Rain98 languages and voice acting
The demo supports nine languages and the full game lists fifteen; Japanese is the only language with full audio support, and Reina Amehara is voiced by Rio Tsuchiya.
Rain98 ships its demo in nine languages and the full game in fifteen, with Japanese as the language carrying full voice acting. If you want the original performances, that is the combination to set: Japanese audio, your own language for text.
Language support
| Languages | |
|---|---|
| Demo | Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, French, German, Brazilian Portuguese, Latin American Spanish |
| Full game | The nine above plus Italian, Indonesian, Thai, Polish, Russian and Turkish |
The store page marks Japanese with an asterisk and explains the asterisk as "languages with full audio support" — which makes Japanese the only fully voiced language listed. Everything else is a text translation of the script, and the game's voice acting stays in Japanese regardless of the text language you pick.
The voice cast
The one confirmed cast member is the one that matters most: Rio Tsuchiya voices Reina Amehara, the girl you live with. The studio's announcement of its updated trailer also revealed that Tsuchiya performs the vocal version of the game's featured song — the first time the theme had been heard with vocals, replacing the instrumental version used previously.
Put plainly, the same actor carries both the character's voice and the game's signature music. That is rare enough to be worth knowing before you play, and it is the reason reviews of the demo single out the audio work so consistently.
Playing with Japanese audio
- Set the text language to whatever you read fastest.
- Japanese is the language with full audio support; there is no English dub listed, so the voice track stays Japanese in every configuration.
- Language is a setting, not a commitment — changing it does not reset your progress.
- For streams and videos, the studio's policy allows both monetised and non-monetised content as long as you link the Steam store page and tag it #Rain98.
Why the localisation matters here
Rain98 is a Japanese story made by a Japanese studio, set in 1998 Tokyo, with a script built around tone rather than exposition. The demo's decision to launch in nine languages — including Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Korean and Brazilian Portuguese — rather than English-only suggests the studio is treating the localisation as part of the release rather than an afterthought. The nine demo languages are a subset of the fifteen the full game lists, so the remaining six (Italian, Indonesian, Thai, Polish, Russian, Turkish) should appear with the finished game.
FAQ
Does Rain98 have English voice acting?
No. Japanese is the only language listed with full audio support, so the voice track is Japanese in every language setting.
How many languages does Rain98 support?
Fifteen are listed for the full game; nine are available in the demo.
Who voices Reina?
Rio Tsuchiya, who also performs the vocal version of the game's featured song.
Can I change language after starting the demo?
Yes. Language is a settings option and does not reset progress.
Does the demo have all the languages of the full game?
No. The demo ships nine of the full game's fifteen — the remaining six are not in the demo build.
