Indie DB

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

This private playtest, starting in February, will focus on refining the thrilling dungeon crawling aspects of the game. Embark on an exclusive journey into the core of Blood & Chaos.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Everyone must be online from 14h to 18h on Discord because this is ‘when things get done’ and we can all do brainstorms, playtests and all that.” The company started creating multiplayer games because the founding members wanted to playtest games together. “We do have some rules that were inspired by a friend that works at Valve.

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Indie DB

APRIL 19, 2024

We are excited to announce that the first public alpha Playtest for Over The Top: WWI will be from the 13th till 14th April 2024!

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Indie DB

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Details of the update for Playtest #27 which is live from now until October 13th 12PM AET!

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Indie DB

JULY 9, 2023

Details of the update for Playtest #24 which is live from July 7th 12PM AET until July 14th 12PM AET!

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Indie DB

AUGUST 25, 2023

Apply for a chance to playtest the game in our store page. Preorder is now LIVE!

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 14, 2023

One vital approach used during game development is playtesting. So, what is playtesting and how is it an essential part of game development? What is a playtest? A playtest is a method to see what works in terms of gameplay mechanics. Let’s find out.

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Indie DB

MARCH 29, 2025

The Steam Playtest for Pompeii: The Legacy is live until March 31 as part of the Steam City Builder & Colony Sim Fest! Experience an engaging tutorial with full voice acting, city-building mechanics, and dynamic events shaping your story. As a solo developer.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 9, 2024

No amount of playtesting is ever enough,” he says. “I No amount of playtesting is ever enough. I tried to ensure I heard all the players’ opinions and did many playtests with thousands of players, but there were still flaws at release.” I tried to ensure I heard all the players’ opinions, but there were still flaws at release.”

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

This aspect is often overlooked by smaller teams but playtesting played a pivotal role in the development of LIMBO. This approach creates a sense of wonder and discovery, empowering players to feel ‘agency’ as they explore the game. It’s a design method unlike many other games and something that took me time to fully grasp.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

We know what we need to do, but perhaps our playtesters can meet us half-way It also means blind and low-vision players can play with sighted players. The game could involve many innovations, unless we stuff it up by avoiding player discomfort.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

To make sure all upgrades and weapons are properly balanced, Game Swing does playtests throughout development. But we use both internal and external playtests a lot to determine what is right for the project. So while the protagonists are upgrading their gear and abilities, so are the bloodsucking freaks that are out to kill them.

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Indie DB

MAY 25, 2024

Experience a first person rogue-like dungeon crawler with turn based actions.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Playtesting Patrik Nagy , a 20-year-old software development student from Hungary, began working on simple games at age 12, driven by a passion for programming and game development. No amount of playtesting is ever enough, he says. Kaye embraced the use of Large Language Models, which he credits with saving valuable time.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Here's how playtesting helped Whitethorn Games refine the process. Ideally, accessibility is a primary design goal, not an afterthought.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 30, 2025

And of course, balancing everything like coding, art, marketing, and playtesting can be exhausting. Playtesting is a huge part of the process, but also biased if you find yourself asking the same individuals for help. Motivation can also be tricky. When you hit a roadblock, theres no teammate to bounce ideas off of or push you forward.

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Indie DB

JULY 28, 2024

We are Accepting Players for the Play test right Now! For this reason game is delayed one week and the official launch date is August 1.

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Indie DB

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Survival deep sea horror online co-op game for 1-4.

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Indie DB

APRIL 8, 2024

The time has come to experience the Knightborn journey! I'm excited to announce the release of the first playable build to a select group of 141 testers.

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Game Wisdom

JULY 12, 2023

Why Playtesting Your Game Matters Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" We’re discussing playtesting for today’s Critical Thought — why it matters, what to focus on, and how it changes during a game’s development.…

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Indie DB

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

A multiplayer survival/fighting game influenced by the Hunger Games series.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

We already conducted lots of playtests with children from the age group 10-12 years and really feel that we have hit upon a great formula for the game. SenAm plans to build upon the 10-minute demo thats out now to try and release the game in Oktober 2026. That is if they can get the financing in place.

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Jesper Juul

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Commodore 64 games were usually so challenging as to be impossible – playtesting was not yet formalized or required – and especially European magazines regularly published cheat codes in the form of programs and POKEs that would modify the game program, making the games playable and completeable after all.

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Raph Koster

MARCH 3, 2025

Lastly, I wanted to share some images from recent playtests, because, wow, players have dazzled us with their creations. We will be keeping up this content drumbeat throughout the campaign, of course, so there’s weeks left of this grueling pace.

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 31, 2017

I’ve created a playtesting log and I’ve done 11 tests so far. If you want to learn more about record-keeping and playtesting, I’ve got a great article for you to check out. I take my own advice, and this is what my playtesting log looks like. These tests can all be classified as “movement tests.”

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 3, 2024

It has also announced the launch of its platform, which enables players to create 3D games via text and speech prompts, on Steam Playtest. Generative AI platform Bitmagic has raised $4 million in a seed funding round led by Korea Investment Partners.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 25, 2021

I’ve written before about the usefulness of documenting your playtesting. It contains both pragmatic advice and a primer to the mindset I want you to take into playtesting. Now your game is ready for blind playtesting. Send your game to new blind playtesters. Need help on your board game? Don’t interfere.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 3, 2024

“Talk with the players and do lots of playtesting. As MysticDev prepares to release the demo of Chasmal Fear during Steam Next Fest in February, the Mojsovski brothers picked a couple of streamers to help playtest the game. “We’re Then, analyze their feedback. We love making games, but those games are made for the players.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

McAllister previously founded Player Research in 2012, a user research and playtesting studio, which he left in 2019. He then founded TeamSync, a studio specialising in keeping teams aligned during development.

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Grumpy Gamer

MAY 11, 2020

During the TWP playtests, I watch players right-click to skip dialog so fast that it didn’t even register something came on the screen. If you have ever watched someone playtest something you’ve done, you will know the feeling. Much like when TWP launched, people have been asking for right-click to skip dialog in Delores.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 13, 2024

Multiple creators asked for key codes to gain access to the playtest and are asked to sign a contract. As reported by PCGamesN , the move came after streamer Brandon Larned shared some contract details on social media. Extremely disappointed in Marvel Rivals. The contract signs away your right to negatively review the game. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 7, 2024

It is currently working on a "non-lethal FPS" for which it intends to hold monthly playtests. Though based in Malmö, Sweden, the team – which already employs 25 developers – works remotely and includes talent from Riot Games, CD Projekt Red, and Ubisoft. Read more

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The GameDev Guru

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Learn the basics of the Unity Immediate Window package by solving a critical challenge in Game Development: Automating Playtests!

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 7, 2024

We entered Steam Festivals, ran regular playtests and used social media.” Marketing Rebots was another area where FlatPonies had to learn and adapt. We’ve tried a lot of things, a lot of which didn’t work,” Porkoláb admits. “We

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Indie DB

JULY 23, 2023

Want to know more about the beta or join the playtest yourself? Hey there, fellow Catz! Today I want to announce the start of ZpellCatz' closed beta.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This trade body aims to offer game makers presentations, playtesting nights, and promotion opportunites for local professionals. Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The games networking event, Unwind, has become the South Australian Games Association. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 29, 2024

The more traditional and obvious methods, like playtests, player surveys, market research, and in-game analytics, are useful for understanding what it is people enjoy to play. As game developers, we need to understand not only what players like to play, but also the why behind it. There are a range of methods to answer the two questions.

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