Ryu’s Office has announced that the INDIE Live Expo April 25, 2026 showcase will feature over 200 games, including Sukeban Games’ new lo-fi cyberpunk action RPG .45 Parabellum Bloodhound. A new teaser trailer was also released to give fans a preview for some of the games that will be featured at the INDIE Live Expo April 25 showcase.
Some of the featured games include:
- Automation-sim-meets-anime-RPG moorestech, Japanese studio sakastudios’ five-year project
- Chinese sci-fi sandbox action RPG No Mortal Space, developed by Stellia Games
- Reality-bending visual novel The Second Reality Room: Unspoken Truths, developed by Shadow Glove and published by FINE Co., Ltd.
- Child-rearing simulator based on the beloved Magical board game series Magical Princess, developed by Neotro Inc. and published by MAGI Inc.
- PvP puzzle action game SHIKA-Q, developed and published by AGNI-FLARE CO., LTD
- Dark fantasy metroidvania WELL DWELLER, developed by Kyle Thompson and published by Top Hat Studios Inc.
- Pain Pain Go Away!, the counseling-themed typing adventure from developer Lorebard
- Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis, the insane rhythm adventure from publisher Alliance Arts and developer WHO YOU
The INDIE Live Expo showcase is set for April 25 at 2:00 a.m. PT / 5:00 a.m. ET / 18:00 JST in English, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean on YouTube Live, X (formerly Twitter), Twitch, Niconico, Bilibili, and Steam. The English broadcast will be hosted by returning emcees J-mon and HighGai.
Fans can expect world premieres, content updates, long-form deep dive segments, and much more for indie and third-party games from Japan and around the world. Signature segments from previous INDIE Live Expo showcases will return for the spring 2026 showcase, including quick-fire announcements in INDIE Waves and highlights of games in INDIE Spotlight. Cygames is sponsoring the INDIE Waves segment with 160 titles from partners.
