28 Online Marketing Games

From App-Connected Commercials to Shoppable Dress-Up Games

With the rise of social gaming, there's a huge opportunity for brands to create marketing games that are able to show off the features of a new product or service, offer incentives or even just a fun way to pass the time.

These examples of gamification take the form of apps or experiences that encourage play in real life. By nature, most games are fun, which is what makes them great for giving mundane products a boost. Although there are plenty of games that will satisfy your need for action or adventure, sometimes a game doesn't even have to be exciting for it to be successful, as proven by the extremely frustrating Flappy Bird, or classic arcade games with a nostalgia factor. Taco Bell's 'The Waiting Game' is a fantastic example of how a game can be intentionally tedious, boring, and still something that people want to play because there's a desirable prize to be won at the end.

SCORE
5.9 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America
GENERATION
  • Gen Alpha
  • Gen X
  • Gen Z (primary audience)
  • Millennial (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 86%
Activity 84%
Freshness 8%
Kinetic Racetrack-Building Games
CATEGORY
Autos
Kinetic Racetrack-Building Games
Interactive Injury Games
CATEGORY
Autos
Interactive Injury Games
Interactive Gaming Campaigns
CATEGORY
Marketing
Interactive Gaming Campaigns
Unifying Sports Campaigns
CATEGORY
Marketing
Unifying Sports Campaigns
App-Connected Commercials
CATEGORY
Marketing
App-Connected Commercials
Tedious Lineup Games
CATEGORY
Tech
Tedious Lineup Games
Urinal Football Games
CATEGORY
Lifestyle
Urinal Football Games
Mobile Phone-Snooping Games
CATEGORY
Tech
Mobile Phone-Snooping Games
Fantasy World Cup Apps
CATEGORY
Tech
Fantasy World Cup Apps
Online Soccer Scavenger Hunts
CATEGORY
Lifestyle
Online Soccer Scavenger Hunts
Facebook-Controlled Foosball Tables
CATEGORY
Marketing
Facebook-Controlled Foosball Tables
Workout-Encouraging Subway Stations
CATEGORY
Marketing
Workout-Encouraging Subway Stations
Song Snatching Apps
CATEGORY
Tech
Song Snatching Apps
Retro Diner Arcade Apps
CATEGORY
Tech
Retro Diner Arcade Apps
Playful Soccer Vending Machines
CATEGORY
Lifestyle
Playful Soccer Vending Machines
Period Arcade Games
CATEGORY
Tech
Period Arcade Games
Competitive Vending Machines
CATEGORY
Lifestyle
Competitive Vending Machines
Interactive Melting Advertisements
CATEGORY
Tech
Interactive Melting Advertisements
Shark-Inspired Automotive Games
CATEGORY
Autos
Shark-Inspired Automotive Games
Gamified Social Accounts
CATEGORY
Marketing
Gamified Social Accounts
Mind-Controlled Gaming Billboards
CATEGORY
Marketing
Mind-Controlled Gaming Billboards
Soccer Hospitality Campaigns
CATEGORY
Marketing
Soccer Hospitality Campaigns
Shoppable Dress-Up Games
CATEGORY
Tech
Shoppable Dress-Up Games
Interactive Avatar-Making Billboards
CATEGORY
Marketing
Interactive Avatar-Making Billboards
World Cup Fry Packaging
CATEGORY
Tech
World Cup Fry Packaging
Interactive Social Adventure Games
CATEGORY
Marketing
Interactive Social Adventure Games

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