New: Steam Deck-only tester pool now available · £1 for the first playtest
Vetted playtester pool · 12,000+ people

Real players. Structured feedback. Ship better.

Playtest gives you access to 12,000+ vetted playtesters across 41 countries, plus the tools game studios actually need to run structured tests — build delivery, session recording, structured questionnaires, heatmap summaries. All in one flow.

£1 first test 720+ studios Leeds-built
IB
Iryna B.
Prague · Steam Deck + PC
RoguelikeIsometricEN · CZ
4.9
rating
62
tests
42h
avg wk
SM
Sam M.
Bristol · PC (kb+m)
FPSComp shooterEN
4.7
rating
94
tests
28h
avg wk
KO
Kofi O.
Lagos · PC + Xbox controller
Cozy simFarmingEN · YO
4.9
rating
38
tests
18h
avg wk
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Why studios use us

Playtesting without the chaos.

You've tried recruiting through Discord, Reddit, your community mailing list. It works, sort of. Playtest gives you the same audience quality — plus vetting, structure, and a heatmap at the end.

Vetted, tagged, filtered

Every tester in the pool has completed a profile: genres they like, hours they play, platform, language, accessibility needs. Filter by exactly the audience you need.

Build delivery, done right

Upload your build once, Playtest handles per-tester download links, expiry, watermarks, and platform-specific installer setup.

Session recording, if you want

Optional per-tester screen recording (with consent) plus microphone. You see exactly where they got stuck.

Structured questionnaires

Send a questionnaire after the session. Playtest aggregates responses into a heatmap and structured summary you can share with your team.

NDA support baked in

Testers accept your NDA before download. Playtest stores signed copies. Watermarking on builds discourages leaks.

Riotgrid + itch.io + Steam sync

Push tester feedback directly into your production tracker, or pull builds from your existing Steam branch. No manual copying.

Take a look

Two things that change your test cycle.

◆ 01 · Recruitment

Filter the pool. Find your people.

Playtest's filter panel lets you narrow the 12,000+ tester pool by genre affinity, platform, region, language, session length, playtime commitment, and accessibility profile. Save filter presets per project. Every tester profile shows a rating from previous studios and a track record.

  • Filter by 24 tester attributes
  • Save filters as project presets
  • See tester rating from previous studios (out of 5)
  • Invite specific testers or open recruitment to the pool
Genre
RoguelikeRPGPuzzleSim
Platform
PC · kb+mSteam DeckXbox padPS pad
Region
UK+EUNAAPAC
Language
EnglishGermanFrench
Testers matching:318 people
SESSION START · 14:22
Sam M. downloaded build v0.4.2-alpha
Steam Deck · Watermark 4A82 · NDA signed
14:34 · 12 min in
First combat encounter
Session recording · died to boss × 3 · voice note attached
15:08 · 46 min in
Reached hub area
Spent 8 min in inventory · dropped questionnaire pin on tooltips
15:52 · 90 min in
Session ended
Questionnaire completed (14/14) · rated build 4/5
◆ 02 · Sessions

See exactly what they experienced.

Optional session recording captures screen, audio, and — if the tester opts in — their voice reactions. Combine with heatmap-aggregated questionnaire responses to see where players consistently struggle. Everything ties back to specific build versions so you can track whether that update actually fixed the tutorial problem.

  • Per-session recording (opt-in from tester)
  • Auto-generated heatmap of drop-off points
  • Voice notes and text feedback aggregated
  • Compare test results between build versions
12k
Vetted playtesters
720+
Studios using us
41
Countries covered
4.7/5
Studio satisfaction
Studios using us

The studios shipping.

We used to recruit through our Discord. It gave us feedback from the same 40 people every build. Playtest let us reach roguelike fans we've never talked to — and their feedback was completely different from our regulars.
MK
Malachi K.
Producer · Long Way Studios
The Steam Deck filter alone is worth the price. Half our audience is on Deck; we couldn't reliably test on it. Playtest has 900+ Deck-verified testers. Onboarding a build for Deck testing takes ninety seconds.
AR
Astrid R.
Studio lead · Long Cold Games
The heatmap from our last test was the specific thing that convinced our publisher we knew what we were doing. It's hard to argue with a heatmap that shows 82% of players quitting at the same boss.
FN
Freja N.
Producer · Hollow Cathedral

Your first playtest is £1.

Recruit ten vetted testers, ship your build, get back structured feedback within seven days. If you don't love it, we refund the pound.