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BitSummit Official Indie Selection 2027

BitSummit Official Indie Selection 2027 submissions: deadline, fee and requirements

The organiser's page lists 31 Jan 2027, 16:00 GMT+9 as the submission deadline for BitSummit Official Indie Selection 2027. The event runs 21-23 May 2027 in Kyoto, Japan. Source: Japan Independent Games Aggregate (JIGA), read on 9 Nov 2026.

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Deadline 31 Jan 2027, 16:00 GMT+9

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Booth fee of 33,000 JPY (tax incl.) is due after selection. Results are expected by email in mid to late March 2027.

Deadline
31 Jan 2027, 16:00 GMT+9

Source · checked 9 Nov 2026

Event dates
21-23 May 2027

Source · checked 9 Nov 2026

Where
In person, Kyoto, Japan

Source · checked 9 Nov 2026

Entry fee
JPY 2,750 fee · Tax included, per title, non-refundable. Booth 33,000 JPY (student 11,000 JPY) is paid only after selection.

Source · checked 9 Nov 2026

Main conditions
Developers with a team of roughly 50 or fewer and annual game revenue of 25 million JPY or less. Titles must be self-developed. Content that would be CERO Z or 17+/MATURE is excluded. One title per entry. More in the rules.Our short version, not the full rules: read them on the official page before you apply.

Source · checked 9 Nov 2026

What you get
Selected games can exhibit at a booth at BitSummit in Kyoto, which has a business day for industry professionals and two public days.

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Last verified 9 Nov 2026. We read the organiser's page again at least once a week. Report a correction

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