Beta Test? We got more than we bargained for in our game’s beta test.

A newly founded games development studio made up of recent university graduates are in a deadline crunch for their first title. During one of the never-ending nights spent developing the game during crunch time they find themselves transported inside the world of their creation, the only problem. The game isn’t even at a beta stage yet, so there are still multiple game breaking bugs, horrible balancing choices, missing textures and other surprises for the new adventuring party to navigate as they seek a way home through Beta testing? their game. What will become of the developers turned mighty heroes of the realm as they adventure through their fledgling game, testing and escaping all at once.

My entry into the MyAnimeList x Honeyfeed Writing Contest 2025 - THE ISEKAI presented by KADOKAWA competition, read it here: https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novels/21934