Gaming Would You Rather Questions

Would You Rather questions for gamers and game devs — agonizing gamedev trade-offs and pure gamer dilemmas that put you in a real pickle.

1. 1.Would you rather...

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   make a game you love that probably won't sellmake a game you find boring that's guaranteed to be a hit

   A) make a game you love that probably won't sell B) make a game you find boring that's guaranteed to be a hit

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2. 2.Would you rather...

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   spend a year fixing every bug and shipping no new featuresship exciting new features on top of a buggy foundation

   A) spend a year fixing every bug and shipping no new features B) ship exciting new features on top of a buggy foundation

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3. 3.Would you rather...

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   have your game go viral for being hilariously brokenlaunch it flawlessly and get completely ignored

   A) have your game go viral for being hilariously broken B) launch it flawlessly and get completely ignored

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4. 4.Would you rather...

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   release your game to glowing reviews but terrible salesget mediocre reviews but sell millions of copies

   A) release your game to glowing reviews but terrible sales B) get mediocre reviews but sell millions of copies

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5. 5.Would you rather...

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   launch your indie game the same week as a massive AAA titledelay six months and lose all your pre-launch hype

   A) launch your indie game the same week as a massive AAA title B) delay six months and lose all your pre-launch hype

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6. 6.Would you rather...

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   only ever play single-player gamesonly ever play multiplayer games

   A) only ever play single-player games B) only ever play multiplayer games

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7. 7.Would you rather...

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   discover a game-breaking bug one hour before the gold master is duefind out a key feature was silently cut without telling you

   A) discover a game-breaking bug one hour before the gold master is due B) find out a key feature was silently cut without telling you

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8. 8.Would you rather...

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   get early access to every game but always riddled with bugsalways wait a year but get the fully polished version

   A) get early access to every game but always riddled with bugs B) always wait a year but get the fully polished version

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9. 9.Would you rather...

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   have a teammate who carries you but never stops talking on voice chathave a silent teammate who is total dead weight

   A) have a teammate who carries you but never stops talking on voice chat B) have a silent teammate who is total dead weight

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10. 10.Would you rather...

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    experience your favorite game for the first time again but forget it forever afterkeep all your memories but never replay it

    A) experience your favorite game for the first time again but forget it forever after B) keep all your memories but never replay it

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11. 11.Would you rather...

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    monetize with aggressive microtransactions and anger your fansstay player-friendly and watch the studio struggle to pay salaries

    A) monetize with aggressive microtransactions and anger your fans B) stay player-friendly and watch the studio struggle to pay salaries

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12. 12.Would you rather...

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    stay up all night to finish a game and wreck your whole next dayput it down now and lose the immersion you finally got into

    A) stay up all night to finish a game and wreck your whole next day B) put it down now and lose the immersion you finally got into

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13. 13.Would you rather...

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    let players mod your game freely and lose control of its visionlock it down to keep your vision but kill the community around it

    A) let players mod your game freely and lose control of its vision B) lock it down to keep your vision but kill the community around it

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14. 14.Would you rather...

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    sell your studio for life-changing money but lose all creative controlkeep full creative control but always scrape by financially

    A) sell your studio for life-changing money but lose all creative control B) keep full creative control but always scrape by financially

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15. 15.Would you rather...

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    finish a game but have the ending spoiled an hour beforestay unspoiled but never get to finish it

    A) finish a game but have the ending spoiled an hour before B) stay unspoiled but never get to finish it

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16. 16.Would you rather...

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    play every game at gorgeous graphics locked to 30fpsplay at ugly low graphics but a buttery 144fps

    A) play every game at gorgeous graphics locked to 30fps B) play at ugly low graphics but a buttery 144fps

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17. 17.Would you rather...

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    work at a famous studio making sequels foreverwork at a tiny studio on your dream game that may never ship

    A) work at a famous studio making sequels forever B) work at a tiny studio on your dream game that may never ship

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18. 18.Would you rather...

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    get brutally honest feedback that crushes your moraleget only polite praise that tells you nothing useful

    A) get brutally honest feedback that crushes your morale B) get only polite praise that tells you nothing useful

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19. 19.Would you rather...

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    win every match but never have funlose every match but always have a blast

    A) win every match but never have fun B) lose every match but always have a blast

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20. 20.Would you rather...

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    design brilliant gameplay wrapped in ugly graphicsbuild stunning graphics around boring gameplay

    A) design brilliant gameplay wrapped in ugly graphics B) build stunning graphics around boring gameplay

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21. 21.Would you rather...

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    be unbeatable in single-player but hopeless onlinebe a god online but bored by every single-player game

    A) be unbeatable in single-player but hopeless online B) be a god online but bored by every single-player game

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22. 22.Would you rather...

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    be the best player on a team that always losesbe an average player on a team that always wins

    A) be the best player on a team that always loses B) be an average player on a team that always wins

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23. 23.Would you rather...

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    own every game ever made but have only 30 minutes a day to playown just three games but with unlimited time

    A) own every game ever made but have only 30 minutes a day to play B) own just three games but with unlimited time

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24. 24.Would you rather...

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    have every game's story spoiled before you play itforget a game's entire story the moment you finish it

    A) have every game's story spoiled before you play it B) forget a game's entire story the moment you finish it

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25. 25.Would you rather...

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    lose all your progress in your favorite gamekeep it but never be allowed to play a new game again

    A) lose all your progress in your favorite game B) keep it but never be allowed to play a new game again

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26. 26.Would you rather...

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    crunch for three months to hit your launch datecut half the features you promised players

    A) crunch for three months to hit your launch date B) cut half the features you promised players

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27. 27.Would you rather...

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    let your favorite series end now while it's still greatkeep getting sequels that slowly ruin it

    A) let your favorite series end now while it's still great B) keep getting sequels that slowly ruin it

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28. 28.Would you rather...

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    ship a game on time that you know is full of bugsdelay it for a year and risk your studio running out of money

    A) ship a game on time that you know is full of bugs B) delay it for a year and risk your studio running out of money

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29. 29.Would you rather...

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    play only your single best character foreverget handed a random character every single match

    A) play only your single best character forever B) get handed a random character every single match

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30. 30.Would you rather...

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    have unlimited budget but a fixed, unmovable deadlinehave unlimited time but a tiny budget

    A) have unlimited budget but a fixed, unmovable deadline B) have unlimited time but a tiny budget

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31. 31.Would you rather...

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    nail the launch but burn out your entire teamprotect your team but miss the launch window

    A) nail the launch but burn out your entire team B) protect your team but miss the launch window

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32. 32.Would you rather...

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    quit any game forever the first time you losebe forced to finish every game you start, even the ones you hate

    A) quit any game forever the first time you lose B) be forced to finish every game you start, even the ones you hate

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