TOKYO — Nov. 29, 2025 — INDIE Live Expo, the live digital showcase connecting indie game fans worldwide with more than 100 million total views since its 2020 debut, spotlighted 100+ titles’ worth of world premieres, new trailers, and content updates this past weekend.
Indie Live Expo came out swinging with world premieres, including 2D scrolling adventure Avemary Rocket – Captain Patchwork – by Shuhei Miyazawa (Raindrop Sprinters), Studio Pixel (Cave Story+), and room6, launching on PC via Steam in 2026. Korean developer Vittgen revealed the illustrative adventure game All Adrift coming to PC via Steam in 2026. Additionally, developer Ichthys and publisher CRITICAL REFLEX announced a December playtest for souls-like metroidvania Being and Becoming.
Pixelated Milk announced a January 2026 playtest for its supernatural pixel art JRPG SacriFire, and developer Wild Dog revealed excavation simulator Keep Digging‘s 2.0 content update coming this winter. Pajama Llama Games‘ aquatic colony sim Flotsam launches into 1.0 on PC via Steam Thursday, Dec. 4th, 2025. Pugstorm‘s popular sandbox adventure Core Keeper arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 on Wednesday, Jan. 28th, 2026.
213℉‘s hack-and-slash roguelike TSURUGIHIME will hit Early Access in 2026. Developer Katanalevy‘s Dead Format brings 1990s psych horror to PC via Steam very soon on Dec. 10th, 2025. WONDER POTION‘s hit action platformer SANABI debuted free DLC on PC via Steam Nov. 27th, and will come to Nintendo Switch this winter. Publisher PARCO GAMES announced developer RexLabo unveiled a horror-themed teaser for an unrevealed title coming in 2026.
2P Games, the publisher powering INDIE Live Expo’s grand prize-winning Sultan’s Game, supported fellow indies with a publisher showcase:
- Atomstring Games‘ 3D metroidvania Kotama and Academy Citadel now in development for PC via Steam.
- WarmCore Studio’s top-down looter shooter R.I.P. – Reincarnation Insurance Program is now in development for PC via Steam Early Access.
- Developer Bone Nail‘s magical farming sim The Piper of Dawn arrives on PC via Steam in the first half of 2026.
- The Weeping Swan: Ten Days of the City’s Fall, a historical 2D visual novel and standalone sequel to The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty, arrives on PC via Steam in the first half of 2026 courtesy of ZerocreationGame and 2P Games.
INDIE Live Expo would like to extend congratulations to this year’s award winners: Sultan’s Game, The NOexistenceN of you AND me, No, I’m not a Human, Promise Mascot Agency, Word Game, Escape From Duckov, Demonic Mahjong, BALL x PIT, and Öoo.
In addition to the online festivities, a new partnership between INDIE Live Expo and BitSummit has been announced. More details will be shared in future announcements.
“Indie games have had a momentous year. Both this year’s award winners and the games announced throughout this weekend’s showcase are a testament to the endless creativity that exists within game development,” said Ryuta Konuma, Founder and CEO, Ryu’s Office. “Many thanks to our sponsors, media partners, and millions of fans across the world. We couldn’t do it without all of you.”
Go hands-on with select titles from this weekend’s showcase at a discount during the INDIE Live Expo Steam Sale beginning today until Saturday, Dec. 6th, 2025.
Check out every game highlighted during last weekend’s showcase on the official INDIE Live Expo Website, and rewatch the stream here. Developers, publishers, and content creators can keep up with the latest global indie news with the free INDIE Live Expo Letter. Rewatch this April’s INDIE Live Expo broadcast here. For more information, please visit the INDIE Live Expo website, follow @INDIELiveExpoEN on Twitter, and search for #INDIELiveExpo on social media.
About Ryu’s Office
Ryu’s Office offers in-depth marketing solutions for smartphone, console, arcade, and PC games in Japan. They are particularly focused on the planning and production of numerous live broadcasts based out of Japan for the gaming industry. To learn more, visit the official Ryu’s Office website.
