Jira board lagging when tracking multiple game dev tasks — how to improve performance?

[Tahir Mehmood]

Hi everyone, I’m using Jira to manage a small indie game project, mainly tracking tasks like level design, bug fixes, and asset integration. Lately, I’ve noticed that my board is getting pretty slow and takes time to load or update when I switch between sprints or open detailed tickets.

The project has grown a lot recently, and I’ve added quite a few custom fields and automation rules, so I’m wondering if that might be affecting performance. Has anyone else experienced Jira slowing down with game development workflows? Any tips on keeping it smooth while managing a larger backlog would really help.

[Rilwan Ahmed]

Hi @Tahir Mehmood ,

Are you using Atlassian Cloud Jira or Jira data center ?

[Arkadiusz Wroblewski]

Hello @Tahir Mehmood 

The issue isn’t your JQL logic, but the Custom Field Contexts themselves. Jira Cloud evaluates fields with a "Global" context for every single project on your instance, which creates a massive metadata overhead that slows down board rendering as your project grows.

Go to your Custom Field configuration and restrict the context specifically to your game development project. If that isn’t an option, you’ll need to enable the "Store Jira data on your own device"toggle in your Personal Settings to utilize local browser caching via IndexedDB.