Top gaming programs compared

About Top gaming programs compared

Gaming affiliate programmes pay in a handful of shapes, and the shape matters more than the headline percentage. This ranking covers 22 gaming and esports programmes, ordered by what each one actually pays, how soon it pays and where it runs. The field splits into two camps: publishers on cost per sale or cost per action, where a sale or a signup triggers a single payment, and publishers on revenue share, where a slice of what players spend keeps arriving. The trade-off sits between the size of the percentage and how dependable it is. A modest rate that repeats can beat a headline figure that pays once, and a global programme can earn more than a narrow regional one when traffic is spread across markets. Cookie windows, payout thresholds and payout methods decide when the money actually reaches your account. Each entry below lists commission terms, model, window and payout schedule as published, so cost, offer and trust can be weighed side by side.

How we picked

Every programme here is scored on three weighted factors. Cost carries 40%, covering the commission percentage or revenue share rate and the payout threshold you must clear before a transfer moves. The offer takes 40%, built from the commission model, the cookie window and whether the commission repeats. Trust accounts for 20% and reflects the legal entity behind the programme, the support channels you can reach and the payout methods offered. Figures come from the programmes' own referral and payout pages wherever they publish them, with network listings and specialist programme directories covering details the operator leaves to third parties, such as the Kinguin and Comix Harem rate pages. Stated cookie windows in this data run 1 to 30, and a typical minimum payout across the wider comparison set is €43.85. Partner programmes are listed first, then everything else in score order, so a paid placement never changes where a programme sits. The rest of the order follows the score, not the size of the percentage.

Our top picks

1. 2. Kinguin

   Kinguin takes its place in this ranking on a simple cost per sale deal, a global reach and help through a live chat as well as a help centre. The commission is Up to 10% per sale, the offer is direct, and the region is global rather than a single market, so one link covers traffic anywhere. You can join through Awin or CJ Affiliate, and support runs through chat and help centre, a wider mix than several entries here. Payouts happen on Weekly on request to PayPal or bank transfer once you clear €30. The catch is that its recurring commission is no, so each sale counts once. Comix Harem, the next member of this ranking, runs the opposite deal, with 50% lifetime revshare that keeps arriving through CrakRevenue.

   • Commission terms: Up to 10% per sale
   • Networks: Awin, CJ Affiliate
   • Recurring commission: No

   Pros

   • The programme is listed as direct and runs through Awin and CJ Affiliate, so approval and reporting happen where publishers already work.
   • Payouts clear at €30 and go out by PayPal and bank transfer, mainstream rails that need little setup.
   • Coverage is global, so one account reaches players well past a single market.
   • The offer sits squarely in the gaming vertical, so a gaming-focused publisher can promote it without a category mismatch.
   • A named legal entity, Kinguin Digital Limited, stands behind the programme, which settles the question of who pays.

   Cons

   • There is no recurring commission, so a player's second purchase is worth nothing unless the referral is repeated.
   • The rate tops out at Up to 10% per sale, a long way below the recurring terms at 25% to 35% recurring for 12 months.
   • Support runs on chat and help centre only, so a publisher who needs a voice call has no listed route.
   • Payouts clear at €30 and run Weekly on request, so earnings arrive when requested rather than on a fixed date.

2. 3. Logitech G

   Logitech G makes this ranking as the gaming hardware route. The commission is 5% per sale, and the model is a plain cost per sale, which is easy to forecast because a deal converts the same way every time. The cookie window of 30 gives readers time to decide on a headset or keyboard, and the verticals list gaming alongside retail, so the offer suits a gear review page as well as a news page. The scheme runs globally and comes through Daisycon, FlexOffers and CJ Affiliate, which is more choice than the direct-only entries here. Support is limited to help centre, and its recurring commission is no. Betway Rwanda, next in this ranking, works the opposite way, paying a share of player spend on gambling and gaming traffic.

   • Commission terms: 5% per sale
   • Cookie window: 30 days
   • Networks: Daisycon, FlexOffers, CJ Affiliate

   Pros

   • The rate is a real slice of a product basket: 4% to 10% on the wider programme, with the UK store listing 5% per sale.
   • Publishers can join through Daisycon, FlexOffers and CJ Affiliate, which widens the routes into approval and lets each site work the platform it already knows.
   • Reach is global, and the catalogue covers retail and gaming, so a gaming site and a retail site can both earn from the same offer.
   • CashKaro pays 10% of friend's cashback, a slice of a friend's cashback, so Logitech G pays for the purchase a reader already planned to make.

