👑 Pickup! Tokyo Sandbox

Fifteen games we really liked from #TokyoSandbox!

https://indietsushin.net/posts/2023-04-19-Pickup-Tokyo-Sandbox

Here are fifteen interesting and creative #IndieGames that we saw at last weekend's #TokyoSandbox! Please check out these games and developers, and let us know what we missed!

https://indietsushin.net/posts/2023-04-19-Pickup-Tokyo-Sandbox

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I forgot one!!

Elpis

Gorgeous low-fi game where you play as a robot who wakes up in a dark world. Pick up stars scattered around the world and use them to light up mysterious pillars. Feels a lot like playing an interactive picture book, just pleasant and tells a lot without saying a word. Currently in development

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0txb1qo1w1k

https://twitter.com/kansekai_lab

#TokyoSandbox #IndieGames

Thanks to everyone who came to play Scared Little Ghost at #tokyosandbox today! I had a lot of fun exhibiting it and got lots of useful info to take the game forwards.

I didn’t really get to take many pictures or do a lot else, but here’s how the booth turned out!

Big thanks to @kidviddy for helping me run the booth.

All right, that's it for all the games we actually played! There were a ton more that we wanted to see, but there just wasn't enough time! It was such a great event, I'm really looking forward to checking out these games and going to #TokyoSandbox again next year! ✌️

Rat Cage

Horror puzzle-platformer where you play as a rat who wandered into a dangerous and mysterious facility. Uses some interesting tricks with the camera perspective, and has great 3D modeling with dramatic lighting effects to make everything sinister and scary. Available now on Steam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IANsntIGi-E

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2100720/Rat_Cage/

#TokyoSandbox #IndieGames

Thunder of the DemonKing

Super cute horde defense game. You play the titular Demon King under siege by waves of knights and soldiers. Use your lightning bolts to blow them away before they can take you down! Currently under development, but the original #Unity1Week version Demon's Holiday is still available to play.

https://twitter.com/gamedev_holiday

https://unityroom.com/games/demonsholiday

#TokyoSandbox #IndieGames

Scared Little Ghost

An absolutely stunning stealth game by @btsherratt where you play a scaredy-cat ghost who must sneak past teenagers looking to go viral with your ghostly photo. Amazing graphics and effects, controls great with some cool level design allowing for multiple solutions, and just mindblowing what you can fit in a #PICO8 cart. Releases later this year

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6lke5jc3BQ

https://ghost.bts.cx/

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ぶっとバード (Knockout Bird)

Four-player party game where you are a bird with a machine gun strapped to your back (?!). Whittle down your opponents' health with the gun and then when they are dazed, knock them out of the sky with a full-body tackle! Lots of fun and humor in this. Coming to Switch and Steam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cfmonu1ps4

https://www.locobit.co.jp/

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I Am Yours

Interactive fiction that exists as both a physical book and a PICO-8 game. Turn objects over in your hands and hold conversations with them, reflecting on the life you've led and the choices you've made, then put them away one by one. Very melancholic and meditative, being in conversation with the physical book in your hands as you are doing that with the digital objects was very cool. Available on itch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaEMvH62sDE

https://eigotaku.itch.io/

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Lo-Fi Room

Super chill hidden object + simple rhythm game. Look for musical instruments tucked away around cozy rooms, then play along with the lo-fi beats. The art is so lush and warm, and the vibes on this are immaculate. You can also record and share your beats with others. Just a warm game that makes you want to curl up with a cat and relax. Available on itch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MITLvQJBkoc

https://bearmask.itch.io/lofi-room

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間取りのカルタVR (Floor Plan Card Game VR)

This was made by the same team as Madorica Real Estate! This one is also hybrid analog+digital. One member uses a smartphone or tablet VR app to describe a room to the other members, who must try to guess which floor plan and grab that card before the other players. It was a ton of fun so we bought a copy. BUT, unfortunately, we can't install the app to our Android smartphones 😭 Contacting dev about it now

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マドリカ不動産２ -新物件の間取り謎- (Madorica Real Estate 2 -The mystery of the new property-)

A hybrid digital-analog escape room game! You are a real estate agent who needs to exorcise ghosts before you can sell your haunted properties! Print the floor maps and solve puzzles to help spirits move on. We loved this so much we got the physical pack of puzzles, but you can download and print from the website! Available on Steam+Switch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuUbYJX7G1Q

https://gift10.co.jp/blogs/rules/md2_print

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From_.

Evocative use of two-color palette to create a very moody and atmospheric narrative game. In a world covered in water, you ferry letters back and forth between characters, listen to their stories, and learn more about the connections they have with each other. Really emotional and meditative experience. Available now on iOS/Android, coming to Steam in 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwV5ebk2NlI

https://www.9th-planet.com/from

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2192800/From/

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スズとマリの冒険2 ～lost colors and golden bells～

Another puzzle-platformer, but in this one you are a kitty ghost who can possess objects and creatures to help you get through the levels. Very simple and sweet with some interesting puzzle mechanics as you progress. We actually got a physical copy of this one because look at this cover! It's also available on Booth and Steam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl2jd-dGv6Y

https://syawasekingdom.booth.pm/items/3397840

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2143840/Suzu__Maris_Adventure_2__lost_colors_and_golden_bells/

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All right, going by memory, here are the #IndieGames we played at #TokyoSandbox!

First up was Gift, a puzzle-platformer that takes place on a luxury cruise ship that was hit by disaster and is rapidly sinking. The art style is quite charming and it is very interesting how the game uses physics to simulate the swaying of the ship to affect the puzzles. Coming soon to Steam.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO0lyU0Z6Jg

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2322900/Gift/

https://twitter.com/giftgamegift

We are at #TokyoSandbox today! Looking forward to playing tons of cool games!

「びびばっけ」出展情報

#tokyosandbox
2023年4月15 (土) 10:00~18:00
秋葉原ベルサール2F会場
ブース　F8

HP: http://ghost.bts.cx

ねこたちは待っている！

#インディーゲーム

Looks like the Tokyo Sandbox full game list was released: https://www.tokyosandbox.com/

Not been through the full list yet, but hopefully I'll have some time to go and have a look at the other exhibitors' work.

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For the #tokyosandbox demo I want to have some better progression gates to make it a little easier not to get lost, so I'm trying out adding in power breakers for the lights.