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MOVIE
You can see the program of
each stage and the venue from this link.
Award
"TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT AWARD" winners, which celebrate
unique indie games made by creators from around the world
NEWS
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Sales of official goods for TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT 2025 has been announced.
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We have announced the deployment of a collaboration event × "Tokyu Department Store TIGS".
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Announced the collaboration event with the “Kichijoji PARCO x TIGS”
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Announced the holding of the "TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT AWARD Supported by BS Asahi."
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Announced the second round of sponsor/partner exhibit titles.
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“Kirarina Keio Kichijoji x TIGS” collaboration
event is announced. -
Let's fight against Nijisanji Livers! Kichijoji Pirate King Battle!
Call for General Participants! -
The second set of titles exhibited at the has been announced.
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Announced the titles that will be exhibited by sponsors/partners.
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Key visuals are released.
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Business matching system "MeetToMatch" information is released.
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Closed the application period for exhibiting creators.
MESSAGE
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.
The second
event, held this year, attracted more
than 9,000 visitors, and was a great success in creating interaction that
transcended age, gender, and
nationality.
Following this trend, we have decided to hold the 3rd event next year
with the aim of providing a more
"unique opportunity for exchange". Based on your feedback, we plan to expand the
venue to create an environment that is
easier to play in, and to enhance the business matching system, while maintaining
the two-day format of Business Day on
the first day and Open House on the second day.
In addition, we will further
strengthen our efforts with the entire
city of Kichijoji and collaborate (condense and deepen) the appeal of indie games
and the culture of Musashino City and
Kichijoji more deeply than ever before to present to the world a "local x global
event. We will show the first step
toward becoming a "local x global event. We look forward to seeing you again next
year in Kichijoji!
GAME EXHIBITORS
STAGE
3/8（Sat）Business Day
Main MC
Hiromi Tanito
3/9 (Sun) Public Day
Main MC
Penko
<Business Day Main MC> Hiromi Tanito
| Program - 1 | Opening of TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT 2025 |
| 13:30-13:45 | This is the opening of the indie game event "TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT", which aims to be "a place
where the talents of various creators, mainly indie games, come together and become an opportunity
to aim for the top".
<CAST> Yasuhiro Komino (Mayor of Musashino), Kazunori Sakamoto (Phoenixx) |
| Program - 2 | "Indie Game Creator Support Project" Stage Presented by PTW/ADOOR |
| 14:00-14:45 |
The PTW Group, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, has launched a new creator support project
with the aim of
revitalizing the indie game market! Taking advantage of the achievements cultivated in debugging and
verification, the
details of the project, which fully backs up indie game creators, will be released for the first
time on this stage!
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| Program - 3 | Indie Game Journal TIGS Special Stage Vol.1 |
| 15:00-15:45 | "Indie Game Journal" picks up the hottest titles from the "TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT 2025" lineup!
We will deliver the attractiveness of a must-see title to the indie game fans while actually playing
it at the stage. This is your chance to meet your "favorites" that you don't know about yet!
Experience the passion of the creators and discover new possibilities for the indie games!
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| Program - 4 | TIGS2025 Business Day Special Session Talks about the Indie Game Publishing |
| 16:00-17:00 | The finale of the Day 1 of "TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT 2025" will be a crosstalk between indie game
publishers who have supported many indie games as publishers, supported creators, and released many
excellent games to the world. A talk stage where independent indie publishers talk about what can
only be talked about here.
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<Public Day Main MC> Penko
| Program - 1 | Niji Sanji Liver participating the battle to decide the Kichijoji Pirate King! |
| 11:30-12:30 |
A special event will be held to determine the Pirate King in a heated battle between teams from the
general public.
The spectacular pirate world will be the stage for heated battles that make full use of strategy and skill. The popular VTuber group “Niji Sanji” will also participate in the event!
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| Program - 2 | A match to decide Japan No.1 with competitive RTS, "Jelly Troops". Slime Master wanted! 〜 presented by GYAAR Studio |
| 12:45-13:45 | We will hold a tournament to determine the best player in Japan, for the competitive real-time
strategy game "Jelly Troops"! Players uses their own strategies to steal each other's flags. The
thrilling matches you will see on the screen are sure to send the audience into a whirlpool of
excitement! You won't miss a single minute or a second, and we hope you will experience the charm of
a game with a simple yet deep strategy!
※"Jelly Troops" is the winner of the 2nd GYAAR Studio Indie Game Contest. ■ GYAAR Studio TIGS2025ステージ特設ページ https://indie.bandainamcostudios.com/tigs2025/stage
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| Program - 3 | Indie Game Journal TIGS Special Stage Vol.2 |
| 14:00-14:45 | "Indie Game Journal" picks up the hottest titles from the "TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT 2025" lineup!
