INDIE Live Expo Winter 2022, the yearly worldwide showcase of indie games, has revealed some of the 200 indie titles to be featured in the broadcast on December 3rd and 4th, including world premiere titles by renowned developers.
The most notable project is the debut title from Fahrenheit 213, which is a new studio founded by Yosuke Shiokawa, known for working on Kingdom Hearts, Dissidia: Final Fantasy, and Fate/Grand Order. Mind Hack, the psychological typing adventure game where you can hack and rewrite into people’s minds will also be featured. In addition, there is the co-op puzzle adventure game BOKURA, which is designed strictly for two-player enjoyment similar to It Takes Two, and the narrative adventure The 13th Month, a dark spin on the sleeping beauty fairy tale. All these games include, or will include, English language and subtitles on launch.
A blast from the past is Rakuen (Heaven/Paradise in Japanese), an indie game from Laura Shigihara that received overwhelming praise for its emotional story. The story takes you on an adventure of a little boy and his mother who try to resolve the lingering feelings of the hospital residents by interacting with their alter-egos in a fantasy world. The game is highly regarded for its breathtaking world, and there was even English-voiced animated shorts released two years ago to help immerse fans even more in the world filled with love and grief.
The Indie Live Expo will be streaming on Youtube and Twitch in English. The stream on December 3rd will focus on previously released titles and early access games and will shed light on games worth playing from prominent figures in the media and content creators around the world. Meanwhile, December 4th will be split between showcasing unreleased indie titles, and the indie game award ceremony. Moreover, there will be an around-the-world segment with a focus on developers from Korea.
Among the participating sponsors, there will be titles from Happinet, Freedom Games, PLAYISM, CYgames, Shueisha Games, Playstation, Mutan, UnknownX, Kodansha and more. More title names were also mentioned in the press report on Yahoo Japan, including ALice Escaped!, Ib, RPG Time: The Legend of Wright, Goonya Monster and Hatena, The Tower of Children.