Indie Game Space
Games! They can be played by smashing buttons and looking at a screen or by shuffling cards and rolling dice. And they are all made by giant, faceless corporations bent on world domination, right? Wrong! Some games are made by regular folks like us. While these indie game developers may not have the budgets to saturate the media with advertisements like their corporate counterparts, their games can still be fantastic. Come check out the JAFAX 2025 Indie Game Space to discover the next big game before everyone else!
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2025 Indie Game Space Exhibitors
 | Based in Grand Haven, Big Mitten Games is the independent video-game studio that released Blitz in the Paper Kingdom, a couch co-op tower-defense game with a paper-craft aesthetic. Big Mitten Games is currently working on Yuzu: Japanese, an accelerated language tool to teach Japanese. | |
 | Based in Grand Rapids, Birdtek Games is an indie game studio crafting fresh experiences inspired by the classics. They blend retro gameplay charm with modern style and polish, creating games that feel familiar yet brand new. Their goal is simple: make games that are fun, memorable, and made with love. Check out their action Platformer, The Shopping Dead, where you shop and fight to survive! | |
 | Based in Southfield, Michigan, Daedalus Studios is a three-person indie studio specializing in crafting unique role-playing games and narratives. Daedalus Studios aims to create games with a captivating and unique retro feel. | |
 | Known for their game, PUNISH, Happy Slaying Games brings their roguelike deckbuilding game, I Am Night, to JAFAX. Creatively cut and change the cards, the deck, and even the landscape as you slip out your bedroom window and brave your way through the dark. Can wit outpace terror? | |
 | Based in Michigan, Knick-Knack Games focuses on fun, stylized games with personality. Their radical 3D Platformer, Rad Venture, is all about exploring fantastic locations using floating gloves and electrifying abilities! | |
 | Peter Lantz is a game wizard who creates magical 3D Platformers infused with color. He is most known for sailing with a giraffe to the Castle on the Coast. Now Peter is more adventurous, braving exotic dimensions in Veil: Alter Unknown. | |
 | St. Groire is fully devoted to their indie game-design project, As Hard as We Fall. They love narrative- and story-driven games with expansive lore and meaning beneath the surface. They also love stories with characters that feel grounded and real but with an air of fantasy. | |