Are you shipping your PlayCanvas app or game in just one language? You may be preventing international users from enjoying it! Today, we are happy to announce the arrival of a localization system built right into the PlayCanvas Editor!

The system works in tandem with PlayCanvas’ text element component and it’s super-easy to use. The text element interface now provides a ‘Localized’ property and when checked, you can enter a Key instead of a Text string.

The Key is the string used to look up a localized string based on the user’s currently selected locale. The localized string data is stored in JSON assets and is documented, along with the rest of the system, here. You can even preview your localized User Interface by choosing a locale in the Editor Settings panel:

We look forward to playing your newly localized games!