🎮 GameStringer

Free AI-powered game localization tool
Translate your favorite games into any language with neural AI

Features • Download • Quick Start • Engines • Screenshots • Support

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✨ Features

🤖 Neural AI Translation

• 15+ AI Providers: OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Mistral, Groq, Cohere, DeepL, Ollama (local), LM Studio, and more
• Context-aware: Understands game genre, character voice, and tone
• Translation Memory: Reuse previous translations for consistency
• Glossary Support: Define custom terms for your project

🎮 Game Engine Support

Engine	Support	Method
Unity	✅ Full	BepInEx + XUnity.AutoTranslator
Unreal Engine	✅ Full	UnrealLocres integration
Godot	✅ Full	Native .translation files
RPG Maker	✅ Full	MV/MZ JSON, VX/Ace via Trans
Ren'Py	✅ Full	Native .rpy parsing
GameMaker	⚡ Partial	UndertaleModTool
Telltale	✅ Full	.langdb/.dlog support

📚 Library Integration

• Steam: Auto-detect 600+ games with Family Sharing support
• Epic Games: Via Legendary CLI
• GOG Galaxy: Native integration
• Origin/EA: Registry detection
• Ubisoft Connect: Full support
• Amazon Games: Full support
• itch.io: Indie games support

🛠️ Pro Tools

• Batch Translation: Translate entire games in one click
• OCR Translator: Extract text from retro games (8-bit, 16-bit, DOS)
• Voice Pipeline: Speech-to-text → Translate → Text-to-speech
• Real-time Overlay: See translations while playing
• Multi-LLM Compare: Compare translations from multiple AI providers
• Context Crawler: AI-powered game context extraction for better translations
• Translation Fixer: Auto-fix broken markup tags in translations
• Community Hub: Share and download translation memories
• Universal Injector: Inject mods into any game engine

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📥 Download

Windows

Download the latest release from GitHub Releases:

• GameStringer-Setup.exe - Installer (recommended)
• GameStringer-Portable.zip - Portable version

Requirements

• Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
• 4GB RAM minimum
• 500MB disk space

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🚀 Quick Start

1. Download and install GameStringer
2. Launch the app and create a profile
3. Connect your stores (Steam auto-detects, others optional)
4. Select a game from your library
5. Click Translate and choose your target language
6. Apply the patch with one click

That's it! Your game is now translated. 🎉

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🔧 Configuration

AI Providers

GameStringer supports multiple AI providers. Configure your preferred one in Settings:

Provider	API Key Required	Free Tier
Ollama	❌ No (local)	✅ Unlimited
LM Studio	❌ No (local)	✅ Unlimited
Gemini	✅ Yes	✅ Free tier available
DeepSeek	✅ Yes	✅ Very affordable
OpenAI	✅ Yes	❌ Paid only
Claude	✅ Yes	❌ Paid only
Mistral	✅ Yes	✅ Free tier available
Groq	✅ Yes	✅ Free tier available
DeepL	✅ Yes	✅ Free tier (500k chars/month)
MyMemory	❌ No	✅ 1000 words/day

Recommended for beginners: Use Ollama (free, runs locally) or Gemini (free tier).

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🎯 Supported Engines

Unity Games (Automatic)

GameStringer automatically installs BepInEx + XUnity.AutoTranslator:

• Extracts all game text
• Translates with your chosen AI
• Creates translation files
• No manual patching required

Unreal Engine

Uses UnrealLocres for .locres file manipulation:

• Automatic text extraction
• Preserves formatting
• One-click patch creation

RPG Maker MV/MZ

Direct JSON translation:

• Maps, Events, Actors, Items
• System messages
• Plugin compatibility

Retro Games (OCR)

For games without extractable text:

• Screenshot capture
• AI-powered OCR (Tesseract.js)
• Real-time overlay translation

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📸 Screenshots

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🛠️ Build from Source

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• Rust 1.70+
• pnpm or npm

Steps

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/rouges78/GameStringer.git
cd GameStringer

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run in development mode
npm run dev

# Build for production
npm run tauri:build

Project Structure

GameStringer/
├── app/                    # Next.js pages (43 routes)
│   ├── editor/            # Translation editor
│   ├── heatmap/           # Confidence heatmap
│   ├── ai-review/         # AI review agent
│   └── ...
├── components/            # React components
│   ├── ui/               # shadcn/ui components
│   ├── tools/            # Tool-specific UIs
│   └── layout/           # Layout components
├── lib/                   # Core libraries
│   ├── translation-confidence.ts  # Heatmap metrics
│   ├── emotion-analyzer.ts        # Emotion detection
│   ├── translation-memory.ts      # TM system
│   └── project-manager.ts         # Project files
├── src-tauri/            # Rust backend
│   └── src/
│       ├── commands/     # Tauri commands
│       └── profiles/     # User profiles
└── __tests__/            # Vitest tests

Available Scripts

npm run dev              # Start dev server with profiles
npm run dev:simple       # Start Next.js only
npm run test             # Run tests (Vitest)
npm run test:ui          # Run tests with UI
npm run lint             # ESLint
npm run tauri:build      # Build desktop app

Tech Stack

• Frontend: Next.js 15, React 18, TypeScript, TailwindCSS, shadcn/ui
• Backend: Tauri 2.0, Rust
• Database: SQLite (via Tauri)
• Testing: Vitest, Testing Library
• AI: OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, local LLMs (Ollama)

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💖 Support

If GameStringer helped you enjoy games in your language, consider supporting the project:

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📜 License

GameStringer is released under a Source-Available License.

• ✅ Free to use for personal purposes
• ✅ Free to modify for personal use
• ❌ Commercial use requires permission
• ❌ Redistribution of modified versions requires permission

See LICENSE for full details.

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🙏 Credits

• XUnity.AutoTranslator - Unity translation framework
• BepInEx - Unity modding framework
• Tesseract.js - OCR engine
• Tauri - Desktop app framework

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Made with ❤️ for gamers who want to play in their language

GameStringer v1.0.3
© 2025-2026 GameStringer Team