Eba Games, a one-person indie studio from Japan, is adding Czech language support to its upcoming Steam game Ball Boy Simulator — all because a single person from the Czech Republic wishlisted it.
The developer spotted the lone Czech wishlist entry and announced on X on August 1 that Czech would be added to the game's supported languages. "One day, I was looking at my wishlists, and I saw that just one person from the Czech Republic had signed up," Eba wrote. The post continued: "I'm well aware of the deep respect the Czechs have shown for both baseball and Japan in recent international tournaments. That's why — for the sake of that single baseball fan in the Czech Republic — I'm adding Czech language support. Wait for me, my Czech friend."
Ball Boy Simulator is due on Steam within the month and marks the first Eba Games title to include language support outside Japan. The game itself is a psychological horror experience about the harsh hierarchy and oppressive atmosphere of Japanese high school baseball clubs — not exactly what the title suggests at first glance.
The story was picked up by Japanese gaming outlet Game Spark, and the goodwill gesture has since drawn wider attention to a game that might otherwise have stayed completely under the radar. Sometimes the best marketing is just being decent.
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