Pre-Translation Analysis
Our linguists review your source files, identify potential challenges, and add clarifying notes. We also build a glossary using your references, lore, and design docs to keep everything consistent.
run.loc is an innovative solution for game localization. Choose your perfect balance between automation and expert review, scale effortlessly, and cut costs without losing quality.
Cut translation costs
by 3
without sacrificing quality
Human-in-the-loop
assurance
real linguists validate what automation alone can’t
Up to 1
million words
per month
Translation
Memory & Term Base
for every segment
Custom
rules
fine-tuned for the unique voice
of each project
Exclusive quality
scoring model
ensuring consistency
and game-ready results
| Criteria | Generic Machine Translation | run.loc Smart Localization |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | Instant (But you'll spend weeks fixing it) | Speedrun Mode (Fast and Verified) |
| Cost | Cheap or free (Hidden cost: your reputation) | From $0.04 per word (Fair price for peace of mind) |
| Creativity & Style | Robotic Voice (literal and stiff) | Source-faithful (adapts to tone and flow) |
| Term Base (TB) | No (It might guess "Chest" is a body part, not loot) | Yes (Strictly follows your glossary) |
| Translation Memory (TM) | No (Zero memory of past projects) | Yes (Never pay for the same translation twice) |
| Handling Context | Blind (Ignores gender, lore, variables, etc.) | Context-aware (respects gender, lore, tags, etc.) |
| Quality Assurance | None (Good luck!) | ️Automated scoring + Review from a human expert |
Pre-Translation Analysis
Our linguists review your source files, identify potential challenges, and add clarifying notes. We also build a glossary using your references, lore, and design docs to keep everything consistent.
Pre-Translation
Our proprietary run.loc engine quickly pre-translates all texts, powered by translation memory and term base.
Quality Scoring
The system automatically flags any segments that may be problematic or low-quality.
Human Validation
Professional linguists check flagged alerts, fix issues, and ensure context accuracy.
QA & Spellcheck
Final review in CAT tools to polish the text and guarantee game-ready quality.
run.loc is a hybrid localization pipeline that combines automated processing with human expertise. Unlike generative tools that work as black boxes, run.loc operates in tandem with humans: automation handles the heavy lifting, while human linguists perform precision strikes on flagged issues. It’s targeted QA and refinement, optimized for large volumes of text while maintaining high quality.
run.loc uses a multi-layered approach: our smart tool performs line-by-line linguistic checks against your project’s Glossary, Translation Memory, and Style Guide, flagging potential issues for review and refinement by human linguists. This catches accuracy errors, readability issues, consistency problems, and technical issues (spell check, naming conventions, content ratings) without requiring a full manual review of every line. Discover how a strong Style Guide powers consistent, high-quality localization.
Yes—and this is where run.loc excels. Your Glossary and Translation Memory act as guardrails, ensuring terminology consistency across your entire game. run.loc also flags naming convention issues (like console-specific naming) and terminology mismatches that might otherwise slip through. Explore how naming conventions impact localization quality.
run.loc stays close to the source by design—it prioritizes accuracy and consistency over creative reinterpretation. For key narrative moments (poetry, epic dialogue, main questlines) where nuance matters most, you can mix approaches: run.loc for the bulk, and creative refinement for those high-value lines. This hybrid approach gives you speed without sacrificing impact.
Our multi-layered detection system is designed to catch issues before they reach the QA report. We currently have a 100% success rate on run.loc, and external evaluations have noted only stylistic preferences rather than critical errors. That said, no system is 100% infallible—but the key advantage is adaptability. If a rare issue does slip through, we introduce custom detection rules to prevent it from repeating. Learn more about how we achieve consistently high scores.
Your Glossary and Style Guide are the foundation of consistent, high-quality output. They tell our smart tool exactly how you want terminology handled, what tone your game should have, and what your brand voice sounds like. Without them, you’re relying on generic defaults. Understand why these materials are essential—and sometimes trickier than they seem.
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