{"id":14209,"date":"2025-10-08T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/?p=14209"},"modified":"2025-10-08T14:36:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T07:36:08","slug":"1998-the-toll-keeper-story-rilis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/1998-the-toll-keeper-story-rilis\/","title":{"rendered":"\"1998: The Toll Keeper Story\" Gets a Release Date!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>1998: The Toll Keeper Story<\/strong> is one of <a href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/tag\/game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">game <\/a>Indonesia's most anticipated narrative of the year. Developed by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gamechangerstudio.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gamechanger Studio<\/a><\/strong>This game invites players into the emotionally charged story of a young pregnant mother named <strong>Goddess<\/strong> who had to endure the national crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On October 7, 2025, Gamechanger Studio announced that the game will be released on <strong>October 28, 2025<\/strong>. This date was chosen as the launching moment, coinciding with <strong>Youth Pledge Day<\/strong> a symbol of struggle and unity in Indonesia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"0594qHugPnY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1998: The Toll Keeper Story - Steam and PlayStore Release Date Trailer\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0594qHugPnY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Serious Mode<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/1998-the-toll-keeper-story-rilis\/#Cerita_Dewi_di_1998_The_Toll_Keeper_Story\" >Goddess Story in 1998: The Toll Keeper Story<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/1998-the-toll-keeper-story-rilis\/#Dukungan_untuk_Perempuan_di_Industri_Game\" >Support for Women in the Gaming Industry<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/1998-the-toll-keeper-story-rilis\/#Fitur_Utama_1998_The_Toll_Keeper_Story\" >Key Features 1998: The Toll Keeper Story<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/1998-the-toll-keeper-story-rilis\/#Informasi_perilisan\" >Release information<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cerita_Dewi_di_1998_The_Toll_Keeper_Story\"><\/span>Goddess Story in 1998: The Toll Keeper Story<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Story <strong>Goddess<\/strong> set in a fictitious country called <strong>Janapa<\/strong> in the year <strong>1998<\/strong>The country is experiencing a crisis in various sectors from economic to socio-political. Dewi who is pregnant has a job as a toll gate guard, with a pregnant belly she has to keep working and face a situation that is beyond her control. In the midst of this crisis Dewi must make decisions that will determine the future of herself, her baby, and the people around her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This game powerfully illustrates how a mother's love can be a force in times of world collapse. Every choice the player makes has major consequences, which creates a meaningful and emotional gaming experience. Story <em>1998: The Toll Keeper Story<\/em> was inspired by the 1998 Asian monetary crisis, especially Indonesia. It captures the uncertainty, injustice and horror of that time while wrapping it in a moral dilemma.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2.webp\" alt=\"1998: The Toll Keeper Story KeyArt (GameChanger Studio)\" class=\"wp-image-14223\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot of 1998 cutscene: The Toll Keeper Story, Courtesy of Gamechanger Studio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dukungan_untuk_Perempuan_di_Industri_Game\"><\/span>Support for Women in the Gaming Industry<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gamechanger Studio also expressed plans to donate their <strong>20% from the proceeds of the 1998 ArtBook sales: The Toll Keeper Story<\/strong> to support activities <strong>Indonesian Woman in Game (IWIG)<\/strong>. This move will be a tangible form of support for creative women in gaming who represent the struggles of the Goddess in more than just fiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gamechanger Studio also believes this is in line with Dewi's dream to see the abilities and creativity of Indonesian women properly channeled, just as she hopes to do for her daughters in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fitur_Utama_1998_The_Toll_Keeper_Story\"><\/span>Key Features 1998: The Toll Keeper Story<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3.webp\" alt=\"1998: The Toll Keeper Story KeyArt (GameChanger Studio)\" class=\"wp-image-14224\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1998 gameplay screenshot: The Toll Keeper Story, Courtesy of Gamechanger Studio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In this game, players will encounter several key features, namely:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A Survival Mom-to-be: <\/strong>Make daily decisions, not only for yourself but also for the safety of the unborn child.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Narrative Simulation Game:<\/strong> Check vehicles, check documents, and see the identity of passing drivers.  Meanwhile, we must survive with limited resources and increasing tension around us.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Simple decisions, big consequences: <\/strong>Every choice is important! Who is allowed to pass, who is denied, and how to deal with moral dilemmas in the midst of chaos?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>90s-inspired Visual Style: <\/strong>The combination of dot textures, old paper aesthetics, and a distinctive sepia filter depicts the limitations of printed materials from the era and immerses the game in a 90s atmosphere.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Informasi_perilisan\"><\/span>Release information<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the details of the release information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Genre <\/strong>: <em>Narrative, Simulation, Choices-Matter<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Platform: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3273530\/1998_The_Toll_Keeper_Story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Steam <\/a>(PC) and Google PlayStore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Release Date <\/strong>: October 28, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Price: <\/strong>$ 11.99 | Rp. 98,000 (with 18% discount on release)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>How? are you interested in playing this game? besides that you can also support this game by putting it on your wishlist on the page <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3273530\/1998_The_Toll_Keeper_Story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Steam<\/a>.<br><br><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1998: The Toll Keeper Story merupakan salah satu game naratif asal Indonesia yang paling ditunggu tahun ini. Dikembangkan oleh Gamechanger Studio, game ini mengajak pemain masuk ke kisah penuh emosi seorang ibu muda hamil bernama Dewi yang harus bertahan di tengah krisis nasional. Pada tanggal 7 Oktober 2025, Gamechanger Studio mengumumkan game ini akan rilis [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":14236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,5],"tags":[10,228,65],"class_list":["post-14209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-games","category-news","tag-game","tag-indie","tag-news"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/EDIT-HD-HERE-11.webp","author_info":{"display_name":"Friza","author_link":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/author\/rifqi\/"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}