Influencer Marketing

Paid Media

Creators drive wishlists and sales for SteamWorld Heist II

Influencer and paid media strategy that built awareness, fueled wishlists, and drove game sales for Thunderful Games’ SteamWorld Heist II.
Award-winning campaign |

Background

Objectives

Get

Players aged 18–40 who are strategy game enthusiasts and action-adventure fans.

to

Create awareness, grow wishlists pre-launch, and drive sales post-launch.

Goals

Drive awareness

Grow wishlists

Increase sales

417k

@mcroft07

Body painting artist & gamer

Interests

🎨 Art

🎮 Gaming

🦹🏼‍♀️ Cosplay

👩🏻‍🎨 Creativity

Unique style

Engaged audience

Creative fit

200k

@itssunpi

Vibrant lifestyle & gaming creator

Interests

🧘‍♀️ Lifestyle

🎮 Gaming

🎭 Comedy

📖 Storytelling

Engaging personality

Strong CTR

Audience alignment

695k

@Cadaea

Popular gaming content creator

Interests

🎮 Gaming

👩‍💻 Streaming

👩🏻‍🏫 Tutorials

👭 Community

Trusted voice

Audience alignment

High reach

903k

@dansgaming

Established Twitch streamer

Interests

🎮 Gaming

👭 Community

⭐️ Reviews

🧭 Strategy

Gaming authority

Loyal audience

Long-form reach

479k

@AnnieFuchsia

Popular Twitch streamer with dedicated audience

Interests

🎮 Gaming

👾 RPG

👩‍💻 Streaming

👭 Community

Strong Twitch presence

Engaged fans

Platform authority

417k

@harriesilver

Gaming & lifestyle content creator

Interests

🎮 Gaming

🧘‍♀️ Lifestyle

🍿 Entertainment

👾 RPG

Quality engagement

Audience alignment

Strong Instagram presence

166k

@alyskaplays

Interests

🎮 Gaming

🧘‍♀️ Lifestyle

👭 Community

🖼️ Aesthetic

Authentic content

Audience alignment

Niche appeal

28k

@2dkiri

Small-scale gamer with cozy style

Interests

🎮 Gaming

🖼️ Art

👭 Community

👾 Niche content

Engaged audience

Authentic style

Audience alignment

31k

@robodessert

Gaming creator with fun, costumed content

Interests

🎮 Gaming

🦹🏼‍♀️ Cosplay

🎭 Comedy

🎨 Creativity

Unique content

Fun personality

Audience alignment

46k

@xixi_playing

Cosy niche gaming content creator

Interests

🎮 Gaming

⭐️ Reviews

🧸 Cosy

👭 Community

Cosy niche fit

Engaged community

Organic clicks

153k

@gamingin60seconds

Creator producing short-form looping game content

Interests

🎮 Gaming

📱 Short-form

🎨 Creativity

👨‍🏫 Tutorials

Engaging format

Short-form style

Audience engagement

Strategy

Pepper’s proprietary tool combines data and human insight to optimise influencer and social marketing.
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Meet our Influencers

production

A hybrid approach combining authentic influencer content with paid amplification and Twitch live streams.

content

Phased content rollout: wishlist-building pre-launch, incentive-driven wishlist push, and sales-focused launch activations.

Strategies
  • Early access
  • Paid boosting
  • Phased rollout
  • Twitch streams
  • Audience targeting
  • Content variety
  • Research Insights

    Scope & Methodology

    Key Insights

    Strategic Recommendations

    Results

    Campaign Results

    Research statistics

    The campaign delivered authentic creator-first content across TikTok, Instagram, and Twitch. Boosted content drove over 38k clicks, with TikTok leading engagement. Twitch streamers streamed far beyond contracted hours, reinforcing positive sentiment and creating evergreen assets that positioned SteamWorld Heist II as a must-play release.

    The campaign delivered authentic creator-first content across TikTok, Instagram, and Twitch. Boosted content drove over 38k clicks, with TikTok leading engagement. Twitch streamers streamed far beyond contracted hours, reinforcing positive sentiment and creating evergreen assets that positioned SteamWorld Heist II as a must-play release.

    1.93m

    Impressions

    44.9k

    Engagements

    38.6k

    Clicks

    +95%

    CPC Efficiency

    1.93m

    Impressions

    community response

    Love the art style, wishlisted already!

    Ricochet mechanics remind me of Angry Birds in the best way possible. This looks so good!

    44.9k

    Engagements

    38.6k

    Clicks

    1.93m

    Impressions

    community response

    Love the art style, wishlisted already!

    Ricochet mechanics remind me of Angry Birds in the best way possible. This looks so good!

    44.9k

    Engagements

    Love the art style, wishlisted already!

    38.6k

    Clicks

    +95%

    CPC Efficiency

    1.93m

    Impressions

    44.9k

    Engagements

    Ricochet mechanics remind me of Angry Birds in the best way possible. This looks so good!

    1.93m

    Impressions

    community response

    Love the art style, wishlisted already!

    Ricochet mechanics remind me of Angry Birds in the best way possible. This looks so good!

    44.9k

    Engagements

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    Key Learnings

    Twitch retention strong

    Streamers exceeded contracted time with consistent viewer engagement.

    Gender split insight

    Audience skewed male (71%), but growth of female gamers signals future targeting opportunity.

    Boosting drives scale

    Paid content amplification critical to achieving clicks and impressions.

    TikTok dominates traffic

    78% of traffic and 79% of engagement came from TikTok.

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