Insights on indie game development, playtesting, and game design.
Almost a third of indie games we tested in 2026 shipped audio that hurt players on launch. 382 games, 1,029 playtester observations on what went wrong.
More than a third of indie games we tested in 2026 left players asking 'what am I supposed to do?' What we saw across 427 games and 1,139 playtester observations.
Nearly half of every indie game we tested in 2026 shipped with a broken tutorial. What we saw across 505 games and 1,306 playtester observations, and how to fix it.