launch-checklist

A launch readiness checklist validates code, content, store, marketing, infrastructure, legal, QA, and operations before game release. It detects debug output, placeholders, and configuration risks to prevent missing critical launch tasks.

Scanning your codebase for debug and placeholder artifacts before a game launch requires parsing project context and analyzing files for TODO/FIXME/HACK items. This process checks codebase health and verifies content assets to identify last-minute blockers.

A pre-launch readiness audit includes codebase health checks, content and asset verification, department-spanning sign-offs, and a go/no-go decision summary. It validates code, store, marketing, community, infrastructure, legal, and operational readiness for game release.

You can test launch readiness without modifying files by using a dry-run argument. This generates the complete validation checklist and performs codebase scans without writing any production or release output files until you explicitly confirm.

Structuring QA sign-offs and operational approvals for a game release requires categorizing checklist items into blocking and conditional tasks. This explicitly lists required sign-offs across departments to support a formal go/no-go decision.

Common last-minute blockers found during launch readiness validation include debug output, placeholder assets, TODO/FIXME/HACK code items, and configuration risks. Scanning for these artifacts ensures codebase health and prevents missing critical launch tasks.