Over an hour of Japanese indies

Winter Comiket is almost here and that meansAstebreedstudio Edelweiss has another compilation video showcasing many of the Japanese indie games that will be on sale at this week’s big event.

Comic Market 89kicks off Tuesday, December 29 and runs until New Year’s Eve, by which time hundreds of thousands of people will have poured into the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition center to buy and sell rare self-published goods, including manga, music, games, and other trinkets.

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Anything catch your eye? Think of this as a sneak peek at games micropublishers like Playism, Fruitbat Factory, Carpe Fulgur, and Nyu Media might one day localize for western audiences.

John and Molly sitting on the park bench

Close up shot of Marissa Marcel starring in Ambrosio

Kukrushka sitting in a meadow

Lightkeeper pointing his firearm overlapped against the lighthouse background

Overseer looking over the balcony in opening cutscene of Funeralopolis

Edited image of Super Imposter looking through window in No I’m not a Human demo cutscene with thin man and FEMA inside the house

Indie game collage of Blue Prince, KARMA, and The Midnight Walk

Close up shot of Jackie in the Box

Silhouette of a man getting shot as Mick Carter stands behind cover