How to Test Games for a Global Audience
Tags: gamedev, devops, gametesting, python
Published: 2024-07-16 09:10:24

Are you planning to release your game to a global audience? Are you concerned about how your game will perform in different regions, on various networks, or across numerous payment channels? [Local user testing](https://www.wetest.net/local-user-testing/?utm_source=forum&utm_medium=dev) can help you navigate these challenges and ensure your game is ready for a successful global launch.

# What is Overseas Local User Testing
Overseas Local User Testing is a comprehensive testing solution that provides real-world scenarios for your game, tested by actual users across the globe. This includes critical aspects such as Network Testing, Payment Testing, and Functionality Testing, and more.

# Why is it Essential

When releasing a game to an international audience, you are faced with a variety of challenges that can impact the success of your game:

- **Regional Differences**: With your game being played in multiple regions, you need to account for time zone differences and varying regional preferences. An aspect of your game that works well in one region may not be as effective in another.
- **Payment Variations**: There are numerous payment channels around the world, each with its own set of protocols and regulations. It's crucial to ensure that your game's payment system works seamlessly across all these channels.
- **Functional Experience**: The real-world situation and geographic influences can impact the functionality and user experience of your game. It's important to test how your game performs in real overseas environments.
- **Network**: Different regions have varying network infrastructures and carrier differences. It's essential to test how your game operates under these varying conditions to ensure a smooth gaming experience for all players.
- **Login Scenarios**: Your game may require users to log in using various methods. Testing these login scenarios in different regions will ensure that all players can access your game easily.
- **Server Deployment**: The location and configuration options of your servers can significantly impact your game's performance. It's crucial to test these aspects in a real-world environment.

Overseas testing can also present its own set of challenges, such as **slow response times**, **high costs**, and also let's not forget about the time-consuming process of **recruiting and managing testers**. All these difficulties can slow down your game's release and impact its success.

# WeTest Advantages
WeTest offers a range of benefits to help you overcome the challenges of overseas testing:

- **Extensive Resources**: WeTest covers 30+ core countries and 90+ non-core countries for game/app releases, with independent community resources, multiple payment methods and login channels, and a range of low/mid/high-end devices.
- **Lower Costs**: Thanks to our flexible tester model, standardized testing SOPs, and specialized in-house tools, we can offer efficient processes and high execution efficiency at a lower cost.
- **Support**: We can support customized requirements, deliver high-quality reports, and offer a dedicated team with 24/7 support and multi-language communication efficiency.
- **Better Services**: We offer multi-dimensional data metrics, cover core user scenarios, and provide rich documentation for easy access by clients.

# Scope of Our Services

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WeTest's overseas testing services are built on our overseas testers' expertise. These services include server speed tests, network experience tests, payment tests, and customized functional tests, all designed to meet your specific project requirements.

# Key Values of WeTest Services
Our services can help you _**detect potential network, payment, and functionality issues**_ in your game early on. By understanding how your application operates locally, you can ensure a smooth and enjoyable user experience for your global audience.

## Network Testing
WeTest specializes in the early detection of overseas network issues by assessing various metrics such as:

- **Network stability**
- **Speed**
- **Latency**
- **Packet loss**

This includes evaluating the smoothness of:

- **Video playback**
- **Game stability** in different network environments, such as 3G/4G/5G/WiFi

WeTest's network testing services help clients understand how their application operates locally, allowing them to make necessary adjustments and optimizations for a seamless gaming experience across various regions.

## Payment Testing
WeTest excels at identifying potential payment issues in the local market, such as:

- **Payment configuration** errors
- **Payment UI display** errors
- **Incorrect pricing** after switching to voice chat
- **Price discrepancies** between different regions/platforms

Additionally, WeTest assesses:

- **Underpayment** for purchases
- **Missing payment tiers**
- **Disrupted payments**
- **Consecutive small payments**


By addressing these issues early on, we can ensure a smooth and secure payment experience for your players and helps you avoid potential revenue loss.

## Functionality Testing
WeTest's functionality testing focuses on the early detection of user experience issues in actual overseas scenarios. This involves:

- **Loading errors or abnormalities**: Identifying situations where certain activities may not load or exhibit abnormalities
- **Core feature performance**: Assessing the performance of core features in local overseas environments
- Evaluating **overall user experiences**

# Conclusion
By choosing WeTest's [Overseas Local User Testing Solutions](https://www.wetest.net/local-user-testing/?utm_source=forum&utm_medium=dev), you can ensure your game is ready for a successful global launch. Our comprehensive testing solutions will help you navigate the complexities of overseas testing and ensure your game delivers a seamless user experience, regardless of where your players are located.

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