Your Characters Deserve to Sound Like Themselves

When you work with us on dialogue localization, you receive translations that honor your original narrative intent while feeling natural to native speakers. Your characters maintain their distinct personalities across languages, and cultural references land with the same impact they had in the original.

Players in each language feel like the game was made for them, not translated for them. They connect with characters, understand references, and experience the story as you intended it, even though they're experiencing it in a different language.

Our dialogue localization process starts with understanding your story, not just your words. Before we translate anything, we study your characters, their relationships, their arcs, and the emotional journey you're creating. We need to understand who these people are before we can help them speak other languages.

We work with translators who are also narrative designers or writers. They understand story structure, character development, and how dialogue serves both. They know the difference between what a character says and what the character means, and they preserve both in translation.

When cultural references don't translate directly, we don't just note the issue. We find equivalent references that create the same experience for players in the target culture. When characters use idioms, we identify expressions in the target language that convey the same personality and meaning.

For emotional moments, we work to understand not just what's being said but what the player should feel. A confession of love doesn't just need accurate words; it needs to create the same flutter of nervousness and hope. A betrayal doesn't just need correct translation; it needs to hit with the same shock and pain.

This approach takes longer than direct translation, but it produces localized dialogue that feels like it was written in the target language from the start. Players in each language experience your story as you intended, even though the actual words have changed.

The investment for dialogue localization is $3,100 USD per language. This covers the complete process from initial narrative analysis through delivery of fully localized, integration-ready content.

This pricing is for standard narrative game content with moderate dialogue density. Games with exceptionally large amounts of text or highly specialized content might require adjusted pricing, which we'll discuss after reviewing your material.

The investment reflects the specialized expertise required for narrative localization. You're not just getting translation; you're getting people who understand character development across cultures, who can preserve emotional intent, and who approach your dialogue as craft rather than just content.

Consider what poor localization costs: players in other markets having diminished experiences with your game, negative reviews mentioning awkward translation, lost opportunities for word-of-mouth growth in new regions. Quality localization is an investment in your game's potential across different markets.

We understand that trusting someone else to translate your narrative involves risk. These are your characters, your story, your vision. Here's what we commit to when you work with us.

We can't guarantee your game will succeed in new markets, as market reception depends on many factors beyond localization quality. What we can guarantee is that players in each language will experience your narrative with the same character consistency and emotional depth as players in the original language.

The consultation before we start is genuinely exploratory. If after reviewing your content we don't think we can deliver quality localization for specific reasons, we'll tell you. If certain aspects of your dialogue would be particularly challenging to localize, we'll discuss those concerns openly so you can make an informed decision.