1 6
BE PREPARED KEEP AN OPEN MIND
Each developer will have specific areas for each of their tests that
they want gamers to focus on to help progress their project to
the next stage of development. Read and take note of all test
requirements and objectives, you don’t want to finish a test only
to realise you avoided things they wanted feedback on.
2 7
TAKE NOTES
You never know what questions you’ll be asked at the end of
the test and it’s easy to forget minor details, particularly when
playing for longer sessions. Note your likes, dislikes and any
bugs you encounter – it’s our number one tip for providing
higher quality feedback.
3 8
KNOW YOUR ROLE
As game testers the majority of the titles you play will still be
deep in development. By their nature the content will be
unfinished, feature occasional crashes/bugs and sometimes
might not work at all. Try not to let this frustrate you and instead
channel these observations into the feedback you provide.
4 9
SHARE WHAT’S BROKEN
If you encounter a bug, glitch or crash, don’t let it slide.
Take a note of anything that doesn’t seem quite right, you
might end up being the sole reason no one else experiences
that same bug when the game releases to the public. You’re a
fundamental asset to increasing the overall quality of any title
you play with Game Tester.
5 10
TAKE IT ALL IN
Take moments to absorb non-gameplay elements of the game,
for example art style, animations, music, voice acting, sound
effects, ambience, lighting, user interface etc. Each of these are
equally important when building the world and overall feel of
any video game.
You may have a pre-existing opinion of a certain genre,
franchise or studio that relates to the game you’re testing, try to
put these thoughts to the back of your mind when testing.
Remaining impartial is incredibly important to offering unbiased
and constructive feedback. You might not be the target audience
but your feedback can still be valuable.
TRY TO BE SPECIFIC
Try to remember or note where you were and what you
were doing when something went wrong and give as much
information as possible, including your hardware specs where
necessary. Links to in-game screenshots or video clips can
also be a powerful visual tool that help developers recreate
issues and have them fixed up quicker.
STAY CONSTRUCTIVE
Testing games can be difficult sometimes, especially if
your hardware is causing a game to run poorly or crash.
Remember these developers are requesting your services
specifically to improve these issues. Try to remain constructive
and if something sucks, explain how you think it could
be improved.
CONSIDER PRESENTATION
Reading through feedback from hundreds of testers can be a
daunting task for developers, try to present your feedback in
a clear and neat format, using line breaks and bullet points
where necessary to make the information easier to digest.
ENJOY YOURSELF!
While a main target for game testers is to look out for bugs
and areas that can be improved, it also helps developers just
as much to know what parts of the game are enjoyable, this
allows them to focus on their strengths and bring other elements
of the game up to the same level of quality.

POOR
What issues did you experience during the test?
I had a bug and crashed twice, sound is weird, it was very glitchy
AVERAGE
What issues did you experience during the test?
I crashed to the desktop when loading the game, the second level
had many graphical glitches and the sound was muffled and hard to
hear at times.
Sometimes doors wouldn’t open but the sound would still play as if it
was opening.
FEEDBACK EXAMPLES
GREAT
What issues did you experience during the test?
I crashed to desktop when booting up the game, I received the error
“202NT_045”. I was able to resolve this by making an exception in my
anti-virus software. I’m on Windows 10.
During level 2 the trees were flickering between light and dark, this
seemed to only happen when I was moving.
The sound during spells was distorted and warped in certain levels,
seemed to happen when a lot was going on at the time.
Some doors in level 6 don’t open when it seems they should, maybe
these are placeholder rooms but it was confusing.
What issues did you experience during the test?
I had a few small issues and glitches which I have detailed below.
1 – I crashed to the desktop when loading the game, presented with
error “202NT_045”. It seems AVG Free anti-virus was the conflict, so I
added an exception to the .exe and launcher files, which seems to
have fixed the issue.
PC specs:
OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 650Ti
Processor: Intel i3 2120 3.3GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
2 – Roughly 5 minutes in to level 2 (Forest of Dreams), trees and
clouds were flickering between lit and shadowed textures, this took a
hit on frame rate, which dropped roughly 5-10 frames during
flickering. This happened whenever the character passed foliage
layered in front of the character.
3 – Repeated use of the ‘Eternal Flame’ spell would cause the sound
effect to overlap, giving an unpleasant echo which was particularly
evident during battle when there are lots of competing sounds. Using
the spell just once out of combat does not present the problem.
4 – In level 6 (‘Dust’) both blue doors in the lab don’t appear to open,
the sound effect is played and the diary log is updated, but you
cannot gain entry. Restarting the checkpoint or level didn’t help.