   Cons

   • Recurring commission is no, so every order has to be won again and the account never compounds over time.
   • Support runs on help centre only, which is thin for a publisher chasing a specific tracking fault on a product feed.
   • The cookie window is 30, level with the 30 site median, while some retail programmes reach 30.
   • In the UK the pay is 5% per sale, below Influenciador Magalu at Up to 12% per sale.

3. 4. Ubisoft (NL/BE/LU)

   Ubisoft (NL/BE/LU) closes this ranking as the narrow but straightforward one. The terms are 4% per sale, EUR 10 per lead, and the model covers cost per sale, cost per action and cost per lead, so a download, a purchase or a signup can each be worth something. The cookie window runs 30, and the offer is reached through Daisycon. What separates it from every other entry in this ranking is reach: the region is europe and the offer is tied to the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, so publishers elsewhere get less from it. The pay per action is also modest at €10 next to the per-action sums higher in the list, which leaves volume as the deciding factor.

   • Commission terms: 4% per sale, EUR 10 per lead
   • Cookie window: 30 days
   • Networks: Daisycon

   Pros

   • Sale and lead payouts sit in the same offer, since the model is cpa, cps and cpl, so a publisher can earn from a purchase or a signup without running a second programme.
   • Attribution runs for 30, which matches the median of 30 across the programmes listed here, and a player who clicks and buys in the same session stays inside the window.
   • Everything runs through Daisycon, so applications, tracking and payouts stay in the same dashboard rather than split across systems.
   • Coverage matches the campaign: the region is europe and the vertical is gaming, so the offer fits a gaming audience in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
   • Next to Comix Harem at 50% lifetime revshare and JetTon Partners at 50% to 65% RevShare from start, the payout is a fixed amount per action, which is easier to forecast than a share of revenue.

   Cons

   • The sale rate is 4%, and Kinguin lists Up to 10% per sale, so a publisher chasing a higher percentage on game sales has a stronger option elsewhere.
   • Revenue share is not among the models offered: the model is cpa, cps and cpl, so a publisher earns nothing on a later purchase from a player already referred.
   • The window is 30, shorter than the 60 upper end of the range among the programmes listed here, so a reader who decides slowly can fall out.
   • Reach stops at a single market because the region is europe; traffic from outside the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg is not part of the offer.

4. 5. Eneba

   Eneba earns a spot in this ranking through payment speed and a gaming-first catalogue. The commission is 2-5% revenue share per sale, smaller than the revenue shares higher up, but the payout schedule of on demand withdrawal means you are not waiting on a monthly cycle, and the money can go to bank transfer, PayPal and Eneba wallet. The cookie window runs 30 and the verticals cover gaming and retail, so gear and top-up content fits the same account. Support comes through email and help centre. Its recurring commission is no, so every sale counts once, and the contract sits with Helis Play UAB. Logitech G, next in this ranking, works a similar per-sale rate and can be reached through several networks rather than one direct contract.

   • Commission terms: 2-5% revenue share per sale
   • Cookie window: 30 days
   • Recurring commission: No

   Pros

   • Revenue share model, so a publisher earns on every order rather than a one-off lead payout
   • Direct programme through direct enrolment, with no network in between
   • Withdrawals are available on demand withdrawal
   • Payouts run to bank transfer, PayPal and Eneba wallet
   • Catalogue covers gaming and retail, so gaming and retail buyers sit in the same programme

   Cons

   • No recurring commission, so every sale has to be won again
   • Revenue share sits at 2-5% revenue share per sale, below the per sale payout at Influenciador Magalu
   • Support runs on email and help centre only, with no phone line listed
   • The 30 window is the median across the directory and shorter than the 60 seen at the top end

What to look for

Recurring or one-off

71.4% of programmes in this ranking repeat the commission against 28.6% that pay once per sale. A publisher with a returning audience should weight the recurring side of that split heavily.

The model behind the rate

Cost per sale leads at 55.6%, followed by cost per action at 50% and revenue share at 44.4%. Hybrid deals sit at 16.7% and cost per lead at 22.2%.

Cookie window

A window of 30 is the middle of the wider comparison set, so anything at that length is normal and shorter windows cost you the players who come back later.

Where the offer runs

93.3% of programmes here run globally, against 13.3% for Europe-only offers and 6.7% reaching North America.

Support you can actually reach

A help centre appears on 71.4% of entries and email on 57.1%, while chat covers 14.3% and phone 0%.

Direct or referral

71.4% of the programmes are handled direct, meaning you deal with the operator, against 42.9% that route you through another affiliate.

Frequently asked questions

Top gaming programs compared by country

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• Mexico
• United Kingdom
• United States

Affiliate programs compared head to head

• Manga RPG vs Logitech G
• Kinguin vs Logitech G
• Logitech G vs Ubisoft (NL/BE/LU)

The data behind this ranking

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