Behind the Game: How QAble Solved Astrocade AI’s Testing Woes

Industry:

Gaming

Headquarters:

Ahmedabad, India

1000

Test Case Written

765

Stage Debug

816

Production Debug

350

Issues Logged

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Overview

About Astrocade

Astrocade turns text prompts into interactive games using generative AI and automates art, animation, music, and gameplay mechanics.

QAble helped Astrocade overcome key QA challenges like complex AI behavior, inadequate negative testing, and frequent UI changes. We implemented daily exploratory and negative testing to catch hidden bugs, prioritized testing the AI’s core features, and managed UI updates efficiently.

Challenges

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Complex AI-Based Game Model

Testing the complex AI-driven game required unconventional methods, but simulating full AI behavior remained challenging, risking stability issues

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Frequent UI Changes

Frequent UI updates made it difficult to keep the test case repository up-to-date with the latest changes

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Inadequate Negative Testing

The internal team focused on “happy flow” testing, missing functional bugs in negative and edge cases—critical for an AI-based game

05

Module Coverage and Shift Support

New modules made daily coverage challenging for QA, and the lack of live support during development hours limited testing frequency

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AI Behavior and Persistence

The game’s AI required thorough testing across varied scenarios, but managing this complexity led to testing gaps

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Build Stability Testing

Rapid development required daily smoke tests, but time constraints often kept QA from completing them

01

Complex AI-Based Game Model

Testing the complex AI-driven game required unconventional methods, but simulating full AI behavior remained challenging, risking stability issues

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02

Inadequate Negative Testing

The internal team focused on “happy flow” testing, missing functional bugs in negative and edge cases—critical for an AI-based game

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03

AI Behavior and Persistence

The game’s AI required thorough testing across varied scenarios, but managing this complexity led to testing gaps

04

Frequent UI Changes

Frequent UI updates made it difficult to keep the test case repository up-to-date with the latest changes

05

Module Coverage and Shift Support

New modules made daily coverage challenging for QA, and the lack of live support during development hours limited testing frequency

06

Build Stability Testing

Rapid development required daily smoke tests, but time constraints often kept QA from completing them

07

Asana Task Management

Increased team size and task velocity caused issues with managing statuses and sections in Asana.

The Solution

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Daily Exploratory Testing

We set up daily exploratory testing to catch unusual bugs that typical testing might miss.

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Negative Testing Focus

Our team specialized in negative testing—beyond “happy flow” scenarios—which revealed edge cases and unpredictable game behaviors.

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Core Feature Prioritization

We prioritized testing the game’s core feature—the AI’s wish-fulfillment module—due to its varied and error-prone behavior.

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Test Case Management

We updated expected results
for new UI designs.

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Night-Shift QA Resource

To cover all new modules, we provided a night-shift QA resource.

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Automation for Smoke Testing

Frequent builds made manual testing unfeasible, so we proposed automation to consistently run smoke tests.

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Asana Task Management Improvement

We added a "QA Ready Tasks" in Asana for direct QA pushes and proposed module/status sections for faster bug tracking and fixes.

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What We Achieved

350+ Bugs Identified Monthly

We identified and reported 350+ bugs monthly, ensuring top-quality software

Up-to-Date Test Case Repository

We kept our test case repository up-to-date with new changes & features

Continuous Test Plan Updates

Our test plans were regularly updated with new features, feedback, & best practices.

Tech Stack

Our experience with QAble has been exceptional. They are nothing short of remarkable — highly skilled, detail-oriented, and committed to delivering the best possible results.

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Ali Sadeghian, CTO, Astrocade

Don’t let hidden bugs spoil the fun. With QAble’s tailored testing, your AI-driven game will run like a dream—and keep players coming back.

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