After 8 years of production, SweetChiel released their Indonesian inspired, fantasy indie otome game, Nusantara: Bermuda Triangle. The game started production in 2016 and while it isn’t a sequel to their fantasy otome, Nusantara: Legend of The Winged Ones, the game is set in the same world and does have…
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