Steam Playtest
Steam Playtest is a new feature built right into Steam, allowing you to invite players to test your game. It is designed to make it easy for developers to get feedback from players without having to manage keys or external mailing lists. You can enable a Playtest from your Steamworks settings, and players can request access directly from your store page. Once approved, they can download and play your game, and you can manage access and gather feedback through the Steam platform. This feature aims to streamline the playtesting process, making it more accessible and efficient for both developers and players.
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Antidote
Antidote is an all-in-one playtesting and user research platform designed to help game studios gather actionable insights from real players. It offers a suite of tools for data collection and analysis, including built-in surveys, gameplay, face recording, think-aloud comments, mobile screen touches, controller inputs, game events, and integration with Steam and Xbox Connect. It supports various data analysis features such as survey analysis, word cloud and sentiment analysis, think-aloud transcripts, emotion detection, AI insights, annotations, and automated reports. Game distribution options include launch protection and watermarking, local installation, cloud streaming, and third-party distribution through platforms like Steam, Epic, TestFlight, and Google Play. Antidote also provides access management features like team and community management.
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Playtester
Playtester is a free platform that helps gamers discover and join alphas, betas, and playtests for upcoming games across Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, and more. Built by a solo designer/developer, it offers a clean, ad-free experience for players and an easy way for indie developers to get valuable feedback.
Since launching three months ago, Playtester has featured 600+ games, welcomed 40,000+ visitors, and introduced features like Direct Install for Steam demos and an Android app (iOS coming soon).
Whether you’re a gamer looking for early access games or a developer seeking testers, Playtester makes it simple to connect and play what’s next.
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playtesting.games
playtesting.games is a platform designed to facilitate feedback-driven development for mobile game studios. It offers services that enable developers to test early and often, allowing them to learn from "churned" users, try out tutorial concepts, run tests on different games, and decide what to continue working on. It supports testing different difficulty levels of AI with ease, helping developers find what increases their KPIs the most. Users can choose to work with playtesting.games' tester community or bring their own community for playtesting. Additionally, It collaborates with Steve Bromley, a renowned games user researcher, to provide unbiased, world-class quality playtesting and reliable results for important game design decisions. Customers have praised the platform for its affordability and the valuable insights gained from screen and audio recordings during game sessions.
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