Stripe for gaming
Grow revenue across every player journey
From in-game purchases to recurring battle passes, Stripe helps you capture revenue, keep more of it, and turn one-time players into repeat buyers – across global markets.
The opportunity
Financial infrastructure for the future of gaming
Games can be monetised in more ways than ever: one-time purchases, subscriptions, in-game items, and more. Sell directly, pay out creators and keep more of what you earn.
Convert more players
Support 125+ local payment methods, speed up checkout with Link, and sell directly to players using in-app payments or through your own web store.
Protect your bottom line and reduce involuntary churn
Recover failed payments with AI-powered Smart Retries, and protect your revenue from fraud and chargebacks.
Why Stripe
Built for launch day and long-term growth
Whether it's a launch-day surge or years of steady in-game purchases, Stripe keeps payments fast and authorisation rates high – with $1.9T processed annually and 99.999% historical uptime.
3.8%
average increase in acceptance rates with Authorisation Boost
32%
average fraud reduction with Stripe Radar
55%
of failed payments recovered by Stripe Billing in 2025
99.999%
historical uptime, including during peak traffic events like Black Friday and holidays
Use cases
One place for payments, subscriptions, and payouts
Manage the business of play without the fragmented systems. Handle payments, subscriptions, and creator payouts from a single platform – with one view of revenue across every market.
Payments
Optimise payments performance
Allow players to make in-game purchases in seconds, and boost authorisation rates with models trained on billions of data points.
Managed Payments
Simplify global selling and reach new audiences
Boost conversion and reduce costs while Stripe handles tax compliance, fraud, disputes, and support as the merchant of record.
Radar
Block fraud, not players
Reduce fraudulent transactions such as free trial abuse automatically with AI, while keeping checkout fast and reliable for your players.
Billing
Make subscriptions flexible and billing simple
Support a range of billing models, offer promotions, and automatically adjust charges when players switch plans.
Customer spotlight
How Voodoo saved up to 90% on fees with a web-based checkout
The France-based mobile gaming studio partnered with Stripe to move checkout off the app store and onto the web for its US players. Voodoo saved up to 90% in payment fees while boosting authorisation rates, automating tax compliance, and reducing fraud.
How to reduce app store fees with in-app purchases
See how a web-based checkout can save you up to 90% on payment processing fees, give you more control over pricing, and offer players more ways to pay.
Partners
Grow fast with our partners
From CRM systems to leading consulting firms, Stripe has a growing list of partnerships with 200+ technology and service providers. Get access to a global ecosystem of partners to help speed up your growth.
Industry recognition
A leader in digital payments and billing
Ready to learn more?
Get in touch to see Stripe's gaming capabilities in action, plus tailored solutions and pricing for your business.
Professional services
Find out how end-to-end guidance from Stripe's integration consultants and engineers can help you launch and grow faster.
For developers
Build faster with modern APIs and prebuilt UIs. Test in sandboxes, and integrate without replatforming.