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Co-founder of LocQuest Studio | English > French Videogame Localization Specialist and Mercenary | Videogame Proofreader | Gameloc Consultant | IGDA LocSIG chair | Sometimes, I create games 🤫 May mostly post in French. Opinions are my own.
J'en oublie l'essentiel : pour fêter ces deux pégases Wednesdays est en promo en ce moment même ! -50%, c'est la plus grosse promo depuis la fois où il était gratuit (you had to be there déso) store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/...
The 2026 Pégases Awards Ceremony was last night, and three LocQuest localized games were featured nominees.
Wednesdays: Indie Game of the Year, Nominated; Beyond the Video Game, Won; Best Narrative Design, Nominated; Best Accessibility, Won. A Better World: Beyond the Video Game, Nominated. Drop Duchy: Best First Game, Nominated; Best Game Design, Nominated.
Ethical localization wins again! 🏆
Last night, THREE LocQuest localized games were nominees at the 2026 @pegasesjeuvideo.bsky.social Awards Ceremony.
Congratulations to all of the winners and nominees. We couldn’t be more honored to have worked on these games. 🛡️
A new party game from developer pataya has just hit Steam, with the help of LocQuest ethical localization.
Introducing Judofuri: you only need one button to compete in this fruity party game! Press it, squeeze it & mash it in a series of silly mini-games for up to 9 players and claim your spot as the juiciest fruit of ‘em all! LocQuest localized the game into 6 languages: Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Turkish, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.
A quote from pataya: “It was a pleasure working with LocQuest! The team’s experience and their questions made the investment worth it. The LQA phase was particularly comforting and ensured a great final result, and the regular communication was really helpful for me to follow where we were in each step.”
The names and roles of all the localization managers, translators, and LQA specialists involved in localizing the game.
When life gives you lemons,
it’s time to party! 🍋🎉
LocQuest worked with indie dev @pataya.bsky.social to make sure Judofuri’s localization didn’t go pear-shaped, working on 6 languages. 🍐
The cherry on top? Judofuri is available now on Steam 🍒
🌸 ANNOUNCEMENT x3 🌸
My New Game Demo is Live + Steam Next Fest + Full Version Release on March 17!! 🎉
Trinket Bag Maker is a cozy game where you create bags inspired by the 2000's fashion games ✨
👜 Pick your bag model
🎨 Customize the color/pattern
🌸 Add lots of charms
Indie dev Florent "Salty" Martinais has launched the demo for What Surrounds Us? with help from LocQuest localization.
What surrounds us? 🤔 Come find out and restore balance to an abstract and colorful ecosystem where every individual matters. LocQuest localized What Surrounds Us? into 4 languages: German, English, Spanish (Spain), and Portuguese (Brazil)
A quote from Florent “Salty” Martinais: “It was really nice working with LocQuest. My game doesn’t require much localization, but my Steam store page definitely did, and that’s also a service they provide! They helped answer my questions about a topic I knew nothing about and were great advisors. Working with real humans who are responsive, fast, and easy to communicate with in this AI-driven era is a real added value.”
The names and roles of all the localization managers, translators, and LQA specialists involved in localizing the game.
This is one cozy, colorful, adventure 🎨
What surrounds us? 🤔
Come find out and restore balance to an abstract and colorful ecosystem where every individual matters.
LocQuest worked with indie dev @salty-gamedev.bsky.social to localize What Surrounds Us? into 4 languages.
Demo is out now! ⚙️
a full roadmap of upcoming content for the game Hold The Mine
Hold The Mine is out since 3 days and I'm ready to share the Early Access first months Roadmap!
We have very excited things coming in the following weeks, including new content, Bosses and more!
If you want to support us, feel free to leave a positive review, it helps a lot!
Sunnyside Games have launched a new demo for their game Nocturnal 2, with the help of LocQuest.
In Nocturnal 2, ignite your sword and explore the dark depths and towering heights of a forgotten island that consumed itself long ago. LocQuest localized the game into 8 languages: German, Spanish (Spain), Italian, Japanese, Korean. Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, and Chinese (Simplified).
A quote from Gabriel Sonderegger, Founder of Sunnyside Games: “LocQuest have been the strongest localisation partner we have worked with to date. We particularly appreciated the clarity and transparency of their process, and we were also very impressed by the quality and precision of the questions raised by their team regarding the interpretation of the source material. Their attention to nuance and commitment to preserving the original meaning in each translated text were outstanding.”
