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1998: The Toll Keeper Story

Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2025

Should you play it?

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 works
  • Emotionally impactful narrative
  • Unique historical setting
  • Progressive gameplay complexity
  • Multiple endings and replay value
  • Strong art style and atmosphere
Things to keep in mind
  • Short playtime
  • Some ui and dialogue issues
  • Repetitive gameplay loop
  • Limited exploration and social features
  • Some story choices have limited impact

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1998: The Toll Keeper Story: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Violence.

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