Happinet opens Tokyo Game Show 2025 official website-and released the list of games and stage agenda for the September 25-28 event at Makuhari Messe, Chiba. The stage was made available via YouTube and Niconico. Strong highlights include Majogami from Inti Creates and Full Metal Schoolgirl from D3 Publisher, plus an extensive indie lineup with two new titles to be announced September 18.
Lineup: a combination of big IPs, Japanese AAs, and indies
The list of partners and games is quite varied. Activision brought Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. D3 Publisher prepared Full Metal Schoolgirl, which is available playable. Inti Creates brings Majogami, a hack-and-slash with an October 30 release schedule. Granzella brought R-Type Tactics I - II Cosmos with playable status for classic strategy and shmup fans.
Happinet Indie Collection displays FAITH: The Unholy Trinity, Poppy Playtime Triple Pack, STARBITES, and STRAY, all playable. Two new titles are scheduled to be revealed September 18, making for pre-TGS momentum worth monitoring. Other playable lineups include LAPIN, Nightmare: The Lunatic, Touhou Gensou Mahjong, OBAKEIDORO 2: Chase & Seek, NBA BOUNCE, Sengoku Dynasty, Truxton Extreme, as well as TAITO's EGRET II mini Arcade Collection Part 1.
Nippon Ichi Software comes with Hono Gurashi no Niwa, while Entergram prepares a sequel to Okayu Nyumu!. Frontier Works brought The Aquarium does not dance, and Sakuna Games showed Sakunaverse. THQ Nordic brought REANIMAL and SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide, both playable.
Stage schedule: live stream, competition, and speedrun
On September 27 at 12:00-13:00, Inti Creates News Station aired Majogami TGS Live with gameplay and talk with seiyuu Miyu Tomita and Ayaka Onishi, hosted by IKKAN and Kenta Tanaka, with Yuji Natsume. The 15:00-16:00 slot features "Launching Soon! Full Metal Schoolgirl No. 1 Competition", a simultaneous challenge format to reach the highest floor. Participants receive merchandise; the winner receives an acrylic stand set, with producer Nobuyuki Okajima in attendance.
On September 28 at 12:00-13:00, "Happinet☆Game Center" aired STARBITES gameplay plus one title published by Happinet in Japan. The 15:00-16:00 slot features a "Fastest Speedrun of The Aquarium does not dance Ahead of Release with the Creator" session, featuring daidai creators and video messages from three world record holders Fshow, Reigetsu, and ankoTBTB.
Context and opportunities for TGS visitors
Happinet's strategy positions itself as a multi-publisher hub that bridges global, Japanese AA, and indie IP, as well as retro content via TAITO and classic shmups via Tatsujin. This composition invites a wide spectrum of visitors, from narrative single-player experience seekers, arcade connoisseurs, to families looking for popular characters.
Visitors who want to get hands-on should schedule Full Metal Schoolgirl, Majogami, R-Type Tactics I - II Cosmos, and Indie Collection blocks. Fans of the competitive and speedrunning communities will find added value in the Full Metal Schoolgirl competition and The Aquarium does not dance speedrun sessions that bring design perspectives directly from the creators.
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