Afterlove EP Adds Chinese and Korean Subtitles Following Its Physical Asia Release

Nearly twenty months after it first said goodbye to Rama and Cinta, Afterlove EP is still finding new places to be heard. On October 1, developer Pikselnesia and publisher Fellow Traveller pushed a free update across every version of the game, adding Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Korean subtitles so the Jakarta-set story can reach the audiences its Asian physical release was built for months ago.

A Localisation Update Years in the Making

The update arrived alongside a 50% discount for the Steam Autumn Sale, but the languages themselves trace back to a bigger project: a physical console release that Pikselnesia and Fellow Traveller built in partnership with IndieTech Games, a label under Tecmira Holdings, for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 across Asia. That physical edition launched on September 10, with the PlayStation 5 version limited to Southeast Asia, and a separate Korean release handled locally by Gamepia in collaboration with Maxsoft Pte Ltd. Rather than keep those translations exclusive to boxed copies, the teams have now folded Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Korean subtitles into the base digital release everywhere the game is sold, joining the existing English, Japanese and Indonesian text.

It is a quiet but meaningful move for a small studio: instead of treating a regional retail deal as a one-off, Pikselnesia used it to permanently widen who can play its most personal game.

The Story Behind Afterlove EP

Afterlove EP began as the final vision of Mohammad Fahmi, the Indonesian developer best known for Coffee Talk and What Comes After, who passed away in March 2022 before the project was finished. His team at Pikselnesia spent nearly three more years completing it, finally releasing the game on February 14, 2025, as what Fellow Traveller originally revealed under the codename "Project Heartbreak."

The game follows Rama, a young musician in modern-day Jakarta who is still speaking to the voice of his girlfriend Cinta a year after her death. Over a 28-day structure, players balance Rama's songwriting, his friendships and his slowly resurfacing feelings as he works toward a live performance that doubles as his attempt to finally move on. The hybrid design blends visual novel dialogue, light rhythm-game sequences and narrative-adventure choices that branch toward different endings, with art from Indonesian illustrator Soyatu and an original score from the Indonesian band L'Alphalpha.

What Changes for Players Today

With the October 1 update, every digital copy of Afterlove EP on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch now supports six subtitle languages: English, Japanese, Indonesian, Korean, and both Simplified and Traditional Chinese. Nothing about the underlying game has changed beyond the new text options, and the update is free for anyone who already owns a copy.

• Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese subtitles, aimed at the Taiwan, Hong Kong and mainland Chinese-reading audiences the physical edition targeted.
• Korean subtitles, matching the separate Switch and PS5 physical release Gamepia brought to Korea in September.
• A 50% discount on the base game for the duration of the Steam Autumn Sale.

Why a Small Studio's Follow-Through Matters

Localisation passes are easy for a studio of Pikselnesia's size to delay indefinitely once a game has already shipped and its initial sales curve has flattened. Choosing to fold a retail partner's translation work back into the core digital release, rather than letting it stay locked to boxed copies sold through Gamepia or IndieTech Games, says something about how the team is treating Afterlove EP: less like a finished product to be left alone, and more like Mohammad Fahmi's story that still deserves to travel as far as it can.

The game's publisher has continued to keep it visible well past launch, pairing it with other grief-themed indies in storefront bundles and sale events over the past year rather than letting it fade from the front page. The new subtitles extend that same logic to entire reading populations who previously had to play Rama's story in a language that wasn't their own.

Where to Find It

Afterlove EP is available now on Steam, the PlayStation Store, the Microsoft Store and the Nintendo eShop, with the new Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Korean subtitles already live across all of them. Physical Switch and PS5 editions remain available through regional partners across Asia for players who want the boxed version, complete with its soundtrack disc and art book.