TOKYO — Feb 14, 2025 — TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT organizers Phoenixx Inc. today announces the inclusion of multiple indie titles available for preview during this year’s in-person event taking place Saturday, March 8th, and Sunday, March 9th, 2025 at Musashino Kokaido in Kichijoji, Tokyo.
Visit the intersection of art and gaming in Kichijoji, Japan as TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT brings together both local and global indie developers and publishers for a two-day celebration of gaming for consumers and industry members alike. Check out this year’s exhibitors here.
Go hands-on with this year’s titles, including:
- Deperson, the surreal branching narrative visual novel from developer Error Thing, now in development for PC via Steam
- Building Relationships, the comedic adventure-meets-dating sim developed by Tan Ant Games, coming to PC via Steam in 2025
- Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo, mind-bending visual novel developed by MYU and published by Dank Hearts
- One Turn Kill, the single-turn PVE deckbuilder developed by DenDen and published by Waku Waku Games, coming to PC via Steam in 2025
- Wanderdawn, the atmospheric hack-and-slash action game developed by Horousamatolune coming to PC via Steam in 2026
- IZON., the creation-meets-destruction action game developed by CREEK & RIVER Co., Ltd., now in development for PC via Steam
- Byte Survivor, the resource-collecting action game developed by minmuu, coming to PC via Steam in Q2 2025
…and many more!
Attendees can enjoy events for the whole family, including musical performances and free refreshments. For parents with young children, nurture the next great game designer at Kids Programming Academy’s free workshop for elementary school students. Visit Kirarina Keio Kichijoji where families can try out games designed for parents and children to play simultaneously.
TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT extends special recognition to this year’s partners, including sponsors Sony Interactive Entertainment, Pocketpair, Happinet Indie Collection, MBA International, PayPal, Hybrid Squad, ViviON, Chorus Worldwide, Kakehashi Games, JFR Group, Asahi Satellite Broadcasting Limited, Sacra Game Music, and Game Creator’s Guild. Additionally, special thanks for supporters Indie Game Incubator, PlayX4, Kids Programming Academy, event partners gamescom latam, India Gaming Show, IGDX, and Global Game Jam for their continued support.
Tickets are now on sale for Business Day (March 8th) and General Admission Day (March 9th). Tune in to the TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT YouTube Livestream for a virtual visit to Kichijoji filled with the latest indie updates from Japan.
For more information, please visit the TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT official website, follow @TOKYO_IGS on X (formerly Twitter), and search for #TIGS2023, #TIGS2024, #TIGS2025 on social media.
About TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT
TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT started in 2023 in Kichijoji, Musashino City, with the aim of becoming “a place where various talents of indie game creators can gather together and be inspired to pursue their goals”, It is a new indie game event.
For creators, it is “an opportunity to present their works and interact with users and creators”.
For users, it is “an opportunity to discover and experience new games and creators”.
About Phoenixx
Established in 2019 by industry veterans, Phoenixx aims to support innovative and creative developers from Japan and around the world. Its mission is to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one creator, one game, and one community at a time.
