Video Game Localization Services

Translation focuses strictly on converting text or dialogue from one language to another. Localization is a comprehensive process that adapts the entire gaming experience for a new culture. This includes modifying cultural references, humor, idioms, local formatting (dates, currencies), compliance with regional age-rating boards, and adjusting the user interface to handle text expansion without breaking the game's layout.

LQA is the final, critical testing phase of the localization pipeline. Specialized native-speaking testers play through the game in context to catch errors that spreadsheets miss. They look for text truncation (words cutting off inside UI boxes), overlapping text, untranslated strings, functional bugs caused by character rendering, and dialogue choices that sound unnatural or out of context during live gameplay.

Yes. Complete game localization covers both text and audio assets. Subtitling provides an efficient, cost-effective path to accessibility across multiple markets, while professional dubbing and voice-over services use native voice talent and specialized directors to record immersive, emotionally accurate dialogue that matches the character dynamics of the original script.

To maintain story, character, and lore consistency across thousands of lines of dialogue, localization teams use centralized translation glossaries, style guides, and interactive translation memories. These tools lock down specialized names, terms, abilities, and character tones, ensuring that every linguist working on the project follows the same world-building rules from patch to patch.

We localize dialogue, UI/UX, game scripts, in-game text, subtitles, quests, item descriptions, character names, tutorials, and more, along with voice-over, dubbing, and closed captioning.

We support RPGs, action games, shooters, platformers, strategy and simulation games, mobile and free-to-play titles, educational games and gamified learning platforms, and online multiplayer, co-op, and social games, across mobile, AAA, indie, VR, and live-service releases.

Culturalization is the review of context, humor, symbolism, references, character personalities, and story arcs so that every element resonates with players in a given region. It helps you avoid cultural pitfalls and maintain brand integrity without losing the heart of your world-building.

Yes. Our workflows are built for seasonal content, patches, updates, and live-service events, and we support titles from early development through post-launch updates.

As early as you can. Building the glossary and style guide during development, and leaving room in the interface for text expansion, prevents most of the truncation and consistency problems that are expensive to fix after content lock.

We support more than 300 languages and dialects, so studios can expand confidently into new regions and growing global markets.

Cost depends on the word count, the number of languages, whether voice-over is included, the amount of LQA testing, and your timeline. Send us the scope and we will build a quote around it.