Start Running Playtests Today - Exclusive Black Friday Discount
40% off the Playtest Kit, with an extra bonus if you're quick!
Hello friends.
I spend a lot of time talking to game developers about playtesting. In those chats, I hear the same problems time and time again…
"It's hard to find real players to take part"
"We don’t have time to playtest"
"It’ll just tell me problems I already know"
"It's hard & take ages to deal with the messy data"
"I’m not sure I’m doing it right. Am I biasing my results?"
"I don’t have the tools I need to run a playtest"
Sounds familiar, right?
Playtesting made simple
In my career, I’ve worked on 50+ games, and been responsible for over 30,000 player hours of playtests. I’ve worked on big and small games, across every genre, with teams of all sizes.
I’ve dealt with all of these problems.
I created The Playtest Kit to solve those problems for you.
"...the perfect tool for game development teams of any size."
Jo Haslam, Design Director at Snap Finger Click
The Playtest Kit contains 70+ guides, processes and templates condensing the expertise of professional UX researchers into a simple package. Everything game developers need to start running professional quality UX research and playtests, including:
Work out what to playtest, and when is the best time
Create a reliable panel of playtesters, ready to be called upon whenever needed
Design live and unmoderated playtests and UX research studies
Write a survey
Avoid leaks and bias from your playtest
Interpret the data and take the right action
Ultimately, everything you need to find the fun, fix usability & UX issues, balance game difficulty, progression or currencies and make evidence-based decisions about design, mechanics, FTUE, retention, balance and more...
And for this weekend only, it’s 40% off.
40% Discount Black Friday → Cyber Monday
"... makes playtesting feel not only less overwhelming, but genuinely more effective. It's a must-read for new developers and veterans alike..."
Morgan Baker, Accessibility Lead & Game Designer
Just for this weekend, you can get the Playtest Kit at 40% off - meaning you can get started with playtesting immediately.
Use the code BlackFriday or click the link below to get the discount applied automatically.
Exclusive Bonus for Friday
"...there's so much to take away here, it feels like getting a consultant in at a fraction of the cost..."
Dan Marshall, BAFTA-winning indie dev, Size Five Games
If you pick up The Playtest Kit on Friday, you’ll also get one hour’s free consulting from me, on any topic you want.
I’ve come across every sort of playtesting + user research problem, run hundreds of UX playtests, and helped teams of all sizes integrate UX and research into how they develop successful games.
Some topics we could cover together are…
How to make the most of internal or external playtests
Reviewing work being done by you or your team
Writing a study design together
Work out the most important research you should be running to de-risk development
Where to find good playtesters for your game
Training you or your team on a research method
Or anything else that your team needs. (If you are a student, and pick up the Playtest Kit, we could look at your career development!)
To qualify, simply purchase The Playtest Kit before midnight PST on Friday 25th November. I’ll then drop you an email to arrange a time for our consulting call.
"...Perfect for people new to the game scene and want to learn industry-standard practice, or for veterans who want to streamline their process..."
Scott Brebner - Senior Game Designer at Glowmade
Thanks friends.
Look out for new articles in December (including our free guide to internal playtests!)
Steve 🦆