Press Release

September 22, 2023
Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association

A gateway to success for indie game developers“SOWN 2023" Grand Prix has been decided!

Portalgraph“Tiny Drive”from Japan
Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA; Chairperson: Haruhiro Tsujimoto) has held a pitch
contest for indie game developers, "SENSE OF WONDER NIGHT 2023 (SOWN2023)", at TOKYOGAME SHOW 2023. The eight finalists gave presentations, and the award-winning works weredetermined as a result of the screening.
"Tiny Drive" (finalist name: Portalgraph) entered from Japan was selected for the AudienceAward Grand Prix, the highest award. One of the judges said, "A game that retains nostalgia butcan also be seen as media art, creating a new experience with the new technology of Portalgraph."
Takahiro Miyazawaʼs "Give me toilet paper!" from Japan has been selected for the AudienceAward Semi-Grand Prix. In addition, “Best Technological Game Award”, “Best Arts Award”, “BestExperimental Game Award”, “Best Game Design Award” and “Best Presentation Award” wereawarded. The Audience Award GP winner received a cash prize of US$3,000, and each award
winner received US$500.

「SENSE OF WONDER NIGHT 2023」 Award Winners
AwardsAudience Award Grand Prix

Finalist

Title

Country/Region

WebsitePortalgraph

Tiny DriveJapan

https://note.com/vjroba/n/
n33a2b80834ce

Takahiro Miyazawa

Give me toilet paper!

Japan

https://sktproducts.com/give-metoilet-paper/ODDADAODDADA

Germany

https://www.oddada.com/

Best Game Design Award

Chanko Studios

It's a Wrap!

Francehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1684270/Its_a_Wrap/?l=japaneseBest Presentation Award

Stories from Sol:
The Gun-Dog

Stories from Sol:
The Gun-Dog

UnitedKingdom

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2118420/Stories_from_Sol_The_GunDog/―Ecosystem

Ecosystem

Irelandhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1133120/Ecosy
stem/

―

Retro Gadgets

Retro Gadgets

Italy

https://www.retrogadgets.
game/―Toyota Ryuto

Out of The WorldJapan

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2340380/Out_of_the_World/

Best Technological Game Award
Audience Award Semi-Grand PrixBest Experimental Game Award

Best Arts Award

SOWN(Archive)︓https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSJ1ieBffIk&list=PLfuGgcBbCkUf8-GF5LTmXmMNU7wpEcRo2

■About TGS Indie Game Project “SENSE OF WONDER NIGHT (SOWN)”
The SENSE OF WONDER NIGHT (SOWN) project aims to discover innovative and distinctive game ideasthat leave players with a "Sense of Wonder" - the sensation that their world will change upon instantly
encountering the idea. This project gives independent game developers a platform to present their creations
at SOWN, which is marking its 16th anniversary this year.
The screening committee will choose the SOWN finalists from the game titles featured in the "Selected Indie80" free exhibition project at TGS. For TGS2023, a total of 793 entries were submitted and 81 titles wereselected for the exhibition. From these 81 titles, eight developers were further nominated as finalists andcompete in this year's SOWN.
The eight finalists gave their presentations at the TGS studio of Makuhari Messe on Sep. 22 (Fri.), the Day
2 of TGS2023. The event streamed live as a TGS official program.

■Selection Committee Members of SOWN
Kiyoshi SHIN
Juan Gril
Nobushige KOBAYASHI
Isao KITAYAMARamon Nafria
Takeshi TAKAHASHI
Kazunori KOMAGATA
Shuhei YOSHIDA
Yuki KATAYAMAJh ShinSaori CHINEN

Game Journalist
Game CreatorTohoku Gakuin University
shindenken [Doujin Circle] Circle representative,
Game Planning, ProgrammingVideogame Ninja: Trusiga
NPO OcuFes
Director, AURYNHead of Indies Initiative, Sony Interactive Entertainment
KODANSHA GAME CREATORʼS LAB
Kinugasa Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University

Project manager, iGi indie Game incubator■TOKYO GAME SHOW 2023 Exhibition Outline
Event Title:
TOKYO GAME SHOW 2023
Organizer：
Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA)
Co-Organizers： Nikkei Business Publications, Inc., Dentsu, Inc.
Supported by:
Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (Japan)
Dates & Times: Business Days: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. September 21 (Thu.)-22 (Fri.), 2023
Public Days: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. September 23 (Sat.)-24(Sun.), 2023
*Doors may open at 9:30 a.m. on Public Days depending on circumstances.
Venue：
Makuhari Messe (Mihama-ku, Chiba City)
Exhibition Halls 1 to 11 / International Conference Hall / Event Hall
Official Website:

https://tgs.cesa.or.jp/en/2