From today until Sunday, December 4, the annual INDIE Live Expo will be held in Japan. As usual, there will be live streams in both English and Japanese. You will be able to watch it on sites like Twitch and YouTube, as well as on TV. The INDIE Live Expo from last year was a huge success, with 57.5 million views from gamers all over the world.
About Indie Live Expo Winter 2022
The first project from Yosuke Shiokawa’s new studio, Fahrenheit 213, will be shown for the first time at ILE Winter 2022. Shiokawa is known for his work on popular games like Kingdom Hearts, Dissidia: Final Fantasy, and Fate/Grand Order. Mindhack, a psychological visual novel made by VODKAdemo, will also be there, as will the adventure co-op BOKURA and the story-rich adventure The 13th Month, both from Kodansha Games, and Rakuen, a deep lore adventure made by Laura Shigihara’s Morizora Studios with help from 8-4. There will be many more surprises in the more than 200 games that will be played over both days.
DAY1:
Let’s Play will show games that have already been released or are in Early Access. Watch for news about updates and new content for certain games, as well as features on games that are worth playing from well-known people in the media, content creation, and gaming industry. Learn about as many games as possible in as little time as possible with the return of the fast-paced INDIE Waves segments. These segments feature dozens of games from creators all over the world.
DAY2:
Awards will focus on both new titles with INDIE Live Premiere segments and more INDIE Waves segments. The winners of the third-annual INDIE Live Expo Awards will also be honored. A group of international judges and public votes will decide the winners in 10 categories, including Game of the Year. The deadline for contributions from the public is Dec. 3 at 11:59 a.m. JST, and you can vote at this link. The latest INDIE Studios Around the World segment takes place on DAY2 and focuses on developers from Korea.
“J-mon,” a content creator and fan of independent games, and “Bakusute Sotokanda Icchome” member Kaori “Kaotan” Horiuchi will host the English broadcast of ILE Winter 2022 for a second time. Comedian Atsugiri Jason, who was born in the United States but lives in Japan, is back for DAY2. Sponsors for this year’s show include Cygames, Shueisha Games, PlayStation, Mutan, UnknownX, Kodansha, Happinet, Freedom Games, and more.
Ryuta Konuma, the man who started Ryu’s Office.
“A huge number of developers and publishers have sent in their games for this winter’s INDIE Live Expo, and it wasn’t easy to pick the ones that will be there. More and more independent creators are showing interest in our show thanks to your participation and the unwavering support of our sponsors and patrons. We are so grateful for the trust and loyalty the independent community has shown us.
The show will be broadcast live in Japanese, English, and Chinese on YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, and bilibili.
