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Phoenixx announced that the indie game event “TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT 2026,” held from March 20 to 21, attracted 12,978 visitors over the two-day period. TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT is an indie game event that launched in 2023 in Kichijoji, Musashino City. This year featured over 180 game titles…
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On March 31st, 2P Games began distributing a major update “Sublimation Battle” for the “Sultan’s Game” currently available on Steam. “Sultan’s Game” is a turn-based resource management game that takes place in the world of Arabian Nights. The player takes part in a terrifying game as a subject of the…
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tinyBuild and Come On Studio started releasing the Steam game Hozy on March 31st. The price is 1499 yen (tax included), and it is 1349 yen (tax included) with a 10% off sale until April 7th. “Hozy” is a renovation game in which you explore and bring back to life…
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Shueisha Games and NetEase Games announced on March 31 that the service of the jointly developed smartphone game “unVEIL the world” will end on May 31st. “unVEIL the world” is an RPG depicting the adventures of boys aiming for the legendary paradise of “Eden”. It is characterized by scenes and…
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On March 26, Jia Chuan announced that “What Cames After” (PS5 / PS4) will be released on July 23, and has started accepting pre-orders for the packaged version (PS5). “What Comes After” is an adventure game in which the main character, “Vivi”, gets lost on a train heading to the…
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On March 28, the Digi Game Expo Preparatory Committee announced that it will hold a doujin and indie game-only event “Digigame Expo 2026” on November 8. The location is Akihabara UDX, Aki Square and UDX Gallery. “Digigame Expo” is an exhibition of doujin and indie games that will be held…
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On March 29, the BitSummit Executive Committee announced the results of the user voting project “Indie Game Ranking 2026”. This project is a voting project in collaboration with the 13th anime comprehensive event “AnimeJapan” and the 14th indie game festival “BitSummit”. In addition to the award nominations and award-winning works…
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Germany’s Space Sauce Studio and Assemble Entertainment announced on March 30 that they will release the game “Origament: A Paper Adventure” for Steam on April 7. “Origament: A Paper Adventure” is an adventure game in which you control a “letter” that travels to become a real recipient. The player becomes…
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room6 has started releasing the Steam game “I’m sure you’ll be fine!” “I’m sure you’ll be fine!” is a short adventure game in which you have a conversation with a girl who is somewhat gloomy. In the dialogue on the night drive, it is said that it branches into four…
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Fangamer Japan started distributing the Japanese version of “OFF” (Steam / Switch) on March 26th. “OFF” is a free indie game released in Belgium in 2008. The story is about a cat with an eerie smile called “Judge” who controls a “batter” and embarks on a journey to purify the…
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On May 13, the Indie Developers Conference Executive Committee announced that the Indie Developers Conference 2026, a conference for indie game developers, will be held in Ginza, Tokyo on November 28th. The “Indie Developers Conference” is a conference for developers who are creating original game works with individual ~ small…
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viviON announced on May 8 that it has entered the indie game publishing business and established the indie game label ‘viviON Lab’. viviON is a company that has been involved in content distribution platform services for about 30 years, including “DLsite”. In conjunction with the launch of the label, they…
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Akatsuki Taiwan, based in Taipei, Taiwan, announced on May 6, 2026 that it has started providing “game support services” on X. Akatsuki Taiwan is a Taiwanese subsidiary of Akatsuki Co., Ltd., and since its establishment in 2014, it has been operating overseas versions of Akatsuki’s mobile games, developing localization, and…
