It’s a 9 to 5 job and a typical day starts with a meeting with the project manager. The workload depends on the game development project that the company takes into its hands.

My team and I talk to the game developers. The part of the game they develop is sent out to us for testing on the respective platform. For example, currently, we are working on a desktop game. Before starting the work, we first have to refer to the GDD i.e. Game Design Document, which gives me and the other project members a brief overview of the game (that includes the info regarding the functions, controls, levels, etc).

After playing the game, I give feedback to the developer in the form of paperwork and videos. I have to maintain an excel sheet in which I have to report all the bugs and defects that I find and before logging out of the system, submit this report to the developer for further improvements.

Major responsibilities that I have to handle as a game tester are:

1. Soak testing: Know how well the game will perform under certain conditions
2. Smoke testing: Determine the stability of the game developed
3. Functionality testing: Check the smooth working of functions and actions)
4. Compatibility testing: Confirm whether the app/game developed is compatible on cross-platforms
5. UI testing: Test the user interface i.e. elements that will come in contact with the user.
6. GUI testing: Check the placement of elements like buttons, action controls, font, sizes, colors, etc.

Pros

• It’s a fun and interesting job, especially for people who grew up playing games like me.
• You don’t easily feel tired during working hours.
• Great experience of playing the games which are not launched yet.
• Like-minded team members.
• Company offers devices for testing from their side.
• The hiring process is not that tough.

Cons

• I have to play the game for N number of times to catch the defects and bugs.
• Breaks aren’t that long.
• Salary varies depending on which device platform you work on.
• HR and the operational team do not synchronize sometimes.

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