How to Get Featured in Polygon
Polygon draws about 13.7 million monthly visits, holds a domain rating of 86, and publishes in about a week.
Criticism, not coverage
Polygon covers games, film and television, and its register is closer to cultural criticism than to news. Pieces argue something. That is a higher bar than a news site and it produces a different kind of coverage: a Polygon feature about a game is about what the game means, not what is in it.
At a domain rating of 86 it is also the most authoritative gaming title on our list, which is partly a consequence of that editorial standard.
The routes in
Games with something to say, particularly independent and narrative work.
Developer and creator interviews.
Film and television with a genre or fandom dimension.
Industry and culture analysis.
A placed feature, written and approved by you before it runs. That is what we handle, and it is a different product from an editor there choosing to write about you.
How long it takes
About a week. About average. Plan for the top of the range rather than the bottom, and remember your own approval sits inside the window rather than after it.
Links and indexing
Nofollow. No ranking authority passes, which is normal at a domain rating of 86. Buy it for the audience and the name, not for your rankings.
It indexes and AI engines read it, so the piece works as a citation when someone asks an assistant about you, not only as a link.
What gets turned down
Products with nothing to argue about.
Marketing framing, which the register does not accommodate.
Pitches that treat the site as a review queue.
Who it suits
Independent game studios with narrative or artistic ambition. Developers and creators with a perspective. Genre film and television. Anyone whose work rewards being thought about rather than listed.
The short version
13.7 million monthly visits, domain rating 86, nofollow, about a week. The most authoritative games title on our list and the one that will think about your work rather than describe it.
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Frequently asked questions
01How do you get featured in Polygon?
Three routes: pitch an editor directly, be quoted as an expert in a piece they are already writing, or use a placement service. We write the article, you approve every word, and we secure the placement. Polygon draws about 13.7 million monthly visits and publishes in about a week.
02How long does it take to get published in Polygon?
About about a week from approval to publication, against a market average of roughly two weeks. Your own review sits inside that window rather than after it.
03Does Polygon give a do-follow link?
Polygon marks its outbound links nofollow, so no ranking authority passes. It is bought for the audience and the name. It is still indexed and still read by AI engines, which cite by content rather than by link attribute.
04How is Polygon different from other gaming sites?
Its register. Polygon writes closer to cultural criticism than to news, so a piece is about what a game means rather than what is in it. That produces more durable coverage and sets a higher bar: a product with nothing to argue about is a poor fit however good it is.
