# QA brief: [Game title], [milestone]

Source: jumbojelly.com/how-to-write-a-qa-brief/ (free to copy and edit)

## 1. Build access and branch
- Platform / store: [Steam, Windows]
- Branch: [branch name], password: [send separately]
- Build ID or version: [e.g. 0.9.3, build 1234]
- How to switch to the branch: [Steam > Properties > Game Versions & Betas]

## 2. Milestone and date
- Milestone: [Next Fest demo / Early Access / 1.0 / patch]
- Date the build goes to players: [YYYY-MM-DD]
- Date the report is needed by: [YYYY-MM-DD]

## 3. Scope: test this
- [Area or feature 1, e.g. first 60 minutes, new player flow]
- [Area or feature 2]
- [Area or feature 3]

## 3b. Scope: do not test
- [Area that is unfinished or out of scope]
- [Placeholder art, audio, text that will change]

## 4. Minimum spec and hardware
- Minimum spec: [CPU / GPU / RAM / OS]
- Must-cover hardware: [e.g. Steam Deck, low-end laptop, ultrawide]
- Input: [keyboard and mouse / controller / both]

## 5. Known issues (do not report)
- [Known issue 1 + tracker ID]
- [Known issue 2 + tracker ID]

## 6. Priorities and severity definitions
- Top risk for this milestone: [e.g. save system, co-op join]
- Severity: Critical / Major / Minor / Cosmetic
- Priority: P1 fix before release / P2 fix soon / P3 fix when possible / P4 backlog, studio decides

## 7. Tracker and report format
- Tracker: [Jira / Linear / GitHub Issues / Google Sheet], access for: [emails]
- Required fields: title, severity, priority, build ID, area, hardware/OS, reproducibility, steps to reproduce, expected, actual, video or screenshot
- Language: [English]

## 8. Contact and response time
- Main contact: [name, role, Discord/Slack/email]
- Answers questions within: [e.g. 4 hours on working days]
- Who decides on blockers: [name]

## 9. NDA and confidentiality
- NDA: [signed / to sign / not needed]
- Streaming, screenshots outside the tracker, sharing the build: [allowed / not allowed]

## 10. What the report must contain
- Summary with counts by severity
- Top 3 risks before the milestone
- Coverage: what was tested and what was not
- Bug list with repro steps and video
- Optional: game-feel notes (not bugs)
- Format and delivery: [PDF / tracker export / both], by [date]