Source: https://gdcvault.com/play/1034563/Independent-Games-Summit-Challenging-or

Topic

More people should play games, and games should be more difficult. These statements should not be in conflict.

Many people put challenge and approachability on an axis - why is this?

Defining Difficulty & Approachability

Approachability in this case can b eseen as the ability to take your own path in the space of a game. Rather, how many people can engage with your game?

Approachability is not accessiblity in this case

In this case we’re discussing difficulty as “how much you need to change in order to succeed”

making a game approachable improves the experience of learning rather than asking people to learn less