# Who takes a game's source code

> 3 of 14 organisations and marketplaces whose pages we read take a game's code without taking ownership of it, read 28 October 2026.

Sell Game Source Code · https://sellgamesourcecode.com/datasets/game-source-code-data-buyers/ · computed 2026-10-28

**Organisations that leave the code with its seller:** 3 of 14 organisations (14 pages read; 15 named).

## The answers, question by question

- **How it takes the code:** an asset store that sells it on as a licence 5, a licence to the code or game data for AI 5, a marketplace where the seller lists it 4
- **Whether the seller keeps the code:** not stated 11, the seller keeps the code 3
- **What it says, in its words:** stated 14

## Every organisation

| Organisation | How it takes the code | Whether the seller keeps the code | What it says, in its words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acquire.com | a marketplace where the seller lists it | not stated | Buy and sell SaaS, ecommerce, agencies, content, newsletters, mobile apps and crypto… |
| CodeCanyon (Envato) | an asset store that sells it on as a licence | not stated | An Extended License is required if the end user must pay to use the end product. |
| Defined.ai | a licence to the code or game data for AI | not stated | Any business that generates or aggregates data |
| Empire Flippers | a marketplace where the seller lists it | not stated | Join thousands of customers around the globe who’ve bought and sold over $600M+ worth of… |
| Flippa | a marketplace where the seller lists it | not stated | The #1 Marketplace to buy and sell online businesses, websites and digital assets. |
| itch.io | an asset store that sells it on as a licence | not stated | Publishers affirm, represent, and warrant that they own or have the rights, licenses… |
| itch.io, for creators | an asset store that sells it on as a licence | not stated | Since itch.io started as a game marketplace, most of the vocabulary is game-centric |
| Mercor, game studios | a licence to the code or game data for AI | not stated | Asset-store or template code |
| Mercor, software companies | a licence to the code or game data for AI | not stated | Private repositories that have never been public, mirrored or open-sourced |
| SellAnyCode | a marketplace where the seller lists it | not stated | Slither.io - Unity Game Source Code Snake Battle Zone Game |
| Turing, Project Lazarus | a licence to the code or game data for AI | the seller keeps the code | Source code, reviews, tickets, and the iteration history behind what shipped. |
| Unity Asset Store, for providers | an asset store that sells it on as a licence | the seller keeps the code | Unity will pay you seventy (70) percent of the sales price |
| Unity Asset Store, templates | an asset store that sells it on as a licence | not stated | We offer a wide range of templates to kickstart your Unity projects, including complete… |
| ZENOS Data | a licence to the code or game data for AI | the seller keeps the code | Licensed per order: we clear every grant with the IP holder before delivery. |

