Job Title: Game Tester
Position: Full Time
Position Overview:
As a Game Tester, you will play a critical role in our development process, ensuring our game meets and exceeds the high standards of playability, reliability, and entertainment value expected by our players. You will be responsible for meticulously testing our game’s functionality, documenting your findings, and providing feedback to the development team. The ideal candidate will have a keen eye for detail, excellent communication skills, and a passion for gaming.
Key Responsibilities:
Thorough Gameplay Testing: Engage with all stages of the game, meticulously exploring every scenario to identify, record, and report any irregularities, malfunctions, or opportunities for exploitation that could impact gameplay quality or performance.
Functionality Verification: Ensure all game mechanics work as intended across various platforms. This includes testing character movements, object interactions, and in-game physics.
User Experience Feedback: Provide detailed reports on gameplay experience, including difficulty balance, user interface ease of use, and overall game enjoyment.
Compatibility Testing: Confirm the game’s performance across different hardware setups, operating systems, and graphics settings to ensure a smooth experience for all users.
Regression Testing: After fixes and updates, verify that previously identified issues have been properly resolved without introducing new problems.
Quality Assurance Documentation: Maintain clear and concise records of testing procedures, findings, and the outcomes of resolved issues.
Communication: Work closely with the development and design teams to provide feedback and discuss potential improvements.
Adherence to Deadlines: Meet all testing phase deadlines, ensuring that game updates and patches are thoroughly vetted before public release.
Stress Testing: Push the game to its limits to determine load capacities and the threshold for game features under high-stress scenarios.
Security Testing: Identify any potential vulnerabilities that could be exploited by cheats or hacks.
Focus Group Participation: Assist in coordinating and conducting focus group tests, interpreting player feedback, and translating it into actionable insights for the development team.
Qualifications:
Proven experience as a game tester, ideally with exposure to games in the adventure genre.
Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
Familiarity with various gaming platforms and technologies.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
A problem-solving mindset and the ability to work in a team environment.
A genuine passion for gaming and creating outstanding user experiences.