Quality Assurance
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Quality Assurance
QA ensures the final product is polished and playable by rigorously testing for bugs, performance issues, and other potential problems, maintaining quality standards before release.
QA testers need a keen eye for detail, patience, and a passion for ensuring high-quality player experiences. QA is involved throughout the development process, finding and documenting bugs and performance issues before release. If you love problem-solving and ensuring games are polished, this role is critical to delivering a flawless final product.
This hub page features QA job role descriptions, links to our learning content, and access to our online community, where you can continue your journey and connect with thousands of QA testers at various stages of their career.
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Quality Assurance Roles
Quality Assurance
Localisation Tester
A Localisation Tester ensures that a game is properly adapted for different languages and regions, checking for translation errors, cultural issues, and text that doesn’t fit the game’s context.
Quality Assurance
Playtester
A Playtester is responsible for playing games during their development stages to identify issues related to gameplay, balance, and player experience.
Quality Assurance
Quality Assurance Manager
A Quality Assurance Manager oversees the game testing process, ensuring that the game meets high standards of functionality, performance, and quality.
Quality Assurance
Quality Assurance Tester
A Quality Assurance Tester plays through a game in its development stages to identify technical and gameplay issues, ensuring that the game works as intended.
Quality Assurance: Tools of the trade
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