Crafting Unforgettable Gaming Experiences
STELLAR PISTOL
​WHY US?
- Small Studio, Big Bite
- AI-Enhanced: Harnessing the power of AI to output
- Budget-Savvy
- Over 20 Years of Combined Experience
- 2 Services in 1
- Putting ends to nightmares since 2022
Expert Level Quality Assurance
We offer comprehensive QA services across all major testing types—including functionality, compliance/certification, regression, localization, performance, and multiplayer—ensuring your game launches bug-free, platform-compliant, and optimized for a smooth player experience on every system. We can also create or build upon test workflows, provide test cases, and other documentation.
FUNCTIONALITY
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Validate core gameplay mechanics, UI behavior, and in-game systems across all supported platforms.
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Identify and document unintended behaviors, logic breaks, or mission blockers.
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Verify correct integration of assets, audio cues, animations, and input responses.
BUILD VERIFICATION, SMOKE & SANITY TESTS
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Perform high-level sanity checks to confirm basic functionality before full QA cycles.
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Validate critical paths such as boot flow, save/load, and UI navigation.
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Catch early showstoppers that could block broader test execution.
REGRESSION
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Re-test previously resolved bugs to confirm they remain fixed in new builds.
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Ensure new features or fixes haven’t introduced unintended side effects in older systems.
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Maintain and prioritize regression checklists per release milestone.
AUTOMATION
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Design and run automated test scripts for build stability, UI flows, or input stress.
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Integrate automation tools into CI pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, Unity Test Framework).
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Analyze automation results and investigate failures for manual follow-up.
STABILITY, NETWORK & MULTIPLAYER
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Run extended soak tests to check for crashes, soft locks, or memory leaks.
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Test prolonged gameplay, idle states, and repeated use of core systems.
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Track crash logs and repro steps for engineering follow-up.
TEST PLANS
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Define test scope, priorities, and strategies aligned with project milestones, platforms, and risk areas.
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Create and maintain detailed test plans covering functional, compliance, performance, and regression workflows.
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Coordinate with producers, devs, and localization teams to ensure timely coverage and efficient bug triage throughout the dev cycle.
LOCALIZATION
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Verify text translation, grammar, and formatting in all supported languages.
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Check UI scaling, voiceovers, subtitles, and culturally appropriate assets.
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Ensure region-specific content and legal disclaimers are correctly implemented.
CERTIFICATION/COMPLIANCE
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Test against platform-specific guidelines (Sony TRC, Microsoft XR, Nintendo Lotcheck).
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Validate controller disconnects, error messaging, suspend/resume behavior, and save systems.
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Create test cases based on the latest first-party checklists.
PERFORMANCE
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Monitor and report FPS stability, load times, and memory usage under various conditions.
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Conduct stress tests on menus, open-world areas, and particle-heavy scenes.
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Identify performance degradation on target platforms or hardware specs.
LIVEOPS & PATCHES
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Validate time-limited events, rotating content, and dynamic store updates.
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Test backend systems, reward delivery, and economy balancing across live environments.
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Monitor real-time telemetry and hotfix behavior during active events.
Certification Testing
Certification/Compliance testing ensures your game meets the strict technical requirements set by console and platform holders before it can be released. Each platform has its own set of guidelines:
We have experience identifying and resolving compliance issues early to avoid delays, and working closely with developers to ensure successful submission across all platforms.
We offer QA and Dev compliance support in one. We will find and mostly prevent or fix fails.
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PlayStation (TRC - Technical Requirements Checklist): Cover save systems, error messages, network behavior, and system integration like trophies and suspend/resume.
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Xbox (XR - Xbox Requirements): Enforce correct system calls, error handling, localization, and feature integration like Achievements and Quick Resume.
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Nintendo (Lotcheck): Focus on hardware-specific behaviors, controller input, save handling, and adherence to Nintendo’s UI/UX standards.
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Steam (PC): Meet Steamworks API integration standards, update behavior, and proper achievement/stat implementation.
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Mobile (iOS/Android): Verify store compliance, permissions handling, push notifications, and in-app purchase behavior.
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AI & Automation
Enhanced Pipeline
At Stellar Pistol, we offer enhanced AI-integrated pipelines and automated QA systems designed to accelerate game development while improving accuracy and coverage. Our services focus on reducing manual overhead and catching critical issues early with data driven decisions.
Automated Regression Suites
Seamless CI/CD integration, (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab) to run tests with every build.
Max Coverage and Minimal Redundancy
​AI-assisted test case generation and prioritization
Data Analysis
Data-driven bug detection using logs, performance metrics, and anomaly tracking.
Machine Learning Models
Trained on past bug trends to predict high-risk areas of your game.
