Hello! My name is Nikolay Novitskiy, and I translate video games to Russian!

What will you get:

Professional localization: characters, items, locations, names and other terms will have the same translation during the whole game. No missed variables will breake the game. No “long phrases” will fall out of text boxes. All similar phrases will be translated consistently.

Transcreation instead of translation: the game will look like initially created in Russian – not like translated from English. Idioms, mems, expressions, play on word cases, etc. will be transcreated with care. I will improve the text to make it sound well in Russian.

The style and atmosphere will be thoroughly recreated with Russian words. I explore games by playing them to reach this. I think that it’s style and atmosphere which make people love games.

No legal actions from players. I know the Russia culture and pay attention to our people’s feelings. I’ll warn you, if your game content insults Russian players.

 

MY GAMES

Projects

The Slater is a story-driven first-person stealth-action-puzzle game that puts you in the shoes of a former cop Mark Slater. The game was released on PC and got high returns on the Russian market because of it’s great localization.

The Slater (Laina Interactive)
Minimal Dungeon RPG (CapPlay) RPG clicker with interesting story, quests, monsters and dungeons. Players loved the game a lot, and developers created several updates. I translated them too.
Shadow Play (GreenBlue) Addictive puzzle game for Andorid / iOS and PC. Play with light and shadows to roll a ball and collect all the stars. To translate the game, I had to understand the puzzle's logic and to make the text as clear and simple, as possible.
Batman – The Telltale Series, ep. 1,2,3 (Telltale Games) Unofficial, fan-made translation of an adventure game for PC with Batman as a main character. I translated the game in a team of high-skilled professionals. I had to manage dialogs and keep track on multiple choices. A part of in-game text wasn't game-related, and I had to locate and ignore it.
The Settlers Online (Ubisoft Entertainment) Massive Online Browser Strategy for PC. Based on a legendary "Settlers" game series! You manage your own kingdom and lead it to prosperity. I translated game updates and marketing texts, in a team of high-skilled professionals. The game has a rich history, and I had to work with a huge amount of terminology.
The Walking Dead: Michonne – A Telltale Miniseries (Telltale Games) Unofficial, fan-made translation of an adventure game for PC. Based on a "The Walking Dead" series! I translated the game in a team of high-skilled professionals. I had to thoroughly recreate the original atmosphere of fear, danger and despair in dialogs. It was a grim adventure in a dark word without any hope for better life!
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier (Telltale Games) Unofficial, fan-made translation of an adventure game for PC. Based on a "The Walking Dead" series! I translated the game in a team of high-skilled professionals. There was a lot of dialogs, choices and paths. It was a game with multiple choices, and I had to keep all of them in mind. I also had deal with violence and swear words, replacing them with euphemisms.
Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n (Telltale Games) Unofficial, fan-made translation of a quest with mutiple endings for Android and iOS. Based on a "Mister Robot" series! I translated the game in a team of high-skilled professionals. There was a lot of dialogs, choices and paths. I hade to track all of them, keeping the story in mind. I also met modern American slang, memes and expressions, and had to translate or transcreate these.
Super Sticky Bros (ChillyRoom) Hard arcade for Android and iOS. You are a box. Climb the walls, jump, collect stars and kill monsters! I translated game updates, in a team of high-skilled professionals. There was a lot of short strings, and I had to play the game a lot to find out the context and to translate everything correctly.
Space Colonizers Idle Clicker (CapPlay) Addictive clicker for Android and iOS. Fly to the unknown worlds, meet aliens and transfer colonists! I translated the game alone. There was a lot of strings with variables and technical symbols, and I had to place them correctly. Russian language has noun, verb and adjective declensions - you must take this into account.
Trolls: Crazy Party Forest! (Ubisoft Entertainment) Cool casual game for kids for Android and iOS. Make wonderful parties with Trolls, dance and get candies! I translated game updates and marketing texts, in a team of high-skilled professionals. I had to use only such words, which are appropriate for a game for kids. The translation should be funny and very easy to uderstand.
Mutants Genetic Gladiators (Celsius online) Addictive action-RPG for Android and iOS. Train your mutant gladiators and win epic fights! I translated game updates and marketing texts, in a team of high-skilled professionals. I had to creatively translate fighters' descriptions to make players love them! Some of them were funny, some - cruel. I had to keep the original atmosphere every time.
Rayman Adventures (Ubisoft Entertainment) Funny adventure for Android and iOS with Rayman. I translated game updates and marketing texts, in a team of high-skilled professionals. There was a lot of character and location names which had to be transcreated into Russian to keep a funny atmosphere of joy and happiness!
NCIS: Hidden Crimes (Ubisoft Entertainment) Breathtaking Object-finding adventure for Android / iOS. I translated game updates and marketing texts, in a team of high-skilled professionals. I had to creatively translate dialogs between characters, there was a lot of slang and expressions.
Hungry Shark World (Ubisoft Entertainment) Insane arcade for Android and iOS. You control a shark! Eat and kill everything you see, and evolve your monster! I translated game updates and marketing texts, in a team of high-skilled professionals. There was a lot of common phrases with only few things differnent, and I had to keep this effect in translation. I coped with the task, and the game logic wasn't disrupted.
Hungry Shark Evolution (Ubisoft Entertainment) Incredible arcade for Android and iOS. You are a shark! Eat, kill, grow and evolve! I translated game updates and marketing texts, in a team of high-skilled professionals. There was a lot of packs, items, shark names and locations - and I had to keep consistent translation of all these things. I had to work with a huge glossary and constantly add new words to it, and I coped with this task perfectly.

