Hey r/japanlife we could really use the help of anyone who speaks Japanese, ideally native speakers.

We are a small indie team from Turkey developing a game called "Grandma Left Me A Building". Since Japan has one of the most incredible gaming communities in the world, we paid a professional to translate our Steam page into Japanese (even on our very limited budget).

Here's the issue: we got the texts back, and while chatting among ourselves in the studio, a bit of doubt crept in. Since none of us speak the language, we have no way of being absolutely sure of anything. But we couldn't shake the fear that the text might have been generated by AI, or that it simply could have been written in a more natural way.

We don't want to make an unfair accusation against the person who did the translation, but we're also terrified of launching the page like this and giving Japanese players a robotic or disrespectful experience.

Could a native Japanese speaker please check out our Steam page and read the short description? Does it sound natural, or can you sense an "AI accent"?

Here's the page: Grandma Left Me A Building

Any feedback in the comments would give us a lot of peace of mind and help us fix whatever needs fixing. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

Hey r/translator, we could really use the help of anyone who speaks Japanese, ideally native speakers.

We are a small indie team from Turkey developing a game called "Grandma Left Me A Building". Since Japan has one of the most incredible gaming communities in the world, we paid a professional to translate our Steam page into Japanese (even on our very limited budget).

Here's the issue: we got the texts back, and while chatting among ourselves in the studio, a bit of doubt crept in. Since none of us speak the language, we have no way of being absolutely sure of anything. But we couldn't shake the fear that the text might have been generated by AI, or that it simply could have been written in a more natural way.

We don't want to make an unfair accusation against the person who did the translation, but we're also terrified of launching the page like this and giving Japanese players a robotic or disrespectful experience.

Could a native Japanese speaker please check out our Steam page and read the short description? Does it sound natural, or can you sense an "AI accent"?

Here's the page: Grandma Left Me A Building

Any feedback in the comments would give us a lot of peace of mind and help us fix whatever needs fixing. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

¡Hola a todos desde Turquía!

Leyendo sobre los problemas inmobiliarios en España, descubrí el tema de los "okupas" y tengo una pregunta para vosotros sobre esto.

Llevo un tiempo desarrollando un juego de simulación de gestión de edificios e inquilinos llamado "Grandma Left Me A Building". Es un juego donde acomodas a los inquilinos en sus apartamentos y resuelves sus problemas diarios.

Quiero añadir eventos aleatorios al juego, y al investigar sobre los problemas inmobiliarios en España, me topé con los casos de "okupas". Me pareció un concepto que podría darle un toque divertido e interesante al juego.

Sin embargo, desconozco el peso social real que tiene esta situación en España. ¿Resultaría molesto u ofensivo? Y en caso de hacerlo, ¿cómo creéis que debería implementarse una mecánica de este tipo en el juego? No quiero ofender ni molestar a nadie.

Me encantaría escuchar vuestras opiniones sinceras para decidir si añado esta mecánica o no. Por otro lado, ¿hay alguna otra situación de la cultura española, en tono de comedia o absurdo, que yo desconozca y que encaje en un bloque de pisos?

Muchas gracias. ❤️❤️

(He traducido este texto al español con un traductor, disculpad si alguna frase no tiene mucho sentido).

Ejemplo de juego (una idea de referencia, un juego tierno, no ofensivo)

->>> Si quieres echarle un vistazo al juego, haz clic aquí.

Pessoal do r/gamesEcultura, precisamos muito da ajuda sincera de vocês. (Nota rápida: Tivemos que usar IA para escrever este post no Reddit, já que não sabemos uma palavra da língua. E é exatamente por isso que precisamos da ajuda de humanos de verdade agora! 😂)

Somos uma pequena equipe da Turquia (5 pessoas) desenvolvendo um jogo chamado "Grandma Left Me A Building". Como o Brasil tem uma das comunidades de PC mais incríveis do mundo, fizemos questão de pagar um profissional para traduzir nossa página da Steam para o português brasileiro.

A questão é: nós recebemos os textos e, conversando entre a gente no estúdio, bateu uma certa dúvida. Como não falamos o idioma, não temos como ter certeza absoluta de nada. Mas ficamos com aquele receio de que talvez o texto tenha sido gerado por IA ou que simplesmente pudesse soar mais natural.

Não queremos fazer uma acusação injusta com quem fez a tradução, mas também morremos de medo de lançar a página assim e entregar uma experiência robótica ou desrespeitosa para os jogadores brasileiros.

Alguém que é nativo poderia, por favor, entrar na nossa página da Steam e ler a descrição rápida? Parece natural, ou dá pra sentir um "sotaque" de I.A.?

Aqui está a página: Página do jogo para quem puder ajudar

Qualquer feedback nos comentários vai nos dar muita paz de espírito e ajudar a arrumar o que for preciso. Muito obrigado de coração!

You inherit a run-down building from your grandma, decide which oddballs get to move in, and then spend the whole game trying to keep them from driving each other insane. It turned into a sweet little cozy sim.

I think one of the most fun parts, at least I loved it while making it, is that you constantly have to rearrange your tenants like a puzzle. Each of them has different character traits, and they interact with each other. That affects their happiness, and indirectly the rent they pay you. Things can get chaotic fast.

That is the game.

The Steam page is up if you want to wishlist it, and a demo is coming soon.

-> Steam page is up if you want to take a look. <-

low budget trailer :D

Grandma Left Me a Building is a cozy apartment management sim where you restore the ruined building your grandma left you. Pick your tenants, manage neighbor dynamics, upgrade the building, hire staff, and handle the chaos that follows.

The walls are crumbling, the pipes are leaking, strange noises keep coming from upstairs. You're in for a long haul, fixing it all with the rent you collect. But the applicants knocking on your door are just as strange: do you go with the opera singer who bursts into an aria in the elevator, the philosopher who answers every question with "but why?", or the eight-year-old who takes apart anything within reach and puts it back together about 20% of the time?

As you welcome all these eccentric characters into your building, remember one thing: they have to get along. Wrong pairings bring chaos. The right ones bring peace. Fix up the place, hire staff, handle whatever the day brings. Grandma will be watching.

Core Gameplay

• Review the lease contracts your broker brings and set the terms.
• Place tenants in apartments with their future neighbors in mind.
• Handle tenant requests and complaints before they pile up.
• Fix what's broken, open new apartments, and raise the building's value.
• Collect daily rent, pay salaries and bills on time.
• Hire staff: doormen, security, cleaners, and more.
• Handle unexpected events when they hit, live with the consequences.

Features & Systems

• 30+ unique tenants across 4 social tiers.
• 300+ distinct character interactions.
• 100+ unexpected events.
• 20+ building upgrades.
• 6 different staff types.
• Trait-based tenant interaction system.
• Different tenants based on your building's reputation.
• Drag-and-drop tenant placement system.
• Happiness-driven dynamic income system.
• Multi-level upgrade system.
• No time pressure, plan at your own pace.
• Hand-drawn cartoon art.