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The 4 Ingredients of Effective Games User Research

The 4 Ingredients of Effective Games User Research

Posted by Jozef Kulik, April 15, 2026 at 6:52 PM
When people talk about running playtests, the focus tends to go straight to logistics.

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Jozef Kulik
by Jozef Kulik
on September 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM

Want to beat competitors’ games? Playtest ‘em! Testing in Games User Research is typically associated with playtesting one’s own game. But as the market becomes more competitive, we are now seeing ...

PlaytestCloud Team
by PlaytestCloud Team
on March 27, 2023 at 6:00 AM

In this blog post What is a Longitudinal Playtest Running a Longitudinal Playtest 3 Tips to Help Plan Your Longitudinal Playtest The Benefits of Longitudinal Playtesting The Different Use Cases for ...

PlaytestCloud Team
by PlaytestCloud Team
on February 23, 2023 at 6:00 AM

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Steve Bromley
by Steve Bromley
on January 31, 2023 at 6:00 AM

Be sure to read all three articles in this series: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

Gareth Lloyd
by Gareth Lloyd
on November 16, 2020 at 6:00 AM

Competitor analysis playtesting is a user research methodology that works wonderfully well in determining best practices for player experience in games. They are very flexible and can be used at ...