# Game Localization

For as long as most of us can remember, the localization industry has run on a single, stubborn unit of measurement: the words. You count them, you price them, you invoice them. Simple. But what happens when a large language model can draft thousands of those words in seconds, and a post-editor can process them by the hour? That’s the uncomfortable question at the heart of a recent conversation on The Agile Localization Podcast, where host Stefan Huyghe sat down with Diego Cresceri, Founder and CEO of Creative Words, to talk about what comes after the per-word era.

Every week, Hypixel Studios pushes new content to its player base across nine different languages (now even more). Not once, but every single week. For most game studios, this would be a logistical nightmare: a cascade of translation delays, quality inconsistencies, and frustrated international players waiting weeks for localized content. However, Mewen Page, the Lead Gameplay Programmer at Hypixel Studios, has built a localization system that doesn’t just keep pace with weekly releases but actively harnesses community energy to improve translations while maintaining editorial control. In this episode of The Agile Localization Podcast, Mewen joined host Stefan Huyghe to discuss the intersection of game design and localization in the development of Hytale.

If you want to sell your game internationally, you need to localize it. However, manual work and strings.xml files are not what modern developers look for. In this guide, we will skip the theory and go straight to the code of Unity localization process. You will learn how to: - Set up the official Unity Localization Package (v1.5+). - Implement runtime language switching with C#. - Automate the localization workflow with Crowdin and Unity plugin. If you are looking for the best way to automate your localization workflow, check out our Unity translation plugin to sync your localization tables with your translation project.

SCS Software is a video game development company located in Prague, Czech Republic. The company became famous worldwide thanks to two notable games: American Truck Simulator and Euro Truck Simulator 2. SCS Software is also a proud winner of the 2016 Steam Awards in two categories, PC Gamer's Best Sim 2012 and Czech Game of the Year Technological Solution Award 2016. Crowdin helps SCS Software manage the localization of their products and Steam Achievements into 47 languages, as more than 70% of their customers are non-English speakers. SCS Software engages its players to be a part of the localization process in Crowdin, which currently has 200+ members. This article includes the key takeaways and lessons on game localization from the case study we did with SCS Software. Read the full version for more details.

We really hope you found this guide before your game was already finished. You need to think about localization at the design and development stage. Long before a single string is translated, your game must be prepared for players from different cultures. In this guide, we’ll walk you through: - How to ensure your code is l10n-ready - Which regions to prioritize based on the latest 2026 data - Why generic AI translations can harm your game’s reputation - How an ecosystem like Crowdin helps to manage game localization So, let’s start – ideally, far from your release date.