Indie Jam is back for 2025 and is bigger than ever. Now in its third edition, Indie Jam 2025 will take place on April 26-27 at Xsolla Curine Academy. It’s free entry for everyone.
Organised by the folks at The Magic Rain, its main attraction for the general public is the showcase of independent video games produced in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. You can expect to see 40+ games on the showfloor, some recurring titles and others new to the show, including student projects by local university students.
Indie Jam 2025 Event Details
- Date: 26-27 April 2025
- Location: Xsolla Curine Academy, KL Eco City
- Entrance fee: Free
Indie Jam 2025 SEA Indie Games Showcase Games
- Malaysia
- Sushi Pop! by Make With Friends
- Duo Quest by 1+1 Studios
- Weyrdlets by Weyrdworks
- Parasomnia by Nimbus Games
- Cerebral Escape by Cerebral Games
- Kooeh: A Timeless Delight by Twilight Foundry
- Falling Rain by Alkaline Game
- Determinant by Khor Chin Heong
- Nullspace by Kaigan Games
- Deadly Rehearsal by Kaigan Games
- SHUNYA by Morleaf Studio
- Am I Nima by HO! Games (Malaysia/Canada-based)
- DigiPen The One Academy Student Games
- Distorted Rooms
- Beast Cooker
- Unchained
- Sonic Siege
- Wizard Match
- TIM
- CyberFall
- InterLinked
- University of Wollongong Malaysia (UOWM) Student Games
- Mindslayer
- Hikayat Pak Ya
- Cyberdive
- Mythical Dateline
- Mopsy’s Toyshop Adventure
- Asia Pacific University (APU) Student Games
- FiresOut!
- Lumina
- The Sorcery Academy
- Demonic
- Tiamat
- Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)
- Red Silence
- Managment and Science University (MSU)
- Untitled game (TBC)
- Singapore
- MimiCries by Miniversal Games
- UNYIELDER by TrueWorld Studios
- Glyphica: Typing Survival by aliasBlack
- Love In Tiny Spaces by BattleBrew Productions
- Isekai-ya by Oyen Studio
- SEDAP! A Culinary Adventure by kopiforge
- Phillipines
- Of The Lilies by Startris Studio
- Dapithapon by JAMAL Studios
- Eat The Rich by Maccima Games
- Indonesia
- Repeat After Death by Exploding Soes Studio
- Memory Rewind by Lion Core, Niji Games
- As I Began to Dream by Strayflux
- Unrivaled Heroes: 2.5D Brawler by GingerSun Games
- Thailand
- Building Relationships by Tan Ant Games
On that note, Indie Jam continues the tradition of having the Student Game Jam where up-and-coming game devs get together to create something that can be called a video game under tight time constraints with some theme to go on.
Winners will be based on a mix of judges’ scoring as well as public voting—try out these game jam creations on that show floor and support the games that impresses you as the winning team gets to walk away with RM60,000 worth in sponsorship provided by Xsolla Curine Academy. So you can play a small part in supporting future talents to get opportunities to make games.
Indie Jam 2025 also continues to provide more opportunities for people who are already in the games industry, or curious to see and learn about the industry.
There will be industry talks, just like previous year. Speakers for this year includes folks from Critical Reflex, Toge Productions, Neon Doctrine, Passion Republic, Springloaded Games, University of Wollongong Malaysia, and even General Arcade, the folks that ported the FromSoftware classic Metal Wolf Chaos to PC.
These are essentially one of those GDC talks where they go very inside baseball into the art of making games, and if you’re curious to see aspects of how the sausage is made, you can come and listen for free.
Indie Jam 2025 Industry Talk Schedule
Saturday, April 26
| 12:30PM-1:30PM | The Mentee in Me: Discussing the ??? of Mentorship by Sophie Azlan, Co-founder, Make With Friends |
| 1:30PM-2:00PM | Perceptions of Local Culture In Games by Ng Yiing Y’ng, Senior Lecturer, University of Wollongong Malaysia |
| 2:00PM-3:00PM | My AAA Journey: Lessons from the Other Side by Yip Sun, Head of Modeling Department, Passion Republic |
| 3:00PM-4:00PM | Let’s Build a Game: from Zoos to Dungeons by James Barnard, Founder & Lead Developer, Springloaded |
| 4:00PM-4:30PM | Publisher 101: Business Bestie or Better Off By Yourself by Samantha Low, Business Development Manager, Critical Reflex |
| 4:30PM-5:00PM | Market, Scope, and Launch it Yourself – Publisher Optional by Sarah Johana, Head of Marketing, Toge Productions |
| 5:30PM-6:30PM | Build a Killer Pitch – Get Your Game Noticed or Die Trying by Jun Shen Chia, Xbox Strategic Markets Lead, Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Hong Kong |
Sunday, 27 April
| 1:00PM-2:00PM | From Player to Programmer: My Journey into Gameplay at Larian Studios by Stijn Doyen, Senior Gameplay Programmer, Larian Studios |
| 2:00PM-2:30PM | Porting Nightmares: Tales from the Debug Crypt by Alex Ratushnyi and Pavel Ovchinnikov, Software Engineers, General Arcade |
| 2:30PM-3:30PM | Producing Creative Designs for Games by Brandon Tan, Creative Producer, PlayStation Malaysia |
| 3:30PM-4:30PM | Comedy Through Patterns (how to structure a funny video game) by Tanat Boozayaangool, Tan Ant Games |
| 4:30PM-5:00PM | Beg, Bribe, or Blackmail: Building a Professional Relationship with Streamers by Vladislav Tsypljak, Co-founder and CCO, Neon Doctrine |
| 5:00PM-6:00PM | Real Numbers, Real Talent, Real Talk – Unpacking Southeast Asia’s Game Dev Talent Economy by Associate Professor Ts. Dr. Tan Chin Ike, Head of School (APU) and Chair of the Kuala Lumpur ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter |
For folks in the biz, there will be the first International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Mentor Café in Asia on April 26 held as part of Indie Jam 2025. This is a networking event for industry professionals to provide and receive advice and build relationships.
Online Showcases And Livestreams
This year’s Indie Jam 2025 also has more of an online presence. In partnership with SEAGamethetic, the Indie Jam Direct showcase was broadcasted last weekend featuring the indie games that are part of the event. You can check out the show here:
And similar to past years, there will be an aftershow-eseque series of livestreams for the games featured at Indie Jam as part of After Jam, in collaboration with The Cham Drinkers, Neon Doctrine, and Soft Source Publishing.
Check a look at what we saw at the first Indie Jam and last year’s event here and here.