TESTIMONIALS

Testimonials

Nikolay translated my game, Shadow Play, into Russian. And I think he is really professional. He always check things thoroughly. He even noticed my mistakes that I’ve missed. Also, he was always kind and passionate! If anyone needs Russian translation, then I would like to recommend him.

Han Jaehee: Shadow Play One-man game developer @ GreenBlue

Nikolay was a translator for Automobile Tycoon (a car simulation game for PC). I was quite surprised by his dedication and focus on detail, he did more than expected from a translator (actually, I felt as if I got a QA specialist in addition to a translator). Definitely recommended.

Krzysztof Koźmik: Automobile Tycoon Indie Game Developer @ Silver Lemur Games

Nikolay is incredibly professional and responsive to our needs and schedule. He always provides a fast turn-around with very thoughtful attention to detail. Our game is a challenge to translate, with many made-up english words meant to convey multiple meanings! This is no problem for Nikolay. Impressed with his work.

Mark Stramaglia: Vilmonic CEO @ Bludgeonsoft

Portfolio

I translated 175+ games / game updates and related content to Russian.

Platforms: Android / iOS, PC, PlayStation X, Nintendo, Xbox One, Web, Apple Watch, Nintendo Switch.

Genres: Strategy, RPG, Roguelike, Adventure, Quest, Casual, Hidden objects, Clicker, Shooter, Action-arcade, Racing, Puzzle, Online shooter, MOBA, Horror, Sandbox, and many others.

Many game titles are not mentioned here due to NDA restrictions.

