Idle games — clicker games, incremental games, and idle RPGs — have a dedicated global player base and often perform exceptionally well in international markets. While idle games appear simple to localize (often lower word counts than narrative-heavy genres), they have specific challenges: number formatting conventions vary significantly by locale, prestige and progression system descriptions must be precise, and the tone of idle game UI must balance accessibility with engagement. SandVox localizes idle and incremental games for mobile and PC platforms targeting global player communities.

Unique Localization Challenges

• Number formatting — idle games display very large numbers; different markets use different numeric abbreviations (1K, 1M, 1B vs. 1千, 1万, 1億) and different decimal/thousands separator conventions
• Prestige system descriptions — rebirth, prestige, and transcension mechanics are genre conventions with established vocabulary in each language’s idle game community
• UI density — idle games often have dense UI with many concurrent numbers and labels; text expansion creates specific UI challenges in numerical-heavy contexts
• Incremental progression text — hundreds of upgrade descriptions must maintain consistent tone and escalating excitement across large content volumes
• Achievement and milestone text — idle game achievements span enormous numeric ranges; localized text must work across the full progression curve

What We Localize

• Idle and incremental game translation by gaming linguists with mobile casual genre expertise
• Numeric format specification and implementation for each target market
• Prestige and progression system vocabulary translation for each language’s community conventions
• Upgrade and achievement text localization with escalating progression tone
• In-engine LocQA for number rendering, UI fit, and text overflow across all progression stages

Our Process

1. Numeric format specification — target market number display conventions established before translation
2. Idle game genre glossary development — prestige, rebirth, DPS, offline earnings, and other genre vocabulary translated for each language
3. Translation of upgrade and achievement text with escalating progression tone
4. Number placeholder verification ensuring all {number} variables behave correctly in each language
5. In-engine LocQA verifying number rendering, UI fit at all progression stages, and text overflow at maximum number lengths

Languages Available

German · French · Spanish (LATAM) · Brazilian Portuguese · Russian · Chinese (Simplified) · Japanese · Korean · Indonesian · Vietnamese · Thai

Frequently Asked Questions