Demand data for games that deserve more languages.
Locapublish helps tabletop publishers find out whether requests for a new language, a reprint or a regional edition are real buying intent — before they spend money on translation and print runs.
“German please” is not a business case.
Every crowdfunding campaign and every popular game gets the same comments: German please. Any chance of a Spanish edition? Will this ever be reprinted? For a small publisher, those comments are both encouraging and useless. Is it twenty loud fans — or a market worth a print run?
Large publishers answer that question with distributor networks, sales history and regional partners. Most indie and crowdfunding publishers have none of that. They either guess, or they wait until the moment has passed.
Locapublish sits in between. We collect demand signals from players, retailers and localization partners, classify them by language, country, buyer type and intent, and tell you what the market is actually saying — and what the next sensible step is.
Six things we don’t compromise on.
Signals, not votes
A click is not demand. Every signal carries language, country, buyer type and purchase intent, so you can see who is actually asking.
Reviewed by people
Every audit is read, checked and delivered by a person. No scraped dashboard, no automated verdict without a human looking at it.
Honest by default
We tell you when the signal is not strong enough. “Wait and collect more data” is a valid — and often valuable — recommendation.
Traceable sources
Crowdfunding comments, BGG threads, retailer and distributor feedback. Every signal in a report can be traced back to where it came from.
Your data stays yours
Reports are confidential. Contact data is used for verification only — never sold, and never passed on as a mailing list.
No promises we can’t keep
Strong demand does not guarantee production. It means the signal is strong enough for a serious commercial conversation.
Start free. Pay when you need an answer.
List a title
Put your title on Locapublish and start collecting structured signals from players, retailers and partners.
List a title →Market Signal Audit
A reviewed PDF report with language ranking, buyer intent, verdict and a recommended next route.
See packages →Partner connections
When verified demand leads to a localization or licensing deal, we take a share of the deal value. Nothing up front.
How it works →One founder. Ten years in board games.
Locapublish is founded and run by Lasse, based in Norway, with more than ten years of experience in the board game industry. Last year alone, he delivered 98 localizations with more than €4 million in turnover.
After a decade on the industry side, the pattern is familiar: players ask for their language, publishers would love to say yes — and nobody has the data to decide. Locapublish exists to close that gap.
It also means something practical for you: the person who reads your signals is the same person who writes your report and answers your email. No account managers, no handoffs.
Questions, partnerships or press: signals@locapublish.com
You’ll get a reply within one business day.
Have language requests piling up?
Find out if they are worth acting on — before you commit to a print run.
Or read a sample report first.