improved overall quality and player comprehension

We approached Steve in the middle of our dev cycle to validate our controls and difficulty on a platform that we were unfamiliar with. Working with Steve was incredibly easy […]

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We approached Steve in the middle of our dev cycle to validate our controls and difficulty on a platform that we were unfamiliar with.

Working with Steve was incredibly easy and very useful, watching the testing and reading the breakdown gave us great insight into how players were reacting and what they were learning. This led us to make great strives,Ā improving overall quality and player comprehension.

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Steve Bromley is an expert user researcher, who works with studios of all sizes to run playtests, and integrate user research into the game development process.

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