Go Testify

Go Testify helps game teams recruit participants, run playtests, and review player feedback. Sessions capture video, audio, and survey responses. Teams can recruit their own participants or work with gaming recruitment partners. Game distribution options include Android, PC, Steam, VR, Browser, and App Store Link. For PC tests, the platform distributes Steam keys to participants; Android teams can upload a development build during onboarding, and closing a test activates a kill switch. GT Intelligence analyzes footage for themes, sentiment, transcription, summaries, and related moments, with charges based on footage analyzed. Smart Search can locate related player content using a reference screenshot or keywords, without technical integration. The free Essential plan includes one active project and unlimited playtests and insight reports within that project; GT Intelligence costs $30 per hour of footage analyzed. Pro costs $30 a month, billed $250 / year, and includes unlimited projects and live streams for up to 10 observers. Its GT Intelligence rate is $15 per hour. Listed plans include live chat and email support.

Go Testify combines participant recruitment, game distribution, session feedback, and analysis tools. Compare project needs and footage-analysis charges when choosing between its plans.

It suits game teams that need to recruit players, distribute builds, and collect mixed feedback from playtests. Essential fits work within one active project; Pro is for teams needing multiple projects and observer streams.

Overview

Go Testify is a game playtesting platform for teams that need to recruit players, distribute builds, and study session feedback in one workflow. It suits studios testing across several platforms, especially those that want video and survey analysis alongside participant recruitment. Its free plan is unusually open on playtest volume, while the one-project cap makes it a better starting point than a long-term home for teams with multiple active games.

Key features

Teams can bring their own participants or recruit through Go Testify’s gaming recruitment partners, then distribute games across Android, PC, Steam, VR, browser, and App Store Link. For PC tests, Steam keys are sent to participants automatically. Android teams can upload a development build during onboarding, and closing a test activates a kill switch. That covers a broad range of testing setups, though the product’s distribution and recruitment benefits matter most to teams running organized studies rather than simply sharing a build.

Sessions can capture video, audio, and survey responses, giving teams several ways to understand player reactions. GT Intelligence can identify themes and sentiment, transcribe and summarize feedback, and point to related moments in footage. Smart Search finds relevant player content from a screenshot or keywords without technical integration. The tradeoff is that Intelligence use is billed by footage analyzed, so teams working through long recordings should account for that usage charge separately from the subscription.

The Pro plan adds shareable reports, live streams for up to 10 observers, survey templates, and unlimited projects. These collaboration tools make it easier to bring colleagues into a study and reuse a process across projects. All plans include live customer and participant support through chat and email. Enterprise adds priority live support and a dedicated account manager.

Go Testify says transfers are encrypted using HTTPS and SSL, with access controls limiting data to authorized personnel. It also states that it is GDPR compliant and collects participant personally identifiable information only when voluntarily provided.

Pricing

Essential is free and includes unlimited playtesting, one active project, and unlimited playtests and insight reports within that project. GT Intelligence costs $30 per hour of footage analyzed. The generous activity allowance makes Essential useful for a team evaluating the workflow or concentrating its testing in one project; the single active-project limit is the main reason to move up.

Pro costs $30 a month, billed at $250 per year. It removes the project limit and includes unlimited playtests and insight reports across projects, GT Intelligence at $15 per hour of footage analyzed, and live streams for up to 10 observers. The lower analysis rate and expanded collaboration make Pro the practical choice for teams running parallel projects, although the annual billing commitment matters for buyers comparing it with a monthly budget.

Enterprise has custom pricing and includes unlimited projects, a dedicated Customer Success Team, priority live support, and tailored testing frameworks and billing. It is aimed at studios and publishers that need tailored assistance, cross-department validation, and repeatable testing frameworks. Teams that do not need that support can get the core project capacity through Pro at a published price.

Platforms

Go Testify is available on Android, web, and Windows. Testing distribution supports Android, PC, Steam, VR, browser, and App Store Link, so the testing reach is broader than the listed client platforms.

Who it's for

Go Testify is a strong fit for game teams that want recruitment, build distribution, recorded sessions, and player insight tools under one service. Essential fits a single-project team that needs generous playtest volume without a subscription. Pro suits studios managing multiple projects and sharing sessions with up to 10 observers. Enterprise is better suited to publishers or studios that need tailored support and testing frameworks. Teams that only need a narrowly scoped study may prefer an option with a fixed project or per-session structure.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Essential allows unlimited playtests and insight reports within one project, which supports substantial evaluation before a subscription.
• Pro: Recruitment options include both a team's own participants and gaming recruitment partners, giving teams flexibility in how they source players.
• Pro: Distribution covers several game formats, with automatic Steam key delivery and an Android build kill switch.
• Con: Essential is limited to one active project, so teams testing multiple games need Pro or Enterprise.
• Con: GT Intelligence is charged per hour of footage analyzed, adding variable cost on top of the plan.
• Con: Pro is billed annually at $250, which requires a year commitment even though its price is presented monthly.

Alternatives

Compare game playtesting platforms if you want to survey the category before choosing a service.

Antidote is worth considering for teams that want a time-limited free trial with a defined study size: its trial runs 14 days and allows one playtest, up to five community players, 20 survey questions, and sessions up to 20 minutes.

PlayProbe may fit teams that prefer explicit per-game and session caps: its free plan includes one game, three tests, and 20 sessions per test, while Pro costs $19 a month.

FirstLook Engagement Analytics is another freemium option for teams weighing player analytics plans, with a Forever Free plan covering 100,000 player profiles, up to 500 playtesters, and 1,000 emails per month.

Game Tester is another option for teams comparing game testing services.

Lysto uses project-based pricing for one-off studies, with custom recruitment and AI analysis among its listed features; consider it when study-by-study scope is a better fit than Go Testify’s subscription plans.

Viewport.gg charges $11.50 per accepted session, including a $10 tester payout and $1.50 platform fee, and has no subscription, project minimum, or per-seat fees. It may suit teams that want costs tied directly to accepted sessions.

G.Round offers paid mobile focus group tests at $100 per tester, for teams seeking a per-tester option with guaranteed user feedback.

PlaytestCloud is a paid alternative with a free trial and an annual-invoiced Professional Basic mobile or PC plan at €1,025 a month, including 120 video tokens per year and unlimited users and seats.

Verdict

Go Testify is a compelling choice for game studios that need a repeatable process for recruiting players, distributing builds, and turning recorded sessions into usable feedback. Its free plan offers room to run many tests in one project, and Pro opens up multi-project work with a lower footage-analysis rate and useful collaboration tools. Look elsewhere if you need a fixed per-session cost or a short, tightly capped study; for teams scaling playtesting across projects, Go Testify’s breadth is the stronger draw.