Official translations

Android / iOS
Online Soccer Manager (Sports/tycoon, updates and marketing, alone)
Hungry Shark Evolution (Action, updates and marketing, teamwork)
Hungry Shark World (Action, updates and marketing, teamwork)
NCIS: Hidden Crimes (Hidden objects, updates and marketing, teamwork)
Rayman Adventures (Arcade, updates and marketing, teamwork)
Mutants Genetic Gladiators (Fighting/RPG, updates and marketing, teamwork)
Trolls: Crazy Party Forest! (Game for kids, updates and marketing, teamwork)
Minimal Dungeon RPG (RPG clicker, full translation, alone)
Space Colonizers Idle Clicker (Clicker, full translation, alone)
Super Sticky Bros (Arcade, updates, teamwork)
Idle Convoy VS Zombies Incremental (Clicker-RPG, full translation, alone)
Shadow Play (Puzzle, full translation, alone)
Eternal Cannon (Clicker, full translation, alone)
Dress Up Battle : Fashion Game (Game description translation according to a list of keywords)
Fairy Dolls Dress Up (Game description translation according to a list of keywords)
Candy Fashion Dress Up & Makeup Game (Game description translation according to a list of keywords)
Blondie Bride Perfect Wedding (Game description translation according to a list of keywords)
Action adventure 16­bit RPG, the hero looks for a cure to their illness (update for the iOS version, alone, NDA protected – for Localsoft, S. L.)
RPG for Andoid featuring hard-fought, epic battles against the robot uprising. (in-game content, alone, NDA protected – for Localsoft, S. L.)
Free-to-play mobile RPG with a story line focused on the planet Garniel (updates – translation/revision, teamwork, NDA protected – for Localsoft, S. L.)
FREE Match 3 Travel✈️Game with Tripstagram and 1000s of cool stories (store description, alone, NDA protected – for Localsoft, S. L.)
A puzzle quest featuring the story of the Medici family (full translation, alone, NDA protected – for Localsoft, S. L.)
A casual adventure in a sci-fi setting based on a world-famous franchise (Updates and marketing, teamwork, NDA protected)
A hidden objects game in a “supernatural” setting from a leading developer (Updates and marketing, teamwork, NDA protected)
A hidden objects game in a historical setting from a leading developer (Updates and marketing, teamwork, NDA protected)
A mobile RTS based on a world-famous franchise (Full translation, teamwork, NDA protected)
A casual adventure with heroes from ancient Greece (Full translation, alone, NDA protected)
A shooter-adventure game about fighting terrorists and zombies (Full translation, alone, NDA protected)
A horse-breeding game for girls (Updates and marketing, teamwork, NDA protected)
An arcade about strange rabbits from a leading developer (Updates and marketing, teamwork, NDA protected)
A bike-riding arcade from a leading developer (Updates and marketing, teamwork, NDA protected)
A bike-riding arcade spin-off from a leading developer’s subsidiary (Updates and marketing, teamwork, NDA protected)
A cute game for kids about bears and dancing (Updates and marketing, teamwork, NDA protected)
A casual zombie-shooter (Updates and marketing, teamwork, NDA protected)
A casual dancing game for teenagers (Game text only, alone, NDA protected)
A fantasy adventure about young mages based on a world-famous franchise (ASO: keywords creation and optimization, NDA protected)
A “three in a row” cooking game (ASO: keywords creation and optimization, NDA protected)
A “three in a row” cooking game remake from the same developer (ASO: keywords creation and optimization, NDA protected)
A “three in a row” jewel-hunting game (ASO: keywords creation and optimization, NDA protected)
A “three in a row” bubble-shooter (ASO: keywords creation and optimization, NDA protected)
A casual piano “tap the keys” game (Game text only, alone, removed from Google Play)
A girl-dressing game (Game description translation according to a list of keywords, removed from Google Play)
A cooking and serving game (Game description translation according to a list of keywords, removed from Google Play)
A restaurant game for girls (Game description translation according to a list of keywords, removed from Google Play)
A house decorating game for girls (Game description translation according to a list of keywords, removed from Google Play)
A cooking game for girls (Game description translation according to a list of keywords, removed from Google Play)

PC
Valkyrie Elysium (Adventure RPG, full translation and marketing, teamwork)
Steep (Sports-simulator, updates and marketing, teamwork)
Synthetik (Rogue-lite shooter, full translation, alone)
Synthetik: Arena (Rogue-lite shooter DLC, full translation, alone)
Synthetik: Legion Rising (Rogue-lite shooter DLC, full translation, alone)
Atlas Reactor (MOBA, updates, teamwork)
The Slater (Stealth shooter, full translation, alone)
Volcanoids (Steampunk survival, full translation, alone)
Automobile Tycoon (Strategy, full translation, alone)
Dawn of a Soul (Puzzle, full translation, alone)
Sally Face (Quest horror, first episode, teamwork)
Patterna (Puzzle, full translation, alone)
Kronos (RPG, full translation, alone)
Satellite Repairman (Arcade, full translation, alone)
Vilmonic (Sandbox, full translation, alone)
Earth Space Colonies (Strategy, full translation, teamwork)
Trials of Azra (Arcade puzzle, full translation, teamwork)
Promethium (Shooter, full translation, alone)
Trago (Quest, full translation, teamwork)
Luminous Combat (Online shooter, full translation, alone)
Return to Nangrim (VR action-RPG, Steam store page proofreading)
An insane blend of beat’em up and arcade hockey. (store description, NDA protected – for Localsoft, S. L.)
A DLC for a first-person zombie shooter built exclusively for VR (store description, full game, alone, NDA protected – for Localsoft, S. L.)
A Serious Game about Information Security and Photonorvin (quest, alone, NDA protected – for Localsoft, S. L.)
Caretaker Retribution (VR shooter, alone, translation not implemented)
Bacon Man: An Adventure (Platformer RPG, alone, translation not implemented)
Mind-bending VR puzzle adventure, where being turned upside down and inside out is not a play on words (store description, alone, NDA protected – for Localsoft, S. L.)
Onion force (Tower defense, alone, translation not implemented)
Little Walker (Arcade platformer, alone, translation not implemented)
An online CCG in a fantasy style from a leading developer (updates and marketing, teamwork, NDA protected)
Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter in the evolving procedural tower (game update, alone, NDA protected – for Localsoft, S. L.)
An unforgiving VR battle arena in the medieval setting (Steam store page description, alone, NDA protected – for Localsoft, S. L.)
A space-exploring adventure from a leading developer (updates and marketing, teamwork, NDA protected)
A colorful metroidvania with tons of humour, featuring adventures of a space traveller. (full translation,alone, NDA protected)
A World War 2 MOBA from a leading developer (updates and marketing, teamwork, NDA protected)
A Horse-breeding adventure for girls (updates and marketing, teamwork, NDA protected)
An online shooter from a leading developer with creatures made of blocks (updates, teamwork, NDA protected, game not released)
A co-op witch-hunting game (game description only, NDA protected)
A co-op adventure in a sci-fi world from a leading developer (game text and marketing, NDA protected)
A fantasy turn-based strategy in VR with real-time battles (game text, NDA protected)

