Indie Jam 2026 kicks off tomorrow. The event organised by The Magic Rain, a mix of game jam competitions, industry talks for (existing and aspiring) game developers, and a showcase of indie games from developers across Southeast Asia available for hands-on, is free entry for everyone.
Here are the details you need to know should you be attending Indie Jam 2026 this weekend.
Indie Jam 2026 Event Details
- Date: April 4-5 2026
- Time: 10AM-6PM
- Venue: Management & Science University, Shah Alam
- Free Entry
Indie Jam 2026 Event Schedule (Talks, Workshop)
Saturday, April 4
| Time | Event |
| 10AM | Opening Ceremony |
| 11AM | GigaBash: Our Journey To Acsension Jin Zhi & Cheng Shuang, Passion Republic Games |
| 12PM | From Discovery To Signing- Balatro Patrick Johnson, Playstack |
| 1PM | Be The 1% Siew Hong, Digital Blacksmith School |
| 2PM | 2011-2025: How I’ve Changed Over 14 Years Of Rhythm Doctor’s Development Hafiz Azman, 7th Beat Games |
| 3PM | Things I Learned About Game Development Sim Yih Chun, Nerdook Productions |
| 4PM | Conducting The Chaos: Aligning Your Team’s Rhythm To A Single Vision Wan Hazmer, Metronomik |
Sunday, April 5
| 10AM | Student Game Jam Judging & Presentations |
| 12PM | From Submission To Spotlight: How Indie Games Get Selected For Showcases Arief Johan, Southeast Asian Games Showcase Samantha Low, Neon Noroshi |
| 1PM | Things I Broke While Trying To Build A Game World Nathaniel Halim, Albrite Studios |
| 2PM | Designing A Game That Can Change The World Vince Siu. Games For Change Hong Kong |
| 3PM | Brainrot-Free Marketing: Ask The G.O.A.T.S Arief Johan, Southeast Asian Games Showcase (Moderator) Samantha Low, Neon Noroshi Lala, Toge Productions Vlad Tsopljak, Goldpact Goblins |
| 4PM | Prize Giving & Closing Ceremony |
Indie Jam 2026 – Southeast Asian Games Showcase
The following titles are available for hands-on demo at Indie Jam 2026.
- Featured Games From Event Partners: Goldpact Goblins, Ysbyrd Games, Soft Source Publishing
- TCG Card Shop Simulator (OPNeon Games, Malaysia)
- Just A Shadow Game (IndieLab, Vietnam)
- Lost Castle 2 (Hunter Studio, China)
- LOVE ETERNAL (brlka, USA)
- Demonschool (Necrosoft Games, Poland)
- Everdeep Aurora (Nautilus Games)
- WORLD OF HORROR (panstasz, Poland)
- Grim Trials (Glory Jam, Indonesia)
- Mighty Knight Legacy (FIREBEAST, Indonesia)
- Bloodbreaker: Labyrinth of the Witch (Phoenix Up! Media, Philippines)
- Spook-A-Boo (Wala Interactive, India)
- Student Games From Malaysian Universities
- Tales Of Sang Kancil (UniMy)
- Elemental Quest (UOW Malaysia)
- BeeIt! (UOW Malaysia)
- Thus With a Kiss I Die (UOW Malaysia)
- Funked Punk (Digipen TOA)
- Wanderer (Digipen TOA)
- Solrunner (Digipen TOA)
- Three to-be-announced titles by three teams from Management and Science University
- Three to-be-announced titles by three teams from Asia Pacific University
- Games Made In Brunei
- Tikus Tales (WilKGames)
- Games Made Indonesia
- RIFTSTORM (Confiction Labs)
- Afterglow Byte: Reverie by the Shore (Engram Interactive)
- RAD – Repeat After Death (Exploding Soes)
- I NEED SPACE (Khayalan Arts)
- Sunset Drive (Klapanom Games)
- Celene (Nekogi Studios)
- Games Made In Malaysia
- Duo Quest (1+1 Studios)
- Donjon Fauna (Bang Technologies)
- FiresOut! (Dreamonaut Studio PLT)
- Bento Days (fruits candy studio)
- AXERAS (Inverse Atelier)
- Deadly Rehearsal (Kaigan Games Entertainment Sdn Bhd)
- Of Blood and Descent (previously known as Project Descent) (Kotakoren Games)
- Abyssfall: Seekers Within (Kurechii)
- Office Crush Dating Simulator (Lunartic Studio)
- The Knights at Port Delaney (Make with Friends)
- Shunya (Morleaf Studio)
- Yan: Parasomnia (Nimbus Games)
- Black Omens: House of Crimson Silk (Nimbus Games)
- GigaBash (Passion Republic Games)
- Once Again (RB Wolf Games)
- Leaf Us Alone (Second Win Games)
- One Perfect Day (Spacepup Entertainment)
- Weyrdlets (Weyrdworks)
- Banzai Escape 2 Subterranean (Xenoaisam Studio)
- Falling Rain (Alkaline Game)
- Strik9: Rhythm Rat Rampage (Basika Games)
- Games Made In Singapore
- Identifile: Desktop Dungeon (Gearbyte Games)
- Isekat: Crushed by a Computer, my Beloved Kitten is Transported to a Fantasy World where its Typing Skills save the Kingdom! (InSpite)
- MimiCries (Miniversal Games)
- Merry Crisis (Monsoon Games)
- Tails & Talons (RATH)
- Majulah – Shape Your City (That One Time I Made A Game Studio)
- ALTEREDBLOOD+ (TrueWorld Studios)
- Games Made In Thailand
- Lost and Found Co. (Bit Egg Inc.)
- Sous Raccoon (Novice Flow & Rising Tide)
- Narin: The Orange Room (RedSensation & Rising Tide)
- Pigs And Wolf (Waka Studio Company Limited)