Smilegate’s Booth at Tokyo Game Show 2025 Attracts Over 20,000 Visitor… 2025-10-01

■ Over 20,000 visitors visited the Smilegate booth during the four-day event, with two-hour queues forming for the game demo zones.

■ “CZN” earns praise for its life-sized teleport device installation, roguelike-style combat system, and immersive “Breakdown” scenes

■ “MIRESI” showcases real-time turn-based combat system for the first time, featuring a 5.5-meter-high LED display that visitors

Smilegate announced on Wednesday, October 1, that its official booth operation at “Tokyo Game Show 2025 (TGS 2025),” held from September 25 to 28 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan, concluded successfully.

The official Smilegate booth was set up in Hall 4 of Makuhari Messe and attracted more than 20,000 visitors during the four-day event, drawing strong interest from both local and global gaming fans.

At TGS 2025, Smilegate featured playable demo zones for its upcoming titles “Chaos Zero Nightmare (CZN),” set to officially launch on the 22nd, and “MIRESI: Invisible Future.” The booth also included themed photo zones and various on-site events. Popular Japanese cosplay models and virtual YouTubers took the stage to play the games live and share their impressions in talk sessions, which drew significant attention. Some demo zones saw waiting lines stretch up to two hours.

The CZN booth stood out for its dark-themed design inspired by the game’s world and a life-sized installation of the in-game teleport device, where cosplay models made surprise appearances. In the demo zone, players experienced about 20 minutes of Chaos Zero Nightmare unique roguelike-style combat using “cards,” as well as its signature “Breakdown” scenes depicting the characters’ psychological breakdowns.

The MIRESI booth captured the attention of visitors with its stunning artwork by renowned subculture game art director Kim Hyung-seop (Hyulla). A highlight was the 5.5-meter-high giant LED “Ending Zone,” where the game’s characters continuously moved in vivid animation. The gameplay demo unveiled Miresi’s real-time turn-based combat system for the first time, where players engage in battles that manipulate time, showcasing dynamic and strategic visual effects.

Baek Young-hoon, CEO of Smilegate Megaport, said, “We extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who visited the Smilegate booth at TGS and to the fans in Korea who showed their support from afar. This event gave us a glimpse into the potential of Smilegate’s next-generation subculture game lineup, and we will do our best to achieve great success in the global gaming market.”

For more information about Smilegate’s Tokyo Game Show 2025 booth, please visit the special website (https://tgs.onstove.com/en/2025).