Emberbane
Project Overview
Emberbane is a fast-paced, pixel-art metroidvania developed and published by Hamlet Games. Drawing deep inspiration from the elements, the game follows a furious protagonist utilizing the raw powers of fire, water, earth, and air to exact revenge and reshape a shattered world. To help Hamlet Games break into global markets simultaneously, 23 Studios spearheaded a massive 10-language localization project under the IndieSync initiative, ensuring players from diverse cultures can experience the game's fluid combat and emotional narrative in their own native languages from day one.
Managing a multi-language rollout of this scale requires extreme organizational agility, especially when working alongside independent development budgets and tight release windows. Our specialized team created a centralized localization framework that seamlessly adapted the game's environmental puzzles, elemental skill names, and rapid-fire dialogue into Turkish and nine other global languages. From executing complex mid-air dash combos to unraveling the secrets of ancient shrines, players worldwide can master the elemental forces with complete textual clarity.
- "Simultaneous 10-language localization management covering all in-game text, elemental skill trees, and narrative subtitles
- Dynamic translation pipelines designed to handle fantasy lore, combat HUD indicators, and menu layouts across multiple character sets
- High-efficiency, multi-market scaling strategies tailored to fit the resource constraints of independent studios
- IndieSync flexible production workflow structured for coordinated international launches and simultaneous platform releases
- Multi-language post-launch patch support to maintain text synchronization across global game updates
- Localization: Turkish, French, Italian, German, Spanish (ES), Chinese (Simplified), Portuguese (BR), Japanese, Korean, Russian
- Quality Assurance: English
- Genre: Action / Metroidvania / Platformer
- Release Date: March 24, 2025
- Platforms: PC"