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Playsaurus
playsaurus.com · Laguna Niguel, United States
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Upwork lists Playsaurus at $452k in client spend.

$452,049 in published client spend across 49 contracts. The full read below — free.

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Total Upwork spend
$452k
$452,049
Top category
QA & testing
28 of 42 contracts
Hiring status
Actively hiring
7 of 49 contracts in progress
Contracts on record
49
$5–10/hr listed
The company

Who's actually behind the account.

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Playsaurus
Resolved to playsaurus.com · High confidence
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What the blended average hides

Don't trust any headline average — budget is concentrated in many small fixed-price playtests at $25–$50 while the hourly work that exists is low-paid (~$4.8–$10/hr) except for a larger QA engagement at $8.75/hr that accounts for most hourly spend; price one-off playtests as fixed scopes and don't expect strong hourly benchmarks.

Every listed hourly rate · 3 of 49 contracts
median $9/hr · avg ~$8/hr
3
$0$40$80$120$160$200
median $9/hr avg ~$8/hr — dragged up by two $190–200 contracts
Budget · 3 contracts $5–10
What they hire for

Where the work actually is

All 49 contracts by category. QA & testing leads with 28 of 42 contracts.

QA & testing 28
Localization & translation 6
Marketing Lead Gen Sales 3
Engineering Mechanical CAD 2
Marketing, digital & SEO 2
Video, animation & audio 1
Hiring activity

Hiring right now, not last year.

When the contracts on record started — and how they're structured. 7 of 49 are still in progress.

Contracts started, by month
4
Dec 2025
6
Jan 2026
12
Apr 2026
10
May 2026
5
Jun 2026
1
Jul 2026
Status
7in progress · 42completed
Contract type
3hourly · 46fixed-price
Open roles

Jobs they've posted publicly

Links go to Upwork ↗
Playtester: 30-min interview + 120 min of play ($100 total) Oct 5, 2026·↗ Download 100TB to hard drives I mail you. Need multi-gig fiber, ship back Oct 1, 2026·Less than 1 month↗ Game Player for a Quick Google Meet Call Sep 23, 2026·↗ Unity Game VFX Skill Animation Creation Aug 25, 2026·1 to 3 months↗ Game Player for a Quick Google Meet Call Jul 28, 2026·↗ Game Localization English to Czech Jun 22, 2026·↗ Game Player for a Quick Google Meet Call May 28, 2026·↗ China / Asia Social Media Marketing Consultant for Indie Games May 18, 2026·↗
Postings Upwork has shown for this client. Some may have since closed.

Every contract on record — all 49

Freelancer names removed · roles only
RoleRateBilled
Experienced Game QA Tester Needed$8.75/hr$10,312
Gaming Influencer Research and Contact List Compilation$4.8/hr$3,903
Gaming Influencer Research and Contact List Compilation$10/hr$1,217
Game Player for a Quick Zoom Callfixed—
Game Player for a Quick Zoom Callfixed—
Game Player for Quick Zoom Calls——
Game Player for Quick Zoom Calls——
PC Game Usability Testers Needed - 25minutesfixed—
PC Game Usability Testers Needed - 25minutesfixed—
Game Player for Quick Zoom Calls——
PC Game Usability Testers Needed - 25minutes——
Game Player for a Quick Zoom Callfixed—
PC Game Usability Testers Needed - 25minutesfixed—
Game Player for Quick Zoom Calls——
You will get 10 Live Quora Answer for High Authority SEO Backlinks——
Game Player for a Quick Zoom Call——
Mobile Game Usability Testers Needed - 40minutesfixed—
Mobile Game Usability Testers Needed - 40minutes——
Mobile Game Usability Testers Needed - 40minutes——
PC Game Usability Testers Needed - 25minutesfixed—
PC Game Usability Testers Needed - 25minutesfixed—
Mobile Game Usability Testers Needed - 40minutes——
Electrical Engineer Needed for PCB Design from Breadboard——
Native French / German Steam Store Page Localization Reviewer——
Game Localization English to Czech——
Native Japanese / Korean Steam Store Page Localization Reviewer——
Game Player for a Quick Google Meet Callfixed—
Native French / German Steam Store Page Localization Reviewer——
Game Player for a Quick Google Meet Callfixed—
PC Game Usability Testers Needed - 25minutes——
Native Chinese Simplified / Traditional Steam Store Page Localization Reviewerfixed—
Game Player for a Quick Google Meet Callfixed—
PC Game Usability Testers Needed - 25minutesfixed—
Mobile Game Usability Testers Needed - 40minutes——
Mobile Game Usability Testers Needed - 40minutes——
Mobile Game Usability Testers Needed - 40minutesfixed—
PC Game Usability Testers Needed - 25minutes——
You will get 10 Live Quora Answer for High Authority SEO Backlinks——
Game Player for a Quick Google Meet Call——
Game Player for a Quick Google Meet Call——
Game Player for a Quick Zoom Callfixed—
Unity Game Skill Animation Creation——
Game Player for a Quick Zoom Callfixed—
Game Player for a Quick Zoom Call——
Game Player for a Quick Zoom Call——
Game Player for Quick Zoom Calls——
Electrical Engineer Needed for PCB Design from Breadboardfixed—
Game Player for a Quick Zoom Call——
Game Player for Quick Zoom Callsfixed—
"—" = no rate or billed amount listed (fixed-price or open). Billed is what Upwork shows to date.
Treatment verdict

How they hire, and how they treat people

Playsaurus hires mostly short, fixed-price playtests and localization reviewers plus a few larger hourly research and QA engagements.

Reputation
Uniformly high. Clear instructions, easy scheduling and communication, and timely feedback that freelancers say enables work to proceed; multiple freelancers return for repeat short gigs.
The catch — ratings are uninformative
The buyer gives almost exclusively 5★ ratings and writes short, repetitive praise with little project detail, often reusing phrases like 'easy to communicate and make arrangements with' and 'provided critical input'.
How they engage
Mostly one-off or short fixed-price sessions; a minority of hires are long-running hourly engagements (research and QA) and the buyer occasionally rehires the same testers.
Working style
Runs many tightly scoped, short remote sessions (Zoom/Meet) or defined fixed tasks with a clear script and scheduled times; communication is frequent and arrangement logistics are handled up front.
Who wins the work
Best fit: playtesters and localization reviewers comfortable with short, scheduled sessions and clearly defined deliverables; also suitable for researchers or QA contractors willing to work long low-hourly engagements.
Repeat hires
Rehires the same freelancers — 1 on 2+ repeat contracts. Deliver once and there's recurring work.

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