The role of QA in games extends far beyond what many imagine.
From Development QA to Compliance QA and Functionality QA to Localisation QA, each discipline plays a crucial role in identifying and resolving issues before a game reaches its audience. Together, they ensure quality, consistency, and a smooth player experience across all platforms and languages.
When localising a game, linguists handle the in-game text: narrative scripts, dialogues, quest descriptions, UI strings, item names, and tutorials. Their goal is to provide a translation that is not only linguistically accurate but also culturally authentic and aligned with the game’s world, characters, and tone. Localisation teams also manage integration of translated assets, maintain consistency across updates, and ensure that each language version aligns with the source content and technical requirements.
However, even a perfect translation on paper can look or feel different once it appears in the game. That’s where LQA comes in.
LQA testers play through the localised builds, verifying that every line of text appears correctly in context, fits within the interface, and conveys the intended emotion or humour. They identify issues such as truncated text, misaligned subtitles, incorrect gender or plural forms, inconsistent terminology, and cultural mismatches. LQA ensures that the localised experience feels native, not translated.
To recap:
Localisation: Creates and integrates linguistically and culturally accurate versions of the game content.
LQA: Validates the localised content in-game, ensuring it fits contextually, visually, and tonally.
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