Why Good Games Fail: The Economics of Discoverability

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Why do good games fail? Explore how discoverability and player attention determine whether quality translates into commercial success.
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Making a good game is not enough for commercial success, as it only solves part of the problem and does not guarantee discovery by the target audience. Discoverability is a form of competition for a scarce resource, player attention, and a game's commercial performance is determined by how many people enter the discovery funnel and how effectively the game communicates its value at each stage.