Weekly Scout/Issue 1 ・ Oct 18, 2026
Issue 1: Check the language before you buy
"Is there an official Chinese version?" is the question Asian players ask most, yet the answer usually hides at the bottom of a store page. Our first issue looks at one new release and seven games from our database through that lens: some are fully voiced in Traditional Chinese, others have huge player bases but Simplified Chinese only.
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Doomed Otaku
New this week (released 15 October). The store lists a Traditional Chinese title, but the official languages are Korean, English, Japanese and Simplified Chinese — no Traditional Chinese. 57 reviews so far, rated Very Positive.
✗Trad. Chinese ✓Simp. Chinese ✓Japanese ✓Korean ✓English
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Nine Sols
From Taiwan's Red Candle Games, with Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean and English all supported. Over 46,000 Steam reviews.
✓Trad. Chinese ✓Simp. Chinese ✓Japanese ✓Korean ✓English
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OPUS: Echo of Starsong
A rare case of full Traditional Chinese voice acting, alongside Simplified Chinese and Japanese. A good place to start if you want a story game without English subtitles.
✓Trad. Chinese♪ ✓Simp. Chinese♪ ✓Japanese♪ ✗Korean ✓English
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Dyson Sphere Program
The most-reviewed game in our database (over 90,000 reviews), yet Steam lists no Traditional Chinese — only Simplified Chinese, English and Japanese, all with audio.
✗Trad. Chinese ✓Simp. Chinese♪ ✓Japanese♪ ✗Korean ✓English♪
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Touhou Luna Nights
A licensed Touhou Project game from a Japanese team, rated Overwhelmingly Positive, but its only official Chinese is Simplified.
✗Trad. Chinese ✓Simp. Chinese ✓Japanese ✓Korean ✓English
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A Space for the Unbound
An Indonesian game with Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Japanese and Korean. Set in a late-90s Indonesian town, its local details are a big part of the appeal.
✓Trad. Chinese ✓Simp. Chinese ✓Japanese ✓Korean ✓English
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SANABI
A Korean game with both Traditional and Simplified Chinese. The story matters here, so having Chinese text makes a real difference.
✓Trad. Chinese ✓Simp. Chinese ✓Japanese ✓Korean ✓English
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GNOSIA
A Japanese game with Simplified but no Traditional Chinese. It is built on reading and deduction, so language support directly shapes the experience.
✗Trad. Chinese ✓Simp. Chinese ✓Japanese ✗Korean ✓English
Compiled with AI assistance. Every fact links to its source; the source prevails if we got something wrong.
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