soak-test

To detect slow memory leaks during extended game testing, you need a soak test protocol that runs timed checkpoints across long play sessions to monitor memory growth and performance drift over sustained runtime.

A soak test protocol is a structured endurance testing plan for extended play sessions that exposes stability and balance regressions. You need it during Polish and Release phases when short tests fail to reveal slow leaks or fatigue edge cases.

Endurance testing checkpoints for a 2 hour session are generated by configuring a soak test protocol with timed observation intervals. This produces a structured document covering baseline metrics, checkpoint logs, and post-session analysis for QA.

Yes, soak test protocols can be configured to target specific observation focuses. You can generate a checklist focused solely on stability crashes and hangs, or isolate memory growth, rather than running all three observation tracks.

The best way to structure QA documentation for long play sessions is a protocol document with pre-session setup, baseline metrics, checkpoint logs, and a PASS/FAIL verdict workflow. This structure drives post-session analysis and bug reporting.

Soak testing works for both short 30 minute sessions and longer endurance runs up to 4 hours. The protocol adapts its timed checkpoints to the specified duration to expose performance drift regardless of session length.