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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 choices to survive—all for the sake of your unborn child.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“A way to celebrate the Indonesian Indepence Day... is to play this game on the day and reminisce how that activist kidnapping criminal actually became its President.”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“This game is heavily based off the events that took place during May 1998 riot in Indonesia, it captured the sheer despair and hopelessness of the situation yet also the human compassion and kindness that also took place during those dark times. The gameplay itself complements…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“1998: The Toll Keeper Story is a small but charming Papers, Please-like game which, as the name suggests, puts you in the seat of a toll station worker. Set in a fictional Indonesia set as also the name suggest in 1998, the story is much more than just checking cars and…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Discount 40%, Japanese language, Steam Deck Verified & More Customization!!!
Hello everyone! We have plenty of exciting news to share! From May 12 to May 26, 2026 , 1998: The Toll Keeper Story will be available at a 40% discount!!! But that’s not all—we have more updates for y
1998: The Toll Keeper Story is featured in 'The Storyteller's Festival 2026'!
Hello again, Toll Keepers! You’ve likely heard it said that every game has its own story. While the heart of 1998: The Toll Keeper Story focuses on our main protagonist, Dewi—a toll keeper fighting fo
Celebrating Resilience: Women’s Day Sale & Special Broadcast!
Hello Toll Keepers! Today marks a special occasion as we join the global community in celebrating International Women’s Day . To honor the strength and resilience of women everywhere—embodied by our p
Hotfix v1.1.0f9 - 16 February 2026
Hey everyone! We're pushing a fix regarding the save file not working when creating a new game. The issue is now fixed, and your latest progress should now be restored. We're sorry for the inconvenien
Happy Lunar New Year! Update V1.1 - Endless Mode
Happy Lunar New Year, Toll Keepers! May we all gallop into this Year of the Horse with elegance, vitality, and prosperity. To celebrate, 1998: The Toll Keeper Story is participating in the Lunar New Y
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Simulation · Interactive Fiction · Life Sim · Point & Click · Immersive Sim · 2D · Stylized · 1990's · Atmospheric · Investigation · Survival · Choices Matter (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Indonesian * , Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese * |
| Achievements | 37 |
| Official site | https://gamechangerstudio.net/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 (SP1+), Windows 10 and Windows 11 Processor: x86, x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support. Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: DX10, DX11, DX12 capable. Storage: 3 GB available space