The award ceremony will also be held on Business Day!
The award winners and judges will gather together to celebrate their achievements.
Visitors and participants are welcome to observe. The ceremony will be held in the 2F "Public Recording Corner (Fun Open Laboratory)", so please come and celebrate with us!

About the TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT AWARD 2026 Special Judges

Shuhei Yoshida (CEO, Yosp, Inc.)
Atsushi Morita (Outside Director / Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, SNK Corporation)
GYAAR Studio (TIGS AWARD Community Operating Partner)
G-EIGHT Office (TIGS Event Partner)
London Games Week Office (TIGS Event Partner)

Award ceremony date, time and venue

Date & Time: March 20 (Fri), 2026, 3:00 PM–
Venue: Imaginus 2F "Public Recording Corner (Fun Open Laboratory)"

The "TIGS Award Community" has been established as a special benefit for winners!
~GYAAR Studio will participate as an operating partner~

In order to maximize the future activities of the TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT AWARD 2026 winners, we have welcomed GYAAR Studio, which has a wealth of experience in nurturing and supporting indie games, as our operating partner and will be establishing a new community exclusively for winners.
As a secondary prize for this award, winners will be granted the right to join this community, and various opportunities will be provided to creators who wish to participate.

TIGS Project Info

TIGS2026 will be holding a raffle with a chance to win some great prizes!

By participating in the stamp rally around the Kichijoji area or by answering the questionnaire in the pamphlet distributed on the day, you will be entered into a raffle sponsored by our sponsors! (Prizes will be distributed while supplies last.)

If you complete both the stamp rally and the survey, you'll be entered into the lottery twice! This is your chance to win some great items! Be sure to participate!

[Partner Companies]

Sony Interactive Entertainment, 2P Games, Parco, Happinet, room6, Shochiku, CRI Middleware, Beside, PLAYISM, Shueisha Games (In no particular order, titles omitted)

Venue

Imaginus 1st Floor "Near the reception"
* You must have a TIGS admission ticket to participate in the lottery.

TIGS Project Info

Programming Workshop by "Kids Programming Academy" on Sat, Mar 21

A programming workshop for elementary school students.
Try your hand at creating a game using the small computer "IchigoJam"!

Event schedule： Three times a day (①From 11:00, ②From 13:00, ③From 15:00)
Duration： 1 hour
Target age： Elementary school age (able to understand the alphabet)
Number of participants： 6 groups per session
Participation fee： Free

Advance reservations here: https://forms.gle/5ME5t5EjQbt2A7t56

Venue

Imaginus 2F "Interesting Research Laboratory" (Kids' Area)

Inkya Love Comedy, a romance-style visual novel where all romanceable characters are introverts,
will once again host a pop-up store at the TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT 2026 venue this year.

InKya Love Come pop-up store main visual

The Inkya Love Comedy pop-up store is coming!
Limited-edition merchandise featuring newly illustrated artwork themed around "Magical Girls" will be available for sale.

At this Inkya Love Comedy pop-up store, a wide range of limited original merchandise featuring newly drawn full-body illustrations themed around "Magical Girls" will be available.
The members of the Eige-dou club suddenly find themselves turned into "magicians."
Come and cheer them on as they stand up to the source of all evil, "Youkya-yan"♪

Sales item details

The limited items available at the pop-up store include acrylic stands and random can badges, as well as a newly illustrated “anime-style” still sticker set created especially for this event.
In addition, previously released official Inkya Love Comedy merchandise will also be available for purchase at the venue.

*Please note that sales may end while supplies last.

[Magician – Inkya♡Love] Select Acrylic Stand
¥2,800 (tax included)

[Magician – Inkya♡Love] Random Button Badge
¥560 (tax included)

[Magician – Inkya♡Love] Sticker Set
¥1,400 (tax included)

Inkya Love Comedy Pop-Up Store Details

【Event Name】: Magician – Inkya♡Love
【Date and Time】: Friday, March 20, 2026 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday, March 21, 2026, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
【Location】: IMAGINUS, Suginami Science Lab, 3F, Merchandise Corner

Collaboration Event Info

"make.ctrl.Japan"
The unique controller gaming event is back again this year!

