A Game Was Unintentionally Listed as 'Sh***y Dungeon' on Steam in Japan Thanks to Goofed-up Machine Translation

A game was unintentionally listed as 'Sh***y Dungeon' on Steam in Japan thanks to goofed-up machine translation

Flattering, no. Funny, yes.

Indie devs in shambles but "still laughing" after translation error turns their dungeon roguelite into "Crap Dungeon" on Steam: "Please give our game a try, I'm hoping it's not actually crap"

Well this stinks...

Steam briefly gets a Crap Dungeon, the devs of which are "hoping it’s not actually crap"

Naming things is often difficult. Accurately translating things is often difficult. Put the two together, and you get the situation roguelike dungeon crawler The Crazy Hyper-Dungeon Chronicles has recently found itself in, when the Japanese translation of its name on Steam saw it accidentally re-dubbed "Crap Dungeon". Let's face it, this has happened to all of us. You're working on a 2D adventure about delving into crypts, it's picked to show up…