The names and roles of all the localization managers, translators, and LQA specialists involved in localizing the game.
Metroidvania fans, rejoice 🎉
The sequel to the beautifully-set, award-winning, fire-fighting, side-scrolling platformer Nocturnal is nearly here.
(Localized by LocQuest in 8 languages) 🔥
Shoutout to Sunnyside Games for this fun one!
Demo out now on Steam, full game releasing soon! 🔜
Here we are! Hold the Mine is officially out in Early Access!
Hold the Mine is a unique rogue-like survival game where you explore and defend your mine against waves of monsters!
And we have a brand new trailer for launch:
youtu.be/YADKxYJnIZw
Bravo ! 🔥⛏️
Si vous y êtes aussi, n'hésitez pas à me faire signe 😊
A new demo is out from the team at Enchanted Works: Nomori. LocQuest has taken care of the localization.
Nomori is a mind-bending adventure game where you control time and space to journey through a whimsical spirit world. Take shortcuts through portals, rotate your perspective, and control the flow of time to solve puzzles that are out of this world. LocQuest localized the game into German, Spanish (Spain), French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Chinese (Simplified), and Chinese (Traditional)
A quote from Marnix Licht, Co-founder and CEO: “We really enjoyed working with LocQuest. Their team was incredibly approachable, and the collaboration felt smooth and supportive throughout. Besides amazing localization they provided us with great feedback and questions regarding our games narrative which helped improve our dialogue. It genuinely felt like they were invested in our project’s success, and their responsiveness and willingness to help made a real difference.”
The names and roles of all the localization managers, translators, and LQA specialists involved in localizing the game.
✅ Puzzle
✅ Time & space
✅ Cute as hell
✅ And the demo is out now!
Nomori is a mind-bending adventure game where you control time and space to journey through a whimsical spirit world.
LocQuest paired up with @enchantedworks.nl to localize the demo into 10 languages.
Get it now! ✨
@fanatical.com have dropped an amazing bundle benefitting @safeinourworld.org, a charity for mental health awareness in gaming.
And it includes 3 LocQuest creds:
⭐️ Minami Lane
⭐️ Wordatro!
⭐️ Frog Detective
Ethical gaming and ethical localization. For everyone 🛡️
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📢 Créateur.rices
Je travaille sur Hold The Mine, un jeu d'un solo dev français qui combine stratégie, minage et autobattler. Il sort le 17 février en accès anticipé. Si vous voulez un code -> DM :)
A screenshot from On-Together: Virtual Co-Working, with a bunch of localizers from LocQuest standing in front of a chalkboard that says “LocQuest Complete”
Another screenshot from On-Together: Virtual Co-Working, with a bunch of localizers from LocQuest sitting at desks and working peacefully together
Hope this is what @on-together.bsky.social and @futurefriendsgames.com had in mind when they launched 😅
Here’s a handful of our talented localizers, taking a class picture together 📸
(Very important work)
Remote work is far from lonely.
And we're happy that we can give our folks a space to hang 🤗
Solo-dev Gagonfe has launched their newest project, Rocket Rats, with the help of LocQuest for localization.
Rocket Rats is a survivors-like game where you defeat cheese-based astral bodies in space – as a rat! LocQuest localized the game into German, Spanish (Spain), Japanese, Korean, Polish, and Russian.
A quote from Gagonfe, developer: “You guys are so fucking cool! It's awesome to know you approach your work lighthearted and in a fun way. I was honestly tired from people reaching out to me offering their localization services and mentioning AI as a big selling point like "we use AI to bring quality to our work”
The names and roles of all the localization managers, translators, and LQA specialists involved in localizing the game.
🚀🐀 It’s a rat race!
This one sure had us cheesin’. 😊
LocQuest worked with solo dev Gagonfe to localize Rocket Rats into 6 languages.
We’ve been smelling some rats in gaming recently. Luckily, there are still devs out there that care about fair, ethical localization. 🛡️
Solo-dev Anaïs Salla has launched Nom Nom: Cozy Forest Café, with LocQuest taking care of the localization.
Nom Nom: Cozy Forest Café is now LIVE, localized into three languages by the folks here at LocQuest. LocQuest localized the game into French, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese.
