Polygod is a rogue-like, randomly generated FPS being made in South Africa by the very talented developer Dominic Obojkovits. Dominic contacted us a couple months before the early access release of Polygod on Steam. In 2 months, we developed the Polygod website, put together a targetted media list and created the Binding of Isaac guerilla marketing campaign.
[/bt_text][bt_button text=”Next” url=”#step2″ style=”hollow” size=”big” el_class=”” el_style=””][/bt_button][/bt_column][/bt_row][/bt_section][bt_section layout=”boxed” spaced=”spaced” skin=”light” full_screen=”yes” ghost=”no” scroll_info=”yes” scroll_info_text=”Next” divider=”yes” back_image=”” parallax=”” el_id=”step2″ el_class=”” el_style=”” back_video=”” video_settings=”” parallax_offset=””][bt_row][bt_column width=”1/2″ align=”right” animation=”animate animate-fadein animate-moveright” el_class=”” el_style=””][bt_image image=”2553″ size=”full” url=”” el_class=”” el_style=””][/bt_image][/bt_column][bt_column width=”1/2″ align=”left” animation=”animate animate-fadein animate-moveleft” el_class=”” el_style=””][bt_header headline=”What We Did” headline_size=”small” subheadline=”1. Polygod website” htag=”2″][/bt_header][bt_text]With limited time, Dominic was swift in providing us required media assets to put together the Polygod website. The website includes a nice background video we trimmed from the early access trailer, the Polygod press kit, Polygod landing page, and blog.
[/bt_text][bt_button text=”Next” url=”#step3″ style=”hollow” size=”big” el_class=”” el_style=””][/bt_button][/bt_column][/bt_row][/bt_section][bt_section layout=”boxed” spaced=”spaced” skin=”dark” full_screen=”yes” ghost=”no” scroll_info=”no” scroll_info_text=”” divider=”yes” back_image=”” parallax=”” el_id=”step3″ el_class=”” el_style=”” back_video=”” video_settings=”” parallax_offset=””][bt_row][bt_column width=”1/2″ align=”right” animation=”animate animate-fadein animate-moveright” el_class=”” el_style=””][bt_header headline=”What We Did” headline_size=”small” subheadline=”2. Research (target market/competitive)” htag=”2″][/bt_header][bt_text]During our initial conversations with Dominic, we were able to identify a target audience based off of games that influenced the development of Polygod and the genre (rogue-like). With that in mind, we did some quick and efficient competitive research, while documenting journalists and content creators who covered similar games in a master media list.
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Keys Redeemed During Promotion
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From Some of the Largest Media Publications in the World
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In Various Podcasts and GDC Talks
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