Ball Picking Simulator Adds Czech Support After One Wishlist Entry
A one-person wishlist entry grew into a full localization effort that drew public thanks from a Czech studio and a professional baseball player, showing how small player gestures can shape an indie release.
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Independent developer Eba released Ball Picking Simulator on Steam on August 31 for 700 yen, with a launch discount to 490 yen until September 14. The first-person game casts the player as a new high school baseball club member who must obey seniors and find scattered balls. The developer added Czech support after a single wishlist registration from the Czech Republic, drawing responses from Warhorse Studios and baseball player Ondrej Satoria.
The Czech support in Ball Picking Simulator traces back to a single Steam wishlist registration. Developer Eba saw the entry and decided to implement Czech for that one baseball fan, a gesture that then picked up attention in the Czech Republic.
Czech studio Warhorse Studios, developer of Kingdom Come: Deliverance, sent Eba a thank-you message, and Czech-born professional baseball player Ondrej Satoria posted Arigato on his X account. The localization effort drew eight volunteers in total, including Satoria.
Ball Picking Simulator puts the player in a Japanese high school baseball club where seniors' orders are absolute and the protagonist can only say yes. The interactions draw on the developer's own and surrounding real experiences. It launched on Steam on August 31 at 700 yen, discounted to 490 yen through September 14.
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