Case Study: thatgamecompany enables high-fidelity global chat translation with DeepL

thatgamecompany connects 50 million monthly active users with DeepL

thatgamecompany, the developer of the social adventure game Sky: Children of the Light, faced the challenge of enabling its global player base to form deep, meaningful friendships beyond simple non-verbal cues. Players needed to communicate in real-time chat without the "clunky" and "lossy" results common in standard translation tools that often strip personality from conversations.

By implementing the DeepL API, thatgamecompany integrated high-fidelity, direct language-to-language translation that avoids using English as an intermediary. This solution, requiring only tens of lines of code to implement, empowered players from different cultures to share experiences and form lasting connections. The result is a thriving global community for a game that boasts over 260 million downloads and 50 million monthly active users.

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