Nintendo (+Switch)
Monster Hunter: Rise (RPG, main game + updates and marketing, teamwork)
Mario + Rabbids® Kingdom Battle (RPG, main game + updates and marketing, teamwork)
A Porsche arcade racing game for Nintendo Switch with exciting plot and many different race tracks. (store description, patches, updates, alone, NDA protected – for Localsoft, S. L.)
An arcade adventure based on a world-famous franchise from a leading developer (updates and marketing, teamwork, NDA protected)
An Old-school French platformer remake featuring ape warrior (Achievements transcreation, NDA protected – for Localsoft, S. L.)
An synth-punk roguelike 2D action shooter (game text, in a team, NDA protected)

PlayStation X
The Crew: Calling All Units (racing, updates only, teamwork)
VR action co-op FPS in a cold postapocalyptic world (store description, alone, NDA protected – for Localsoft, S. L.)
World-famous fighting franchise featuring fatalities and graphic violence (subtitiles for game videos + game updates, alone, NDA protected – for Localsoft, S. L.)
A dancing game from a leading developer (updates and marketing, teamwork, NDA protected)
An American football game based on a world-famous franchise from a leading developer (updates and marketing, teamwork, NDA protected)

Xbox One
Trackmania Turbo (Racing, updates only, teamwork)
A fighting coop / solo platformer featuring Wukong the Monkey King, Sanzang the Sleepy Monk and other heroes (in-game content, NDA protected – for Localsoft, S. L.)
A multiplayer card game with complex rules from a leading developer (updates and marketing, teamwork, NDA protected)
An open-world racing game sequel from a leading developer (game texts, updates and marketing, teamwork, NDA protected)

Apple Watch
A horror puzzle game featuring Cthulhu and other Elder Gods (game text and marketing, alone, NDA protected – for Localsoft, S. L.)

Web
The Settlers Online (Strategy, updates only, teamwork)
An online slots game sequel from a leading US gaming operator (updates only, teamwork, NDA protected)
An online slots game from a Chinese developer (game texts only, teamwork, NDA protected)

Fan-made translations

PC
Sunless Sea (Roguelike, main game and updates, teamwork)
Sunless Sea: Zubmariner (Roguelike, main game and updates, teamwork)
Oxenfree (Adventure, main game, teamwork)
Little Inferno (Casual, main game, teamwork)
Banner Saga 2 (RPG, main game, teamwork)
Tales from the Borderlands, ep.3 (Adventure, main game, teamwork)
Batman: The Telltale Series ep.1 (Adventure, main game, teamwork)
Batman: The Telltale Series ep.2 (Adventure, main game, teamwork)
Batman: The Telltale Series ep.3 (Adventure, main game, teamwork)
The Walking Dead: Michonne – A Telltale Miniseries, ep. 2 (Adventure, main game, teamwork)
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier (Adventure, main game, teamwork)

Android / iOS
Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n (Quest, main game, teamwork)

Awards and Certificates

– My Awards
– Accomplished “Training courses“