## The sentence each answer rests on (42)

- Acquire.com, [Acquire.com home page](https://acquire.com/), read 2026-10-08, How it takes the code: "Create and publish your business listing to 500k+ buyers"
- Acquire.com, [Acquire.com home page](https://acquire.com/), read 2026-10-08, Whether the seller keeps the code: The page is silent here; it was read in full on 2026-10-08, 34,557 characters long.
- Acquire.com, [Acquire.com home page](https://acquire.com/), read 2026-10-08, What it says, in its words: "Buy and sell SaaS, ecommerce, agencies, content, newsletters, mobile apps and crypto businesses."
- CodeCanyon (Envato), [CodeCanyon licences page](https://codecanyon.net/licenses/standard), read 2026-10-28, How it takes the code: "The majority of our items (themes, code, graphics, 3D and flash) are covered by our Standard Licenses."
- CodeCanyon (Envato), [CodeCanyon licences page](https://codecanyon.net/licenses/standard), read 2026-10-28, Whether the seller keeps the code: The page is silent here; it was read in full on 2026-10-28, 2,679 characters long.
- CodeCanyon (Envato), [CodeCanyon licences page](https://codecanyon.net/licenses/standard), read 2026-10-28, What it says, in its words: "An Extended License is required if the end user must pay to use the end product."
- Defined.ai, [Defined.ai partnership programmes page](https://defined.ai/partnerships), read 2026-10-27, How it takes the code: "Monetize your data ethically and easily with Defined.ai’s Partnership Programs."
- Defined.ai, [Defined.ai partnership programmes page](https://defined.ai/partnerships), read 2026-10-27, Whether the seller keeps the code: The page is silent here; it was read in full on 2026-10-27, 5,738 characters long.
- Defined.ai, [Defined.ai partnership programmes page](https://defined.ai/partnerships), read 2026-10-27, What it says, in its words: "Any business that generates or aggregates data"
- Empire Flippers, [Empire Flippers home page](https://empireflippers.com/), read 2026-10-28, How it takes the code: "Every Monday we publish new businesses for sale on our marketplace."
- Empire Flippers, [Empire Flippers home page](https://empireflippers.com/), read 2026-10-28, Whether the seller keeps the code: The page is silent here; it was read in full on 2026-10-28, 1,301 characters long.
- Empire Flippers, [Empire Flippers home page](https://empireflippers.com/), read 2026-10-28, What it says, in its words: "Join thousands of customers around the globe who’ve bought and sold over $600M+ worth of online businesses."
- Flippa, [Flippa game listings](https://flippa.com/buy/monetization/game), read 2026-10-28, How it takes the code: "The #1 Marketplace to buy and sell online businesses, websites and digital assets."
- Flippa, [Flippa game listings](https://flippa.com/buy/monetization/game), read 2026-10-28, Whether the seller keeps the code: The page is silent here; it was read in full on 2026-10-28, 23,560 characters long.
- Flippa, [Flippa game listings](https://flippa.com/buy/monetization/game), read 2026-10-28, What it says, in its words: "The #1 Marketplace to buy and sell online businesses, websites and digital assets."
- itch.io, [itch.io terms of service](https://itch.io/docs/legal/terms), read 2026-10-28, How it takes the code: "You affirm that you have the right to upload and sell your content"
- itch.io, [itch.io terms of service](https://itch.io/docs/legal/terms), read 2026-10-28, Whether the seller keeps the code: The page is silent here; it was read in full on 2026-10-28, 24,676 characters long.
- itch.io, [itch.io terms of service](https://itch.io/docs/legal/terms), read 2026-10-28, What it says, in its words: "Publishers affirm, represent, and warrant that they own or have the rights, licenses, permissions and consents necessary to publish, duplicate, and distribute the submitted content."
- itch.io, for creators, [itch.io getting started guide](https://itch.io/docs/creators/getting-started), read 2026-10-28, How it takes the code: "All you need to create a page for your game, comic, soundtrack, assets, etc. is a free itch.io account."
- itch.io, for creators, [itch.io getting started guide](https://itch.io/docs/creators/getting-started), read 2026-10-28, Whether the seller keeps the code: The page is silent here; it was read in full on 2026-10-28, 8,127 characters long.
- itch.io, for creators, [itch.io getting started guide](https://itch.io/docs/creators/getting-started), read 2026-10-28, What it says, in its words: "Since itch.io started as a game marketplace, most of the vocabulary is game-centric"
- Mercor, game studios, [Mercor game studio data listing](https://api.data.mercor.com/data-acq/api/v1/listings/game-studio), read 2026-10-28, How it takes the code: "License the company records, game code and gameplay footage behind the games you've shipped."
- Mercor, game studios, [Mercor game studio data listing](https://api.data.mercor.com/data-acq/api/v1/listings/game-studio), read 2026-10-28, Whether the seller keeps the code: The page is silent here; it was read in full on 2026-10-28, 2,470 characters long.
- Mercor, game studios, [Mercor game studio data listing](https://api.data.mercor.com/data-acq/api/v1/listings/game-studio), read 2026-10-28, What it says, in its words: "Asset-store or template code"
- Mercor, software companies, [Mercor software company data listing](https://api.data.mercor.com/data-acq/api/v1/listings/software-company), read 2026-10-28, How it takes the code: "License the private code the engineering team has built, and the history behind it."
- Mercor, software companies, [Mercor software company data listing](https://api.data.mercor.com/data-acq/api/v1/listings/software-company), read 2026-10-28, Whether the seller keeps the code: The page is silent here; it was read in full on 2026-10-28, 2,691 characters long.
- Mercor, software companies, [Mercor software company data listing](https://api.data.mercor.com/data-acq/api/v1/listings/software-company), read 2026-10-28, What it says, in its words: "Private repositories that have never been public, mirrored or open-sourced"
- SellAnyCode, [SellAnyCode home page](https://www.sellanycode.com/), read 2026-10-28, How it takes the code: "TradieTetris - HTML5 Packing Puzzle Game (Source Code)"
- SellAnyCode, [SellAnyCode home page](https://www.sellanycode.com/), read 2026-10-28, Whether the seller keeps the code: The page is silent here; it was read in full on 2026-10-28, 9,667 characters long.
- SellAnyCode, [SellAnyCode home page](https://www.sellanycode.com/), read 2026-10-28, What it says, in its words: "Slither.io - Unity Game Source Code Snake Battle Zone Game"
- Turing, Project Lazarus, [Project Lazarus page](https://lazarus.turing.com/), read 2026-10-22, How it takes the code: "Lazarus turns that operating record into a single payout of up to $1M, and handles everything else."
- Turing, Project Lazarus, [Project Lazarus page](https://lazarus.turing.com/), read 2026-10-22, Whether the seller keeps the code: "Operating companies keep running as normal. We work from a copy, on your timeline, with only what you approve."
- Turing, Project Lazarus, [Project Lazarus page](https://lazarus.turing.com/), read 2026-10-22, What it says, in its words: "Source code, reviews, tickets, and the iteration history behind what shipped."
- Unity Asset Store, for providers, [Asset Store Provider Agreement](https://unity.com/legal/as-provider), read 2026-10-27, How it takes the code: "The Unity Asset Store is a publicly available site through which Providers can distribute Assets licensed by them to Customers."
- Unity Asset Store, for providers, [Asset Store Provider Agreement](https://unity.com/legal/as-provider), read 2026-10-27, Whether the seller keeps the code: "Unity agrees that it obtains no right, title or interest from Provider"
- Unity Asset Store, for providers, [Asset Store Provider Agreement](https://unity.com/legal/as-provider), read 2026-10-27, What it says, in its words: "Unity will pay you seventy (70) percent of the sales price"
- Unity Asset Store, templates, [Unity Asset Store templates page](https://assetstore.unity.com/templates), read 2026-10-28, How it takes the code: "We offer a wide range of templates to kickstart your Unity projects, including complete game frameworks, prototypes, and customizable solutions."
- Unity Asset Store, templates, [Unity Asset Store templates page](https://assetstore.unity.com/templates), read 2026-10-28, Whether the seller keeps the code: The page is silent here; it was read in full on 2026-10-28, 4,529 characters long.
- Unity Asset Store, templates, [Unity Asset Store templates page](https://assetstore.unity.com/templates), read 2026-10-28, What it says, in its words: "We offer a wide range of templates to kickstart your Unity projects, including complete game frameworks, prototypes, and customizable solutions."
- ZENOS Data, [ZENOS Data home page](https://www.zenosdata.com/), read 2026-10-28, How it takes the code: "We license, capture, and sell the data from titles you've already shipped."
- ZENOS Data, [ZENOS Data home page](https://www.zenosdata.com/), read 2026-10-28, Whether the seller keeps the code: "Keep your rights and your options."
- ZENOS Data, [ZENOS Data home page](https://www.zenosdata.com/), read 2026-10-28, What it says, in its words: "Licensed per order: we clear every grant with the IP holder before delivery."

