Publish and Monetize Your Games on Y8.com

Mohamed Gani — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 08:44:27 +0000

If you're a game developer looking to publish your HTML5 or Unity WebGL game on Y8.com and earn revenue, this quick guide will help you get started.

🧩 Step 1: Create an Account and Upload Your Game

To submit a game:
👉 Go to https://www.y8.com/upload

You'll need a Y8 developer account.
After logging in, you can upload your game package directly through this page.

💰 Step 2: Choose Your Revenue Share Program

Y8 offers two types of revenue share models:

- AFP (AdSense for Platforms) — You get paid directly by Google through your own AdSense account.
- Manual Revenue Share — You send Y8 invoices, and the payment is handled manually.

To apply for AFP, first create a Studio:

Visit https://www.y8.com/studios

Once your studio is approved, you'll be able to apply for AFP directly from your studio page.

🔔 Important Note for New Developers

For new developers:
To get your Studio approved and Revenue Share (AFP or Manual) enabled, please contact Y8 Support after creating your account.

⚠️ Studio approval requires at least one game to be live or approved on Y8.
Once you have a published or approved game, the Y8 team can review and enable your studio and revenue share options.

🧠 Step 3: Create an Application for Your Game

Before integrating the SDK, register your game as an application:

➡️ Go to https://account.y8.com/applications/

Create a new application entry for your game — this will give you your App ID.

Step 4: Integrate the Y8 SDK

🎮 JavaScript / HTML5 Games
📦 Repository: https://github.com/Y8Games/y8-afp-ads-sdk-javascript

Download the gameBreakBeta.js file from the repository and place it in your project folder.
Add the following line to your index.html file:

<script src="gameBreakBeta.js"></script>

Game ID Setup

You can get your Game ID from the Y8 team once your game is approved.

let _gameId = '249093'; // Replace with your assigned Game ID before going live

Display Ads

nextAds(); //Show interstitial ads
showReward(); //Show Rewarded Ads
pauseGame(); //Pause the game
resumeGame(); //Resume the game
rewardAdsCompleted(); //Trigger rewards after completing an ad
noRewardedAdsTryLater(); //Call if no rewarded ads are available
rewardAdsCanceled(); //Trigger if the user cancels the rewarded ad

Testing Mode

var _testAds = true; // Set to false when the game is ready for live

Construct 3 Games

📦 Repository: https://github.com/Y8Games/y8-construct3-sdk

Download the c3Example_y8 project from the repository.
Open your Construct 3 project or start a new one.
Right-click the Scripts folder and choose Add Script.
Copy the contents of c3Example_y8/main.js into your project's main.js.
Update your App ID in:

let _appId = 'YOUR_APP_ID';

Copy the y8API event sheet from c3Example_y8 and paste it into your project.
Once your game is approved, replace the test Game ID with your assigned one:

let _gameId = 'YOUR_GAME_ID';

Available Functions

showAds()   //Show interstitial ads
showRewardAds() //Show rewarded ads
rewardAdDismissed() //Skip ad, no reward, watch next time
RewardAdGained() //Reward earned, action completed.
NoRewardAds() //No ads available, try again later.

🧩 Unity WebGL Games

📦 Repository: https://github.com/Y8Games/y8-webgl-template

Download the responsiveWebGL template and import it into your Unity project.
When building for WebGL, use the Y8 template y8Responsive.
Download the assets folder containing the required files:
- y8MinimalAds.jslib
- y8MinimalAds.cs
- Y8AdsListener.cs
Create a new GameObject named GameObjectAds.
Add both y8MinimalAds.cs and Y8AdsListener.cs components.

Use the following functions for ads:

showAd()    //Show interstitial ads
showRewardAd()  //Show rewarded ads
pauseGame() //Pause the game
resumeGame()    //Resume the game
rewardAdsCompleted()    //Reward after completing an ad
noRewardedAdsTryLater() //Called when no rewarded ads are available
rewardAdsCanceled() //Triggered if the user cancels the ad

Assign Your IDs

App ID — Enter it under “ENTER APP ID HERE” in the Inspector.
Ads ID (Game ID) — Enter under “ENTER ADS ID HERE”.
Enable Test Ads for testing; disable before publishing live.

🎯 Step 5: Submit for QA and Go Live
Once your integration is complete and tested:

✅ Submit your game for QA.
✅ After approval, your game will go live on Y8.com and start earning revenue!

Useful Links

- Upload Games: https://www.y8.com/upload
- Create Studio: https://www.y8.com/studios
- Create Application: https://account.y8.com/applications/
- Y8 JavaScript SDK: https://github.com/Y8Games/y8-afp-ads-sdk-javascript
- Y8 Construct 3 SDK: https://github.com/Y8Games/y8-construct3-sdk
- Y8 Unity WebGL Template: https://github.com/Y8Games/y8-webgl-template

✅ Final Thoughts
With Y8’s SDK integration, your game can easily monetize across HTML5, Construct 3, and Unity WebGL — all while reaching millions of players worldwide.

Start uploading, integrate ads, and grow your revenue today!

DEV Community: Mohamed Gani

Publish and Monetize Your Games on Y8.com