Instead of a regular game controller, you can try out games using a controller we have developed ourselves. We have a wide selection of original and creative games that children can enjoy.

A quick look at some of the games we exhibited last year! (This year, you can play brand-new games!)

Okonomiyaki experience game "Master of the Trowel"

This is a game in which okonomiyaki, which falls apart if you use the wrong amount of force, is turned over with a trowel.

JET COLA

Shake, shake, shake a bottle of Coke!
Aim for the universe with the cola that blows out!

Kagi-Kagi Panic!

It is a puzzle game in which you turn a cylinder with a key to connect the railroad tracks.

Be a mole that gets knocked around

Let's become a whack-a-mole! Up to 7 players can join and leave at the same time.

Venue

Imaginus 3F "Workshop Room B & C"

Collaboration Event Info

"BEYBLADE X"
Experience event held at TIGS 2026!

Instead of a regular game controller, you can try out games using a controller we have developed ourselves.
We have a wide selection of original and creative games that children can enjoy.

Eligibility: Ages 6 and up (as of the event date)
* Priority given to children 6-12 during peak hours.
Rules: Beyblade X Experience Event
Battle Lesson from B4 Store Staff
Rules will follow the latest Beyblade X regulations
Click here for regulations
Beyblade rental: Available for loan
Beyblades that can be used: “BEYBLADE X” series only
Participation fee: Free
Prize: Quick Start Guide

Venue

Imaginus 3F Free space in front of the "Science Group Activity Room"

Collaboration Event Info

Ishikawa TV's "Hachi Lab" special stage will be held!

Now airing on Ishikawa TV!
A special public recording stage for Hachi Lab, Japan's first indie game specialty program, will be held on Saturday, March 21st from 11:30 in the Public Recording Corner on the 2nd floor!
(Priority will be given to those with a "Supporter's Ticket." The number of people allowed to enter may be limited depending on the venue's congestion.)

[Admission]

Admission to the venue will begin at 11:00 AM, 30 minutes before the start of the stage (first come, first served).
If you would like to watch the show, we will have a waiting area available, please be there by the time the show starts.
Furthermore, those with "Supporter's Tickets" will be admitted first. Please follow the instructions of staff and enter in order.
Furthermore, admission will close once the venue is full. Thank you for your understanding.

Waiting line location: 2nd floor corridor to the large piloti staircase (staff will guide you)

★ For more information about "Hachi Lab," please click here!

https://www.ishikawa-tv.com/pages/8labo/

Date & Venue

【Venue】: Imaginus 2F "Public Recording Corner (Fun Open Laboratory)"
【Date & Time】: Saturday, March 21, 2026
Doors Open 11:00
Stage 11:30–12:15

Collaboration Event Info

Kichijoji Harmonica Yokocho × TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT
Free one-drink coupons available on Sat, Mar 21 only!

Cheers again this year! Harmonica Yokocho x TIGS! Let's all enjoy the night in Kichijoji!

Visitors to TIGS 2026 will receive a free one-drink coupon that can be used at participating shops in Kichijoji Harmonica Yokocho!
* Available on Saturday, March 21 only.
* Please note that coupons will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Usage period: March 21, 2026 only
Participating stores (12 stores in total)

Dada, Harmonica Kitchen, Amami, Yakitori Tetchan Kichijoji Branch, Moscow, Pollo, Stingray Fin, Duck Beer Hall, Munich, Katakuchi, Chicken, Apron

Collaboration Event Info

To celebrate TIGS2026, a stamp rally will be held in the Kichijoji area!

Last year's Kichijoji stamp rally is back again!
Collect stamps in Kichijoji and head to Imaginus in Koenji!
Collect all the stamps and enter a lucky draw for a chance to win amazing prizes!

*An admission ticket is required to enter Imaginus, where the Prize Exchange Office is located.

