{"rewrite":{"id":"r_3571d054fdc556e2cb228554","clusterId":"c_8d4ce9f78b58a7ff5a3d7a68","slug":"lvlzero-tokyo-takes-five-japanese-indie-games-to-gamescom-2026","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"LVLZero Tokyo Takes Five Japanese Indie Games to gamescom 2026","summary":"MIXI Global Investments exhibited at gamescom 2026 in Cologne as part of LVLZero Tokyo, its overseas publishing support program for Japanese indie games. Five teams selected from 78 applications took part in Phase I, which runs from June to September 2026 with roughly 100 days of mentoring in localization, trailers, and pitching.","whyItMatters":"The gamescom booth is the first major overseas test of whether MIXI's structured 100-day mentoring pipeline can actually get Japanese indie titles in front of global publishers and investors.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eTomoharu Urabe, Director and Head of Investments at MIXI Global Investments, spoke on-site at gamescom with program participants about what happens when Japanese indie developers actually land at a large overseas event. The Phase I lineup reflects the program\u0026#39;s stated focus on emerging developers rather than established studios.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrankMaker\u0026#39;s HAUNTED STREAMER is a single-player horror game about a ghost-hunting streamer exploring haunted spots across Japan. The team previously won the Famitsu Award at BitSummit the 13th in July 2025. sakastudio\u0026#39;s moorestech is a solo-developed factory automation game with anime-style RPG elements, following an exiled princess building automated mines and assembly lines.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHAUNTED STREAMER\u003c/strong\u003e: Horror game from PrankMaker, a team formed by five horror enthusiasts, themed around ruin exploration and live streaming\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emoorestech\u003c/strong\u003e: Solo-developed by sakastudio, combining automated factory simulation with anime-style RPG elements\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"MIXI Global Investments brought five LVLZero Tokyo Phase I teams to gamescom 2026. The lineup includes horror streamer game HAUNTED STREAMER and solo-built factory sim moorestech. The program runs about 100 days of mentoring before the booth.","twitterPost":"LVLZero Tokyo Phase I took five Japanese indie teams to gamescom 2026, picked from 78 applications. HAUNTED STREAMER and moorestech were among the titles shown on-site in Cologne.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"MIXI's LVLZero Tokyo program hit its first overseas milestone at gamescom 2026, exhibiting five Japanese indie titles selected from 78 applications. Phase I runs from June to September with roughly 100 days of mentoring in localization, trailers, and pitching to overseas publishers.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/991/G999110/20260903035/\",\"title\":\"Taking Japanese games and developers overseas: Speaking on-site about \\\"LVLZero Tokyo\\\" Phase I's gamescom exhibition [gamescom]\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4651,"outputTokens":660,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788580812,"createdAt":"2026-09-05T03:56:08.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-05T03:59:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-05T03:59:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_8d4ce9f78b58a7ff5a3d7a68","canonicalTitle":"日本のゲームと開発者を海外へ。「LVLZero Tokyo」第I期のgamescom出展について現地で話を聞いた［gamescom］","representativeArticleId":"a_9c0236979e8111790cea0c8c","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"MIXI Global Investments\"],\"people\":[\"占部友春\"],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-05T03:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-05T03:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-05T03:59:04.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/991/G999110/20260903035/","title":"日本のゲームと開発者を海外へ。「LVLZero Tokyo」第I期のgamescom出展について現地で話を聞いた［gamescom］"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["MIXI Global Investments"],"people":["占部友春"],"type":"event","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}