VIDEO GAMES LOCALIZATION GLOSSARY - Spanish (Latam)

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1	VIDEO GAMES LOCALIZATION GLOSSARY - Spanish (Latam)
2	A joint effort from translators from all around the world.
3	Distributed under Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
4	Rules of use: Always follow your own criteria and each project's particular details when applying this glossary. Please bear in mind this shouldn't be followed blindly, but more as a sort of guide that helps you navigate through some common terminology.
5	Kindly use the "Discussion" sheet to add any additions or edits to the current list.
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7	English	Definition	Spanish (Latin America)
8	achievement	An indicator of accomplishment or skill, showing that the player has performed some particular action within the game.	logro
9	aggro	In MOBAs, the targeting priority (or enmity) of an A.I. controlled minion, turret, monster, etc.	foco de agresión, amenaza
10	aim down sights	Refers to the common alternate method of firing a gun in a first-person shooter (FPS) game, typically activated by the right mouse button. The real-life analogue is when a person raises a rifle up and places the stock just inside the shoulder area, and leans their head down so they can see in a straight line along the top of the rifle, through both of the iron sights or a scope, if equipped. In most games this greatly increases accuracy, but can limit vision, situational awareness, mobility, and require a small amount of time to change the weapon position.	apuntar con la mira
11	anti-aliasing	Anti-aliasing uses various techniques to get rid of jagged edges on your screen which appear as a result of square pixels forming non-rectangular shapes.	suavizado de contorno, suavizado de bordes, alisado
12	AoE	Abbreviation of "area of effect".	AdE
13	area of effect	A term used in many role-playing and strategy games to describe attacks or other effects that affect multiple targets within a specified area.	área de efecto
14	bark	Short one-line audio clips spoken by the NPCs that populate the game world. Can be random or in reaction to the player or events.	grito
15	battle royale	A battle royale game is an online multiplayer video game genre that blends the survival, exploration, and scavenging elements of a survival game with last-man-standing gameplay.	battle royale, todos contra todos
16	beat 'em up	A video game genre featuring hand-to-hand combat between the protagonist and an improbably large number of opponents.	beat 'em up
17	bonus	"Bonus" is used both as a noun and as an adjective in English, so always keep an eye on how the text uses it.	bonificación, bonus, adicional, extra
18	boost		potenciar, potenciación, potenciamiento
19	booster		potenciador
20	buff	Buff is a term used in some video games, especially MMORPGs and MUDs, to describe increases in the power of a game element. There are two main usages. The first describes a permanent (or at least indefinite) increase in power levels as a result of adjustments to game mechanics, usually in pursuit of game balance. In this usage, buff is the opposite of nerf. The second usage of buff describes an effect (usually cast as a spell) that temporarily enhances a player.	mejora, potenciación, ventaja, efecto positivo
21	bug	A software bug is an error, flaw or fault in a computer program or system that causes it to produce an incorrect or unexpected result.	error
22	camper	Term used for a person that just stays still in a fixed place. Usually used in a pejorative way (especially in battle royale games).	camper
23	capture the flag	Game where two teams each have a flag (or other marker) and the objective is to capture the other team's flag, located at the team's "base," and bring it safely back to their own base.	captura la bandera
24	checkpoint	An area in a level from which the player will start the level from next time they die, rather than having to start the level over. Checkpoints typically remain in place until the player completes the level or gets a Game Over.	punto de control
25	chest		cofre
26	cinematic	A game segment that exists solely to provide detail and exposition to the story. They are used extensively in MMOs and RPGs in order to progress the plot. Cut-scenes are more likely to be generated by the in-game engine while cinematics are pre-recorded.	cinemática
27	cloud gaming	Term used for a game that is played using a strong Internet connection. In cloud gaming, the game's graphics and processing are transmitted through the Internet connection itself, dismissing the need of a high-spec machine.	juego en la nube
28	combo	Term used mostly in fighting games.	combo, combinación
29	controller	Bear in mind different platforms: Playstation, Xbox, Switch, PC.	control
30	cooldown	It is the amount of time before a champion ability, item, or rune can be used again after activation.	enfriamiento, recuperación, recarga, tiempo de reutilización
31	cooperative gameplay	Feature in video games that allows players to work together as teammates, usually against one or more AI opponents	modo de juego cooperativo, juego cooperativo, aventura cooperativa
32	craft		forjar, fabricar, diseñar, crear, artesanía
33	crash	As in "the game crashes".	cerrar (bruscamente), caer, colapsar, cierre, caída
34	critical hit	A hit that deals significantly more damage that a normal hit would do. Usually has a random chance of happening. Some games, like Fire Emblem, tell you the chance.	golpe crítico
35	critical	See "critical hit".	crítico
36	crowd control	It refers to abilities that influence or prevent the abilities or actions of other characters.	control de masas
37	cutscene	A small video that plays featuring dialogue from the characters. A "cutscene" can be a video, or even just an auto-progression of the story without the player's input.	escena
