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1998: The Toll Keeper Story

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.

Released Oct 28, 2025 Developer GameChanger Studio Publisher GameChanger Studio, CC_Games, Beep Japan Inc. Platforms Windows SimulationInteractive FictionLife SimPoint & ClickImmersive Sim
View on Steam ↗ $11.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

91.0%positive368 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“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 played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

132all-time peak
0 25 50 2026 No data collected for this period 31 avg · Nov 2025

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.

37achievements
28.6%median completion
1.2%rarest: Memory Lane
97.5% of players 90.6% of players 86.8% of players 85.9% of players 76.2% of players 72.8% of players 70.4% of players 69.8% of players 69.3% of players 63.1% of players 57.6% of players 56.8% of players 52.9% of players 49.5% of players 47.1% of players 43.1% of players 38.7% of players 30.1% of players 28.6% of players 24.5% of players 24.0% of players 23.1% of players 19.3% of players 18.2% of players 17.9% of players 16.6% of players 16.4% of players 16.1% of players 15.0% of players 14.9% of players 11.8% of players 11.5% of players 7.1% of players 3.8% of players 3.4% of players 3.2% of players 1.2% of players 97.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
97.5%Reminiscent — Unlock "Reminiscent" Scene
90.6%A Slap on the Wrist — Get a penalty
86.8%Team Blue — Distribute 1 Campaign Flyers
Rarest badges of honor
1.2%Memory Lane — Unlock all gallery items
3.2%Law 'n' Order — Finish the game without any penalties
3.4%The Interceptor — Confiscate 20 Contraband Items

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$11.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$11.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US11.99 USD
EU11.79 EUR
UK9.99 GBP
Australia17.75 AUD
Canada15.49 CAD
Japan1,400 JPY
Brazil38.49 BRL
China48.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$7.2 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$13

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

May 11, 2026
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

May 11, 2026
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

Mar 06, 2026
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

Feb 16, 2026
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

Feb 12, 2026
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.

GenresIndie, Simulation
Player tagsSimulation · Interactive Fiction · Life Sim · Point & Click · Immersive Sim · 2D · Stylized · 1990's · Atmospheric · Investigation · Survival · Choices Matter (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , Indonesian * , Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese *
Achievements37
Official sitehttps://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