{"id":476,"date":"2026-01-11T20:30:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T20:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23-yr3\/?p=476"},"modified":"2026-01-11T20:35:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T20:35:16","slug":"market-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23-yr3\/2026\/01\/11\/market-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Market Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As Paula and I are working on the same game, I will be looking at the games she has researched and reflect on how they’re relevant to our game:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Steam description:<\/strong>\u00a0Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who is the target audience?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • For people that like themes of mental health. This game is about self acceptance and self love.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • People who love hard platformer games<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • For those who appreciate pixel graphics<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • For people who enjoy self improvement loops<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Steam description:<\/strong>\u00a0Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Who is the target audience?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • People who enjoy challenging metroidvanias<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • \u201cHidden\u201d lore within the environmental storytelling<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • People who enjoy being left to their own devices. This game doesn\u2019t tell you where to go next, meaning it involves a lot of exploration<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • People who love dark aesthetics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      Steam description<\/strong>: Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Who is the target audience?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • People who love amazing stories despite the absence of dialogue<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Those who are able to resonate with its deep message<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • People who aren’t looking for a mechanically intensive game<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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        Platforms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Thinking about the scope of our game, it is most likely only going to be available on PC. However, adding controller support is definitely something that will be considered. Creating a console port won’t be realistic for the scope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        My thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        After looking at these games and type of player they attract, I have a much better idea of what type of player might find themselves playing our game:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        • Players that enjoy tight movement mechanics<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • People who like world-driven puzzles<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Impressed by hand-drawn 2D art style<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Someone who is intrigued by a Polynesian-inspired game world<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          As Paula and I are working on the same game, I will be looking at the games she has researched and reflect on how they’re relevant to our game: Steam description:\u00a0Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-research","category-semester-1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23-yr3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23-yr3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23-yr3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23-yr3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23-yr3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=476"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23-yr3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":485,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23-yr3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476\/revisions\/485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23-yr3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23-yr3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23-yr3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}