POOR
What did you like MOST about the game?
The game looks and controls great, clean menus and nice music
AVERAGE
What did you like MOST about the game?
The graphics and art style are really pleasing, the controls were really
good, wasn’t too complicated to learn.
The menus were simple and easy to navigate and the music was
relaxing and tense at the right moments, helped with the
atmosphere.
FEEDBACK EXAMPLES
GREAT
What did you like MOST about the game?
Graphically the game is beautiful, the unique design of the characters
and the environments really help make the world feel like an
undiscovered civilisation.
Controls feel fluid and easy to get to grasps with, at least when using
a controller. Button prompts need fixing to match the device though.
The HUD and UI were really well designed, nothing felt too
complicated and nothing important was hidden from view.
The music was a real stand out positive, different styles of music for
different levels was a great choice and clearly had a lot of thought
put in to it.
What did you like MOST about the game?
There was clearly a lot to love about this game, here’s a few things
that stood out for me:
1 – This game has a very unique and compelling art style, the
landscapes look hand crafted and the appearance of each character
felt like they’d been carefully designed to match their surroundings
perfectly. It felt like a game set on a different planet.
2 – The controls for controller were near perfect, even without
appropriate button prompts I was able to intuitively work out what
buttons did what very early in to gameplay. I rarely use controllers
but this game made the idea of doing so much more appealing.
3 – Every interface and menu in the game seemed very well placed
and designed, new tabs and options are opened up to you at the
perfect moment and nothing felt overwhelming or crowded. The
most important menus were within simple reach at all times. Bravo!
4 – The music was really something else. The way the style of the
music shifts between sombre tones to high-tempo beats between the
exploration and combat areas flows perfectly. The music generally
set the tone of the atmosphere moment to moment and kept
adrenaline rushing when required but soothed your nerves at the
right moments between battles.
This game has a hell of a lot of potential and leaning on its positives
while addressing its frustrating areas could turn it in to a fan
favourite. Good luck!

POOR
How do you think the game could be improved?
Keyboard controls suck, dialogue is lame, also it runs so low
AVERAGE
How do you think the game could be improved?
The keyboard controls are really confusing and there’s no way to map
them. The subtitles have lots of errors and dialogue seems forced and
unprofessional.
The game runs really slow and freezes a lot, especially during combat
and when first entering a level.
FEEDBACK EXAMPLES
GREAT
How do you think the game could be improved?
The keyboard controls aren’t intuitive, I felt I failed missions more
often due to controls than my own skills or experience, popular
games that share the genre have much better mapping.
The subtitles haven’t been greatly localised. Common spelling errors
and even code language found in dialogue during mission 3. Could do
with more language support.
The lack of voiced characters really puts focus on the poor subtitles
during dialogue. Each character is so unique that a lot of fun could be
had with unusual voices and accents.
The FPS during heavy load can tank to below 30 on my 1080. The
game can hang for 1-2 seconds at times too, making precision play
very difficult. Loading in to missions for the first time has FPS in the
single digits.
How do you think the game could be improved?
While the game is generally very enjoyable, there were some key
areas I feel could help improve the overall experience:
1 – Keyboard controls are confusing, the keys you’d expect to be
related to specific actions are not what you assume and as there’s no
way to map controls you have to learn the hard way. Button prompts
help with this, but when using the otherwise excellent controller
controls, key prompts are still set to keyboard mapping.
2 – English localisation for subtitles in the game is pretty rough.
“There” and “Their” are commonly misspelt and during mission 3
when conversing with ‘Borak’ his last response is followed by
“close_caption_228”. With just Japanese and poor English
localisation, I feel the game could do with a heavy focus on additional
language support.
3 – A game such as this really benefits from voice acting, even if just
in the native language. Character design is a strong point so voices
tailored specifically to their characteristics would really help immerse
you in the story and the world you inhibit. This would make the
subtitle issues less of a problem overall.
4 – During combat and busy moments in the battle sections, my
frames per section reduced to 20-30, which really impacted the
fluidity of the gameplay. It also had occasional hitches and mini-
freezes following 30+ play sessions. Texture pop and low FPS during
texture streaming when levels were loading were also a glaring issue.

POOR
Please provide your final thoughts and feedback.
This game is AMAZING. You guys are great for creating it. I will buy
when it comes out. I wish you and your families good luck and
fortune.
AVERAGE
Please provide your final thoughts and feedback.
As said, I love the music, graphics and xbox controls. Hate the lack of
optimisation and keyboard controls.
I also think you could should consider cross-platform multiplayer and
adding achievements. Zulra is cool btw!
FEEDBACK EXAMPLES
GREAT
Please provide your final thoughts and feedback.
Couch co-op is great but I’d love to see other options such as cross-
play and online multiplayer.
Trading cards and achievements would be great additions, please
also consider cloud saves so that I can play on different devices.
A small issue but I noticed ultrawide resolutions weren’t supported,
which caused black bars that had an impact on immersion.
The music was the strongest point of the game’s design, I
recommend leaning on this strength wherever possible as it really
helps deliver a believable universe with genuine emotion and energy.
I also think Zulra is a badass and the story should focus more on her.
Please provide your final thoughts and feedback.
This game has the potential to relate to so many different types of
players, casual and hardcore, young to old. If console ports are being
considered I think the game would really benefit from cross-play and
online co-op. I’d love to play with my buddy on console while playing
on my PC.
Too many games release these days without modern quality of life
features such as achievements, mod support and cloud saves. The
latter is particularly important to me as I am expecting my Steam
Deck to arrive soon and would love to play this between my PC and
Deck and keep my in-game progress.
Additional aspects ratios and resolution support would be great, the
game doesn’t take advantage of my ultrawide monitor at all. If you’re
worried about player advantage in multiplayer games, you could
eliminate the extra field of view by zooming in slightly on widescreen
devices or placing elements of the HUD outside the playable area.
The music is by far the strongest element of the game, additional
sound cues and more punchy effects during combat could take the
game to a new level of sonic excellence. The music already conveys
the atmosphere, builds energy during tense battles and lowers the
tone during emotional moments between characters.
I’d also love to know more of the back story of the character ‘Zulra’ –
she’s by far the most complex personality in the game and would be
great to explore more of her history in an expansion or sequel.