Indie showcase season heats up: INDIE Live Expo 2026 wraps with 200+ games, PLAYISM Game Show set for May 10
INDIE Live Expo 2026.4.25 aired on April 25, 2026, spotlighting over 200 indie games including 9 world premieres and several release-date reveals; a tie-in special broadcast with BitSummit was also announced. Separately, PLAYISM announced its own online showcase — PLAYISM Game Show 2026.5.10 — scheduled for May 10 at 21:00 JST (6:00 a.m. PT / 8:00 a.m. ET), celebrating the publisher's 15th anniversary with new information on 11 titles, including at least one world premiere. The week also featured the ID@Xbox Showcase on April 23 and the Wishlisted Expo 2026, making it a particularly dense period for indie game announcements.
How sources are framing this
Japanese sources (4Gamer, GAME Watch, Automaton) provided detailed round-up coverage of INDIE Live Expo announcements and specifics on the PLAYISM show; English-language Gematsu coverage was limited to brief live-event alerts and a catch-up tag link, with no standalone article summarizing the INDIE Live Expo reveals.
What we know
- INDIE Live Expo 2026.4.25 aired April 25 and covered 200+ indie games, with 9 titles receiving their world premieres during the broadcast.
- The expo also confirmed a BitSummit x INDIE Live Expo special co-broadcast, linking the two indie-focused events.
- Titles highlighted at INDIE Live Expo included .45 Parabellum Bloodhound among others, with multiple games receiving confirmed release dates.
- PLAYISM announced PLAYISM Game Show 2026.5.10 for May 10 at 21:00 JST, streaming on YouTube and Niconico Live.
- The PLAYISM showcase marks the publisher's 15th anniversary and will reveal new information on 11 titles, including at least one never-before-seen game.
- The ID@Xbox Showcase and Wishlisted Expo 2026 also took place the same week, rounding out a busy stretch of indie showcase events.
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初公開を含む、インディー計11タイトルの最新情報を発表！5月10日に「PLAYISM GAME SHOW 2026.5.10」配信決定
Game*Spark11h
新作ゲーム紹介イベント「PLAYISM GAME SHOW 2026.5.10」5月10日21時より放送へ。PLAYISM15周年記念、初公開タイトルを含む11タイトルの新情報が公開 automaton-media.com/articles/new...
Automaton14h
オンラインイベント「PLAYISM GAME SHOW 2026.5.10」，5月10日21：00に開催決定。初公開タイトルを含む11作品の情報が明らかに
4Gamer.net15h
「INDIE Live Expo 2026.4.25」，注目発表情報をまとめてチェック。世界初公開の9タイトルに加え，複数作品の発売日などが明らかにされた
「.45 パラベラム ブラッドハウンド」など「INDIE Live Expo 2026.4.25」で新情報続々公開！【INDIE Live Expo】
GAME Watch2d
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PLAYISM Game Show set for May 10 PLAYISM will host a PLAYISM Game Show live stream on May 10 at 6:00 a.m. PT / 8:00 a.m. ET / 21:00 JST, the publisher announced. You will be able to watch it on YouTube.
Gematsu14h
If you missed today's INDIE Live Expo, catch up on all the announcements and updates here: www.gematsu.com/tag/indie-li...
INDIE Live Expo: April 25, 2026 will begin in 10 minutes, featuring world premieres, content updates, long-form deep dives, and much more across over 200 games. Watch it here: www.gematsu.com/event/indie-...
Wishlisted Expo 2026 will begin in a few minutes, featuring world premieres, developer interviews, and giveaways. Watch it here: www.gematsu.com/event/wishli...
ID@Xbox Showcase: April 23, 2026 will begin in 15 minutes. Watch it here: www.gematsu.com/event/idxbox...
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