What this costs to run

Paperbox is free and always will be, and nothing here takes a cut of anyone’s game. That only works if the running costs are small and somebody covers them. Here is the whole bill.

Every month

Database and accountsEvery listing, every reader report, every note.: $25
Game filesStorage for the builds. Handing them to readers costs nothing extra.: $9
DomainThe name.: $1
Total: $35

Checked August 2026.

Covered by 24 people.

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What this is not

It is not a subscription, and there is no version of Paperbox you get by paying. Supporting the site buys nothing that anyone else does not already have — that is rather the point of it.

If the bill ever outgrows what people chip in, the answer will be studio seats for teams of three or more, never a cut of your game and never an advert on a page somebody made.