Comparative Game Analysis

Why?

Comparative Game Analysis allows designers and researchers to benchmark games against each other, understanding industry standards and innovation trends.

How?

Select multiple games that represent a genre or concept and analyze them based on specific criteria like mechanics, narrative, and player engagement. This method helps identify best practices and areas for improvement.

Ingredients

  • Ability to select relevant games for comparison.
  • Critical thinking and evaluation skills.
  • Knowledge of current and historical game trends.
  • Documentation and reporting skills.

In practice

This method is particularly valuable in pre-design research phases, where insights gained can influence the development of new games by adopting or adapting successful features.

Phase(s) of use

In the following project phase(s) benchmark test can be used: