Have you ever wondered how games are tested before they are launched? Who tests them?

A compelling mobile game testing system prompts a hassle-free and responsive gaming force to end-users. The gaming business is skyrocketing because of continuous improvements in the utilization of mobile applications. It is impossible to illustrate a universal procedure for game testing. That is because each game is different in its way. For starters, aspects of Functionality and Usability of each game must be studied carefully.

Usability and Functionality testing are normal for testing a broad array of applications. Since the merging of gaming and mobile technology, what one needs is exceptional and concentrated testing.

In the context of mobile game testing, the above-mentioned aspects work like this:

1. Usability Tests

As we all know, human beings have many flaws. Some of us may have weak eyesight, some may have abnormally large fingers which always tap the wrong buttons. We might misunderstand a command or even pick the wrong interaction. These and many other glitches may be found by consistent application users of our game. The purpose behind game testing is to find them before they do.

We conduct the usability test to get an idea about the game’s ease of use, navigation flow, and most importantly, to gauge the user experience your game delivers. Therefore, we must ensure that only genuine mobile phones and emulators are used for testing. For instance, performance slowdowns are easy to uncover while using genuine devices. During the test, it checks interferences, the impact of the charger on general performance and use, and battery consumption.

To comprehend fully the extent of usability and enjoyment our game is offering, it is vital to test the game for its execution. This will make the user encounter either positive or negative. These points affect considerably the user experience and the user’s enjoyment level in general.

Apart from these, the fundamental purpose of testing Usability is to find out whether:

• The buttons are set in a similar area of the screen to avoid confusion to the user.
• The logical menus are not over-loaded, defeating the purpose of rapid utilization.
• The app alerts the user whenever they begin downloading huge data which might hamper application execution.
• The approval for tapping the zoom-in and zoom-out features is equipped.
• The app gives a strategy for undoing an action, in an adequate time, on the happening or non-happening of an event (Ex. Entering the wrong door)

The purpose of playing a game is fun. Consequently, gamers rely upon your games for entertainment, along with exceptional user experience.Evaluating the fun-factors requires some aesthetic imagination and critical thinking. Fun is conveyed just if every other part of the game cooperates accurately, and it requires a great effort to achieve. Higher the difficulty, the higher the satisfaction, as is the case of most things in our life.

Thus, usability testing validates the effort and time needed to accomplish a specified activity and finds out easily neglected mistakes. It includes user viewpoint testing, end-user interface testing, and user documentation testing.

2. Functional Tests

Functional Testing is the most well-known type of game testing. Functional testing implies playing games to discover bugs.If done manually, it requires playing the game while the testing is ongoing.It decides if the application is working as originally intended.

In some cases, automation is the right choice in a few domains of functional testing. To set up a test automation system, you should be able to comprehend your mobile application’s code. Automated functional testing for mobile games can reveal issues identified with UI and graphics, game mechanism, integration of graphics resources, and resistance.

It’s a complex testing strategy classified black box testing procedure. It sets aside more time to execute as analyzers search for graphics issues, gameplay problems, audio-visual issues, and so on. You have to get confirmations about the ease of installation, the application running in limited mode, whether the application permits social media choices, supports payment portals, among other things.

The most crucial test situations in functional testing can be considered to check whether:

• All the required fields are functioning as intended.
• The app goes into a minimized form if the user has an incoming call.
• The mobile can perform the prerequisite multitasking whenever required.
• The installed app does not preclude other apps from performing thoroughly, and it does not feed into the memory of alternate apps.
• The navigation between significant modules in the app is as per the requirements.
• Perform Regression Testing to reveal new programming bugs in existing zones of a framework after changes have been made to them. Additionally, rerun earlier performed tests to confirm that the program manner hasn’t changed because of the changes.

While functional testing is dependably a fundamental action in mobile game testing strategy, the actual difference between an extraordinary mobile game and any other mobile game is the importance given to the one of a kind characteristics and requirements of a mobile environment. End to end functional testing comprising of linear and non-linear action for your game should be done to guarantee that the gameplay is free of bugs and uniform with your planned design.

Characteristics of an Immersive Game

• A complex, intriguing plot
• Realistic graphics (including backgrounds, characters, and hardware) and sounds
• Random plays to keep the player intrigued
• Few known actualities to instruct the player
• Facilitating players to play as a team if it’s a multi-player game

In today’s world, any product/service is ultimately judged by the user experience it delivers. It is even more true for games. A successful game is defined by how immersive it is. Game development is not just a great design and its implementation. The game designer’s part becomes dependent upon the prerequisites and proposals provided by the game tester. The game tester’s responsibilities are mostly divided into two parts:

1) identification and reporting of the game deformities. 2) assisting with analyzing and verifying.

How VTEST can help?

At VTEST, we have a team of enthusiastic and gifted game testers, who take pride in their work. We also have an excellent infrastructure for game testing. You’ve created a great game, now it’s our responsibility to make it even greater.

About VTEST

VTEST is an independent software testing company catering to product and service teams across the globe. We are a team of software testers who are passionate about quality and love to test. We develop an in-depth understanding of the applications under test and include software testing services strategies that deliver quantifiable results.

In short, we help in building incredible software.