Case Studies Categories: Games

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Impossible Home (she/her) is a US-based solo developer. With a background in game design and a few small projects published to itch.o, Impossible Home approached Starfall PR for her first Steam launch, Whimel Academy.

Beginning our marketing efforts in March 2024, Starfall executed a full launch campaign including press outreach, earned content creator coverage, social media, digital marketing, and community management. In 6 months, Whimel Academy launched in Early Access with 13,000 wishlists and sold 1500 copies within its first month.

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Spiderling Studios is the UK-based developer behind the popular sandbox builder, Besiege. Initially released in early access in 2015, the full game was released in 2020; along the way, multiple updates—including a multiplayer expansion—were added. The studio is dedicated to expanding this castle-smashing, machine-building adventure and interacts closely with its community to hear player feedback.

Besiege’s most recent update, titled The Splintered Sea, is a water-themed expansion three years in the making. With a May 24th release date, Spiderling Studios approached Starfall PR for a two-month campaign launch campaign. In those two months, The Splintered Sea was covered by over 130 outlets, amassing over 500,000 content views and skyrocketing Spiderling onto the home page of multiple Tier 1 game sites.

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14 Hours Productions is a small US-based developer of retro indie games. Their most recent project, Yolk Heroes: A Long Tamago, is an idle digital pet sim for PC and Mobile, reminiscent of 1990s Tamagotchi.

In May 2023, 14 Hours Productions approached Starfall PR for development guidance and a full launch campaign. Over the course of one year, Starfall PR placed Yolk Heroes in multiple Tier 1 outlets, completed a successful content creator campaign, and provided general guidance on the game’s Steam page and functionality.

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Order up! Pixel Cafe is a narrative time manager from Polish developer Baltoro Games, released in November 2023. The development team met with Starfall at Gamescom to discuss their launch strategy, and engagement began shortly after. With 1200 wishlists on Steam and a significant coverage hiatus, Starfall got to work earning Pixel Cafe placements across PC and console sites. Upon release, Pixel Cafe was featured on Steam’s “Popular and Upcoming” page, amassing significant press attention, including Metacritic outlet reviews.

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Project Planet is a multiplayer strategy title about saving the world…or ending it. With a decided launch date of late September 2023, the game’s development team approached Starfall PR a mere 2 months before launch in need of press coverage and Steam wishlists. Within those 2 months, Starfall released two press announcements, organized a successful influencer campaign, and earned national radio coverage in the Netherlands, where Project Planet was developed. With Starfall’s guidance, Project Planet was featured on Steam’s “Popular & Upcoming” list and saw successful launch numbers.