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Vertical Slice Definition

Template note — Step 46, Producer. This page is the living document for that work: fill it in as the task runs and keep it current. Delete this note when the document is real.

C4 position: Cross-cutting. The slice’s scope: which containers/components are proven, at what quality.

Slice contents

[The one representative section: which level area, systems, assets and UI are in — at final quality. Everything not listed is out.]

Acceptance criteria

• Playable start to finish on min-spec hardware
• Represents final art/audio/UI quality honestly
• Onboarding, pause/settings, save/load working
• [project-specific]

What the slice must prove

[The questions the greenlight gate (Step 53) answers from this slice: fun, cost per content unit, schedule credibility.]