Come watch the BitSummit Punch Mixtape indie showcase presented by GamesRadar+

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BitSummit Punch Mixtape 2026: In Association with GamesRadar+ | Official Livestream - YouTube

The BitSummit Punch Mixtape is now live, bringing you 60 minutes of updates out of this year's indie showcase. You can watch the broadcast live right here by clicking on the YouTube embed above.

BitSummit Punch, Japan's longest-running indie game festival, has been running from May 22, and this year we're helping bring you a special Mixtape recap of the festival without you having to leave your house.

This special BitSummit Punch Mixtape Presented by GamesRadar+ showcase aired at the following times:

9AM PT
12PM ET
5PM BST
6PM CET
1AM JST (May 27)
2AM AEST (May 27)

You can get caught up right here on the GamesRadar+ website, our YouTube channel, and over on Twitch too.

During the ~60-minute broadcast, the BitSummit Punch Mixtape Presented by GamesRadar+ featured interviews, trailers, and more from the ground at the BitSummit Punch 2026 festival.

If you love the look of anything in our BitSummit Punch Mixtape, or want to learn more about any of the games featured in the festival more widely, head on over to the official BitSummit Punch 2026 Steam page.

There are demos to download and play right now too, spanning pretty much every single genre we could possibly think of, so we know there'll definitely be something for everyone.

BitSummit has been running for 14 years now, with over 58,000 people attending the festival in person last year and a further 10m people heading over to the Steam page. We're just happy we can bring you all the gossip from the show floor this year and celebrate some awesome indie games.

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