On October 17 (Saturday) and October 18 (Sunday), 2026, the Kyoto International Manga Museum hosts "Kyoto Game Daisakusen" (京都ゲーム大作戦), an event where visitors can play original games created by students of Kyoto Seika University and others.
Games are entertainment built on active engagement with people, and at the same time they play a part in the evolution and expansion of manga. With the Kyoto International Manga Museum, a hub for spreading manga culture, as the venue, the event creates a place where the creators of the next generation can interact directly with visitors and gain feedback that fuels their future work.
BitSummit, one of Japan's largest indie game events, is held every year at Miyako Messe and puts effort into nurturing next-generation creators. This year, BitSummit Game Jam 2026, a development event where students aspiring to become game developers create original games within a limited time, was held again. A new XR category was added this year, and an even wider variety of works have been created.
The exhibition is a project launched by volunteer students and faculty members of Kyoto Seika University and Kyoto University of the Arts. Visitors can try out games from nine teams that joined the exhibition as volunteers from BitSummit Game Jam 2026. Players can enjoy the free ideas of young creators and the appeal of new forms of game expression firsthand.
Some of the setting materials and presentation materials that matter in game development are also on display. In addition, a roundtable talk by the students looking back on BitSummit Game Jam will be held.
Event Details
Event name: Indie Game Exhibition "Kyoto Game Daisakusen" (京都ゲーム大作戦), Kyoto International Manga Museum
Dates and times:
- Saturday, October 17, 2026: 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
- Sunday, October 18, 2026: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Venue: Kyoto International Manga Museum, Multipurpose Video Hall, 1st floor (former Tatsuike Elementary School), Karasuma-dori Oike-agaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City 604-0846
Exhibitors and participants: Volunteer students from the Character Design Course in the Faculty of Manga, the Department of Illustration in the Faculty of Design, and the Image Expression Major in the Faculty of Media Expression at Kyoto Seika University, and others
Fee: Free (admission to the Kyoto International Manga Museum is required separately)
How to participate: Register at the venue on the day
Organizer: Volunteer students and faculty members of BitSummit Game Jam
Supporters: BitSummit Game Jam Executive Committee, Kyoto Seika University, Kyoto University of the Arts, Kyoto International Manga Museum
9 Games You Can Play at the Venue
PULLEADOG (Team W01)
A new-style running game in which you control a runaway dog to rush to the side of a missing person!
Scents are released during gameplay, and shaking the mouse wildly is part of the fun (note: scents will not be used at this event).
RISOLUTION (Team W04)
A new-style puzzle action game where you advance by changing the resolution!
rEfrAMinG (Team W05)
Control a trapped human to explore the room and collect clues for escaping. However, moving the human alone will not be enough to get out. The key to escape is "the very place where you are operating." Use real-world actions with the camera, mouse, keyboard, and table to rescue the human.
Plan to Play 2carD (Team W06)
A 2D puzzle action game where you clear stages using cards! Find your own winning combination!!
KOTOBA KNOK! (Team W08)
Letter bombs set off a huge explosion!? This is a world of little people who love imitating human letters. The festival these little people hold is a festival of throwing letter bombs at each other! Find and pick up letters, combine them to make bombs, and throw them at your opponents! A 4-player 3D battle game of bombs × letters!
Yolk you (Team W09)
You are the egg white. Reach the destination without spilling the yolk! Jump out of the kitchen, make your way through the forest, and finally head to ○○! Many obstacles await along the way, including crows that go after eggs! Work together and have fun, and feel the thrill of the yolk spilling! A cooperative 2D jump action game!!
CRACK&ESCAPE (Team W10)
Break the screen and aim to escape!
Punch The Slime! (Team W11)
Punch the slime again and again and head for the goal!!
Staying uplay! (Team W13)
A multitasking stealth game themed around the "guilty feeling of those days" of losing yourself in a game under the futon in a dark room late at night, sneaking past your mother's watchful eyes.
You hold a handheld game console under the futon and play, aiming for a high score. But watch out for the door. You never know when your mother will come to check on the room. When you sense footsteps, light, or a presence, instantly close the console and "pretend to be asleep"!
Related Event
"Looking Back on BitSummit Game Jam" Roundtable
The students talk about topics such as how they got their teams through tough moments and what a new kind of game means to them.
Dates and times:
- Saturday, October 17, 2026: from 2:00 PM
- Sunday, October 18, 2026: from 2:00 PM
Fee: Free (museum admission is required separately: adults ¥1,200, junior high and high school students ¥400, elementary school students ¥200)
