{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4dbd26143e70f88be075ad0d","clusterId":"c_4de3f540ff836ecb72ca7ca6","slug":"drapline-leads-ten-finalists-in-indie-live-expo-awards-user-vote","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"DRAPLINE Leads Ten Finalists in INDIE Live Expo Awards User Vote","summary":"The INDIE Live Expo Executive Committee has opened final-round voting in the INDIE Live Expo Awards user vote, carrying over ten titles from a qualifying round that closed on October 12. DRAPLINE finished qualifying first and Yunyun Denpa Syndrome second. Voting runs until November 23 at 23:59 through X or a Google Form, and the title that takes first place will be named during the INDIE Live Expo 2026.12.1 broadcast on December 1.","whyItMatters":"The ranking is settled by user vote rather than a jury, so these ten titles, led by DRAPLINE, are the shortlist the audience itself produced for the year's most fun indie game.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eFinal-round ballots are cast on X or through a Google Form, and following the official INDIE Live Expo account is required either way. One voter drawn by lottery from the final round receives a PS5, with winners notified by shipment of the prize.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe winning title is named during the INDIE Live Expo 2026.12.1 broadcast on December 1. The committee also lists the event as airing since 2020 in Japanese, Chinese, English and Korean, with cumulative views above 100 million and more than 3,300 titles introduced. Support streamers can apply to mirror the broadcast until November 24.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDRAPLINE\u003c/strong\u003e: First in qualifying; a dragon girl raising game\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYunyun Denpa Syndrome\u003c/strong\u003e: Second in qualifying; a denpa song rhythm game\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChill with You: Lo-Fi Story\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTouhou Koumakyou: New Classic ~ the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagical Princess\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLazy Witch\u0026#39;s Factory\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchrodinger\u0026#39;s Call\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeartreasure: Stellar Journey\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack to the Dawn ~Break the Animal Prison~\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Observer of the Mikakutei Incident -Demons\u0026#39; Timeline-\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"INDIE Live Expo Awards decides its winner through a public ballot split between X and a Google Form, open until November 23. DRAPLINE's qualifying lead is only a starting position; the result waits for the December 1 broadcast.","twitterPost":"Voting closes November 23, but DRAPLINE's qualifying lead only becomes a result at the December 1 INDIE Live Expo broadcast.","threadsPost":"INDIE Live Expo Awards settles its winner through a public ballot split between X and a Google Form, open until November 23. DRAPLINE carries the qualifying lead into that vote, and the result stays sealed until the December 1 broadcast.","newsletterBlurb":"The INDIE Live Expo Awards user vote moved to its final round with ten titles, DRAPLINE first and Yunyun Denpa Syndrome second out of qualifying. Ballots close on November 23 at 23:59 and the top title is announced during the INDIE Live Expo 2026.12.1 broadcast on December 1. One final-round voter drawn by lottery receives a PS5.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/27/174120.html\",\"title\":\"What Was the Most Fun Indie Game This Year? 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