Requirement elicitation

The game testing process starts with a detailed understanding of different aspects of the game. This covers the characters involved in the game, the concept behind the game, mechanics, and principles that would be applicable.

Plan and design the testing process

Understanding the requirements makes it easier for the testers to design an effective game testing strategy. This step involves the preparation of an exhaustive document that includes the whole details of the game test strategy. For example, details of the timelines, number of testing cycles, types of testing that would be conducted, the process to record errors, risk, priorities, etc.

Designing test cases

The game developers usually prepare the test environments that game testers need so that game verification can begin. Testers prepare the test cases that would be used by them to carry out the process of testing.

Performing game test cases

This step involves testing a game in different settings which helps in identifying more bugs in the product. Some of the common testing phases are alpha, beta testing, and content testing.

Reporting test results

In this important step, a report is drawn up with all the errors found. This helps in ensuring that the game delivered to the user is as much as possible error-free.

Fixing the bugs

All the defects are kept as a record so it is easier for the developers and testers to do their next work. If a blocker issue is found, this error is discussed by the entire testing team together with the game development team.

Some examples of Test cases used in Game Testing

Check for background music and sound effects:

• ON/OFF sound & background music.
• Verify if sound effects are in sync with the action.
• ON/OFF device sound (native sound).

User Interface:

• Check-in Landscape/Portrait mode.
• Check for animation, movement of the character, and
• There should not be any cut background.
• Test whether one object overlaps with another.
• Verify if the loading indicator is displayed wherever required.
• A character should not move out of the screen/specified area.

Multitasking:

• Switch between apps and verify apps working fine (for mobile games).
• Verify apps working properly while playing games (for mobile games).

Pause:

• Check if a game is paused when a call is received or if multitasking or in sleep mode (for mobile games).

Save Settings:

• Turn off and ON the device, and check if settings are saved. (for mobile games)
• The user should not lose his game in the above conditions.

Multiplayer game, session expiry check:

• log in/log out/sign up.
• Verify account (receive the verification message, for mobile games).
• Forgot password checks (many cases here).
• Check for Win/Loss/Draw.
• Challenge/Decline challenge/receive challenges.
• Check for a passing
• Check the score for both the players till the game ends.

Memory leak:

• Check the game when the platform memory is low.

Upgrade the game/battery effect:

• Upgrade of Games to the latest version.
• What if Battery goes down while playing, will the score get saved? (for mobile games)

Size:

• Users won’t like it if your game takes a lot of the platform storage space, so keep an eye on game file size.

Performance:

• The game flow should be.
• Check the loading time of the game.

Score:

• Score calculation.
• Scoring functionality.
• Check for level completion with the scores.

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