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The Simple Math Behind Advergaming Wins

Karina

August 04, 202510 min

What is Advergaming?


An advergame is a video game made chiefly to promote a product, service, or cause. The play itself carries the message.


Where It Started And How It Grew

 

1996. General Mills slips a non‑violent shooter called Chex Quest into 5.7 million cereal boxes. The giveaway bumps sales and wins an Effie award.

 

Early 2000s. Flash microsites let snack brands ship quick arcade titles.

 

2024. More than 500 branded games live on Roblox, up from 150 two years before.

 

Three formats of advergaming you will meet most often:

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Why Now? Market Forces Behind the Advergaming Boom

 

Audiences spend more time in game worlds than in news feeds

 

Attention has migrated. If your media mix is still built around passive display or thirty‑second pre‑rolls, you are talking to a shrinking audience.

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