Project Scope
Cattle Country is a cozy cowboy adventure life simulation that blends wholesome frontier living with light adventure mechanics.
Six Peaks Games partnered with Playtonic Friends and Castle Pixel to provide dedicated QA support throughout development, helping to safeguard gameplay stability, platform compliance and overall player experience as the title progressed toward release.
In partnership with:
Publisher:
Playtonic Friends
Developer:
Castle Pixel
Game Mode:
Single Player
Other Titles With Partner:
Genre:
Cozy | Wild West | Adventure | Life Sim
Platforms:
Playstation | XBOX | Nintendo Switch | Steam
QA Engagement Model:
Embedded | Functional | Compliance
Key Testing Focus:
Gameplay System Validation | Player Experience | Platform Compliance & Stability
QA Services Provided
Functional QA
- Core Feature Testing
- Player Flow & Progression Testing
- UI & Interaction Testing
- Build Verification & Change Validation
- Configuration & Coverage Testing
- Exploratory & Edge Case Testing
- Console Testing
Compliance QA
- Account, Save & System State Testing
- Controller, Hardware & Device Testing
- System Messaging & Error Handling
- Legal, UI & Submission Compliance
Functional Loc QA
- Text Display & UI Localization Testing
- Layout, Formatting & Language Presentation Testing
- Gameplay-Critical Localization Testing
- Localization Change Validation
- Exploratory & Edge Case Localization Testing
Bug Reporting & Environment Management
- Issue Reproduction & Verification
- Defect Tracking & Triage Support
- Reporting & QA Communication
- Environment Troubleshooting & Test Support
Test Case Management
- Test Plan Delivery
- Test Plan Execution
- Test Case Review & Refinement
- Coverage & Traceability
- Test Case Maintenance
Usability Testing
- Onboarding & First-Use Testing
- Navigation & Player Flow Testing
- UI & Interaction Testing
- Task Completion & Ease-of-Use Testing
- Accessibility & Clarity Testing
- Consistency & Cognitive Load Testing
- Friction Point & Satisfaction Testing
- Exploratory Usability Testing
Release Candidate Oversight
- Final Build & Submission Validation
- Launch Flow & Critical Path Testing
- Fix Verification & Regression Testing
- Platform, Patch & Configuration Testing
- Release Readiness & Risk Oversight
- Post-Release Support
Additional Support
- Ad Hoc Support
- Process Improvement
- Feedback Reporting
“Working with Six Peaks has been a fantastic experience! The QA quality has been consistently high, and the team has been incredibly responsive and adaptable to all our development needs. Responsiveness and enthusiasm has encapsulated the Six Peaks experience from first contact to final delivery. I highly recommend them as an outsourcing partner for your titles!”
Liam Wales Publishing Producer (Playtonic)
“Working with Six Peaks was a great experience. They were an excellent QA partner throughout the development of Cattle Country, consistently delivering clear, thoughtful, and actionable feedback. Bug reports were well-written, easy to reproduce, and saved our team a lot of time.
Just as important, communication was smooth and reliable on both sides. They were quick to respond to requests and always open to discussion when questions came up. That back and forth made a real difference and helped the game improve over the course of the project.
Cattle Country is a better game because of Six Peaks, and we would happily work with them again.”
Rob Maher, Developer (Castle Pixel)
