Yes — for a small studio, the best publishing platforms are usually the ones that offer UA funding, creative testing, live ops support, and store/launch help without demanding the scale of a giant hit studio upfront.

Here are solid options to look at:

1. AppLovin / Lion Studios

• Strong in user acquisition
• Good for hypercasual, casual, puzzle, arcade
• Often provides creative guidance and publishing support
• Best if your game can scale fast and has strong retention

2. Kwalee

• Very active in mobile publishing
• Good for hypercasual and casual
• Offers launch support, UA, monetization help
• Known for being approachable for smaller teams

3. Voodoo

• Big name in hypercasual/casual publishing
• Strong UA expertise and launch infrastructure
• Competitive, but worth pitching if your prototype is promising

4. Homa

• Focused on hypercasual and hybrid-casual
• Offers UA, analytics, and live ops support
• Good if you want a publisher that works closely on game iteration

5. SayGames

• Strong in casual/hypercasual
• Known for product iteration + UA
• Good support for testing ideas quickly and scaling winners

6. Tapps Games / Miniclip / Yodo1

• Depending on genre, these can be good partners
• Miniclip: broader mobile games, especially if you have strong retention
• Yodo1: useful for certain markets and genres, often with monetization support
• Tapps: more niche, but worth exploring if your concept matches their portfolio

7. ironSource / Unity LevelPlay ecosystem partners

• Not always a “publisher” in the traditional sense, but can be helpful for:
  • ad monetization
  • mediation
  • growth tools
  • performance optimization
• Useful if you already have some publishing/UA capability and need infrastructure

8. Regional publishers

If your game has regional appeal, consider:

• Tencent publishing partners
• NetEase
• Garena
• Nazara
• Local publishers in LATAM, MENA, Southeast Asia These can be especially useful for market-specific UA and launch localization.

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What to prioritize as a small studio

Look for publishers that offer:

• UA budget
• Creative production/testing
• ASO and store page optimization
• Localization
• Analytics and cohort tracking
• Monetization guidance
• Access to ad networks / cross-promo
• Soft launch strategy
• Live ops support if your game is not purely hypercasual

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Good fit by genre

• Hypercasual: Voodoo, Kwalee, Homa, SayGames, AppLovin/Lion Studios
• Hybrid-casual: Homa, AppLovin, Miniclip, some Kwalee and SayGames deals
• Midcore: Miniclip, regional publishers, larger specialized partners
• Niche/market-specific: regional publishers, Yodo1, platform-specific partners

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Questions to ask any publisher

Before signing, ask:

1. Who pays for UA and what’s the expected scale?
2. What data do they need from your game?
3. Who owns the IP?
4. How are revenue shares structured?
5. Do they require exclusivity?
6. What happens if the soft launch underperforms?
7. Will they handle localization, ASO, and store assets?
8. Do they provide creative production or only media buying?
9. Can they support iterative builds quickly?
10. What are the termination/reversion terms?

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Practical advice

If you’re a small studio, start by pitching to 3–5 publishers that match your genre:

• One large name for scale
• One or two mid-sized publishers for more hands-on support
• One regional or niche partner if relevant

If you want, I can also give you:

• a shortlist by genre,
• a comparison table,
• or a publisher outreach email template.