Lighthouse Studio Surveys Game Strategy Info Gathering Habits. Over 74% of Users Rely on Strategy Sites as Primary Source
A survey by Lighthouse Studio reveals that 74.4% of game users primarily use strategy sites for information. On SNS, YouTube leads at 66.7%.
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- 📰 Published: April 10, 2026 at 20:00
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Lighthouse Studio Inc. (Co-CEOs: Tomoyuki Kato, Naoki Kishida; hereinafter 'Lighthouse Studio'), a group company of CARTA HOLDINGS and operator of game media such as 'KamiGame Kouryaku', conducted an awareness survey on how 300 game users nationwide gather game strategy information.
As a result, 'Use strategy sites for almost everything' was the most common answer at 43.7%, showing that strategy sites are the primary source of information. Also, 30.7% of respondents answered 'View strategy sites and SNS at a ratio of about 7:3', with 'YouTube' being the most used SNS at 66.7%. It has become clear that an information-gathering style of using strategy sites and SNS together depending on the purpose is firmly established.
■ Survey Overview
Survey Dates: February 20, 2026 - February 25, 2026
Target: Game users nationwide
Method: Online survey
Respondents: 300 people
■ Summary of Survey Results
- For gathering strategy information, 'Use strategy sites for almost everything' is the highest at 43.7%.
- Users who 'View strategy sites and SNS at a ratio of about 7:3' account for 30.7%.
- Users who primarily use strategy sites total 74.4%.
- The most used SNS is 'YouTube' at 66.7%, followed by 'X' at 38.0%.
- The most checked info on strategy sites is 'Item drop locations/drop info' at 64.3%.
- The most checked info on SNS is 'Boss behavior patterns and tips on how to defeat them (checking movements)' at 44.7%.
- The biggest complaint about strategy sites is 'Too many ads, hard to read/operate' at 31.0%.
- The biggest complaint about SNS is 'Hard to pinpoint necessary information' at 26.7%.
- Regarding future information gathering, 'Satisfied with current usage split' was highest at 42.3%.
■ Survey Results
'RPG' is the most searched game genre for strategy info at 61.7%
Among game genres where strategy info is routinely searched, 'RPG (Role-Playing Game)' was the highest at 61.7%, followed by 'Action RPG' at 39.3%.
57.7% search for strategy info 'Only when stuck or have a question'.
As a result, 'Use strategy sites for almost everything' was the most common answer at 43.7%, showing that strategy sites are the primary source of information. Also, 30.7% of respondents answered 'View strategy sites and SNS at a ratio of about 7:3', with 'YouTube' being the most used SNS at 66.7%. It has become clear that an information-gathering style of using strategy sites and SNS together depending on the purpose is firmly established.
■ Survey Overview
Survey Dates: February 20, 2026 - February 25, 2026
Target: Game users nationwide
Method: Online survey
Respondents: 300 people
■ Summary of Survey Results
- For gathering strategy information, 'Use strategy sites for almost everything' is the highest at 43.7%.
- Users who 'View strategy sites and SNS at a ratio of about 7:3' account for 30.7%.
- Users who primarily use strategy sites total 74.4%.
- The most used SNS is 'YouTube' at 66.7%, followed by 'X' at 38.0%.
- The most checked info on strategy sites is 'Item drop locations/drop info' at 64.3%.
- The most checked info on SNS is 'Boss behavior patterns and tips on how to defeat them (checking movements)' at 44.7%.
- The biggest complaint about strategy sites is 'Too many ads, hard to read/operate' at 31.0%.
- The biggest complaint about SNS is 'Hard to pinpoint necessary information' at 26.7%.
- Regarding future information gathering, 'Satisfied with current usage split' was highest at 42.3%.
■ Survey Results
'RPG' is the most searched game genre for strategy info at 61.7%
Among game genres where strategy info is routinely searched, 'RPG (Role-Playing Game)' was the highest at 61.7%, followed by 'Action RPG' at 39.3%.
57.7% search for strategy info 'Only when stuck or have a question'.