{"rewrite":{"id":"r_33818bb573119ad6e6accfdb","clusterId":"c_9b2a72501745c57429e4f556","slug":"tokyo-indie-games-summit-sets-fifth-edition-for-march-2027","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT 2027 Set for March 27 and 28 in Koenji","summary":"Phoenixx announced on September 15, 2026 that TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT 2027 will run on March 27 and 28, 2027 at Suginami Science Lab IMAGINUS in Koenji, Tokyo. March 27 is the business day. March 28 is the public day. The festival began in 2023 and this is its fifth edition. Over its first four editions it has drawn more than 20,000 visitors in total. The most recent edition, held in March 2026 at the same main venue, drew 12,978 visitors, according to Phoenixx's announcement. General creator exhibition slots are free. Applications opened the same day and close on November 15, 2026 at 23:59 JST. Individual creators, circles, and small independent teams can apply from Japan or overseas, with priority given to those who can attend in person. Works must be self-made PC software including VR, smartphone or tablet apps, consumer game software, or games running on self-made devices. Organizers also plan projects for the fifth anniversary and are recruiting corporate sponsors.","whyItMatters":"The move to a two-day business and public split at a science facility in Koenji keeps the festival inside the neighborhood where it started, and the 12,978 attendance figure for the previous edition is the number that will define what success looks like for the fifth.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eASCII.jp reports the festival was born in Kichijoji before moving to its current Koenji home, and says the fifth edition will keep the \u0026#34;creator-first\u0026#34; philosophy it has valued so far. The venue is the Suginami Science Lab IMAGINUS at 2-14-13 Koenji Kita, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, with Koenji Station on the JR Chuo and Sobu local lines as the nearest stop.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApplications run through a Google Form linked from the announcement. The operations office screens submissions, and some applicants are routed elsewhere: exhibitions by corporations or corporate groups above a certain scale, exhibitions by companies continuously engaged in game publishing, and works already under sales or distribution contracts with third-party publishers may be directed to corporate or sponsor exhibition slots instead of the general creator slots.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe requirements also cover rights. Applicants must hold the rights needed to exhibit the work or have obtained appropriate permission, and doujin works can be distributed or exhibited as long as there are no rights issues. New and previously released works are both accepted. Corporate sponsorship inquiries go to contact@indiegamessummit.tokyo, with benefits such as exhibition booths and logo placement being prepared.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT keeps a split format for its fifth edition: March 27 is business only, March 28 opens to the public. The 12,978 who came in March 2026 attended at least one public day.","twitterPost":"TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT splits 2027 into a business day and a public day. Creator exhibition slots stay free, applications close November 15, 2026.","threadsPost":"TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT draws its crowd on the public day, but March 27 stays business only. Free creator slots carry an in-person preference, and sponsors are being recruited for the fifth anniversary. Applications close November 15, 2026.","newsletterBlurb":"Phoenixx has dated the fifth TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT for March 27 and 28, 2027 at Suginami Science Lab IMAGINUS in Koenji. Creator applications are open until November 15, 2026, and exhibiting is free. 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