Game Development
Structured playtests and bug reports that catch what the team is too close to see.
What you get
Structured playtests and disciplined bug reporting that find what your team is too close to see, before players find it in the reviews.
Every studio ships blind spots; closeness to the build guarantees them. We run structured QA passes and real playtests on your game: functional sweeps, device coverage, progression and balance checks, and watch-them-play sessions with fresh players, all reported in a tracker your team can act on rather than a wall of vague notes. Find it before launch week does.
A systemized engagement, so the work moves fast without cutting corners.
- 01
Define the test plan
We scope what matters for your stage: a vertical slice needs different testing than a launch candidate. Platforms, devices, progression paths, and risk areas get listed in a plan you approve, so coverage is deliberate rather than wandering.
- 02
Run functional QA sweeps
We hammer the build methodically: every menu, every path, every purchase and save cycle, across the devices and platforms that matter. Bugs land in your tracker with steps to reproduce, build numbers, video, and severity, ready for an engineer.
- 03
Playtest with fresh eyes
Real players from your target audience play while we watch: where they get lost, where they quit, what they never notice. You get the recordings and the patterns, which settle debates that opinion inside the team never could.
- 04
Check balance and progression
We chart the difficulty curve, the economy, and the first-session experience against your design intent. Where players stall, grind, or coast, you see it with data and clips rather than a feeling someone argues about.
- 05
Regression and launch pass
As fixes land we retest, verify, and watch for what the fixes broke. Before submission we run a launch checklist pass: store requirements, ratings flows, and crash-free sessions across the device matrix, so launch day is boring in the right way.
Everything you walk away with, owned by you with no lock-in.
- A test plan scoped to your build, platforms, and risk areas.
- Bug reports with reproduction steps, video, severity, and build numbers, filed in your tracker.
- Moderated playtest sessions with players from your target audience, recorded.
- A findings report: usability patterns, difficulty spikes, and drop-off points.
- Regression passes that verify fixes and catch what the fixes broke.
- A pre-submission launch checklist pass across your device matrix.
The things buyers ask us before they start.
What is the difference between QA and playtesting?+
QA checks whether the game works: bugs, crashes, broken paths. Playtesting checks whether the game lands: is it fun, clear, and balanced for someone with no context. A studio needs both, and they fail differently when skipped.
When should playtesting start?+
Earlier than feels comfortable. A grey-box prototype in front of five fresh players teaches more than a polished build in front of fifty, because changes are still cheap. We test at milestones, not just before launch.
How do you report bugs?+
In your tracker, whether that is Jira, Linear, or Notion, with reproduction steps, expected versus actual, severity, build number, device, and a clip. A bug an engineer cannot reproduce is a rumor, so reproducibility is the bar.
Which platforms and devices do you cover?+
PC, web, iOS, and Android as standard, with console passes arranged per project. Mobile runs on a real-device matrix from low-end to flagship, because the crash that kills your rating lives on the phone you forgot about.
Can you test our game under NDA?+
Yes, NDA first is the normal order of things. Builds stay on controlled devices, playtesters sign before they see a single frame, and recordings can live in your storage if you prefer. Confidential by default.
We already test internally. What do we gain?+
Your team knows where everything is and tests accordingly; that knowledge is exactly the blind spot. Fresh testers follow the paths real players take, and structured sessions turn watching into evidence. Internal QA gets sharper when it stops carrying discovery alone.
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