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Beta 2.1 is live![digaphobia.github.io]
And also we posted it to Twitter and Reddit. Give it a try and let us know how to improve! Thanks!

If you'd like to help test out the web-based review tool, head over to GitHub[digaphobia.github.io]. We're not posting it to Reddit or Twitter yet, but we will in the coming days. If you have played a game recently and want to run it through, please post the results (use the buttons on the bottom of the page to easily copy them) in the forums so we can see how things are working. If you have friends who might try it out as well, please share!

Thanks!
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Things to know:

• The category names and elements are still in development. If you have suggestions, head over to the group's forum page and let us know!
  
  
• This isn't supposed to be an immersive sim test, it is supposed to be used to compare games and find recommendations for new ones.
  
  
• If you're bored, you can draw pictures with the radar chart!
  
  
• This has only been tested on Chrome and Firefox, so if you're on a different browser and something isn't working, please tell us.
  
  
• The code is hacked together and might have bugs. If you're a webdev please feel free to help us refine it.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2950792777

I've spent the last week writing code for a web-based review tool. We've also added a Puzzle category and made a lot of adjustments to the categories and elements.

I'm hoping to push the beta to GitHub in the next 24 hours... No promises, though.

Feel free to follow on Beyond 0451 on Twitter for slightly more updates and stuff.

Here's a preview:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2950263807

The first objective we have is to develop a detailed set of observable systems and mechanical elements which can be used to form an objective picture of aspects of a game's design. These elements fit roughly into 10 categories:

• Emergent
  
• Non-linear
  
• Reactive
  
• Immersive
  
• Exploration
  
• RPG
  
• Combat
  
• Stealth
  
• Social
  
• Roguelike/lite / RNG

This data is then used to detail a game's design and mechanics against those of other games for the purposes of comparison, promotion, and recommendation. Ideally this tool will be used by players who like games which share these design goals to find more games like them. The main idea is give some kind of objective roadmap to find games with immersive sim elements.

I want to make absolutely clear that this system is not being used to classify a game as or as not an immersive sim. That is a subjective decision that cannot be quantified. People can argue about that somewhere else, this tool should play no part in it.

The reason we are trying to get perspectives from more people involved is so that we can add or adjust the data points to better drill down on the elements that immersive sims and associated games tend to possess.

Want to help? Please join the group, comment on and make suggestions to the current review system thread, and maybe run some games you are familiar with through the system so that we can add them to the database. Thanks!
-dig