Localization Tools in General Purpose Game Engines : A Systematic Mapping Study

This paper addresses localization from a game development perspective by studying the state of tool support for a localization work in general purpose game engines. Using a systematic mapping study, the most commonly used game engines and their official tool libraries are studied. The results indicate that even though localization tools exists for the game engines included in the study, the visibility, availability, and functionality differ. Localization tools that are user facing, i.e., used to create localization, are scarce while many are tool facing, i.e., used to import localization kits made outside the production pipeline.CC BY 4.0This research has been funded by the Game Hub Scandinavia 2.0 project under the Interreg Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak European Regional Development Fund (Project ID NYPS 20201849).Game Hub Scandinavia 2.