{"rewrite":{"id":"r_07ab4c1649e94337a54f3384","clusterId":"c_336c8eb6d8364c6ab215118f","slug":"bitsummit-punch-opens-today-in-kyoto","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"BitSummit PUNCH Sets All-Time Attendance Record of 68,208 Visitors","summary":"The indie game festival BitSummit PUNCH, held at Kyoto's Miyako Messe from May 22 to 24, 2026, drew a record 68,208 total visitors, surpassing the previous year's count by 17 percent. The event, the 14th edition of the annual festival, featured over 120 titles in its Official Selection area alone, plus dedicated zones for indie publishers, unique controllers, board games, and student works. Among the notable on-site attractions was the roguelite sports game Pro Jank Footy by Powerbomb Games, which offers over 200 chaotic power-ups including blue screens and giant players. A collaboration between Shueisha Games' Schrödinger's Call and indie developer Odencat let visitors collect stickers of the two games' cat mascots talking on the phone. The Catalan Arts Digital Culture booth from Spain presented 12 titles, double its 2025 count, including the action game Train Attack by Undercoders. The next event, BitSummit PUNCH 2, is scheduled for May 21 to 23, 2027.","whyItMatters":"The attendance record signals that Japan's largest indie game showcase continues to grow in scale and international reach, with the Catalan pavilion doubling its lineup and the event's board game corner thriving despite overlapping with Game Market.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe 14th edition of the event spanned two floors of Miyako Messe. The venue was organized into several distinct zones. The \"Developer\" area, the core of the festival, held over 120 Official Selection titles. The \"INDIE PUBLISHERS\" zone lined the walls on both floors, with some booths themed to match their games' worlds. The \"UNIQUE CONTROLLER\" section on the third floor offered games with unconventional play styles. Student works and game jam exhibits were nearby. The \"BOARD GAME\" corner on the first floor was slightly smaller than in previous years, which the sources attributed to the concurrent \"Game Market 2026 Spring\" in Tokyo.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSeveral board game titles were on display. Asakusa Games showed \"Otsukare! Obake-chan,\" a card game based on UNO where players manage a \"drunkenness\" level. SUSABI GAMES featured the competitive card game \"Idol Alive,\" which is planned for a VR adaptation. Harvest Valley \u0026 TANSAN exhibited \"Drosselmeyer-san's Movie Production Committee,\" the latest in its Yuru Game series. ClaGla presented \"Gummy Choco Papaya Revolution,\" a game based on the traditional game \"Guriko.\" HEY! HEY! held advance sales of \"NEW OLD,\" a hand management game using clean \"new cards\" and worn-design \"old cards.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRails exhibited \"ChaseBoard,\" a collaboration with \"Re:VER PROJECT -TOKYO-,\" a survival adventure co-developed by Toei Animation and Nestpie. \"ChaseBoard\" is an asymmetric competitive game where one player hides as the protagonist and one or more players search as investigators. The board is constructed from cards, generating a random map each game.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePowerbomb Games' \"Pro Jank Footy\" was playable at the venue. Its creative director and lead developer is David Ashby, a screenwriter known for comedy films like \"DANGER 5\" and \"Italian Spiderman,\" and film director Tyler Roach. The full version is planned to include cooperative play, online multiplayer, and a season mode with deck-building elements.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Catalan Arts Digital Culture booth from Spain presented 12 titles, double its 2025 count. Among them was \"Train Attack\" by Undercoders, set for release on June 18. Game director David Jaumandreu said the game features all prefectures of Japan with over 60 stages, and that a fully Japanese-dubbed version will be released on May 29. The Barcelona game event \"BCN Game Fest\" has been renamed \"Saga Barcelona Game Fest\" after integrating two local events, and will be held October 9 to 11 at Fira de Barcelona.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"BitSummit PUNCH drew 68,208 visitors, an all-time high. Pro Jank Footy's power-ups include blue screens, giant players, and a DVD logo screensaver.","twitterPost":"The Catalan pavilion at BitSummit PUNCH doubled its titles to 12, including Train Attack, a Jet Set Radio-inspired action game set in a dystopian Japan with over 60 stages.","threadsPost":"Fourth Boundary's 'Hito no Game Cassette' drew lines up to 2 hours at BitSummit, an unusual sight for a game that is fundamentally an ARG blending reality and a fictional cartridge. The Denfami booth also featured a curated corner of 5 titles from over 100 submissions, giving a snapshot of which indie concepts generate buzz in a crowded hall.","newsletterBlurb":"BitSummit PUNCH set a record with 68,208 attendees at Kyoto's Miyako Messe. The event featured over 120 Official Selection titles, a roguelite sports game with 200+ power-ups, and a sticker collaboration between Schrödinger's Call and Odencat. Next year's event is scheduled for May 21-23, 2027.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/991/G999111/20260522004/\",\"title\":\"Indie Festival \\\"BitSummit PUNCH\\\" Opens Today. We Bring You the Local Scene from Kyoto's Miyako Messe, Where Unique Games Gather [BitSummit]\"},{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/991/G999110/20260523003/\",\"title\":\"BitSummit PUNCH Public Day Begins! 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