Our tools expose lurking bugs and balance issues before they become full-blown monsters. You’ll be equipped to debug, optimize, and make it out of crunch alive.
- Build custom automation tools
- Reinforce existing systems
- Automated build pipelines and integration with Jenkins
- Elimination of repetitive tasks, regressions
- Gameplay and QA data turned into actionable insights
DEV SUPPORT
Gameplay Engineering
We handle feature implementation, bug fixing, input handling, and system refactors—whether it's fine-tuning combat feel or patching up janky mechanics.
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Tools & Pipeline
From in-editor tools to custom debug utilities, we build what your designers and testers need to move faster and ship cleaner.
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Build & Integration
We set up and maintain automated builds, Jenkins pipelines, and source control integrations (Perforce, Git), keeping your project stable and continuous.
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Debugging & Profiling
We squash memory leaks, optimize frame pacing, and hunt down hard-to-repro issues using tools like Unity Test Framework.
PORTS
Platform-Specific Implementation
We adapt code for target platforms (Switch, Xbox, PlayStation, PC), handling SDK integration, save systems, achievements, and platform services.
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UI/UX & Input Remapping
We rework UI layouts for various resolutions and screen sizes, and ensure input systems feel right across controllers, keyboards, and touch interfaces.
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Performance Optimization
We profile and optimize for GPU/CPU/memory across hardware targets—reducing load times, minimizing draw calls, and improving frame stability.
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Certification Prep
We help games pass TRCs, Lotchecks, and XR cert with confidence—handling compliance bugs, test case checklists, and pre-submission sweeps.
END OF PRODUCTION POLISH
Final QA Sweep
We run deep regression passes, edge case testing, and high-risk scenario validation to ensure systems behave under stress—no nasty surprises on release day.
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Bug Triage & Cleanup
We help prioritize the final wave of bugs, separating critical from cosmetic, and assist in fast repros, logs, and verification to keep the bug list manageable and focused.
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Performance & Stability
Using profiling tools and platform diagnostics, we tune memory usage, eliminate hitches, reduce load times, and tighten frame pacing for a smoother player experience.
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Submission & Launch Prep
We support final platform certification runs (TRC/XR/Lotcheck), install test coverage, day-one patch validation, and store metadata verification—everything you need to launch with confidence and control.
Patch, DLC and Live Support
LIVE OPS
We provide ongoing QA coverage for live builds, including smoke tests after deploys, monitoring of telemetry and crash reports, and validation of server-side updates. Our goal: minimize downtime, catch issues early, and ensure smooth delivery for time-sensitive events.
DLC & SEASONAL UPDATES
We support the full lifecycle of content drops—QA planning, compatibility checks, platform integration, and cross-version testing. Whether it’s new characters, maps, or mechanics, we ensure your DLC lands clean, stable, and cert-ready.
PATCH TESTING
Every update needs to be airtight. We conduct targeted regression, verify bug fixes, test patch deployment across platforms (Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, etc.), and run cert checklists to avoid submission rejections and user-facing issues.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
When critical issues hit live builds, we act fast—repro-ing crash reports, isolating high-priority bugs, testing rollback paths, and validating hotfix branches. We’re your rapid-response unit when stability and player trust are on the line.
Optimization
Frame Rate & Load Time Tuning
We analyze bottlenecks using tools like Unreal Insights, PIX, and Unity Profiler to improve frame pacing, eliminate spikes, and reduce load times across platforms.
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Memory & Asset Management
From texture streaming and LOD optimization to memory leak hunting and pool balancing, we help your game run lean—especially on lower-end hardware.
Platform-Specific Performance
We tailor performance tuning for Switch, PS5, Xbox Series, mobile, and PC—adapting shaders, reducing draw calls, and profiling CPU/GPU usage per device.
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Code & System Refactoring
We audit gameplay systems and backend code for inefficiencies, restructure logic for scalability, and implement best practices to keep your project stable at scale.
Performance
DOCUMENTATION
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Test Plans & Test Cases
- Structured, easy to follow test plans tailored to your features, platforms and deadlines
- Edge case coverage and
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Technical Guides
- Setup instructions to tool usage
- SDK integrations
- Engine-specific workflows,
- Clean, dev-friendly guides that reduce onboarding time and eliminate guesswork.
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Wiki's, Game Encyclopedia
- Build and maintain organized documentation hubs for internal teams or public use
- Covering characters, systems, mechanics, narrative arcs, and dev notes so no design decision gets lost in the fog.
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Production Pipeline and Process Docs
- Document pipelines for builds, content creation, release cycles, or bug triage—aligning departments
- Reduce costly miscommunication during high-pressure sprints.