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Video Game Marketing Agency for Indie-to-AAA Studios.

We launch games like events. From Presale push to sold-out servers — GlitchXP is the marketing studio publishers, indie devs, and platform partners hire when "Coming Soon" isn't a strategy.

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    The fight indie and AAA devs are actually in.

    Discoverability isn't broken — it's just brutal. The marketing problem at every tier looks the same: too many great games, too little oxygen, and a 30-day launch window that closes faster than a content cycle.

    Steam_2025.txt
    14,000+

    Games shipped on Steam in 2025. Your "discovery queue" is the boss healthbar.

    Revenue_floor
    < 1.2%

    Of indie titles break $50K lifetime revenue. Presale mountains decide who's in the 1%.

    Launch_window
    30 DAYS

    Discoverability decay window. Miss it and the algorithm stops surfacing you to anyone new.

    Presale_to_sale
    13–22%

    Typical Presale → sale conversion. The variable that 10x's revenue is the size of the list, not the rate.

    We don't fix this with a Twitter post and a prayer. We fix it with a system — wired before announcement, executed through launch, compounded after week one.


    Six power-ups. One launch.

    Every studio gets a custom loadout — pick the modules that match your launch window, budget, and platform mix. Run one. Run all six. Run a hybrid through publisher co-marketing.

    +1 · Pre-Launch

    Presale Engine

    The Presale mountain decides your launch. We engineer it from announcement through review embargo.

    • Steam capsule + tag stack audit
    • Festival and Next Fest placement
    • Demo strategy + retention loops
    • Cross-store Presale parity
    +2 · Always-On

    Community Forge

    Discord servers that aren't ghost towns. Subreddits that grow. AMAs that actually move Presales.

    • Discord architecture + moderation ops
    • Reddit AMA cycles · r/Games · r/IndieGaming
    • Closed beta → open community pipelines
    • Player-led tournaments + UGC seeds
    +3 · Showcase

    Trailer Strike

    Reveal, gameplay, story, launch, post-launch. Cuts and edits for every platform, every store, every showcase.

    • Showcase-grade reveal trailers
    • Steam loop + console store cuts
    • Vertical / TikTok / Shorts edits
    • YouTube preroll variants
    +4 · Launch Beat

    Press Combo

    Embargo strategy, outlet targeting, preview events, awards submission. We work the press calendar like a fight card.

    • Tiered embargo waves
    • Outlet targeting · IGN, RPS, Eurogamer, Polygon
    • Preview events + hands-on demos
    • Awards + festival submission ops
    +5 · Creator Wave

    Creator Raid

    Twitch and YouTube activation at scale. Vetted streamer lists, contracts, briefs, KPIs. No DM-and-pray.

    • Vetted creator lists by genre + region
    • Key distribution at scale (Keymailer, Lurkit)
    • Content briefs + brand-safety guardrails
    • KPI tracking through launch + post
    +6 · Day-One

    Launch Stack

    Cross-platform store optimization. Day-one timing, post-launch DLC roadmaps, sales-event calendars.

    • Steam + Epic + GOG store optimization
    • PlayStation, Xbox, Switch coordination
    • Day-one cross-platform asset sync
    • 12-month post-launch revenue map

    Three phases. One launch arc.

    A great launch isn't a moment — it's a 14-month arc. We engagement-load every phase: pre-launch builds the mountain, launch week converts it, post-launch compounds it.

    Phase 01 · Pre-Launch T-180 → T-1

    Quest: Build the Presale mountain

    Steam page launch, announcement trailer, festival placement, demo cycles, community foundation, creator seeding. Six months of compounding Presales before review embargo lifts.

    + 100K–500K Presalestypical phase outcome
    Phase 02 · Launch Week T-0 → T+7

    Quest: Crush the discovery window

    Embargo cascade, creator raid, Twitch activation, press beat, paid layered against proven creative, day-one Steam visibility round, console store features, social blitz, streamer marathon coordination.

    + Top 10 Steamrelease-week target
    Phase 03 · Post-Launch T+30 → T+365

    Quest: Compound the win

    DLC marketing, content updates, sales event timing, awards submissions, platform feature submissions, community season pacing. Most of the revenue lives here — we make sure it shows up.

