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Languages: twelve text, one dub

CHECKED 2026-10-31 · Data

Quick answer

Twelve interface languages — English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Polish and Turkish. Only English has full voice acting.

Official screenshot: indoor scene lit in amber

The game ships with twelve interface languages. Exactly one of them has full voice acting, and it is English — the store page marks it with an asterisk and explains the asterisk at the bottom.

The list

LanguageInterfaceFull audio
EnglishYesYes
FrenchYesNo
ItalianYesNo
GermanYesNo
Spanish (Spain)YesNo
Traditional ChineseYesNo
Portuguese (Brazil)YesNo
RussianYesNo
JapaneseYesNo
KoreanYesNo
PolishYesNo
TurkishYesNo

What that means in practice

The game is set in Osaka and full of Japanese signage, but the voiced dialogue is English only. If you play with Japanese text, expect English voices unless the build adds a dub later. That is a deliberate choice for a small studio, not an oversight: twelve text languages is a lot of localisation for a game this size.

How to change language

Steam applies the language you pick in the client, and the game reads it on first launch. If the text is in the wrong language, change it in Steam's game properties rather than hunting for a menu inside the game — the demo and the full game share the same setting source.

Which language should you pick

  • English if you want to hear the delivery the jokes were written for.
  • Japanese if you want the Osaka signage and the subtitles to line up culturally, accepting English voices.
  • Traditional Chinese, Korean, Russian or Polish if that is your native language and you would rather read than listen; the interface translations cover menus, subtitles and item text.

What is not translated

The on-screen HUD and the diegetic signage inside the game world are part of the art. Do not expect the neon signs to change language when you switch the interface.

Checked 2026-10-31 against the Steam store language table for app 1742440.