Hi HN,
I'm a new indie game developer, and I needed a localization tool for my own game.
Most existing solutions I tried were either too expensive at scale, or hard to control
(especially when it comes to preserving code tags and custom formatting).
So I built a small localization tool around the Gemini API.
I'm not a professional Python developer — I designed the logic myself
(regex-based tag protection, glossary handling, cost tracking),
and used Gemini to help generate the actual code.
So in a way, this is a tool wrapping Gemini, built with Gemini.
For my use case, the biggest wins are:
- Reliable tag / placeholder protection
- Simple glossary support
- Predictable and very low cost
In terms of cost, translating ~10k lines comes out to around $0.60 using Gemini Flash Lite,
which works well enough for my workflow.
I've translated 2000+ lines so far for my tactics game and my friend's game.
(Windows .exe included for non-Python users)
Hope this is useful to other indie devs dealing with localization.
Happy to answer questions or hear feedback.
GardenAtDesk•2h ago
So I built a small localization tool around the Gemini API.
I'm not a professional Python developer — I designed the logic myself (regex-based tag protection, glossary handling, cost tracking), and used Gemini to help generate the actual code. So in a way, this is a tool wrapping Gemini, built with Gemini.
For my use case, the biggest wins are: - Reliable tag / placeholder protection - Simple glossary support - Predictable and very low cost
In terms of cost, translating ~10k lines comes out to around $0.60 using Gemini Flash Lite, which works well enough for my workflow. I've translated 2000+ lines so far for my tactics game and my friend's game.
(Windows .exe included for non-Python users)
Hope this is useful to other indie devs dealing with localization. Happy to answer questions or hear feedback.