A quote from Anaïs Salla, developer of Nom Nom: Cozy Forest Café: “After seeing LocQuest's localization work on games I played and enjoyed, I knew I wanted to work with them. They were very easy to work with and did a wonderful job on my game. I highly recommend LocQuest and hope to collaborate with them on future projects.”
The names and roles of all the localization managers, translators, and LQA specialists involved in localizing the game.
🚨 Flagged for overwhelming cuteness.
Nom Nom: Cozy Forest Café is a cozy and relaxing decoration and rhythm game where you manage a café and befriend cute animals.
LocQuest partnered with solo dev @anaiis.bsky.social for an ethical localization that is ✨so✨ kawaii.
☕️ Available now on Steam!
Developer Doot launches Kabuto Park’s localization with LocQuest
Enjoy summer in Kabuto Park! Catch the cutest bugs, train them and win the Summer Beetle Battles Championship in this tiny bug collection game! Upgrade your equipment to find rarer, stronger and shinier little friends. LocQuest localized the game into German, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (LatAM), French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. Plus 3 additional Steam page languages: Italian, Dutch, and Russian.
A quote from Doot, the developer: “I love working with LocQuest for multiple reasons: I get good feedback from players, having only one point of contact for all localization + LQA is really great as an indie, and I know from people who work for them that they credit and pay well!”
The names and roles of all the localization managers and translators involved in localizing the game.
🐞🪲🐛
Sorry, we were just starting our collection.
Time for Kabuto Park! Catch the cutest bugs, train them and win the Summer Beetle Battles Championship in this tiny bug collection game!
LocQuest once again teamed up with @dodoot.bsky.social to handle localization for 9 languages.
🪲🌻 Kabuto Park Localization + Gamepad + 30% off on all our games 🎊🐞
Kabuto Park is available in French! Japanese! Korean! Chinese! And many more languages 🌏🌎🌍
The 2025 LocQuest Collaborators, a list of names of all the localisation professionals involved in the games that LocQuest worked on last year.
A continuation of the list of professionals LocQuest worked with.
A continuation of the list of professionals LocQuest worked with.
Remembering José Pedro Nicolau Soares Rodrigues, who sadly passed last year.
⭐️ Our 2025 Collaborators of the Year ⭐️
THANK YOU to the talented professionals we get to work with on a day-to-day basis, who live and breathe these games and believe in the human aspect of localization just as much as we do.
Here’s to many more exciting projects in 2026 🥂
Graphic featuring the DLCs that LocQuest worked on in 2025, including: Drop Duchy: The North, Drop Duchy: The Tribe, Halls of Torment: The Boglands, Is This Seat Taken? (8 languages added), and Tavern Talk: Tempest Tantrum
⭐️ THE DLCS OF 2025 ⭐️
So much cool extra content deserved its own post!
Continuously supporting our clients, keeping things consistent, adding that all-important human touch, and watching as their games grow is always so much fun for us. ✨
Graphic with the logos of all the developers and publishers that LocQuest has worked with over 2025, including Abiding Bridge, ARTE, Atlas V, Capcom, Dotemu, Faith G., Fellow Traveller, Fishing Cactus, GaHa Games, Gentle Beasts Studio, Goblinz, Hookaria Games, Idea Factory International, iDream Interactive, Le Poulet, Ludogram, Mango Leaf Games, Moonroof Studios, Poti Poti Studio, RefinedBearGames, Sleepy Mill Studio, The Pixel Hunt, and Thorian Games.
⭐️ THE LOCQUEST SPONSORS OF 2025 ⭐️
If you’re looking for the studios, developers, and publishers that care about ✨quality✨ localization done by humans, look no further than the wonderful clients we worked with last year.
Our LocQuest 2025 Games of the Year
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy, Drop Duchy, Mado Monogatori: FIa and the Wondrous Academy, Is This Seat Taken?, Runeborn, Wednesdays
Hold the Mine, Decks of the Damned, Gloomy Eyes, Xion Leak, Repel the Rifts, Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo
Kokoro Kitchen, Later, Wordatro, A Better World, Neongarten, Idle Colony
🏆 LOCQUEST 2025 GAMES OF THE YEAR 🏆
We’re looking back on 2025 and the amazing games that we helped release this year.
Our small agency localized over 18 games last year. Each one with its own unique needs, and done ethically – by humans, for humans.
Tons more releases expected for 2026!
