At Devcom yesterday, Team17 head of game scouting Jasper Barnes talked about how indie publishers decide on which games to invest in, and how understanding what players want out of a game can aid developers in making their title stand out.
For Barnes, the most important factor in considering a game is whether players are going to care enough about the game to play it.
“I think that is something that people often over complicate. It really should be as simple as leaning on an emotion, a previous title that you’re excited about, or other cultural phenomena – it doesn’t have to be a single thing.”
