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    How Award-winning Games Captivate their Audiences – A Thematic Analysis of Hades Reviews across Multiple Platforms
    (2023-03-03) Ahl, Martin; Dahl, Ida; NIlsson, Anna; Pettersson, Hedy; Wahlgren, Linnea; Wall, Carl-Magnus; Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik; University of Gothenburg/Department of Computer Science and Engineering
    Stories are as old as humans themselves and have always been a key part of what makes humans human. One of the newest forms of storytelling can be found within games. This thesis conducted a thematic analysis on reviews of the successful game Hades, investigating why it captivated its audience. Based on this analysis, a set of guidelines for creating a captivating game was created, as well as a demo of a game to illustrate selected guidelines.