PlayThis

PlayThis is a games tool. A prediction market for video game outcomes: take positions on release milestones, review scores, award nominations and esports matches, earn PXP, climb leaderboards and compete for prizes.

PlayThis is a prediction market built around video game releases, review scores, awards and esports results. Rather than forecasting financial instruments, users take positions on questions drawn from the gaming calendar: whether a sequel will pass a Steam concurrent player threshold, which score band a Metacritic average will land in, whether a title gets a Game of the Year nomination, or which team wins a League of Legends Worlds swiss match. Every question is written as a yes or no proposition with a resolution source in view, which keeps the format close to a sportsbook but scoped to the games press cycle. The audience is the kind of player who already follows announcement schedules, Steam charts and award season closely. That knowledge is the product. Someone who tracks a studio's marketing cadence or remembers how a previous entry reviewed has an edge over a casual observer, and PlayThis turns that edge into a public track record. Users earn PXP for participation, climb leaderboards, and compete for prizes. Public profile pages show a handle and activity history, so reputation is visible and comparisons between forecasters are straightforward. Tournament questions cover esports fixtures alongside consumer game milestones, which broadens the pool of events beyond single player release windows. In practice the flow is simple: browse the open predictions, pick a position on a question you have an opinion about, and wait for the outcome to resolve. Questions are specific enough to be checkable, referencing named metrics, specific award categories and named competitive fixtures rather than vague sentiment. Because the subject matter spans Steam CCU figures, review aggregates and industry award nominations, users get a structured reason to pay attention to data they might otherwise skim. Game metadata and cover art are supplied through IGDB, which gives each question a recognisable visual anchor. Where it fits: PlayThis is not a storefront, a recommendation engine or a game tracking database. It sits closer to a forecasting game, in the same territory as general prediction markets but with a deliberately narrow gaming focus. That focus is the differentiator and also the ceiling, since the question set depends on what is happening in the release calendar. Anyone looking for library management or personalised game suggestions will want a different tool.