

Seeing friends play in-person experiences like Make Friends that I had the chance to try at Tokyo Game Dungeon was similarly joyous, and other unique titles like the mixed-reality obstacle course of Laser Dance and the 1-bit story-driven adventure of From_. I featured titles like the fascinating psychological visual novel Mindhack last year (now available on early access) as well as Kitsune: The Journey Of Adashino, and in their return to the event under the watchful eye of publisher room6, both look more polished and just as intriguing.

Keeping with the event’s spirit of showcasing independent talent and undiscovered gems, I’ve chosen to pick out some of the smaller games peppering the show floor and highlight just a few favourites. With so many games on show it’s hard to narrow them all down. Bitsummit Let’s Go was the name given to the 11th incarnation of the event, expanding to three days for the very first time - also featuring over 100 games, the largest showcase yet. Japan’s biggest yearly indie games event returned to a blisteringly hot Kyoto last weekend, just in time for the world-famous Gion Matsuri taking place in the city that same weekend.