## Read and set aside

- [Protege, for data providers](https://withprotege.ai/data-provider): the stored read is the site's cookie banner; no buyer text was read

## Methodology

Each organisation's own the organisations' and marketplaces' own pages were read through estate-fetch and stored whole (sha256 on every row). For every page, three questions were answered from its own words: how it takes the code, whether the seller keeps the code, what it says, in its words. Every stated answer carries the sentence it rests on, checked against the stored text; 'not stated' means the page read does not address the question. A organisation with several pages reads 'varies' where they disagree. 14 organisations, 14 pages.

## Sources

- [Mercor game studio listing (Mercor data API)](https://api.data.mercor.com/data-acq/api/v1/listings/game-studio) (read)
- [Mercor software company listing (Mercor data API)](https://api.data.mercor.com/data-acq/api/v1/listings/software-company) (read)
- [Unity Asset Store Provider Agreement](https://unity.com/legal/as-provider) (read)
- [Flippa game listings](https://flippa.com/buy/monetization/game) (read)
- [Acquire.com](https://acquire.com/) (read)
- [SellAnyCode](https://www.sellanycode.com/) (read)
- [CodeCanyon licences (Envato)](https://codecanyon.net/licenses/standard) (read)
- [itch.io terms](https://itch.io/docs/legal/terms) (read)
- [Protege, for data providers](https://withprotege.ai/data-provider) (not-terms)
- [ZENOS Data](https://www.zenosdata.com/) (read)
- [Unity Asset Store templates and complete projects](https://assetstore.unity.com/templates) (read)
- [Empire Flippers](https://empireflippers.com/) (read)
- [itch.io, getting started for creators](https://itch.io/docs/creators/getting-started) (read)
- [Turing, Project Lazarus](https://lazarus.turing.com/) (read)
- [Defined.ai partnerships](https://defined.ai/partnerships) (read)

## Cite or embed

- 3 of 14 organisations and marketplaces whose pages we read take a game's code without taking ownership of it, read 28 October 2026.
- How it takes the code, by organisation: a licence to the code or game data for AI 5 of 14, an asset store that sells it on as a licence 5 of 14, a marketplace where the seller lists it 4 of 14 (14 organisations, read 28 October 2026).
- Whether the seller keeps the code, by organisation: not stated 11 of 14, the seller keeps the code 3 of 14 (14 organisations, read 28 October 2026).
- What it says, in its words, by organisation: stated 14 of 14 (14 organisations, read 28 October 2026).

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