Events: 2025
WEPLAY EXPO
November | Shanghai, China
Attended WePlay Expo, the largest indie game festival in China, with Wise Games (publisher of The Hilltop Funeral) to showcase The Hilltop Funeral.
The Hilltop Funeral gathered over hundreds of players during the 2-day event, successfully boosting sales and Wishlists on Steam. Participated in the Steam event under the same name.
Read more about WePlay Expo.
Tokyo Game Show
September | Tokyo, Japan
Invited by New York State's Empire State Development Global NY as part of the New York Delegation to attend the Tokyo Game Show.
BROKENCIGS showcased The Hilltop Funeral, which gathered tremendous interest from Japanese players, proving the game's potential success in the Japan market.
Participated the Steam event under the same name.
Read more about Global NY.
Game Developers of Color Expo
September | Online
Inkression was selected to showcase at GDoC 2025, and was selected to be a part of GDoC Direct where our new trailer premiered live online and Inkression was listed in the head banner of the Steam event.
Read more about Game Developers of Color Expo.
COREBLAZER Game Fest
July | Shanghai, China
Showcased Inkression and The Hilltop Funeral at COREBLAZER Game Fest, a major indie festival hosted by COREBLAZER, a global game investment brand founded by HYPERGRYPH.
Attended the showcase representing New York State and New York University Game Center.
Read more about COREBLAZER and COREBLAZER Game Fest.
Day of the Devs, San Francisco Edition
March | San Francisco, California
Selected to showcase Inkression at this one-day event prior to GDC. Participated in the Steam event under the same name.
Read more about Day of the Devs.
Game Developers Conference
March | San Francisco, California
Attended GDC as part of the New York University Game Center and New York State Delegation.
Showcased Inkression and scheduled over 20 meetings with publishers, marketing and localization agencies.
SUPER MAGFest
January | National Harbor, Maryland
Attended MAGFest to showcase Inkression.
To attract players and increase engagement, we brought in real tattoo equipment and practice skins. Players can tattoo what they wish onto the fake skins upon playing the demo or wishlisting our game! We had over 500 players try the demo during a span of 3 days.
Read more about MAGFest.
Indie Dev Night
All Year | New York City
Indie Dev Night is a monthly indie game showcase event in New York where developers from and around the city bring in their projects to showcase to the public. The event is organized by Playcrafting and hosted by BrookLAN (now permanently closed).
Throughout 2025, BROKENCIGS showcased The Hilltop Funeral at Indie Dev Nights where we gained tremendous attention to the game, connected with fellow local developers, and received invaluable feedback with which we iterated the game upon.
Read more about Indie Dev Night and Playcrafting.
