COMMUNITY MAGIC

How other games benefit from players getting involved with development.

DOTA 2

Icefrog, the lead developer of Dota 2, is believed to contact pro players to get their opinions on game balance.

NIER: AUTOMATA

Players can also take development into their own hands – here a fan-made patch fixed issues with the PC port.

SUBNAUTICA

Unknown Worlds’ Early Access success involved player access to the developer task board and more.