Malay and Iban warrior key art for Battle for Nusantara
An original fighting game IP · In development

Battle for
Nusantara

1815. History remembers the eruption.
Legends remember the war.

A supernatural 3D fighting game where warriors of Nusantara stand against an invasion from beyond the human realm.

The story

The year
was 1815.

The earth trembled.

The skies darkened.

Mount Tambora erupted with a force remembered for generations.

But history never knew what happened before the mountain exploded.

A forbidden gateway had been opened.
And something crossed through.
The forbidden gate

The veil was never meant to be broken.

For generations, the human world and the realm of the jin existed on opposite sides of an ancient veil. The balance was fragile—but it endured.

Until Raja Hitam sought a power no ruler was meant to possess.

Through a forbidden ritual and an alliance with creatures of darkness, he opens a gateway beneath the shadow of Tambora. Dark entities pour into the human realm, turning Nusantara into their battlefield.

The enemy

Raja Hitam

The ruler who opened the forbidden gate.

Driven by ambition and corrupted by promises of power, Raja Hitam believes the forces beyond the veil will bring every kingdom under his rule. But the darkness he summons carries ambitions of its own.

“Let them come. This land will burn or bow.”
The alliance

Different lands.
One Nusantara.

Two warriors move toward the same darkness. They do not share the same traditions. The enemy ahead is enough.

Malay warrior concept artwork
Pendekar of the Western Waters

The Malay Warrior

A disciplined Silat warrior who fights with precision, patience and strategy, combining hand-to-hand combat with traditional weapons including the keris and sword.

Silat · Keris · Sword · SpiritDisciplined. Strategic. Fearless.
Iban warrior concept artwork
Warrior of Borneo

The Iban Warrior

A fierce warrior of Borneo’s rivers and forests. Armed with his parang ilang and guided by ancestral spirit, he senses the approaching darkness before it reaches his homeland.

Parang Ilang · Agility · Power · Ancestral SpiritFierce. Loyal. Unyielding.

Character identities and cultural details remain subject to consultation and verification during development.

The alliance

No words
were needed.

A lone boat moves downriver. At its helm stands the Malay warrior.

At the estuary, the Iban warrior runs from the riverbank and leaps aboard. Weapons remain sheathed. Their eyes meet.

Different people. Different traditions. The same enemy.

The sail opens. Wind fills the cloth. Ahead lies an island surrounded by black clouds, fire and unnatural lightning.

Their journey toward the Island of Terror has begun.
Combat

Fight for
Nusantara.

Fast, cinematic 3D combat where martial arts, traditional weapons and supernatural powers collide.

01

Martial Arts

Distinct fighting styles shaped by warriors and traditions from across Nusantara.

02

Weapon Combat

Traditional weapons form an integral part of each fighter’s combat identity.

03

Spirit Power

Connections to ancestral and supernatural forces unlock extraordinary abilities.

04

Combos

Chain strikes, movement, counters, weapons and special techniques.

05

Special Moves

Signature techniques express each fighter’s origin and philosophy.

06

Super Arts

Cinematic attacks unleashed when a fighter’s energy reaches its peak.

07

Parry & Counter

Read an opponent and turn their aggression against them.

08

Clash

When powerful attacks collide, timing decides who breaks through.

The world

The Nusantara
of 1815.

A fictionalised supernatural interpretation of the Malay Archipelago—shaped by rivers, rainforests, ports, sacred grounds, royal courts and places beyond the human world.

01

Borneo River

02

The Estuary

03

The Open Sea

04

Island of Terror

05

Tambora

06

The Jin Realm

1815

The mountain erupted.

The sky turned black.

The world felt its consequences.

But that was
not the beginning.

It was the consequence of a war history never recorded.
Official concept poster

The battle
has only begun.

Battle for Nusantara · An original 3D fighting game IP · In development.

Official Battle for Nusantara concept poster featuring the Malay Warrior, Iban Warrior, Raja Hitam and Mount Tambora
Official concept poster · Development artwork
Character development

The Malay Warrior,
from every angle.

Malay warrior front viewMalay warrior right side viewMalay warrior back viewMalay warrior left side view
Historical fantasy

Battle for Nusantara is a work of historical fantasy. Characters, supernatural events and the fictional causes surrounding historical events are created for storytelling purposes. The real 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora was a natural geological event.

Two warriors.
One destiny.
One Nusantara.

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