About Proving Ground
Proving Ground is a home for indie games at every stage, from a first prototype to a full Steam release. You play in your browser, rate what you played, and tell the developer what worked.
Why it exists
Small developers need honest feedback early, and players are tired of reviews from people who never played. So ratings here come with proof: on browser games you play for at least 5 minutes before you can rate, and every review shows how long the reviewer played.
What makes it different
- Verified play. Ratings show real playtime, and Top rated only counts ratings from people who played.
- Every stage welcome. Early Testing, Early Access and Released games each have their own shelf.
- Honest labels. Every game says whether it's Human-Made, AI-Assisted or AI-Created, so you can choose what you play.
- Talk to the developer. Each game has discussions where developers answer questions and mark bugs fixed.
- Fair money. The first game slot is free. Paid playtesters get the same fee whether they liked the game or not, and paid placements are always labelled and never change ratings.
Who runs it
Proving Ground is run by Voxel Pulse Games, an independent studio that makes games too, including Ember Wake, Pocket Dynasty and Arid Frontiers, which you'll find on the site. We built the place we wanted for our own games, and our games follow the same rules as everyone else's.
Get in touch
Questions, ideas or problems: email provingground.games, or join us on Discord.