILLIAM ADAMS @pradeep-kumar-bfffdc94-938b-4340-ba7b-670d6c90b59c
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Hans Schmitter
5 years ago
Good Move!
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Brandon Cockrell
5 years ago
This is super exciting. I love gaming and it's a timely thing to acquire this now while we are sheltering in place.
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Lyubomir Hristev
5 years ago
That's great news! Looking forward to collaborating and investing in new gaming-related projects!
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Arwed Kubisch
5 years ago
Although Pong(1972) wasn't the first computer game (it were games like OXO(1952), Tennis for Two(1958) and Spacewar!(1962)), but Pong was the first popular video game in the world.
Then there is the incredible first video game console called Magnavox Odyssey(1972).
About 60 years later, the movie 'Ready Player One'(2018) showed us the most impressive possibility of future game development and -perception. Will that be the end of the development or what will come afterwards?
Video games will change all areas of our social life massively and Andreessen Horowitz described it perfectly with words like 'tectonic shift' + 'transition'.
In the end, video games will offer a transformation to everyone regardless of their background and wealth and new pure digital communities will be created.
Happy gaming!
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