Is there anyway to test games for steam game developers?

[ItzTank]

I would like to know if i can test games sent to me by developers and if there is some sort of signup for that

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Valve games? Become a Valve employee.

Other games, ask their game devs.

[cinedine]

Yes, it's called "job application" for the QA department.
"Testing" games doesn't mean "playing" them, though.

[BossGalaga]

Originally posted by Tank Gaming:

I would like to know if i can test games sent to me by developers and if there is some sort of signup for that

They're called alphas and betas, pre-release versions of games. There are countless alphas and betas that you can sign up for all over the internet.

https://alphabetagamer.com/

[8ullfrog]

QA testing is in no way glamourous. Press A 50 times.


One time I did an exploit in a Midway game. It was something stupid, if you hit the wall geometry right you zoomed up and over the map, allowing you to skip like 2/3 the level.


My roommate was a Midway QA tester, and I felt like she was going to rip out my eyes when I did it.

So as a peace offering, I did the same thing in Jedi academy. I feel like at the time, there were a lot of engine weaknesses that allowed this.

I still retain my eyes.


The way the trick worked - You had to find a place with a corner, L type. You hit the meeting point of the L, and your character was lifted up and out of the level boundaries, and you could run on the sky to get where you were going, then drop back in.


First time I did that was Driver on the playstation. Drive your car full speed into a specific wall, YOU ARE NOW DRIVING ON THE OCEAN!