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Korean to Thai Game Localization
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Thailand is a significant market for Korean-developed games — Korean mobile RPGs, MMORPGs, and action games have found large Thai player communities. Korean games are popular with Thai players, who engage with Korean pop culture more broadly through K-drama and K-pop. Korean-to-Thai localization requires Thai script rendering support and management of Thai text layout, which differs fundamentally from Korean. SandVox provides Korean-to-Thai game localization for Korean-developed games targeting the Thai market.
Text Expansion & Technical Considerations
Thai text from Korean source is typically similar in length to the Korean original — Thai is a compact script. Thai script presents technical rendering challenges: no word spaces, character stacking for vowels and tone marks. Korean game builds must support Thai text rendering for correct display.
Cultural & Technical Considerations for Thai Localization
- Thai gaming market — Thailand is one of Southeast Asia’s largest gaming markets; Korean games have substantial Thai player communities
- Thai script rendering — Thai characters stack vowel and tone marks above and below consonants; game engines need Thai-specific rendering support
- No word spaces — Thai text has no spaces between words; line breaking requires word segmentation, not simple space detection
- Korean-Thai cultural connection — Korea Wave (Hallyu) has significant Thai audience; Korean cultural references are more familiar in Thailand than in Western markets
- Korean game community in Thailand — Korean MMORPGs and mobile RPGs have dedicated Thai player communities with established game vocabulary
What We Localize for Thai Markets
- Korean to Thai game translation by native Thai game translators with Korean game content expertise
- Thai script rendering technical assessment for Korean game builds
- Korean MMORPG and mobile RPG vocabulary research for Thai gaming community
- Thai word segmentation and line breaking LocQA
- In-engine LocQA for Thai script rendering in Korean-designed UI
SandVox provides Korean-to-Thai game localization for K-games targeting Thailand’s active Korean game player community, with Thai script rendering expertise.
Frequently Asked Questions
How familiar are Thai players with Korean games?
Thailand has one of the strongest Korean Wave (Hallyu) fan communities in Southeast Asia. Thai players are highly familiar with Korean game aesthetics, Korean MMORPG conventions, and even some Korean gaming vocabulary. This familiarity means Korean cultural references can often be preserved rather than fully adapted — Thai players who follow Korean content often recognize Korean names, settings, and narrative styles. The localization challenge is producing natural, idiomatic Thai that fits the game’s genre.
Does Thai script work in game engines that support Korean?
Not automatically. Korean (Hangul) rendering is well-supported in major game engines, but Thai script rendering requires different configuration. Thai requires a rendering engine that handles complex script rules: consonant-vowel-tone mark stacking, word segmentation for line breaking, and specific character combination rules. Unity TextMeshPro and Unreal Engine both support Thai when correctly configured with appropriate Thai font assets. A Korean game build with Korean font assets will not render Thai correctly until Thai rendering support is explicitly implemented.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Korean to Thai game localization is typically priced at $0.16–$0.30 per word, depending on content complexity, domain expertise required, and turnaround timeline. A small indie game with 20,000 words costs approximately $3,200–$6,000; a mid-size title with 100,000 words ranges from $16,000–$30,000. Voice-over, QA, and UI layout testing are additional line items. Contact SandVox for a tailored quote.
Thai is an abugida script where vowels are written as diacritics above, below, or around consonants — text stacks vertically requiring extra line-height; Thai has no spaces between words, requiring word-boundary detection for wrapping. Thai fonts must support character stacking and diacritical marks; line height must accommodate stacked characters or text will be clipped. SandVox handles the full Korean to Thai technical pipeline, including script rendering validation, UI layout testing, and functional QA on all target platforms.
Text-only Korean to Thai localization for a small game (20,000–50,000 words) typically takes 3–6 weeks including translation, review, and QA. Mid-size titles (50,000–150,000 words) require 6–12 weeks. Adding Thai voice-over extends the timeline by 2–4 weeks for casting, recording, and integration. SandVox can accelerate timelines for urgent releases with parallel translation teams.
Yes. Beyond linguistic translation, Korean to Thai localization often requires cultural adaptation of references, humor, idioms, and context-specific content that does not translate directly. Thai is an abugida script where vowels are written as diacritics above, below, or around consonants — text stacks vertically requiring extra line-height; Thai has no spaces between words, requiring word-boundary detection for wrapping. SandVox’s Thai localization teams include cultural consultants who review game content for localization quality — not just grammatical accuracy.