Now if you press play on “Leproc.exe” on your steamlauncher, you’ll see that it boots up your desired game. So for example, if you did what I said and installed the Locale Emulator in the Pokemon game folder like I did, it should end up looking something like this:"C:\Users\(Username)\Desktop\Game Folder\Locale emulator\leproc.exe" “C:\Users\(Username)\Desktop\Game Folder\pokemon.exe" You need to put a space after the Leproc.exe file path and write the filepath to the exe file you want to add, and make sure it's in quotation marks. I’ll use Pokemon as an example for a game I want the steam launcher to run through Locale Emulator when it boots up. Now, what you’re going to want to do is add in the file path of the actual game exe file you want to add into steam. In the "Target" field you’ll see the file path to the leproc exe.Right-click the app and go to "Properties". Now it should appear as a game in your steam library (if your library is alphabetized, looked under the L category for Leproc.exe). Add the “Leproc.exe” from the its folder as a “Non Steam game app”. It’ll bring up a small pop up menu, click “Add a non-steam game.” Click it, then click “Browse” and search for your locale emulator folder. On the bottom left should be the “Add a game” option. Now, open up your steam account and go to your game library.After installing it, go into the folder and make sure “Leproc.exe” is there.
You can choose the file path you install Locale emulator into, and I’d recommend placing the folder for where Locale Emulator will go after its installation in a place you’ll access often (such as placing it in the folder of the game you want to add to steam for easy access).
First download Locale Emulator (I'd recommmend googling it and looking for the pooi-moe website as that's the official website for it) and then install it if you haven't already.(Note, this applies to Non-Steam Game Apps only.) For this reason, I decided to make this friendly step by step guide to help people set up Steamlauncher to run whatever game they want in Steam as well as load Locale Emulator through it so they can properly play their Japanese game. As a result, they're not able to add it to their steam library without it causing the game to run badly as the steam launcher normally can't launch the game through locale emulator. I would recommend changing the Unicode Settings to those Programs, though, simply because it's the more reliable Method.So, I'm sure a lot of people here have Japanese games that they want to add to their steam game library and have steam launch, so it can be nicely paired with the rest of their digital game collection, but those games also need locale emulator to run properly due to them being coded to work on Japanese PCs, not other regions. On Hongfire, you might find a few Alternatives if you search for "applocale alternative", but keep in Mind that some of those Tools might get detected as "Risk-Ware"/"Risk-Tool" (or "Trojan" if your Anti-Virus is stupid and can't differentiate between those) due to "Process Injection" or something similar and that there is no Warrant by using those Tools, so if they end up harming your Operating System that you might have to re-install it, it's simply your own Responsibility.
Use the Search Filter Settings on VNDB and go through the List of completed and free Standalone Releases with English as Language:Īnd then there's the Possibility of Using AppLocale, however, you might need to install it in Compatibility Mode and VNs might not work or they might have Bugs. Games from Mangagamer, JastUSA and Sekaiproject are three Companies, which come to Mind.Īdditionally, some VNs or VN-like Games can be bought on Steam and/or from any Video Game Shop (mostly Console Games). Games, which have an English/(US-)American Publisher, should definitely work, regardless of whether you switch to Japanese Locale or not. Just like there are Programs, who only work correctly on Japanese Locale, there are Programs, who only work correctly on the respective Unicode Settings of the Country/Countries, the Programs is supposed to be installed.Įven when Changing the Unicode Settings doesn't break anything, it's a potential Source of Trouble if you have to use some special Programs for School or Work.