Japanese and indie gaming fans are in for an eventful weekend with the highly anticipated INDIE Live Expo 2026 showcase on April 25. INDIE Live Expo 2026 will feature over 200 games with announcements and updates, including a new look at Sukeban Games’ new lo-fi cyberpunk action RPG .45 Parabellum Bloodhound.
Where Can I Watch the INDIE Live Expo April 25, 2026 Showcase Livestream?
The INDIE Live Expo 2026 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, X (formerly Twitter), Twitch, Niconico, Bilibili, and TikTok. The English broadcast will be hosted by returning emcees J-mon and HighGai.
For convenience’s sake, you can tune into the English YouTube stream for INDIE Live Expo 2026 below:
What Can I Expect from INDIE Live Expo 2026?
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.
Some of the featured games include:
- Developer Sukeban Games’ lo-fi cyberpunk action RPG .45 Parabellum Bloodhound
- 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
