Since its debut in 2020, the event has grown into one of the largest indie-focused digital showcases, amassing more than 100 million total views across its broadcasts. This year’s presentation will stream live on April 25 at 2:00 AM PST / 5:00 AM EST / 18:00 JST across multiple platforms including YouTube, Twitch, X Live, Niconico, Bilibili, and TikTok.

As usual, the showcase will feature world premieres, major updates, and fresh announcements from indie developers and publishers worldwide. One of the show’s staples, the rapid-fire INDIE Waves segment, returns this year with sponsorship from Cygames, known for titles like Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Party Dash. The segment alone will highlight around 160 indie projects.

Among the titles confirmed to appear are several highly anticipated indie releases, including:

• .45 Parabellum Bloodhound – a lo-fi cyberpunk action RPG from Sukeban Games

• moorestech – an automation-simulation RPG hybrid developed by Japan’s sakastudios

• No Mortal Space – a sci-fi sandbox RPG from Stellia Games

• The Second Reality Room: Unspoken Truths – a reality-bending narrative experience from Shadow Glove and publisher FINE Co., Ltd.

• Magical Princess – inspired by the classic magical board game series and developed by Neotro Inc. with publishing from MAGI Inc.

• SHIKA‑Q from AGNI‑FLARE CO., LTD

• WELL DWELLER created by Kyle Thompson and published by Top Hat Studios Inc.

• Pain Pain Go Away! from developer Lorebard

• Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis from Alliance Arts and developer WHO YOU

And that’s just a small slice of what’s planned for the showcase.

This year’s event also set a new milestone for submissions, with more than 1,100 indie projects submitted for consideration—making it one of the largest lineups ever featured in a single INDIE Live Expo presentation.

The English broadcast will once again be hosted by returning emcees J‑mon and Kaori Horiuchi.

With hundreds of indie games lined up and plenty of new reveals on the way, this year’s INDIE Live Expo looks set to deliver one of the biggest indie showcases of the year.