New generic extensionSince 2015
.game domain registration
The extension of video games: for a studio developing a game, a page for one game, or a players’ community, in a short word everyone who has held a controller knows.
Score card
.game in six cells
Our score out of five, as we see it when we help a customer choose.
- Trust
- 3 out of 5
- Easy to remember
- 4 out of 5
- Global reach
- 1 out of 5
- Price stability
- 4 out of 5
- Short names available
- 5 out of 5
- Local meaning
- 1 out of 5
Overview
What is .game
.game comes from the English word game, and today its nearest meaning is video games. It speaks to game development studios, the pages of games themselves, esports teams and players’ communities. It was added to the internet’s root in 2015, and IANA’s record names XYZ.COM LLC as the body responsible for it.
What sets it apart with us is its price: it is among the most expensive extensions on our list, and we have an offer for its first year, with renewal costing more. Because its price is high, short names in it are easier to find than in cheap extensions.
It supports DNSSEC signing, but takes no names in Arabic letters. Register it for a game you know will live for years and is worth its cost; for a trial or a small project, cheaper extensions do the job.
- Type
- New generic extension (new gTLD)
- In the root since
- July 2, 2015
- Name’s origin
- game
- Responsible body
- XYZ.COM LLC
- Who may register
- Anyone, person or organization, from any country
- DNSSEC
- Supported
- Names in Arabic
- Not supported
Who it suits
For your field: is .game the best fit?
Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .game says in each, and which extension completes it.
A page for one game
Excellent · The first choice
The game’s name then .game needs no explaining, and suits a major title.
Register it with.game.com
A game development studio
Good · A good fit with .com
It says what you make, but its price is high; the studio’s name on .com, your flagship game on .game.
Register it with.com.game
An esports team
Good · A good fit
It says you’re players; .team says you’re a team at a lower cost.
Register it with.game.team
A gaming community in Iraq
Consider another · Consider .club
Its price is a lot for a hobby community; .club brings you together for less, and .com serves those looking for you in Iraq.
Register it with.club.com
A children’s toy store
Consider another · Consider .toys
Game mostly means video games; .toys is more precise and cheaper for children’s toys.
Register it with.toys.com
A gaming blog
Consider another · Consider .blog
A blog needs a name you renew for years at a reasonable cost; .blog does that.
Register it with.blog.me
What it does for you
What you gain when you register it
A rare short name
Its high price makes short names easier to find than in cheap extensions.
An address as big as your game
The game’s name then .game says it’s a serious project, not a trial.
Email for players
support@baghdad-studio.game is where players reach the studio.
A home for the game’s community
News, updates and the forum under the game’s own name.
And where its value shows
On the title screen
An address every player sees.
In the app store listing
The support and news link.
In live streams
A word streamers say and viewers understand.
At game expos
A short line on the booth.
Pros and cons
What you should know before you register
Frankly, as we’d tell a customer who asks us before registering.
Pros
- 01A short word every player knows
- 02Short names easier to find
- 03Suits a major game
- 04Supports DNSSEC signing
Cons
- 01Among the most expensive extensions on our list
- 02Renewal costs more than the first year
- 03Takes no names in Arabic letters
- 04Costly for a small project
Rules
Registration terms for .game
What the registry requires and what we add, in one place.
- Who may register
- Anyone, person or organization, from any country
- Documents
- None required, but you agree to follow the laws that govern the field
- Name length
- Up to 63 characters
- Characters
- a–z, digits and hyphens, never first or last
- Names in Arabic
- Not supported
- Registration term
- 1 to 10 years
- DNSSEC
- Supported
- Privacy protection
- Optional, for a separate fee
- Transfer
- 60 days after registration or the last transfer, with an EPP code; adds a year to its term
Life cycle
From registration until the name is free again
What happens to your name if it isn’t renewed, and when you can still get it back.
- 01Registration1 to 10 yearsThe name is yours from the moment you pay, for the term you chose.
- 02Before expiry31 days, then 8 days beforeWe remind you twice by email; auto-renewal saves you the reminder.
- 03After expiryDays 1–8The website and email stop; renew within these days at the regular renewal price.
- 04AuctionFrom day 10The name may go to auction; if it sells, it passes to its buyer.Domain recovery policy
- 05Redemption30 daysIf the registry offers it after deletion: a $200 redemption fee plus a year’s renewal.
- 06Final deletion5 daysThen the name is free again for anyone to register.
Tips
Before you register
- 1Register it for the game, not the studioThe studio on .com; only the flagship game is worth .game’s cost.
- 2Count its cost over years before registeringIts price is high every year; make sure your project will live up to it.
- 3A short name, read as it’s writtenIf it needs spelling out on the phone, it’s too long or too complicated.
- 4No digits or hyphens that need explainingEvery hyphen or digit has to be said, and what has to be said gets forgotten.
- 5Renew automatically, or register for yearsUp to 10 years at once, so you never miss a date.
- 6Make sure the name isn’t someone else’s trademarkA registered trademark’s owner can recover the name from whoever registered it first.
Nearby extensions
If your name is taken in .game
FAQ5 questions
Frequently asked questions about .game
Didn’t find your answer? Our technical support team is with you around the clock.
Contact support$434 for the first year with an offer, then $489 for each renewal. Look at the renewal price before you register: it’s what you’ll pay every year after the first.
Anyone, person or organization, from any country, with no documents. But it’s one of the extensions ICANN binds with special safeguards: at registration you agree to follow the laws that govern its field, data and consumer protection among them.
Yes, once 60 days have passed since it was registered or last transferred. Ask your current provider for the transfer (EPP) code and open a transfer request with us; a full year is added to the domain’s term.
We remind you by email 31 days and 8 days before expiry, and 3 days after it. After expiry the website and email stop, and you can renew in the first eight days at the regular renewal price; from day 10 it may go to auction. If it is deleted and the registry allows redemption within 30 days, the redemption fee is $200 plus a year’s renewal.
No. IANA’s repository of internationalized names (IDN) holds no Arabic table for .game, so names in it use Latin letters, digits and hyphens.
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