We are a boutique studio bringing our creative and development expertise to:

DIGITAL MARKETING CAMPAIGNS

CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT

LEAD GENERATION AND CONVERSION

GAMES AND GAMEIFICATION

DIGITAL MARKETING CAMPAIGNS

LEAD GENERATION AND CONVERSION

Lets Get Started

  • Making a website
  • Making a game
  • Gameify my marketing
  • Something else!

BRING YOUR CUSTOMER ENGAGMENT TO LIFE!

GAME MAKERS MAKE GREAT DIGITAL MARKETERS

NO, REALLY. HERE'S WHY:

Long before the wireframes or a single line of code, a product marketing specialist from Cantankerous Games will spend time getting to know your product and your customers. We’ll show you what matters to them about your product and what excites them about your brand.

Analytics will tell us the story today, but the new story we tell about your product and your company will turn your customers into the loyal brand ambassadors of tomorrow.

GAME MAKERS MAKE GREAT DIGITAL MARKETERS

NO, REALLY. HERE’S WHY:

Long before the wireframes or a single line of code, a product marketing specialist from Cantankerous Games will spend time getting to know your product and your customers. We’ll show you what matters to them about your product and what excites them about your brand.

Analytics will tell us the story today, but the new story we tell about your product and your company will turn your customers into the loyal brand ambassadors of tomorrow.

REMEMBER GAMIFICATION SHOULD BE FUN!

REMEMBER GAMIFICATION SHOULD BE FUN!

REMEMBER GAMIFICATION SHOULD BE FUN!

Whether you’re looking to position a product with an ad-based game, or win hearts and minds with a shareable digital experience, the game makers and content specialists at Cantakerous Games know how to keep things fun for your customers while you achieve your strategic goals.

Whether you’re looking to position a product with an ad-based game, or win hearts and minds with a shareable digital experience, the game makers and content specialists at Cantakerous Games know how to keep things fun for your customers while you achieve your strategic goals.

Lets Get Started

  • Making a website
  • Making a game
  • Gameify my marketing
  • Something else!

OUR GAMES

OUR GAMES

Why You Have NO Business in Indie 4 years ago But don’t worry, you’re not the only one. Let’s set the scene. You’re playing a game, or maybe watching a stream or a YouTube video. Suddenly, it hits you...  You can do this!You are going to be an indie game developer. After all, it’s easier than ever. Gone are the days of boxes on store… Continue Reading
Intergalactic Cat Rescue has a Trailer! 4 years ago It finally happened... After many, many years in development (way too many years if we're being honest), Cantankerous' first iOS arcade game has a trailer: Watch on YouTube! One day soon, we'll share more about the journey and how a few friends deciding to make games as a hobby turned into a small Canadian game… Continue Reading
Pitching Your Game off a Cliff 4 years ago Imagine you’re that cartoon coyote that runs himself off a cliff and gets left treading air. You have about 8 seconds to sort things out out before you’re a distant plume of dust on the canyon floor below. Photo by Dmitry Kornienko from FreeImages Your average viewer spends about the same amount of time (6-10… Continue Reading
Hooking Content Marketers with Narrative Games 5 years ago The easiest way to frame narrative games is as having a defined beginning, middle and end, like a book. There may be some branching paths, but your goal as a designer is to maximize player fun and engagement. Compare that to procedural games, (roguelikes/lites) that have no defined end. The player instead has fun by… Continue Reading
Why You Have NO Business in Indie 4 years ago But don’t worry, you’re not the only one. Let’s set the scene. You’re playing a game, or maybe watching a stream or a YouTube video. Suddenly, it hits you...  You can do this!You are going to be an indie game developer. After all, it’s easier than ever. Gone are the days of boxes on store… Continue Reading
Intergalactic Cat Rescue has a Trailer! 4 years ago It finally happened... After many, many years in development (way too many years if we're being honest), Cantankerous' first iOS arcade game has a trailer: Watch on YouTube! One day soon, we'll share more about the journey and how a few friends deciding to make games as a hobby turned into a small Canadian game… Continue Reading
Pitching Your Game off a Cliff 4 years ago Imagine you’re that cartoon coyote that runs himself off a cliff and gets left treading air. You have about 8 seconds to sort things out out before you’re a distant plume of dust on the canyon floor below. Photo by Dmitry Kornienko from FreeImages Your average viewer spends about the same amount of time (6-10… Continue Reading
Hooking Content Marketers with Narrative Games 5 years ago The easiest way to frame narrative games is as having a defined beginning, middle and end, like a book. There may be some branching paths, but your goal as a designer is to maximize player fun and engagement. Compare that to procedural games, (roguelikes/lites) that have no defined end. The player instead has fun by… Continue Reading

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