Game studio invoice template and a free website

Small game studios live between projects: your own game in the evenings, paid work for publishers and other studios in the day. That paid work keeps the lights on, so it should be billed properly. goud.work gives you clear proposals and invoices, and a free page that shows your games and what you can build for others.

Your invoice

Your business name

INVOICE

Invoice No.: INV-0001
Date: 15 November 2026
Due: 29 November 2026

From

Your business name

Street and number

Town

Postcode

Phone

you@example.com

Bill to

Client name

Street and number

Town

Postcode

Description of work	Amount
Game development 1 day at £0.00	£0.00
Prototype	£0.00
Art and animation 1 day at £0.00	£0.00
Porting	£0.00
Licence fee	£0.00
Maintenance and live service 1 month at £0.00	£0.00
Milestone payment	£0.00
Co-development	£0.00

Total due£0.00

Payment details

Account nameYour account name

Sort code00-00-00

Account number00000000

ReferenceINV-0001

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What goes on a game studio invoice

Game development and Art and animation are both priced by the day, so a proposal can show how many days each part needs. A prototype, porting work and a licence fee can be single prices. When a publisher pays by milestone, each Milestone payment can be its own invoice as the work is delivered. Maintenance and live service is a monthly line, and Co-development covers work on someone else's game.

Lines game studios use most

Game development · per day
Prototype
Art and animation · per day
Porting
Licence fee
Maintenance and live service · per month
Milestone payment
Co-development

In Easy Invoice these are a tap each, and after a few invoices your own lines come first, with the last price you charged.

Your own page, free

Screenshots and art fill the gallery, then a notice banner tells visitors about a launch, a demo or a festival you are showing at. Services say what you take on for others: co-development, porting, art. Link your YouTube trailers, TikTok and Instagram. Book lets a publisher or studio send an enquiry that you can answer with a proposal. Add your company number as a badge if you are a limited company.

An invoice in two minutes, on your phone

WhoPick a customer, or type a new one with their postcode.
WhatTap the usual lines for your trade. After a few invoices, your own.
PriceOne price for the job or one per line. VAT is worked out for you.
SendOn WhatsApp, by email or as a PDF, with your bank details on it.

Questions game studios ask

How do game studios invoice for milestones?

Agree the milestones and what each one includes before work starts. When a milestone is delivered, send an invoice for that payment with a short description of what was handed over. Keeping one invoice per milestone makes it easy for both sides to see what has been paid and what is still to come.

Should a game developer charge a day rate or a fixed price?

A day rate is safer when the scope may change, which happens a lot in games. A fixed price can work for a prototype or a port where the job is well understood. Some studios combine them: a fixed prototype, then development by the day. Put each on its own line so the client sees how the total was built.

Can an indie studio have a website for free?

Yes. Every goud.work plan, the free one too, includes a business page with its own address, like yourstudio.goud.work. It takes about a minute to make from two questions, and we can help write the words or make a logo. It works well as a home for your studio while your game's own site is still on the way.