38	D-pad	Short for directional-pad. A 4-directional rocker button that allows the player to direct game action in eight different directions: up, down, left, right, and their diagonals.	pad direccional, botones de dirección
39	damage per second	Refers to the amount of damage that is dealt each second. i.e. 30 DPS means the player is doing 30 damage each second. In 5 seconds, that will total to 150.	daño por segundo
40	DPS	Damage per second.	DPS
41	deathmatch	A mode of play in which the aim is to kill the characters controlled by other players.	partida a muerte, combate a muerte, todos contra todos
42	team deathmatch	The same as above, but players are split into two teams.	partida a muerte en equipos, combate a muerte en equipos
43	debuff	An effect that makes a game character weaker; a status effect.	debilitar, debilitamiento, despotenciar, despotenciamiento, perjuicio
44	damage over time		daño con el tiempo, daño continuo
45	DoT	Abbreviation for "damage over time".	daño prolongado, daño continuo
46	downloadable content	Additional content that can be downloaded, either for free, or by paying an extra price.	contenido descargable
47	DLC	Abbreviation for "downloadable content".	DLC
48	drop	Bounty or treasure drop (noun).	botín
49	drop	To drop a bounty or treasure (verb).	dejar caer
50	e-sports	Short for "electronic sports".	e-sports, esports, deportes electrónicos
51	fast travel	A mechanic that allows the player to move from location A to location B within the game's map usually instantly (without requiring them to move from location A to B manually.)	viaje rápido
52	field of view	The representation of what your playable character can see on your screen in a first person shooter.	campo visual, campo de visión
53	FOV	Abbreviation for "field of view".	campo visual, campo de visión
54	fog of war	Fog of war in strategy video games refers to enemy units, and often terrain, being hidden from the player.	niebla de guerra
55	first person shooter		juego de disparos en primera persona
56	FPS	Short term for "first-person shooter".	FPS
57	frag	A term associated with shooting something in a first-person shooters, usually a human-controlled opponent. To kill or achieve a kill in a game against a player or non-player opponent.	asesinato, derribo, eliminación
58	frame-rate	To create illusion of movement, a game changes pictures 30 or 60 times per second. The amount of times the picture (called "frame") changes is what we call the "frame-rate". In simple terms, it's as if a camera will take 30 shots to 60 shots each second.	velocidad de cuadros, fotogramas por segundo, frecuencia de imagen, tasa de cuadros
59	freeze	As in "the game freezes".	congelarse, trabarse, tildarse
60	gacha		gacha, cápsula
61	game engine	The "engine" is the program that takes care of the physics and graphics of the game. In simple terms, you can call it the "skeleton" of the game.	motor del juego
62	game over		fin del juego, fin de la partida
63	game save		partida guardada
64	gameplay		jugabilidad, juego
65	heal		sanar, curar
66	healing over time	Refers to the amount of HP (Hit Points) that are healed as time passes.	sanación con el tiempo, curación con el tiempo, sanación continua, curación continua
67	HoT	Abbreviation for "healing over time".	sanación con el tiempo, curación con el tiempo, sanación continua, curación continua
68	hitbox	In programming, a hitbox refers to the area where the sprite will react.	zona de impacto, receptor de daño
69	in-app purchase	Refers to a purchase that is made within the app/game, usually for extra resources. (i.e. lives, diamonds, gems...etc.)	compra dentro de la aplicación
70	in-game purchase		compra dentro del juego
71	indie		indie, independiente
72	item		objeto
73	leaderboard		tabla de clasificación, tabla de posiciones
74	ledge		cornisa, borde
75	loot	Noun	botín
76	loot	Verb	saquear, recoger, levantar, revisar
77	lootbox		caja de botín
78	matchmaking		emparejamiento, buscador de partidas
79	metagame		metajuego
80	MMORPG	Accronym for "Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game."	MMORPG
81	MOBA	Accronym for "Multiplayer Online Battle Arena."	MOBA
82	mount	Noun	montura
83	mulligan		mano inicial, segunda oportunidad
84	nerf	A term used in the gaming community. Usually, when new game patches come out that make characters weaker than what they were in previous versions (usually in the interest of balancing), we call that a "nerf".	debilitación, despotenciamiento, nerf, nerfear
85	non-player character	Refers to a character that cannot be controlled.	personaje no jugador, personaje no jugable
86	NPC	Abbreviation for "non-playable character".	PNJ
87	open world	A genre of game where the player can freely explore the world. Open-world games usually offer more flexibility in gameplay, as the player can play the game however they desire.	mundo abierto
88	otome	If we go by the Japanese defintion, "otome" means "girl". It's usually to describe a genre that appeals to female audiences. (Though male audiences aren't prohibited from playing it!)	otome
89	party	As in group or band.	equipo, grupo, banda
90	pathfinding		búsqueda de ruta, búsqueda de camino
91	player versus environment		jugador contra entorno
92	player versus player		jugador contra jugador
93	power up	Verb	potenciar
94	power-up	Noun	potenciador, potenciación, potenciamiento, mejora
95	PvE	Short for "Player VS Enemy".	JcE
96	PvP	Short for "Player VS Player".	JcJ
97	quick time event	A short event that takes place usually abprutly, where the player has to quickly press a button or make a decision before time runs out.	evento de acción rápida
98	QTE	Short for "quick time event".	evento de acción rápida
99	ranked match		partida clasificatoria, partida clasificada
100	ready		¿todo listo?, prepárate