We will deliver the attractiveness of a must-see title to the indie game fans while actually playing
it at the stage. This is your chance to meet your "favorites" that you don't know about yet!
Experience the passion of the creators and discover new possibilities for the indie games!
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| Program - 4 | Special stage by "Dark character love commedy" |
| 15:00-15:45 |
Special stage to deliver information on "Dark character love commedy" which all the participants of
the game is dark character! There is also information that can only be heard here, such as the
behind-the-scenes story of the recording site and the secret story of development by the voice
actors and developers! I have no choice but to see...!
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| Program - 5 | TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT AWARD supported by BSasahi |
| 16:00-17:00 | The "TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT AWARD Supported by BSasahi" will be held to celebrate unique indie
games created by
creators around the world! We will select works that combine creativity and innovation to open up a
new future for the gaming industry.
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Name
Hiromi Tanifuji
Profile
After working as a former announcer, she became an e-sports caster. She is also the first female official VALORANT play-by-play anchor, and has recently been focusing on streaming activities.
Name
Penko
Profile
A streamer who is active on Twitch and YouTube, focusing on game commentary and singing. She is scheduled to perform at the Ryogoku Kokugikan on April 12~13, 2025.
Name
Genki Muro (Played Taiga Ohashi at Daidai)
Profile
Born: July 31st, from Miyagi Prefecture
His major appearances include "Black Clover" (as Magna Swing) and "Mobile Suit Gundam:
Iron-Blooded Orphans" (as Delma).
Name
Ryota Iwasaki (Played Takahito Bani at Tsugai)
Profile
Born: July 1st, from Osaka Prefecture
His main appearances include "Kuroiwa Medaka ni My Cute Can't Understand" (as Kuroiwa
Medaka) and "Yuzuki Sanchi's Four Brothers" (as Yuzuki Hayabusa).
Name
Joseff
Profile
Game creator.
Has won second place in the Dengeki Indie Award 2023 with his first and most representative
work, the romance-style novel game “Dark Character Love Commedy“.
Currently, is developing " Dark Character Love Commedy DX Version (tentative)" for release in
2025.
Name
Toshinori Yagi（ADOOR）
Profile
In 2017, he joined Pole to Win Co., Ltd. As the head of the CS business in Asia at PTW International, a group company, he was instrumental in setting up studios and teams in each country. In 2023, he was appointed as the representative director with the establishment of ADOOR.
Name
Teppei Komiya
Profile
He started his career in the game industry in 2000 and has since been engaged in game QA and game
media business. He has
served in frontline, sales, and overseas subsidiaries.
In 2022, he joined Pole to Win Co., Ltd.
Name
Kakumitsu Otsuka
Profile
Born on September 17, 1971. Former Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Weekly Famitsu and Editor-in-Chief of the Famitsu Content Planning Editorial Department. During his tenure, he worked as a "salaryman writer" who energetically wrote game essays, and became independent in 2017. Currently, on the Famitsu App, "Kakumitsu Otsuka's Hot-Blooded Puzzle & Dragons Club! In addition to working on multiple serials such as "Monster Hunter Now" Play Diary: Reverse Scale Now, he is also in charge of setting the game's scenario and worldview. He is the author of many books, including the "Reverse Scales Day" series, the "Hot-Blooded Puzzle & Dragons Club" series, and the "Broken and Tamaruka!" series. Representative of Aquamule Corporation.
Name
Yusuke Kobayashi (Hibiki)
Profile
He is in charge of the comedy duo "Hibiki" Tsukkomi
In 2008, he became famous through his appearance
at Fuji TV's "Bakujo Red Carpet" with a commedy
show 'Mitsuko and her seniors'.
Currently, he is also focusing on investment and is
active as an MC on YouTube "I asked a comedian
about investment".
He is also active as a gamer, playing more than
3,000 hours on a game.
Which is almost same study time you need to pass
a judicial scrivener or certified public accountant.
Name
Shuhei Yoshida (Former President, SIE Indie Initiative)
Profile
He joined Sony Corporation in 1986 and joined SIE in February 1993. Since then, he has produced a number of software titles released for the PlayStation platform, and in 2008 he became president of SIE Worldwide Studios, the game production division. He was in charge of the production of the "God of War" and "Uncharted" series. He was also involved in the development of the virtual reality system PlayStation®VR, which was released in October 2016. In November 2019, he became the president of an indie initiative that promotes indie games. He will leave SIE in January 2025.
