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1998: The Toll Keeper Story

A narrative simulation game where you play as a mother-to-be working as a toll keeper in the fictional country of Janapa, a nation on the brink of chaos. Navigate daily challenges and make difficult moral…

28 October 2025

1998: The Toll Keeper Story is an indie developed by GameChanger Studio, released 28 October 2025 on PlayStation 5, Android and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What 1998: The Toll Keeper Story is

1998: The Toll Keeper Story is an indie game developed by GameChanger Studio and released in 2025. It is available on PlayStation 5, Android and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A narrative simulation game where you play as a mother-to-be working as a toll keeper in the fictional country of Janapa, a nation on the brink of chaos. Navigate daily challenges and make difficult moral choices to survive—all for the sake of your unborn child.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are drama. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

1998: The Toll Keeper Story launched on 28 October 2025, within three weeks of Battlefield 6, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, ARC Raiders and The Outer Worlds 2. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Battlefield 6, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, ARC Raiders, The Outer Worlds 2.

Official trailer

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When did 1998: The Toll Keeper Story come out?
1998: The Toll Keeper Story was released on 28 October 2025 for PlayStation 5, Android and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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