Navigate to the following path (depending on your Windows version):

We hope this guide has helped you set up your game in English. Now, suit up, grab your Vital Suit, and enjoy the fight on E.D.N. III!

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: It is important to be aware that the Steam version of Lost Planet 2 is region-locked in some countries. If you cannot see or purchase the game on Steam, the method above will not be an option for you.

Scroll down until you find the line reading Language=russian or Language=japanese . Change it to read exactly: Language=english . Save the file and restart your PC. For Capcom Launcher Configurations:

Find the line that says Language=w_russia , Language=Japanese , or another country.

If you own Lost Planet 2 on PC but the game is running in the wrong language, you can switch to English by installing the official language pack or changing the game’s language settings. This guide covers legal and safe options to get the English language experience.

To understand how to get Lost Planet 2 in English, you first need to know why it’s so hard to find. In November 2021, publisher Capcom delisted the game from Steam, along with several other titles. The official reason was that the PC version's online backend was tied to the notoriously problematic "Games for Windows – LIVE" (GFWL) service, which they couldn’t immediately fix. What was intended as a temporary removal became permanent, and as of today, you can’t buy Lost Planet 2 digitally on PC.

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If the Steam toggle does not work, or if you are using a non-Steam version, the game engine is likely reading the wrong language configuration line. You can force English by editing a text file. Press Windows Key + R to open the Run dialog box. Type %localappdata%\capcom\lostplanet2 and hit . Locate a file named config.ini . Right-click config.ini and open it with Notepad . Look for the [GAME] or [LANGUAGE] section.

Released in 2010 by Capcom, Lost Planet 2 remains a cult classic—a chaotic, co-op third-person shooter where you pilot Vital Suits (VS) and fight Akrid the size of skyscrapers. However, for PC gamers, the title has a notorious problem: fragmented language support.

Because Lost Planet 2 originally used Games for Windows Live (GFWL), sometimes the language defaults to your GFWL account region. Ensure your Microsoft/Xbox account is set to the correct region.

Because the game was built during the Games for Windows Live (GFWL) era and has undergone various digital distribution changes, its language settings can easily break.

Right-click your edited config.ini file, select Properties , check the box for Read-only , and click Apply . This stops the game from altering your language selection. Black Screen or Crashing After Changing Language