    + 60–80% LTRcaptured post-launch

    Presales are XP. We grind.

    Studios deployed alongside
    24
    Indie, AA, AAA, platform partners.
    Presales generated
    1.2M+
    Across active and shipped titles.
    Press placements
    480+
    Tier 1–3 outlets, English + EU + APAC.
    Creators activated
    4,800+
    Twitch, YouTube, TikTok at launch.

    Studios we've deployed alongside.

    A snapshot of recent engagements. Patch-note format because we ship like a games team — versioned, transparent, with results in the changelog.

    PIXELFORGE STUDIOS
    NEONHERO GAMES
    VOID/GRID INTERACTIVE
    HEAVY CASTLE
    QUARTZ & FANG
    SOFTBONE LABS
    RUNTIME // RUIN
    FIVE-MINUTE OWL
    CHROMA RIOT
    DEAD AISLE GAMES
    PARALLAX NORTH
    TINYVOLT

    // Logo wall — placeholder studios pending case-study clearance

    v1.7.2 · PRESALE_SURGE Indie · Roguelite

    90-day pre-launch turnaround on a stalled Steam page.

    • Capsule art, tag stack, About-This-Game copy reworked end-to-end
    • Next Fest placement secured + demo retention loop deployed
    • Creator raid: 220 keys to vetted roguelite streamers
    • Reddit AMA cycle on r/IndieGaming + r/roguelites
    • Removed 6 underperforming Steam tags blocking discovery
    +428%
    Presale velocity (90d)
    5.4×
    Day-one revenue vs. forecast
    v2.3.0 · CONSOLE_PUSH AAA · Action-RPG

    Cross-platform launch coordination for a console-led AAA release.

    • Tiered embargo cascade across IGN, Eurogamer, RPS, Polygon
    • Reveal trailer + 9 platform-cut variants
    • Twitch marathon: 47 creators, simultaneous launch-day coverage
    • PlayStation + Xbox feature placements secured at week-of
    • Re-coordinated regional embargoes after a JP leak surfaced
    8.4M
    Trailer views, week one
    #3
    Global Steam new-release chart

    Questions devs actually ask.

    Ideally 6–12 months before launch. The Presale mountain and community are built before announcement, not after. We take projects later, but earlier engagement compounds and saves you on paid acquisition cost downstream.
    Yes. Our loadout scales from solo-dev indies up through publisher-funded AAA console launches. We tier engagements so a small team can afford the same playbook a major publisher pays for, just with leaner module selection.
    Engagements typically run from $4K/mo for indie strategy retainers to $80K+/mo for full-stack AAA launch programs. Every quote is scoped around your launch window, platform mix, and which loadout modules you need running concurrently.
    Yes — and live pages are often where the biggest wins live. We audit weekly during pre-launch: capsule art, trailer cut order, About-This-Game copy, tag stack, festival eligibility, and demo strategy are all in scope.
    Both. Paid is rarely the right first move for indies — we lead with Presale, community, and creators, then layer paid against proven creative once we know what converts. For AAA, paid runs concurrent with organic from day one.
    Steam (deep), Epic Games Store, GOG, itch.io, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch. We coordinate cross-platform store assets, beats, and embargoes — including the regional differences that quietly tank multi-platform launches.
    Yes. Creator Raid is a standalone module — vetted streamer lists, key distribution at scale via Keymailer/Lurkit, content briefs, contract templates, brand-safety guardrails, and KPI tracking through launch and post-launch.
    Yes. Most of a game's revenue arrives after week one. We build 12-month post-launch maps covering sales events, DLC drops, content updates, awards submissions, and platform feature submissions.
    GlitchXP is the Department of Gaming at Zorm — a vertical of the same parent agency. You get a games-native team backed by Zorm's full brand, technology, and reputation infrastructure when you need it.

    Pitch your game.
    We'll respond in one business day.

    Tell us about your project. Studio name, the game, your target window, and where you are in development. We'll come back with a loadout recommendation and a no-pressure intro call.

    Earliest engagements get the deepest Presale mountains. The discovery window doesn't get easier — get on the calendar.

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