Psychology Point Of View: Game Addiction Based On User Experience Using The GEQ (UX) Method

Stumble Guys is a multiplayer online game played by more than one player with an elimination game system. Stumble Guys is the most downloaded game in Indonesia throughout 2022. Therefore, a user experience evaluation of Stumble Guys is needed to understand how the game experience is and how impactful the stumble guys game is from a psychological perspective. The method used is the Game Experience Questionnaire, an evaluation method designed specifically for games. This method has 3 modules. The first is The Core Module with the 3 highest average scores on Positive Affect (3.86), Flow (3.57), and Competence (3.11) while the lowest scores are Tension (2.63) and Negative Affect (2.85). Second is the Social Presence Module with the highest average value in the Empathy aspect (3.46) and the lowest value in the Negative Feelings aspect (2.70). Third is the Post Game Module with the highest average value in the Positive Experience aspect (3.49) and the lowest average value in the Negative Experience aspect (2.60). The results of the Stumble Guys App user experience from the three modules are considered good with an average score of 3.10. The psychological effects felt by players are only limited to entertainment with no symptoms of addiction to playing online games.