Have you developed a cool indie game? Exhibit it at the Tokyo Game Show! [UPDATED]

Are you an indie game developer with a cool game, or simply a cool game idea? Are you interested in showing your work at Asia’s biggest gaming convention? If so, take note: the Tokyo Game Show is now accepting applicants for its Sense of Wonder Night 2014, and also for the Indie Game Area at the show.

If you just want to exhibit your game in the Indie Game Area and you have the cash (about $1,000), you can apply directly here.

But a more interesting way into the show is through Sense of Wonder Night (SOWN), TGS’s yearly indie game competition, the winners of which get to exhibit their games at TGS. TGS’s press release on the subject is poorly-worded, so it’s not entirely clear whether SOWN winners will still have to pay to exhibit their games, but I’m guessing not. We’ve contacted TGS for clarification, and will update this post when we hear back. UPDATE: TGS has clarified that the SOWN finalists will indeed get to exhibit for free!

SOWN is not an easy road into the show, though! Last year, 125 applicants competed for just nine spots, and the judges are looking for games that are “experimental and creative, and that cannot be called conventional or traditional.” If your game is derivative, it sounds like you’re probably out of luck, but if you’ve got something unique on your hands, head on over here to apply. More information on the kinds of games they’re looking for is available here.

Applications will be accepted through July 7, and your game doesn’t need to be completed, although it does need to be far enough along that you can provide screenshots and a video demonstration of how it works.