Game Testing Services for Release-Ready Builds

Game testing services are outsourced QA for video games: a team plans tests, runs them on your target devices and platforms, logs bugs with steps to reproduce and retests the fixes. Scope usually covers functional, compatibility, performance and compliance testing, bought as a fixed test cycle or as a monthly dedicated team.

We run functional and regression testing, compatibility and device testing, performance and load testing, and compliance and certification-readiness testing. On request we add multiplayer and backend checks, localization checks and, for iGaming builds, RTP, RNG integration, wallet and responsible gaming tests. All test types share one plan, one bug tracker and one release recommendation.

Standalone QA is quoted after a scoping call, as a fixed price per test cycle or a monthly fee per dedicated tester. When QA is part of a full Capermint build, it sits inside our typical ranges: $10K–$40K for a single-game MVP, $40K–$120K for a mid-scope multiplayer game and $120K+ for a large custom platform. Lab and platform fees are separate.

Start functional testing as soon as the first playable build exists, and add compatibility and performance testing once core features are stable. Compliance checks belong before every store, console or lab submission. Early testing is usually cheaper, because bugs found in small builds are easier to isolate and fix than bugs found during submission or after launch.

There is no standard length: we fix each cycle's length in the test plan after scoping, based on game length, platforms, device count and test types. A smoke test on a new build is the shortest pass; a full pre-launch pass across a device matrix with compliance checks takes the longest. A dedicated team tests every build on an agreed schedule.

Outsource when you need testing in bursts around milestones, wide device coverage or an outside view before a submission. Build in-house QA when you ship updates every week and want test knowledge inside the company. Many studios mix both: a small internal QA lead plus an outsourced team that scales up before launches and large updates.

Yes. We test builds made by your own team or by another studio. We need build or test-track access, design notes or a feature list, target devices and markets, and tracker access if you want us to work in yours. If you also want the bugs fixed, our engineers can take that on under a separate scope.

Both. Feel, visuals, difficulty and edge cases need a human player, so much of game testing is manual. We automate where it pays back: smoke tests on every build, API and server tests, load scripts and repeatable flows such as login or purchase. The test plan sets the mix, based on how often you ship builds.

No. Console certification is decided by the platform holder: Microsoft, Sony or Nintendo. We run pre-submission checks against the current requirements your team or publisher holds under its developer agreement, such as Xbox's rule that titles must be fully functional and testable when submitted. Console hardware testing needs development kits supplied through the licensed developer or publisher.

Yes, as pre-lab readiness testing. We check RTP against the game math, RNG integration, wallet transactions and rollbacks, game history, geolocation blocking and responsible gaming tools before the build goes to an accredited lab such as GLI, iTech Labs or BMM. The operator or game owner obtains certification, and operators hold the licenses. This is general information, not legal advice.

You receive the test plan, the device matrix, executed test cases with pass or fail results, and bug reports with steps, build number, device and video or logs. You also get a regression status for fixed bugs and a release recommendation that lists open issues by severity. Reports go into your tracker, such as Jira, or into ours.

Yes. US and Canadian studios and operators are our priority, and we schedule calls in US and Canadian business hours, but we also test for teams in the UK and EU, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, India and APAC. For India, where online money games are prohibited, we test free-to-play, social and e-sports formats only.