[Stamp Rally Dates and Times]

March 14 (Sat) - March 21 (Sat), 2026

Stamp locations

① Marui Kichijoji Near the entrance on the 1st floor
② Kirarina Keio Kichijoji Near the information counter on the 1st floor
③ Copis Kichijoji, 6th floor, corridor between buildings A and B
④ Kichijoji Parco, 3nd floor, next to the escalator
⑤ Musashino City Tourism Organization Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 1st floor

Business Professional Info

Conduct exclusive business meetings using the business matching system "MeetToMatch"

The TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT(hereinafter referred to as TIGS)has introduced a business matching system called "MeetToMatch" for creators, publishers, media, and others who want to meet with event participants to talk business.

What is "MeetToMatch"?

"MeetToMatch" is a business matching system used for major B2B events in the gaming industry. You can use it to set up business negotiations, check stage events/sessions, and search for exhibition contents and services. This premium event matching service will allow you to meet potential business partners and experience events not by chance, but by necessity.

Advantages of using "MeetToMatch"

Contacting the participants during the exhibition period

TIGS encourages all exhibitors to register their "MeetToMatch" information.
You can communicate through email, live chat, social media, or phone.
*Not only are exhibitors eligible to participate in "MeetToMatch", but those who have purchased a Business Day ticket are also eligible.
Talking business deals with sponsor companies, exhibiting developers, media, etc.

We have a venue for face-to-face business negotiations available in the cafe space on the 3rd floor of the venue.
You can reserve the space for business negotiations or interviews.
*Please check the venue map for details about the venue.
Setting up online business meetings

If you can't make it to the venue, you can still make a reservation with "MeetToMatch" for online business negotiations.
Please use your own online meeting platform.

Registration flow

Purchase a "Business Ticket."
Please note: A public day ticket is not applicable in this case.
You will receive an email from the "MeetToMatch" inviting you to register for "MeetToMatch" at the email address you used when purchasing the ticket. (Sent sequentially from February.)
Go to the website and complete the registration form via the link in the email.
You will receive an invitation from "MeetToMatch" to register for the system.
* Please register as soon as possible, as it will take a few days for the information to arrive.
Please follow the instructions you have received to enter the system.
If it's submitted at the last minute, there's a chance it won't be ready in time for the event.
Thus, please fill out the registration form as soon as you receive the email.
※Tickets will be on sale until 23:59 on Thursday, March 19th.

Notes

To proceed, it is necessary for you and the appointor to agree on a suitable meeting date and time.

Please be advised that the TIGS management office will not be involved in any way if the appointment does not work out.
If you need an interpreter for your meeting, please prepare your own.

Venue

Imaginus 3F "Cafe"

Business Professional Info

Epic Games presents a "Special Session for Indie Developers"
After the event!

Unreal for Indies Special Session for Indie Developers

As a special program of TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT 2026,
we will host an online session for indie game developers on YouTube
starting at 18:00 (JST) on Mon, March 23.

This session is mainly for those with game development experience,
but also welcomes beginners interested in indie development.
Unlike typical Unreal Engine training, it focuses on how indie developers build their own games
and shares practical know-how.
The session will cover creating a horror game based on a first-person shooter,
and will include a live demo of technical implementation toward the end.

Indie developers, creators currently making games, those who want to develop their own game,
anyone interested in Unreal Engine, and beginners are all welcome.
We look forward to your participation.

Event Details

【Event】

TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT 2026 Special Program Powered by Unreal Engine
"If you were to make your game with Unreal Engine"
~A special session for indie developers by an active indie developer~

【Speaker】

Leon Gameworks Inc. / Shunta Endo

【Date & Time】

Mon, Mar 23, 2026 18:00–21:30 (JST)

【Format】

Live stream on the official Unreal Engine JP YouTube channel

【Registration】

Advance registration via Connpass

https://egj-official-study.connpass.com/event/385881/

【Deadline】

Mon, Mar 23, until 18:00 (JST)

【Fee】

Free

CONTENTS 会場で実施する様々なコンテンツをご紹介！

[Tickets by lottery]
Ryōga and Yūki from Bullet Train will be performing!
A special "Hideout 404" x "TIGS" stage performance will be held on Saturday, March 21st!!

Guests

Date & Time

TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT AWARD 2026 details announced & award ceremony to be held at the venue on the day!