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Voters are entered into a lottery for a PlayStation 5.","whyItMatters":"The winner comes straight out of the final-round user vote, and DRAPLINE carries the preliminary lead into a ballot open until November 23.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eTen titles reached the final ballot, and the preliminary order is public: DRAPLINE first, Yunyun Denpa Syndrome second, Chill with You: Lo-Fi Story third. The rest of the field runs from Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic down to Observer of the Mikakutei Incident. Voting closes November 23, and the top-ranked title is named on the December 1 program.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDRAPLINE\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 1 in the preliminary round\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYunyun Denpa Syndrome\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 2\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChill with You: Lo-Fi Story\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 3\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTouhou Koumakyou: New Classic ~ the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 4\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagical☆Princess\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 5\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLazy Witch\u0026#39;s Factory\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 6\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchrodinger\u0026#39;s Call\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 7\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeartreasure: Stellar Journey\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 8\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack to the Dawn ~Break the Animal Prison~\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 9\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObserver of the Mikakutei Incident -Demons\u0026#39; Timeline-\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 10\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Voting closes November 23 but the winner of the Indie Live Expo vote stays sealed until the December 1 Indie Live Expo 2026.12.1 broadcast, leaving DRAPLINE and nine other finalists a week of campaigning with no visible count.","twitterPost":"Voting shuts November 23; the Indie Live Expo winner stays sealed until the December 1 broadcast, so DRAPLINE's preliminary lead is never publicly counted.","threadsPost":"Indie Live Expo's final round is a runoff among the ten titles that topped the preliminary round, with DRAPLINE leading that list. Voting runs to November 23, but the ranking stays sealed until the December 1 broadcast, so finalists campaign a week with no visible count.","newsletterBlurb":"The INDIE Live Expo Executive Committee opened the final round of its user vote for Most Fun Indie Game of the Year on October 27, with balloting on official X and Google Forms until November 23. Ten titles advanced from the preliminary round, led by DRAPLINE. The first-ranked title is announced during INDIE Live Expo 2026.12.1 on December 1, and voters are entered into a PlayStation 5 lottery.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch (Impress)\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2151283.html\",\"title\":\"INDIE Live Expo \\\"Most Fun Indie Game of the Year\\\" User Vote Final Round Starts Today!\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5646,"outputTokens":2677,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793072810,"createdAt":"2026-10-27T03:43:04.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-27T03:44:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-27T03:44:28.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_6c85c055b76c4cc9b7a1b9f8","canonicalTitle":"INDIE Live Expo「今年一番面白かったインディーゲーム」ユーザー投票決勝ラウンド本日開始！","representativeArticleId":"a_3f93f21e426046c44b5309db","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"INDIE Live Expo\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-27T03:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-27T03:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-27T03:44:27.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GAME Watch (Impress)","url":"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2151283.html","title":"INDIE Live Expo「今年一番面白かったインディーゲーム」ユーザー投票決勝ラウンド本日開始！"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["INDIE Live Expo"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The INDIE Live Expo Executive Committee opened the final round of its user vote on October 27.","Voting runs through November 23 on official X and Google Forms.","Ten titles advanced from the preliminary round, led by DRAPLINE.","The first-ranked title will be announced during INDIE Live Expo 2026.12.1 on December 1.","One voter chosen by lottery will win a PlayStation 5."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["indie-live-expo"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"indie-live-expo","supported":4,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":18,"overall":"green","story_count":3,"has_dossier":false}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}