Botany Manor – German Translation

Botany Manor, developed by Balloon Studios and published by Whitethorn Games, is a first-person puzzle game set in a Victorian English manor. The Warlocs have translated the game into eight languages; I did the German translation. Story “It’s 1890, and you play as botanist Arabella Greene, who is working to finish her botanical research book …

TELEFORUM – German Translation

TELEFORUM by Monumental Collab and published by CRITICAL REFLEX is a found-footage-styled horror game exploring the unknown side of media. The game is now available for free for PC and includes my German translation! Story “Journalist Walter Martins ended his life during the broadcast of TELEFORUM, a now-canceled TV program. You’re visiting the apartment of …

AK-xolotl – German Translation

AK-xolotl by 2Awesome Studio and published by Playstack is a top-down roguelike shooter with AK-wielding axolotls. The game is available now for PC and consoles. I had a lot of fun translating the puns into German, and hope you will enjoy it! Story “AK-xolotl is the ultimate top-down roguelite shooter starring the most adorable amphibian! You’re an axolotl armed with …

Orbital Cargo Division – English Translation

Orbital Cargo Division by Manuel Schenk Games is a pixel art point & click adventure, set on an abandoned space station. The game is now available for PC and was translated into English by yours truly. Story “Capt’n Christopher Novak works for the Galactic Mining Group in the Orbital Cargo Division. The department responsible for …

Goodbye Volcano High – German Translation

Goodbye Volcano High by KO_OP is a fully voiced visual novel with hand-drawn art and character animations, a moving story, and plenty of decisions. I’m pleased to have translated the full game into German. Available now for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC. Story “Goodbye Volcano High is a cinematic narrative adventure about love, change, and the end …

Harmony: The Fall of Reverie – German Translation

Harmony: The Fall of Reverie by DON’T NOD is a narrative adventure in which you take on the role of Polly, or Harmony, and change the fate of humanity with the help of so-called aspirations. Together with the Warlocs, we translated the game into several languages. I did the complete German translation. The game is …

Summer School Literaturübersetzen 23: “Translating Comics, Graphic Novels and Video Games”

On June 24, 2023, I will be giving a workshop on video game localization as part of this year’s Summer School in Literary Translation at Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf. The event is free of charge; however, registration is requested. My colleagues and I look forward to your participation! You can find further information here: …

Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly – German Translation

Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly by Toge Productions is the second episode of the much loved coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator. The game is available now for PC and consoles. Stephan Gajdus, Michael Stein, and I did the German translation; in addition, Michael and I also took care of the project management …