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We've playtested over 400 indie games, almost all of them had bugs and issues. We ran some analysis and today we're revealing the top mistakes these games made and how you can avoid them.
Looking to top the Steam Next Fest charts? here's what to pay attention to:
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Shoutout to @WePlaytestGames
They do playtests of your game. I tried it out and got a lot of very well narrated feedback. I'm sure a lot of other indie devs will find it useful like I did.
The first playtest is free so you have nothing to lose, check em out!
#indiedev #gamedev
Are you looking for genuine first-time player feedback on your game before Steam Next Fest? We're running some special deals - weplaytestgames.com/next-fes…
These include our new report that summarizes everything you need to fix so you don't have to review every playtest manually.
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The good folks at @WePlaytestGames did a commentary playthrough of my LockLine playtest:
youtube.com/watch?v=eUZNgtS1…
Equal parts enlightening and entertaining, at least for me 😁
Go take a look if you're curious about the gameplay!
We Playtest Games retweeted
Nothing beats watching a player jump straight into your demo and say it's super easy to understand and well made without even needing the tutorial 😭❤️
Huge thanks to @WePlaytestGames
for spending 30+ minutes with multiple runs and giving such honest feedback
Links below! 👇⚔️
We Playtest Games retweeted
@WePlaytestGames covered Cubic Color Confusion. Big thanks for that!
youtube.com/watch?v=I2roE3JM…
Enjoyed viewing that quite a bit!
Play the demo yourself right now: store.steampowered.com/app/4…
Want your game streamed to hundreds of viewers? Game streaming has now launched!
It's as easy as selecting how many viewers you want and purchasing.
You can get started via the streaming page in your dashboard: app.weplaytestgames.com/dash…
We've added the ability to tip playtesters! You can click the little icon beside their name on any of your accepted playtests to send them a tip if someone did an exceptionally good job.
100% of the money after transaction fees goes to the playtester.
We Playtest Games retweeted
This is a great read! One of the biggest mistakes that indie developers do is not give the player a proper tutorial.
If you've noticed on my streams of me quiting out of games early or quickly is because the tutorial either tells me what an action does after I've done it, 10 minutes after acquiring a new ability and how to use it, or not at all.
Guiding the player early in the game is a big issue as well with some games.
The players needs to know what to do next. And, honestly, there are millions of other games out there. If the game doesn't catch the interest of players (personally, I give the game 15 minutes) then they'll simply move on.
But, give this post a read. Its a good one.
In just under 6 months of being live we've now playtested over 2000 games!
We wrote a post on Reddit covering the top 10 mistakes these games made and how you can fix them in your own game: reddit.com/r/IndieDev/commen…
In just under 6 months of being live we've now playtested over 2000 games!
We wrote a post on Reddit covering the top 10 mistakes these games made and how you can fix them in your own game: reddit.com/r/IndieDev/commen…
We Playtest Games retweeted
A professional tester played my game. I was not ready for his reaction 🥹
Huge thanks to @WePlaytestGames.
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #tactical #roguelite
Been busy contacting indie game streamers on Twitch to let them know about our new service but most don't have email's listed or good ways to contact them.
If anyone knows of places where indie game streamers hang out please let me know.
Did you know we have a page listing all our playtesters? It has filters so you can find the perfect playtester for your game.
app.weplaytestgames.com/play…
We're launching a new game streaming service! Game developers pay to have their game streamed. Streamers get paid to stream them.
We're building up our streamer base first, if you'd like to take part have a read of the article and sign up!
weplaytestgames.com/blog/lau…
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Finding the right people to work with is one of the hardest parts of gamedev so I'm going to share a list of some folks who have really come through for me:
- Foley / SFX Design: Valentin Cochet has done amazing work for me on both my games @coc_val (honorable mention: @Case_Portman I haven't hired him yet, but his stuff is amazing too!)
- Pixel Art: @theBlurryBox has done all the pixel art for both Spellmasons and Some of You May Die, highly recommend
- Playtesting: @WePlaytestGames has an awesome platform to order playtests a la carte. I've used it twice now.
- Game footage recording and editing: @TheRealIndie does fantastic work and has helped me produce many Short form videos
- Concept Art: Olga Jaworska (olgajaworska on artstation) does fantastic work, she did many of the wizard portraits in Spellmasons (pictured below)
If you know trustworthy people in the industry worth working with please give them a shout-out in the comments!
ALT A wizard with a glowing orb of energy
We're looking for more streamers who'd like to be paid to play new Indie Games
- Set your own price
- Choose which games you'll play
- Stream in any way you like
Does this sound interesting? Sign up or learn more here: weplaytestgames.com/streamer…
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Do you stream indie games on Twitch? Want to get paid for it?
You set your own price, what games you accept, and how you play them. Game studios then pay to have streamers like you play their game.
If that sounds interesting, you can sign up here: app.weplaytestgames.com/regi…
Do you stream indie games on Twitch? Want to get paid for it?
You set your own price, what games you accept, and how you play them. Game studios then pay to have streamers like you play their game.
If that sounds interesting, you can sign up here: app.weplaytestgames.com/regi…
We Playtest Games retweeted
Thank you @WePlaytestGames for your play through of the Dig Too Deep demo!
Your feedback was a great addition that we'll certainly be utilizing as we continue to build. Hope you enjoyed your time throwing goblins!
Check out their video here: youtube.com/watch?v=yfEYniJH…
We Playtest Games retweeted
Thank you @WePlaytestGames
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Hey indie devs, that's an amazing channel to playtest your games! (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)