Bugs Found in Mindset GO! for Android
Mondset GO! Is a fascinating game that pushes the players to their limits. It offers captivating gameplay of sorting geometric shapes into sets. Its use of provably fair algorithms promises a high level of transparency and fairness in every game you play.
Importantly, this gamekeeps your data private, and the developer promises not to share it with third parties.
Our team at QAwerk recently conducted a bug crawl of the game and identified several issues that could affect performance and the user experience. Please join us in analyzing these issues in our detailed report to get a better understanding of these bugs and their implications.
Gameplay is disrupted after tapping ‘Pause mode’ several times
Severity:
Critical
Steps to Reproduce:
- Launch the game.
- Tap the ‘Play’ button.
- Tap the timer several times to turn the ‘Pause mode’ on and off.
- Observe the result.
Environment:
Samsung Galaxy S23
Android OS v.16
Actual Result:
Gameplay is disrupted. The design malfunctions, showing empty spaces on the main screens.
Expected Result:
Activating and deactivating the ‘Pause mode’ should not affect the quality of the gameplay or the layout of the main screens.
Gameplay is disrupted after opening and closing ‘Bauhaus’ screen
Severity:
Critical
Steps to Reproduce:
- Launch the game.
- Tap the ‘Map’ item in the bottom menu bar.
- Tap the ‘Play’ button.
- Tap the circle button in the upper-right corner.
- Tap the ‘Cross’ at the bottom of the ‘Bauhaus’ screen.
- Repeat steps 4-5.
- Observe the result.
Environment:
Samsung Galaxy S23
Android OS v.16
Actual Result:
This sequence of actions results in two issues. First, gameplay is disrupted when opening and closing the ‘Bauhaus’ screen. Secondly, the design of the main screens becomes inconsistent and contains empty spaces.
Expected Result:
Opening and closing the ‘Bauhaus’ screen should not affect the quality of the gameplay or the layout of the main screens.
Log-in attempt redirects user to ‘Store’ screen
Severity:
Major
Steps to Reproduce:
- Install and launch the game as a new user without game progress.
- Navigate to the ‘Settings’ → ‘Account’ section.
- Tap the ‘Log in’ button.
- Tap the ‘Email’ field on the right side.
- Observe the result.
Environment:
Samsung Galaxy S23
Android OS v.16
Actual Result:
The user is redirected to the ‘Store’ screen.
The same issue occurs when the user logs in after tapping the ‘Reset games’ button.
Expected Result:
The user should be able to input their email in the ‘Email’ field and continue the login process.
‘Price’ button occasionally fails to trigger purchase pop-up
Severity:
Major
Steps to Reproduce:
- Launch the game.
- Navigate to the ‘Store’ screen.
- Tap any button with a price.
- Cancel the in-game purchase pop-up.
- Tap any button with a price again.
- Observe that the in-game purchase pop-up doesn’t display after it’s been tapped several times.
Environment:
Samsung Galaxy S23
Android OS v.16
Actual Result:
The in-game purchase pop-up sometimes fails to appear after tapping the price button.
Expected Result:
Every tap on a button displaying a price should promptly trigger the in-game purchase pop-up.
Entered symbols do not display in ‘Email’ and ‘Password’ fields
Severity:
Minor
Steps to Reproduce:
- Launch the game.
- Navigate to the ‘Settings’ → ‘Account’ section.
- Tap the ‘Log in’ button.
- Start entering symbols in the ‘Email’ or ‘Password’ fields.
- Observe if the symbols are displayed while entering.
Environment:
Samsung Galaxy S23
Android OS v.16
Actual Result:
Entered symbols are not displayed in the ‘Email’ or ‘Password’ fields during the input process.
Expected Result:
The symbols should be displayed in the ‘Email’ and ‘Password’ fields during the input process.
Entered symbols are displayed in wrong field
Severity:
Minor
Steps to Reproduce:
- Launch the game.
- Navigate to the ‘Settings’ → ‘Account’ section.
- Tap the ‘Log in’ button.
- Tap the ‘Email’ field and enter some symbols.
- Tap the ‘Password’ field.
- Observe that the symbols entered in the ‘Email’ field are displayed in the ‘Password’ field.
Environment:
Samsung Galaxy S23
Android OS v.16
Actual Result:
The symbols entered in the ‘Email’ field are displayed in the ‘Password’ field.
Expected Result:
The symbols entered in the ‘Email’ field should be displayed in the ‘Email’ field.
Unnecessary sound effects triggered when tapping outside items on ‘Store’ screen
Severity:
Trivial
Steps to Reproduce:
- Launch the game.
- Navigate to the ‘Store’ screen.
- Tap the screen outside the items.
- Observe the result.
Environment:
Samsung Galaxy S23
Android OS v.16
Actual Result:
Unwanted sound effects are triggered when tapping anywhere outside the items on the ‘Store’ screen.
Expected Result:
Tapping outside the items on the ‘Store’ screen should not trigger any sound effects.
This puzzle-solving game features clear navigation, a bright UI, and engaging logic puzzles. However, it has some issues that can affect gameplay quality. I recommend running a comprehensive set of gameplay and functionality tests to identify and resolve issues so the game can truly shine.
