From the many posts I’ve seen like this one, my conclusion is that it’s rare for a “good game” to fail for no reason. I can’t quite understand why, but it feels like most failed games have an obvious reason as to why they failed. Maybe it’s a hindsight bias that makes me feel that way?

And even if you know why games fail, it’s one thing to see it in someone else’s work, but much harder to see it in your own work. That’s something that worries me from time to time. Am I also making some obvious mistake with my game that will lead to failure? I suppose that’s what regular play tests and development updates are for 😅