Experience Indie Game Extravaganza at BitSummit The 13th: Exclusive Reveals, Demos, and Conversations
Gaming Staff • July 8, 2025
Indie Game Pc Games Nintendo Switch Sony Playstation Role Playing Game Virtual Reality Gaming Action Game Early AccessBitSummit, Japan's leading indie game festival, has announced the stage schedule for BitSummit the 13th, taking place on July 19th and 20th in Kyoto. The event will feature world-first gameplay of Ratatan, a spiritual successor to the Patapon series, and onstage conversations with Shuhei Yoshida and Yuzo Koshiro. Indie evangelist Shuhei Yoshida and composer Yuzo Koshiro will present the upcoming bullet-hell side-scroller Earthion, while SWERY65 will roam the venue, engaging with nominees and spotlighting standout creators.
Inti Creates' producer and director Takuya Aizu will discuss the latest news from the studio, and Pocketpair will showcase two new upcoming titles, Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse, and Truckful. Happinet Corporation will present the latest in their Happinet Indie Collection series, and Shueisha Games will join BitSummit to showcase ANTHEM#9 and BAKUDO. PlayStation will bring updates on Dreams of Another and Tokyo-based studio Enhance will present Lumines Arise.
The event will also feature a BitSummit Treasure stamp rally, with prizes including a PlayStation® 5 Pro, a Keigo Inoue-designed T-shirt, official BitSummit merchandise, stickers, coupons, and game tokens. Business tickets and regular visitor passes are available on the BitSummit Official website. The festival will broadcast live on YouTube, Twitch, and TikTok in Japanese and English.
BitSummit is an annual festival based in Kyoto, celebrating independent game developers and development in Japan. The festival has established itself as Japan's premier independent gaming event, attracting thousands of visitors and international media presence. BitSummit is organized by the Japan Independent Games Aggregate (JIGA): Q-Games Ltd, Skeleton Crew Studios, Pygmy Studio Co. Ltd., and BlackSheep.
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