The "Taipei Game Show 2025" took place in Taipei, Taiwan, from Thursday, January 23 to Sunday, January 26, 2025.
As the first game show of the new year, it featured numerous exciting new titles and announcements.
Here's a report on the main stage and merchandise booths!
Main Stage Hosted Award Ceremonies and Various Events!
Over four days, the Taipei Game Show's main stage presented a variety of content, including announcements of the latest game titles, esports tournaments, and audience participation events.
On the first day, Paul SL Peng of the Taipei Computer Association and Yi-Jing Lin of the Ministry of Digital Development took the stage, declaring the opening of the "Taipei Game Show 2025."
Indie Game Development Award Ceremony
The "Indie Game Development Award," led by the Digital Industry Administration of the Ministry of Digital Development, is held annually to encourage original indie game content creation in Taiwan and promote the development of the digital game industry.
- 電馭跑酷 (Cyber Parkour)
- 魔方連擊
- Path of Ambition: The Sun Rise
- Coring
- Runai
- Detective Dunkadoo
- Lily Fantasia
- Spin & Jump
- Homura Hime
- Yasha: Legends of the Demon Blade
Many Games Honored in Fan Vote
The results of the "2024 Game Star Fan Voting Event," which looked back at the games of 2024 through fan votes conducted on a special website, were also announced.
Taiwanese Indie Titles
- Impasse Journey ~ Kaohsiung Chapter ~: Bronze Award
- Spiritual Bond: Silver Award
- Orisries: Gold Award
Taiwanese Developed Titles
- 一字千金 A Wonderful Word: Honorable Mention
- TEVI: Honorable Mention
- Orisries: Bronze Award
- Aura Kingdom Online: Silver Award
- The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
: Gold Award
Console Titles
- Stellar Blade: Honorable Mention
- Zenless Zone Zero: Honorable Mention
- ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree: Bronze Award
- Genshin Impact: Silver Award
- Honkai: Star Rail: Gold Award
Mobile Titles
- Azur Lane: Honorable Mention
- Princess Connect! Re:Dive: Honorable Mention
- Arknights: Honorable Mention
- Wuthering Waves: Honorable Mention
- Genshin Impact: Honorable Mention
- Honkai: Star Rail: Bronze Award
- Arena of Valor: Silver Award
- Love and Deepspace: Gold Award
PC Titles
- VALORANT: Honorable Mention
- MapleStory: Honorable Mention
- Zenless Zone Zero: Honorable Mention
- ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree: Honorable Mention
- Wuthering Waves: Honorable Mention
- Genshin Impact: Bronze Award
- Honkai: Star Rail: Silver Award
- League of Legends: Gold Award
Special Events for Various Titles Held!
Krapy and Nico participated in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege.
Kangni from the YouTube channel "羅康妮爆發家五郎 the GAMER" was also present at the Monster Strike stage.
The new character, Pangu, in the Traditional Chinese version of Monster Strike, was implemented earlier than in Japan.
Producer Ken Miyauchi took the stage for a special event for the newly released GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- Nintendo Switch Edition.
Merchandise Booths Were, Of Course, Present This Year
The annual merchandise booths were also set up!
Taipei Game Show original goods such as keychains, T-shirts, caps, and tote bags were sold.
Taipei Game Show 2026 Announced!
Although the Taipei Game Show just concluded, the "Taipei Game Show 2026" has already been announced to be held from Thursday, January 29 to Sunday, February 1, 2026!
We can expect an even larger event, exceeding the 370,000 visitors of Taipei Game Show 2025!