INDIE Live Expo, Japan’s premiere online digital showcase series, livestreamed their 2024 showcase on December 7th, 2024. The three-hour livestream showcased over 100 of the greatest upcoming indies in an East-meets-West extravaganza filled with world premieres, release dates, DLC announcements, and more.
At the same time, INDIE Live Expo is also hosting a Steam event for all the games featured in the showcase. To get you kickstarted, here are 12 world premieres that were announced during the event!
1. Sofia in Exchange for Lies
Peek into the sins and memories of five personalities through surveillance cameras──This is an immersive, mystery adventure game that unravels the thoughts of the dark past that lie dormant inside Sofia,a suspect in the murder of a presidential candidate, and uncovers the truth behind the crime.
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2. BLADE CHIMERA
Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.
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3. The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily
The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily is a turn-based strategy game. The villainess Scarlet, deceived and falsely accused of killing of the King, becomes the first streamer. Through this, she uses manipulates and diversion to rebel against the vast military force of the Imperial Kingdom.
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4. All in Abyss: Judge the Fake
Either I die, or the Witches perish. I challenge thee to a deathmatch!” Asuha, a self-proclaimed gambling prodigy, challenges the Witch ruling the gambling district. Poised to win, she is defeated by a mysterious power. An adventure of gambling, exposing frauds and earning fortunes through poker.
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5. Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis
“Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis” is a rhythm adventure game about a psychotic hikikomori girl – also an avid anonymous poster – who corrupts the world with her severe brain rot from listening to too many denpa songs. Yunyun all over this ♡♡♡♡ world with your degen otaku-posting.
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6. NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD: Typing of The Net
“NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD: Typing of The Net” is a typing game in which you enter internet lingo in a call-and-response format with a girl (OMGkawaiiAngel) who has a strong need for approval.
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7. Marisa of Liartop Mountain
‘Marisa of Liartop Mountain’ is an adventure-roleplaying game, where you, the player, will play as Reimu and explore a mountain of books filled with mysteries and lies in search of the whereabouts of the missing Marisa.
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8. BOKURA: planet
“Back to the same planet, together… That’s all I wanted…” BOKURA: planet is a two-player puzzle adventure that explores new possibilities in cooperative gaming. Players take on the role of the crew on a space exploration ship as they try to escape from a planet where they have crash-landed.
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9. Prolegomena To a Hyperdimensional Interface That Will Be Able to Manifest From Three-Minute Interchanges
“This is a collaborative experiment between you and me. We have approximately three minutes for continuous interchanges. Let’s repeat this limited time to examine transcendence of the interface.”
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10. NOROI KAGO: the Grudged Domain
NOROI KAGO: the Grudged Domain is a four-player co-op survival horror game based on “Yokai”, supernatural beings from Japanese folklore. Trapped in a cursed domain, you and your companions must work together to endure the curse and find a way to escape, all the while hiding from the roaming yokai.
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11. Kemono Teatime
Relax in the world of Kemono Teatime, where animal ears are a normal part of everyday life. Here in Melodius, you can whip up whatever blends of tea you desire in your favorite cafe as you play through an adorable story. Come now and live out your bestest and cutest life—down to the last drop.
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12. Detective Dotson
A story-driven adventure game set in modern day India. Meet colorful characters and explore the richly detailed streets of India to collect clues. Complete evidence boards and solve cases as Dotson – the reluctant detective who wants to be a Bollywood star!
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