Before playtesting: "level design should follow narrative"
After playtesting:
After playtesting:
January 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Before playtesting: "level design should follow narrative"
After playtesting:
After playtesting:
Playtesting is going well!
December 10, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Playtesting is going well!
April 12, 2026 at 9:05 PM
laughed so hard playtesting today that my stomach hurts. i love it.
May 28, 2026 at 1:14 AM
laughed so hard playtesting today that my stomach hurts. i love it.
How playtesting is going:
March 12, 2026 at 8:27 PM
How playtesting is going:
@ultimatechimera.bsky.social doing some vital playtesting for me
March 2, 2026 at 4:05 PM
@ultimatechimera.bsky.social doing some vital playtesting for me
140 ‘actually gonna do this’ tickets from playtesting… 90 fixed already.
Honestly, I don’t think I’m ever gonna ship a game without this level of public user feedback again. Playtesting has always been a part of my process, but my god the scale possible via these very straightforward tools nowadays
Honestly, I don’t think I’m ever gonna ship a game without this level of public user feedback again. Playtesting has always been a part of my process, but my god the scale possible via these very straightforward tools nowadays
October 2, 2026 at 8:00 AM
140 ‘actually gonna do this’ tickets from playtesting… 90 fixed already.
Honestly, I don’t think I’m ever gonna ship a game without this level of public user feedback again. Playtesting has always been a part of my process, but my god the scale possible via these very straightforward tools nowadays
Honestly, I don’t think I’m ever gonna ship a game without this level of public user feedback again. Playtesting has always been a part of my process, but my god the scale possible via these very straightforward tools nowadays
Crows playtesting, Derelict prototype! Crazy awesome shit happening at MCDM today!
February 19, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Crows playtesting, Derelict prototype! Crazy awesome shit happening at MCDM today!
Let’s talk playtesting, shall we?
After playtesting dozens of games for tabletop, PC/console, and installations, I've learned a thing or two about how to test well. So I figured it's a good time to remind folks about playtesting best practices while we're all hyped up with inspiration from GDC. 🧵
After playtesting dozens of games for tabletop, PC/console, and installations, I've learned a thing or two about how to test well. So I figured it's a good time to remind folks about playtesting best practices while we're all hyped up with inspiration from GDC. 🧵
March 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Let’s talk playtesting, shall we?
After playtesting dozens of games for tabletop, PC/console, and installations, I've learned a thing or two about how to test well. So I figured it's a good time to remind folks about playtesting best practices while we're all hyped up with inspiration from GDC. 🧵
After playtesting dozens of games for tabletop, PC/console, and installations, I've learned a thing or two about how to test well. So I figured it's a good time to remind folks about playtesting best practices while we're all hyped up with inspiration from GDC. 🧵
playtesting a game that's different every time and can surprise you, the designer, is more fun than playtesting a game that's always the same 100 times. the thought experiment of looking at an existing game and going "how could i make this a roguelite" is like designer catnip
September 30, 2026 at 11:04 PM
playtesting a game that's different every time and can surprise you, the designer, is more fun than playtesting a game that's always the same 100 times. the thought experiment of looking at an existing game and going "how could i make this a roguelite" is like designer catnip
imo playtesting should be in service of your vision, not deciding what the vision should be
Unpopular opinion, but a lot of this "doing it right" mentality is how we wind up with games all feeling the exact same.
Difficulty spikes, weird controls, ropey onboarding all of it critical to prevent games feeling like they're ground down and pumped out safe mush.
www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/s/...
Difficulty spikes, weird controls, ropey onboarding all of it critical to prevent games feeling like they're ground down and pumped out safe mush.
www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/s/...
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March 7, 2026 at 2:36 AM
imo playtesting should be in service of your vision, not deciding what the vision should be
Playtesting WHOLESOME ADVENTURE today, this grumpy dragon is in the game
September 17, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Playtesting WHOLESOME ADVENTURE today, this grumpy dragon is in the game
It's a wrap! Build 14, with one of the biggest, most complex and detailed sex scenes in FVNs, is now on the playtesting stage on our Patreon!
Everything looks good for the July 3rd release date!
If you want to join the playtesting group, head on to our Patreon!
www.patreon.com/MinotaurHote...
Everything looks good for the July 3rd release date!
If you want to join the playtesting group, head on to our Patreon!
www.patreon.com/MinotaurHote...
June 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM
It's a wrap! Build 14, with one of the biggest, most complex and detailed sex scenes in FVNs, is now on the playtesting stage on our Patreon!
Everything looks good for the July 3rd release date!
If you want to join the playtesting group, head on to our Patreon!
www.patreon.com/MinotaurHote...
Everything looks good for the July 3rd release date!
If you want to join the playtesting group, head on to our Patreon!
www.patreon.com/MinotaurHote...
Ork Gaslands in 20mm. Playtesting this weekend.
April 8, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Ork Gaslands in 20mm. Playtesting this weekend.
one can only imagine the playtesting session that brought about the existence of this big red go away arrow next to a completely featureless corner
May 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
one can only imagine the playtesting session that brought about the existence of this big red go away arrow next to a completely featureless corner
we just started playtesting on something cool and exciting that's almost done hehehehe
September 5, 2026 at 9:45 PM
we just started playtesting on something cool and exciting that's almost done hehehehe
August 22, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Playtesting for the European Tour DLC has begun 😎
August 15, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Playtesting for the European Tour DLC has begun 😎
board game playtesting night!!1
July 29, 2026 at 11:13 PM
board game playtesting night!!1
playtesting is my passion
February 6, 2026 at 8:28 AM
playtesting is my passion
Playtesting the funeral home with an aspiring ghost historian!
November 8, 2024 at 4:14 AM
Playtesting the funeral home with an aspiring ghost historian!
Something I did while playtesting VS Retro P2, featuring Metro's and Mace's 2nd forms!
October 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Something I did while playtesting VS Retro P2, featuring Metro's and Mace's 2nd forms!
July 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I took a board game I’ve been working on to GenCon to get feedback and these guys were my first playtest.
August 3, 2026 at 7:21 PM
I took a board game I’ve been working on to GenCon to get feedback and these guys were my first playtest.