Steve Bromley
@stevebromley.bsky.social
🎮 Games User Research Consultant, author of “How To Be A Games User Researcher” | Horizon, SingStar, LittleBigPlanet, PlayStation VR & more 🤫 | Make games players love: http://gamesuserresearch.com 👾
Played ‘and Roger’ this weekend.
Can’t say too much about it, but it will stick with me for a long time.
Can’t say too much about it, but it will stick with me for a long time.
September 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Played ‘and Roger’ this weekend.
Can’t say too much about it, but it will stick with me for a long time.
Can’t say too much about it, but it will stick with me for a long time.
The Age of Man is … approx a couple of weeks?
September 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The Age of Man is … approx a couple of weeks?
Puzzle gaming today - played through Time Flies, and Ooo, with Blue Prince next.
I always think puzzle games are interesting from a playtesting perspective - specifically how to balance the intended difficulty bs frustration.
I always think puzzle games are interesting from a playtesting perspective - specifically how to balance the intended difficulty bs frustration.
September 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Puzzle gaming today - played through Time Flies, and Ooo, with Blue Prince next.
I always think puzzle games are interesting from a playtesting perspective - specifically how to balance the intended difficulty bs frustration.
I always think puzzle games are interesting from a playtesting perspective - specifically how to balance the intended difficulty bs frustration.
Worryingly, life membership of the Tate is only 25 years. What do they know that I don't?
September 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Worryingly, life membership of the Tate is only 25 years. What do they know that I don't?
I recently enjoyed the book LAN Party, with its many pictures bringing back memories of late, nerdy, nights.
September 8, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I recently enjoyed the book LAN Party, with its many pictures bringing back memories of late, nerdy, nights.
Some early thinking of what levers we can pull on, to help encourage game development stakeholders to prioritise (and act on) research studies.
New article on this coming up shortly, which will be shared on the mailing list at gamesuserresearch.com.
New article on this coming up shortly, which will be shared on the mailing list at gamesuserresearch.com.
August 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Some early thinking of what levers we can pull on, to help encourage game development stakeholders to prioritise (and act on) research studies.
New article on this coming up shortly, which will be shared on the mailing list at gamesuserresearch.com.
New article on this coming up shortly, which will be shared on the mailing list at gamesuserresearch.com.
Picked up this new hardware “synthetic user”.
Will be using it for research studies where teams accept AI participants - saves on SaaS subscription fees.
Will be using it for research studies where teams accept AI participants - saves on SaaS subscription fees.
August 6, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Picked up this new hardware “synthetic user”.
Will be using it for research studies where teams accept AI participants - saves on SaaS subscription fees.
Will be using it for research studies where teams accept AI participants - saves on SaaS subscription fees.
If you’re at Develop, pick up a copy of MCV/Develop magazine, to see this handsome chap in print (and in person!)
July 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
If you’re at Develop, pick up a copy of MCV/Develop magazine, to see this handsome chap in print (and in person!)
Enjoyed Thronglets - short, narrative based, well paced - perfect for mobile!
April 26, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Enjoyed Thronglets - short, narrative based, well paced - perfect for mobile!
So many edge cases, but here’s an attempt at a decision tree for picking a GUR method:
(An older attempt is on my website, focused on just the opinions vs behaviour dimensions).
What big ideas are missing here?
(An older attempt is on my website, focused on just the opinions vs behaviour dimensions).
What big ideas are missing here?
April 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
So many edge cases, but here’s an attempt at a decision tree for picking a GUR method:
(An older attempt is on my website, focused on just the opinions vs behaviour dimensions).
What big ideas are missing here?
(An older attempt is on my website, focused on just the opinions vs behaviour dimensions).
What big ideas are missing here?
Looking forward to the adventures of Joel and Eddie
April 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Looking forward to the adventures of Joel and Eddie
A potential new Banksy that wasn’t there yesterday
April 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A potential new Banksy that wasn’t there yesterday
How does it know?
April 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
How does it know?
Either the lyrics to 1933’s 42nd Street had amazing predictive powers, or AI just makes plausible sounding answers up…
March 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Either the lyrics to 1933’s 42nd Street had amazing predictive powers, or AI just makes plausible sounding answers up…
No regrets about my character name [spoilers for a 20 year old game]
February 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
No regrets about my character name [spoilers for a 20 year old game]
People have forgotten the before times.
In Jedi Academy (2003), the objective is to get into this building - but this door is *not* the way in.
So much time walking around lost in this game…
In Jedi Academy (2003), the objective is to get into this building - but this door is *not* the way in.
So much time walking around lost in this game…
January 1, 2025 at 4:13 PM
People have forgotten the before times.
In Jedi Academy (2003), the objective is to get into this building - but this door is *not* the way in.
So much time walking around lost in this game…
In Jedi Academy (2003), the objective is to get into this building - but this door is *not* the way in.
So much time walking around lost in this game…
Is there any famous artist with fewer listens, than Brian Wilson’s supergroup ‘California Music’?
November 30, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Is there any famous artist with fewer listens, than Brian Wilson’s supergroup ‘California Music’?
Today’s old man shouting at cloud:
The Nintendo Music lineup is quite disappointing for someone nostalgic for the nineties. Three N64 games? One GameCube soundtrack? No smash bros?
The Nintendo Music lineup is quite disappointing for someone nostalgic for the nineties. Three N64 games? One GameCube soundtrack? No smash bros?
November 24, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Today’s old man shouting at cloud:
The Nintendo Music lineup is quite disappointing for someone nostalgic for the nineties. Three N64 games? One GameCube soundtrack? No smash bros?
The Nintendo Music lineup is quite disappointing for someone nostalgic for the nineties. Three N64 games? One GameCube soundtrack? No smash bros?
Trying to schedule all of the research projects that need to be done before Christmas…
November 21, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Trying to schedule all of the research projects that need to be done before Christmas…
In contrast, Clickolding felt like it valued my time.
November 12, 2024 at 9:10 PM
In contrast, Clickolding felt like it valued my time.
One of the earliest games I remember playing, and the box art has stuck with me ever since. Anyone else? upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en...
October 20, 2024 at 8:36 PM
One of the earliest games I remember playing, and the box art has stuck with me ever since. Anyone else? upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en...
October 8, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Playing your game (and watching other people play your game) is hugely impactful for achieving a shared vision of 'what we're making' and 'where are we currently' - (from this account of the making of Astro Bot) www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
September 9, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Playing your game (and watching other people play your game) is hugely impactful for achieving a shared vision of 'what we're making' and 'where are we currently' - (from this account of the making of Astro Bot) www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Loved the Raymond Briggs exhibition in Ditchling. The annotated copy of The Snowman was fascinating - would love to read every page (though Ethel and Ernest is my favourite)
September 8, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Loved the Raymond Briggs exhibition in Ditchling. The annotated copy of The Snowman was fascinating - would love to read every page (though Ethel and Ernest is my favourite)