Name
Shunji Mizutani（PLAYISM）
Profile
General Manager of Active Gaming Media Inc. BtoC Division.
He is responsible for the PLAYISM business, a publishing brand specializing in the sale of indie
games.
"Exit 8", "Gnosia", "Because we have to end the unsolved case",
He has sold many indie game titles in Japan and overseas, such as "Refind Self: Personality Test
Game".
Name
Kazunori Sakamoto (Phoenixx）
Profile
In 2000, he joined Sony Music Entertainment Inc., where he was in charge of artist promotion and
production (A&R).
In 2013, he was seconded to Sony Computer Entertainment and launched various "Kids no Hoshi"
projects that create new IP
across the Sony Group, focusing on games, music, and anime. After that, he experienced the
establishment and management
of a new business (indie game publisher "UNTIES") at SME.
After developing a global business, he became independent and established Phoenixx Inc. Up to
the present.
Name
Hajime Shibuya (Nijisanji)
Profile
He is a second-year university student. They often stay at home.
He wasn't good at talking to people directly, so he decided to overcome it and started
streaming.
He likes anime and games, and also likes collecting goods.
Name
Mao Mahotsukai（NijiSanji）
Profile
Her job is to deceive people for her master, but she is not very useful because she is a jerk.
She is distributing on the smartphone she got to prevent getting lost.
Name
Sophia Valentine (Nijisanji)
Profile
An otaku who loves the mascot character "Korobitto".
She always carries around a variety of "Korobit".
Basically, she is active on online, is outspoken when texting, but when she speaks, she is
intimidated.
Name
Toto Tatsuden（NijiSanji)）
Profile
A berserker who destroys everything if he is not careful.
He has a strong sense of justice and belongs to the "Help Club" to help others.
However, the current completion rate is about 12%
Name
Waken（Jelly TroopsDeveloper）
Profile
He is a game creator from Iwate and living in Kochi. After quitting working as a programmer at a major game company for 10 years, he am now making games independently.
Name
Shohei Taguchi
Profile
In 2015, he joined TV Tokyo Co., Ltd. as an announcer, and after launching the e-sports tournament "STAGE:0" for high school students, he left the station in March 2020 to "master otaku." He received an MBA from Waseda Graduate School and is currently active in the game/anime field.
Name
Yu Sasahara
Profile
Born on April 30 in Kumamoto Prefecture.
She has appeared in the anime "Puniru wa Cute Slime" (Puniru) and the anime "Dark Gather"
Ring", the game "Genshin Impact" (Lynette), the game "Uma Musume Pretty Derby" (Karen Chan),
etc.
Name
Indie Life Streamers
Profile
Indie Life Streamers
INDIE LIFE STREAMERS
"Indie Life Streamers" is a live broadcast project that delivers the feel and charm of
anticipated indie games to
viewers by introducing games of their favorite genres and attributes in a relay format.
Name
Crystal Noda
Profile
Born in 1986, belongs to Yoshimoto Kogyo and is in charge of the bokeh of Magical Lovely. As a duo, he won the "M-1 Grand Prix 2020", "Hirnandez!" (Japan TV), "Magical Lovely's All Night Nippon 0" (Nippon Broadcasting System), etc., and while winning the "R-1 Grand Prix 2020" with a story about playing his own game, he became a hot topic in the production of "Noda Game", and " from Nintendo Switch. Super Noda Game PARTY" and "Super Noda Game WORLD" have been released, and a total of more than 160,000 copies have been sold. The third installment, "Super Noda Game MAKER", is now on sale.
EVENT MAP
Sub-Venue
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1F：The original goods shop is open!
4F：Pop-up Stores “Nightmare in early spring” Held! 5F：Programming Workshop will be held |
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1F/4F：A game event using a very unique game controller |
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Show the ticket and receive one free drink at all 12 stores. |
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We hold various events where you can encounter new things through games. |
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A kitchen car appears in the 1F plaza space. |
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An exciting gaming experience that both children and adults can enjoy. |
ABOUT
| Event name | TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT 2025 |
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| Date & Time |
Saturday, March 8 - Sunday, March 9, 2025
The first day will be a business day, and the second day will be open to the public. |
| Venue |
(Access)
A 2-minute walk from the South Exit of JR Kichijoji Station
respectively.
The hotel is located on the way to Inokashira Park.
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| Organizer |
TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT Administrative Office |
| Official Site | https://indiegamessummit.tokyo/ |
| Official X (formerly Twitter) |
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