GSE Participates in Kyoto's "BitSummit the 14th" for Second Consecutive Year! Six Titles Including Rhythm Action, 3D Puzzle, and Tower Defense to be Exhibited!
Game Source Entertainment (GSE) will participate in "BitSummit the 14th," Japan's largest indie game festival held in Kyoto, for the second consecutive year. Six titles, including rhythm action, 3D puzzle, and tower defense games, will be exhibited, with some making their debut on Nintendo Switch 2, offering a valuable opportunity to experience various game genres.
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Game Source Entertainment (GSE) has decided to participate for the second consecutive year in "BitSummit the 14th," Japan's largest indie game festival held in Kyoto!
The event will take place from May 22 (Friday) to May 24 (Sunday), 2026, at Miyakomesse (Kyoto International Exhibition Hall).
GSE's booth will be located at [A09] on the 1st floor, offering playable demos of six titles. Among them are titles making their debut on Nintendo Switch 2! This will be a valuable opportunity to directly experience games of various genres.
Exhibited Titles:
'Ratatan' – GSE Booth / Nintendo Booth
'Ratatan', which won the Grand Prize "Vermilion Award" at last year's "BitSummit the 13th", will also appear at this year's BitSummit!
'Ratatan' is a cooperative rhythm-action game for up to 4 players. It's a new sensation "Rhythm Roguelike Action" that combines side-scrolling roguelike elements with a massive battle involving over 100 units. Experience a thrilling and unique adventure where you attack to the rhythm and defeat enemies with your comrades.
It is noteworthy that this event will be the first time 'Ratatan' is exhibited on Nintendo Switch 2! Don't miss it!
'Denshattack!' – GSE Booth / Nintendo Booth / Catalan Arts Booth
'Denshattack!' is set in a dystopian near-future Japan. Due to climate disasters, the wealthy have escaped into air-purifying domes, while the remaining people are forced into harsh survival in decaying cities and suburbs. Players become rookie "Denshattackers" and unleash combos combining various tricks such as drifting on sharp curves, reversals, and aerial stunts. New challenges await across Japan. Break the rules and win, no matter what comes your way!
'Denshattack!' will be simultaneously exhibited at the GSE, Nintendo, and Catalan Arts booths! Be sure to test your riding skills in the world of 'Denshattack'!
'THANKS, LIGHT.'
'THANKS, LIGHT.' is the debut work by the Korean indie game studio "Lightersgames". It has won two awards at "INDIECRAFT," Korea's largest indie game festival, and was also selected for "Selected Indie 80" at Tokyo Game Show 2025.
This title follows in the footsteps of masterpieces like 'Portal', 'Superliminal', 'Viewfinder', and 'The Talos Principle', as a first-person puzzle platformer. Its rules are extremely simple: when light hits, shadows transform into three-dimensional objects, and when light is absorbed, they return to flat shadows. Immerse yourself in the world of 'THANKS, LIGHT.' and master your own rules while solving puzzles.
'Against the Storm'
This title is a city-building strategy game set in a dark fantasy world, where players are tasked with rebuilding civilization while facing various calamities. As a "Viceroy" commissioned by the Queen, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to cultivate the wilderness. Forge a path to the future for the last survivors of civilization. The player's goal is to build a self-sufficient settlement before the "Blighstorm" arrives.
'Castle Of Alchemists'
'Castle Of Alchemists' is a pixel-art action tower defense game developed by Team Machiavelli and published by GSE for PlayStation®5 and Nintendo Switch™.
This title is a new sensation that combines intricate strategic tower defense with fast-paced, exhilarating action RPG elements. Set in a profound dark fantasy world depicted with beautiful 2D pixels, players must use their intellect and might to defend their fortress from an encroaching army of machines.
'Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War!'
'Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War!' is a retro-style FPS game set 25 years after the 'Starship Troopers' movie, where players, from the first-person perspective of war veteran Samantha Deeds, eliminate invading bugs. Use various weapons and armaments to fight for humanity, leaving no citizen behind!
The event will take place from May 22 (Friday) to May 24 (Sunday), 2026, at Miyakomesse (Kyoto International Exhibition Hall).
GSE's booth will be located at [A09] on the 1st floor, offering playable demos of six titles. Among them are titles making their debut on Nintendo Switch 2! This will be a valuable opportunity to directly experience games of various genres.
Exhibited Titles:
'Ratatan' – GSE Booth / Nintendo Booth
'Ratatan', which won the Grand Prize "Vermilion Award" at last year's "BitSummit the 13th", will also appear at this year's BitSummit!
'Ratatan' is a cooperative rhythm-action game for up to 4 players. It's a new sensation "Rhythm Roguelike Action" that combines side-scrolling roguelike elements with a massive battle involving over 100 units. Experience a thrilling and unique adventure where you attack to the rhythm and defeat enemies with your comrades.
It is noteworthy that this event will be the first time 'Ratatan' is exhibited on Nintendo Switch 2! Don't miss it!
'Denshattack!' – GSE Booth / Nintendo Booth / Catalan Arts Booth
'Denshattack!' is set in a dystopian near-future Japan. Due to climate disasters, the wealthy have escaped into air-purifying domes, while the remaining people are forced into harsh survival in decaying cities and suburbs. Players become rookie "Denshattackers" and unleash combos combining various tricks such as drifting on sharp curves, reversals, and aerial stunts. New challenges await across Japan. Break the rules and win, no matter what comes your way!
'Denshattack!' will be simultaneously exhibited at the GSE, Nintendo, and Catalan Arts booths! Be sure to test your riding skills in the world of 'Denshattack'!
'THANKS, LIGHT.'
'THANKS, LIGHT.' is the debut work by the Korean indie game studio "Lightersgames". It has won two awards at "INDIECRAFT," Korea's largest indie game festival, and was also selected for "Selected Indie 80" at Tokyo Game Show 2025.
This title follows in the footsteps of masterpieces like 'Portal', 'Superliminal', 'Viewfinder', and 'The Talos Principle', as a first-person puzzle platformer. Its rules are extremely simple: when light hits, shadows transform into three-dimensional objects, and when light is absorbed, they return to flat shadows. Immerse yourself in the world of 'THANKS, LIGHT.' and master your own rules while solving puzzles.
'Against the Storm'
This title is a city-building strategy game set in a dark fantasy world, where players are tasked with rebuilding civilization while facing various calamities. As a "Viceroy" commissioned by the Queen, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to cultivate the wilderness. Forge a path to the future for the last survivors of civilization. The player's goal is to build a self-sufficient settlement before the "Blighstorm" arrives.
'Castle Of Alchemists'
'Castle Of Alchemists' is a pixel-art action tower defense game developed by Team Machiavelli and published by GSE for PlayStation®5 and Nintendo Switch™.
This title is a new sensation that combines intricate strategic tower defense with fast-paced, exhilarating action RPG elements. Set in a profound dark fantasy world depicted with beautiful 2D pixels, players must use their intellect and might to defend their fortress from an encroaching army of machines.
'Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War!'
'Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War!' is a retro-style FPS game set 25 years after the 'Starship Troopers' movie, where players, from the first-person perspective of war veteran Samantha Deeds, eliminate invading bugs. Use various weapons and armaments to fight for humanity, leaving no citizen behind!