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Nippon Marathon 2: Daijoubu Is Out Now!

Hello everyone! The news you've been waiting for is finally here! After years of chaos, cucumbers, and questionable physics, Nippon Marathon 2: Daijoubu has officially launched into Early Access 🙌🙌🙌 Nippon Marathon 2

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What changed

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addedNippon Marathon 2: Daijoubu is everything you loved about the original — just bigger, smoother, and even more bizarre. You’ll race across Japan, fling fruit at your friends, dodge hazards you definitely weren’t prepared for, and yes… Sora the Troll is back with brand‑new commentary to roast every glorious mistake you make.
addedWhat’s in the Early Access Launch?Three brand‑new stages set across exaggerated Japanese locations
addedWhat’s in the Early Access Launch?A new Photo Mode with free‑cam controls for capturing mid‑action chaos
addedWhat’s in the Early Access Launch?A brand new, deadly melee weapon in the form of the Whirling Cucumber
addedWhat’s in the Early Access Launch?Fresh new commentary from Sora the Troll
addedWhat’s in the Early Access Launch?New CPU difficulty modes for solo play

Nippon Marathon changes

addedNippon Marathon 2: Daijoubu is everything you loved about the original — just bigger, smoother, and even more bizarre. You’ll race across Japan, fling fruit at your friends, dodge hazards you definitely weren’t prepared for, and yes… Sora the Troll is back with brand‑new commentary to roast every glorious mistake you make.
addedThree brand‑new stages set across exaggerated Japanese locations
addedA new Photo Mode with free‑cam controls for capturing mid‑action chaos
addedA brand new, deadly melee weapon in the form of the Whirling Cucumber
addedFresh new commentary from Sora the Troll

The news you've been waiting for is finally here!

After years of chaos, cucumbers, and questionable physics, Nippon Marathon 2: Daijoubu has officially launched into Early Access 🙌🙌🙌

Nippon Marathon 2 Daijoubu

Nippon Marathon 2: Daijoubu is everything you loved about the original — just bigger, smoother, and even more bizarre. You’ll race across Japan, fling fruit at your friends, dodge hazards you definitely weren’t prepared for, and yes… Sora the Troll is back with brand‑new commentary to roast every glorious mistake you make.

What’s in the Early Access Launch?

Here’s what you can jump into right now:

  • Three brand‑new stages set across exaggerated Japanese locations

  • Fully revamped graphics and physics

  • Create‑a‑Contestant mode for crafting your own beautiful-ly cursed racer

  • A new Photo Mode with free‑cam controls for capturing mid‑action chaos

  • A brand new, deadly melee weapon in the form of the Whirling Cucumber

  • Fresh new commentary from Sora the Troll

  • New CPU difficulty modes for solo play

This is just the start of the race, as we’ll be adding more stages, more contestants, more weapons, more chaos and even online multiplayer throughout Early Access.

Key Features

  • Race Across Japan: A wild, exaggerated tour of iconic locations

  • Even More ChaosNew obstacles, weapons, silly physics, and hilarious wipeouts
  • Solo Play SupportFace off against our newly improved (and occasionally ferocious) CPU racers
  • New Difficulty Modes: Novice, Amateur, and Pro settings to suit every level of chaos

  • A Tastier Arsenal: More throwable produce than ever, each with its own chaotic impact

  • Expanded Cast: Starting with the egg‑obsessed Mr BREAKFAST, with more contestants hatching over time

  • Create‑a‑Contestant: Build the weirdest racer your imagination can handle

  • Multiplayer Mayhem: Local multiplayer + Remote Play Together

  • Epic Soundtrack: An electrifying score to fuel every marathon

Play Now

Nippon Marathon 2: Daijoubu is available now on Steam Early Access with a 20% launch discount.

Nippon Marathon 2 Daijoubu

Thanks for your support, remember your feedback will help shape the final game, so please jump in, experiment, and tell us what you think!

So until next time

Stay Daijoubu

Andy & Amy

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Steam News / 18 April 2026

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