Indonesian game developer Gambir Studio has announced the release date for their upcoming project KuloNiku: Bowl Up. The game is scheduled to launch on 7 April 2026 for PC via Steam.
Published by the Swedish-based game company Raw Fury, KuloNiku: Bowl Up is a cooking simulation game about running a bakso (Indonesian meatball) restaurant. The story of the game is focused on a protagonist who inherits a restaurant in the cosy town of KuloNiku. The player has to take on eccentric orders from quirky locals, serve up delicious meals, and defeat the rival restaurant to become the best restaurant in town.
KuloNiku: Bowl Up!‘s first teaser trailer was released on 8 February 2025. Later, Gambir Studio held a playtest from 29 April to 5 May, with the public demo version finally released in October 2025.
Gambir Studio is a game developer based in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, founded in 2016. Before KuloNiku: Bowl Up!, the studio had developed various games, including Selera Nusantara, a casual cooking game centred on Indonesian cuisine, Knight vs Giant: The Broken Excalibur, and a horror game, The Anomalous Hour.
The Indonesian Anime Times