Idea Factory International launch a new game with the help of LocQuest: Mado Monogatari: Fia and the Wondrous Academy
In Mado Monogatari: Fia and the Wondrous Academy, Fia, an aspiring Great Mage, leaves her hometown and arrives at the Ancient Magic Academy like her grandmother once did. LocQuest localized the game into French.
A quote from Justina Lange, Localization Coordinator at Idea Factory International: “LocQuest was very easy to work with and always receptive to any requests we had! I always appreciated their willingness to ask questions in order to fully understand the text.”
The names and roles of all the localization managers and translators involved in localizing the game.
Feeling the nostalgia. 👵
Mado Monogatari: Fia and the Wondrous Academy follows an aspiring Great Mage and her journey through the Ancient Magic Academy 🧙🏻♀️
@ifi.games and LocQuest concocted the perfect combination of style and substance, bringing Fia’s journey to life in French. 🪄
Thorian Games and Goblinz Publishing launch a new game with the help of LocQuest: Decks of the Damned
Raise an undead army in Decks of the Damned! Command your vampire minions, scavenge gear from fallen foes and craft powerful items to strenghten your forces. Defend by day, expand your domain by night, and shroud the land in darkness! LocQuest localized the game into 9 languages German, English, Spanish (Spain), French, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, and Simplified Chinese.
Screenshots from the game in different languages, including Spanish, Japanese, and German.
The names and roles of all the localization managers and translators involved in localizing the game.
Ever wanted to command your own vampire army? 🧛🏻
Yeah, us too. ⚔️
Command an undead army in Decks of the Damned from Thorian Games and @goblinzstudio.com, now available in 9 languages thanks to LocQuest.
With ethical localization, you’re laying all your cards on the table. 🂠
Get it on Steam. ⚙️
Kudos to our stellar LatAm Spanish team ❤️ and their incredible job on the localization of the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney trilogy🔥
An image of a person with a cube for a head. Behind the person, the titles WEDNESDAYS is written, with a subtitle: "for world children's day"
Today is Universal Children Day, and for the occasion our game Wednesdays is 100% free on Steam and Itch. io.
If you haven't heard about it, know that it deals with very sensitive topics (namely child sexual abuse), but hopefully does it in a caring way.
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Encore une autre pépite à (re)découvrir ✨
Nouveau défi cette année : participer à des game jams 🔥
Ça commence avec la Connexions 2025 sur le thème de la mythologie grecque et des monstres, en compagnie de la team @cularogames.bsky.social ❤️
Affrontez les divinités sur une musique épique et avec une collection de monstres incroyables 😍
RefinedBearGames and Goblinz Publishing launch a new demo with the help of LocQuest: Repel the Rifts
Repel The Rifts is a roguelite tower defense game where you lead a commander through an alien world, uncovering new terrain each wave, drafting powerful upgrades, and constructing defenses to hold back the chaos. LocQuest localized the game into 5 languages (French, German, Spanish (Spain), Japanese, Korean)
A quote from developer RefinedBearGames: “LocQuest came in big. With only a week to spare before Steam Next Fest, they helped localize the entire game. They were professional and incredibly helpful, making the process super smooth.”
The names and roles of all the localization managers and translators involved in localizing the game.
Ethical localization isn't an alien concept. 👽
Repel The Rifts is a roguelite tower defense game from @refinedbeargames.bsky.social and
@goblinzstudio.com where you lead a commander through an alien world to hold back chaos. 🛸
LocQuest set phasers to stun in five different languages on this one!
Hookaria Games and Goblinz Publishing launch a new demo with the help of LocQuest: Hold the Mine
Hold the Mine is the new roguelike survival game from Hookaria Games and Goblinz Studio. Collect and manage resources, discover buildings with unique effects and unleash mighty heroes to hold monsters out of the mine. LocQuest localised the game into 10 languages (English, French, German, Spanish (Spain), Portuguese (Brazil), Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian Korean)
A quote from Hookaria Games’ Director, Paci: “Localizing Hold the Mine was a big challenge, but the LocQuest team managed to deliver outstanding translation and invaluable localization expertise. Their work and advice were a huge help!”
The names and roles of all the localisation managers and translators involved in localising the game.
Hold the door?
No, Hold the Mine! ⛏️
Hold the Mine is the new roguelike survival game from @hookariagames.com and @goblinzstudio.com.
LocQuest harnessed our power to bring you the Hold the Mine demo in 10 languages. 🧙♂️
Another day defending ethical localization against the dark forces of AI slop. 🛡️
