San, ni, ichi… Hajime! 🎌
Welcome to Nippon Marathon 2: Daijoubu! 🏃🍌🐶
Whether you're a total newbie, or still recovering from shiba-related injuries from the OG Nippon Marathon - welcome to the weirdest marathon you'll ever run!
Get ready for Nippon Marathon 2: Daijoubu, where fruit is deadly, physics are on vacation, and Shiba Inu are kawaii but absolutely relentless.
🛎️ P.S. If you’re liking the sound of this so far, hit that Wishlist button—it’s a huge help for tiny teams like ours!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3358880/Nippon_Marathon_2_Daijoubu/
Never Played the Original?
Daijoubu! (That’s Japanese for “It’s OK!”)
The original Nippon Marathon was our love letter to game show absurdity - drawing inspiration from Takeshi’s Castle (or MXC, for our American pals), Micro Machines, and slapstick Saturday morning TV.
The idea was simple:
🦞 Race across Japan dodging ridiculous obstacles, 🍌 Hurl fruit at your rivals, 🌀 And flail gloriously through ragdoll chaos… All while dressed as a lobster.
Somehow, it clicked:
- 💬 89% Very Positive on Steam
- 🎥 Millions of YouTube views
- 🇯🇵 Even got airtime on Japanese TV
Fans were very excited when we announced Nippon Marathon 2, here's some of our fave reactions:
What’s New in NM2?
So for Nippon Marathon 2, we rebuilt everything from the ground up, building on what you love from the first game:
- 🍌 All-new obstacle courses with totally unexpected hazards
- 🧼 Ridiculous power-ups (old favourites + chaotic new ones)
- 🤼 The return of SoraTheTroll's iconic commentary
- 📺 Brand-new Create-a-Contestant mode
- 🕹️ And yes… online multiplayer is coming
Who’s Behind the Madness?
We’re Onion Soup Interactive - a married two-person indie team from the UK.
| Name | Blood Type | Likes | Dislikes | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy | Coffee | Dogs, Akira, One Piece | Nigel Farage | Game Design / Code |
| Amy | Cake | Pokemon, Dogs, Pink | Coriander | Art / Community Manager |
We grew up glued to Takeshi’s Castle, Wacky Races, and many other completely unhinged TV show/cartoon from the 90s!
Now as adults, it’s clearly hardwired into our DNA—because our mission is simple:
To make unapologetically weird games that’ll have you questioning your life choices… and definitely ours.
Since our debut with Nippon Marathon, we’ve been spreading joyful chaos to players around the world with our weird games.
Our first Kickstarter for NM2 didn’t quite land, but we we weren’t ready anyway.
So we trained in the indie dojo, unleashed the mini-game mayhem of SUPER 56, and now…
We’re back. Stronger. Sillier. More Daijoubu than ever.
Join the Community!
We’re just two humans and a dream (and a lot of coffee), but it's our community that makes it all possible.
Whether you’ve been with us since the first Nippon Marathon, discovered us through SUPER 56, or just stumbled in for Nippon Marathon 2 - we’re so glad you’re here 💛
Got ideas? Fan art? Power-up suggestions? Come say hi:
We post behind-the-scenes chaos, memes, dev updates, and occasionally, beta invites.
Wishlist Nippon Marathon 2: Daijoubu!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3358880/Nippon_Marathon_2_Daijoubu/
Hit that Wishlist button now to stay updated—and help us defeat the Steam algorithm overlords.
It’s the easiest way to support the game and get notified about new updates and Shiba-fuelled madness.
Thanks for joining us on this ridiculous journey.
That’s Daijoubu!!!
💛 Amy & Andy