GCAP 2017

Receiving a 92% positive rating on Steam and a average of 70% from press Screencheat’s lifespan is one of bad decisions and poor timing. The most interesting of these is our favourite review from our fans simply put *Thumbs Down* “Multiplayer is Dead”. User reviews are a notorious place to find unwarranted and unwarranted criticism for our games that’s often crude, unintelligible and crass. But what if we look past the rough veneer and find out what in our games drives derision.

This talk uses Screencheat’s design and production decisions to discuss how those features affected the games perception by the players and the press. Normally we discuss features in terms of cost of development and their raw design value. This talks is about the dirty fact that when you sell a product you still need to think about it as a product for a consumer even if it’s art.

Come to Multiplayer is Dead to find out why Screencheat failed to capture a significant audience and how you can think about design in terms of its perception and not just it’s quality.