The next generation of games will be shaped by people asking better questions. Iridae brings
new ways to explore games, understand players, and test ideas, giving researchers the tools
to advance their work and students the opportunity to learn by doing.
We're preparing an academic program for universities and researchers. Join the waitlist for
access.
Take your research further with tools for investigating games, understanding player
behavior, and examining what works.
Explore mechanics and design patterns across the industry, collect evidence through player
research, and connect your findings to rigorous analytical methods.
Whether you're exploring a hypothesis or conducting a funded study, Iridae gives you the
freedom to follow your questions without building every tool from scratch.
What you can do
Investigate games, mechanics, and design patterns at scale.
Conduct playtests, surveys, and player research.
Explore causal relationships, test hypotheses, and examine the evidence behind your conclusions.
Build your own research workflows with notebooks, APIs, and AI agents.
Academic access
Free exploratory research projects, with activated academic projects starting at €1,000.
02
Iridae in the classroom
Help students turn ideas into evidence.
Bring the tools and methods shaping modern game development into your curriculum.
Give students hands-on experience exploring games, investigating design decisions, and
testing their own ideas with players. From early concepts to finished projects, Iridae helps
students learn what works, what doesn't, and why.
Use it in coursework, collaborative projects, or capstones to help students develop the
habit of asking better questions about the games they create.
What you can do
Explore existing games and learn from different design approaches.
Run playtests and surveys to evaluate student projects.
Work together in shared project workspaces.
Guide student teams and review their findings.
Get started with teaching materials, guided exercises, and project templates.
Academic access
Free for cohorts under 20 students, with affordable semester and academic-year options for
larger programs.
Principles
Built for academic work.
01
Your work stays yours.
Researchers and institutions retain ownership of their data and outputs, with export and read-only access after projects or cohorts end.
02
Start simple. Go further when you need to.
Explore through guided interfaces or connect your own tools for more advanced research.
03
Resources to help you get started.
Tutorials, example projects, teaching materials, and documentation help you bring Iridae into your research or classroom.
Join the Academic Program waitlist.
Tell us a little about yourself and how you'd like to use Iridae. We'll get in touch as
academic access becomes available.
Academic access is intended for non-commercial research and education at accredited
higher education institutions. Eligibility verification, usage allowances, and
participation terms apply. Joining the waitlist is free and doesn't commit you to a
purchase.
