Tangerang, The National ICT Entrepreneurs Association (APTIKNAS) and the Indonesian Game and Digital Content Association (AGKDI) are collaborating to present Indonesia Game Experience (IGX) 2025, the largest gaming festival in Indonesia. This nationwide event is fully supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Indonesia and will take place over four days, from July 17 to 20, 2025, at Tangcity Mall in Tangerang, Banten.
The official opening of IGX 2025, held on Thursday, July 17, 2025, marked the culmination of collaboration between technology, culture, and the creative industry. With the theme “Collaboration of Culture, Technology, Game Developers, and the Creative Industry,” IGX 2025 aims to drive digital economic transformation through the use of culture and technology, build a gaming ecosystem based on local wisdom, and serve as a meeting place for the gaming industry, government, academics, and students.
Attended by National and Regional Figures
The opening of IGX 2025 was attended by a number of important figures, including the Director General of Cultural Development, Utilization, and Fostering of the Indonesian Ministry of Culture, Ahmad Mahendra, M.Tr.AP.; the General Chairperson of APTIKNAS, Ir. Soegiharto Santoso, S.H.; the Head of the Banten Province Investment and One-Stop Integrated Services Office, Ir. Hajah Virgojanti (representing the Regional Secretary of Banten Province); the Director of TAITRA Jakarta, Amy Hsiao; the Building Manager of Tangcity Superblock, Rawanto; the Secretary General of AGKDI, Tommy Mualim; and the Deputy Chairperson of APTIKNAS for International Relations, Andi Tanudiredja.
This gaming festival is a continuation of APTIKNAS’ post-COVID-19 pandemic initiative, which previously began at Bekasi Cyber Park in West Java. IGX 2025 is planned to continue in five major cities across Indonesia:
- Tangerang (Banten): July 17-20, 2025
- Surabaya (East Java): August 2025
- Semarang (Central Java): September 2025
- Bandung (West Java): October 2025
- Jakarta: November 2025 (closing)
Full Support from Government and Industry
In his remarks, the Director General of Cultural Development, Utilization, and Fostering of the Indonesian Ministry of Culture, Ahmad Mahendra, M.Tr.AP., conveyed the ministry’s commitment to continue supporting local game industry players.
“The gaming sector has enormous potential to drive digital economic growth and create jobs, especially for the younger generation. Unfortunately, our market is still dominated by foreign games. Therefore, cross-sector collaborations like those at IGX are crucial to strengthening Indonesia’s gaming ecosystem, which is creative, independent, and rooted in national culture,” he said.
On the same occasion, the General Chair of APTIKNAS, Ir. Soegiharto Santoso, S.H., stated that the implementation of IGX 2025 is a concrete manifestation of the synergy between the business world, government, and communities in encouraging the growth of the national game and digital content industry.
“Through strategic collaboration with various associations and industry players, this event not only showcases the enormous potential of the digital entertainment sector, but also opens up opportunities for investment, talent development, and broader market expansion, both at the national and international levels,” said Hoky, his nickname, who also serves as Chairman of the AGKDI Supervisory Board, Secretary General of the Indonesian Information Technology Advocates Association (PERATIN), Advisor to the Golden Indonesia Community Forum (FORMAS), Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian Press Union (SPRI), and Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Indonesian Press LSP, as well as the Management of the Indonesian National Defense Forum (FBN RI).
Hoky is confident that the central government supports every achievement of APTIKNAS administrators and members in the field of technology, giving the example of a local robot product created by Yohanes Kurnia Widjaja (APTIKNAS administrator) which was used at the 79th Indonesian National Police Anniversary celebration and received appreciation from Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.
“Even then, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto applauded while watching the Robot Parade attraction at the National Police Anniversary, which made headlines in several national and international media,” Hoky said proudly.
IGX 2025 presents a series of interesting events :
APTIKNAS TECHSUMMIT (Thursday, July 17, 2025): The seminar themed “Empowering Banten with Smart Technology: Exploring ICT Cloud and AI for a Smarter Province” discussed Banten’s digital transformation through cloud technology and artificial intelligence, with speakers Dr. Ir. Feri Arlius, M.Sc., Arif Agus Rakhman, S.IP., M.Si., and other national technology experts.
AGKDI TECHSUMMIT (Day Two): The seminar themed “Game and Animation Industry as a Pillar of Technology and Culture-Based Creative Economy” will discuss the game development ecosystem, game publishing, supporting technology, and legal issues in the digital industry, presenting experts such as Syarief Syarfuan, Tommy Mualim, Vincent Suriadinata, S.H., M.H., and Ronald Susanto.
eSports Competition: One of the main attractions is the eSports competition with a total prize pool of IDR 50 million, featuring popular games like Free Fire, Mobile Legends, Valorant, Point Blank, and AyoDance. This competition is open to the public with free registration.
Cosplay Parade (Sunday, July 20, 2025): This parade will be a magnet for visitors with spectacular performances from cosplayers from various regions, featuring favorite characters from anime, games, and pop culture.
“IGX 2025 is concrete proof that Indonesia’s gaming and digital industry is capable of becoming a major driver of the culture and technology-based creative economy,” said Tommy Mualim, Secretary General of AGKDI.
The entire series of IGX 2025 activities was driven by the General Chairperson of AGKDI, Hendri Andrigo Sutanto, who also serves as the Chairperson of the Jakarta APTIKNAS DPD, along with the AGKDI management team and well-known ICT product vendor partners.
“We invite stakeholders from the private sector, educational institutions, creative communities, and local governments to attend and actively participate in this event,” said Hendri.
Sponsors and Supporting Partners
IGX 2025 is supported by Taiwan Excellence as a Platinum Sponsor, as well as several other sponsors such as AMD, Samsung, Lexar, ASRock, Klevv, Ryunix, Inno3D, ION. Network, Nemesis, Ones, Finpay, Hyte, Mchose, Steelseries, Thrustmaster, Langame, and Telkomsel.
IGX 2025 also received full support from game publishers and game developers such as Zepettoo, Megaxus, Line Game, Santai Games, Point Blank, Valorant, Honor of Kings, Mobile Legend Bang Bang, Nusantara Online, Molle, Free Fire, Counter Strike 2, Rogue, and Venba.
The entire IGX 2025 series of events is free of charge and open to the public, with various interesting activities taking place at the Main Atrium of Tangcity Mall, Tangerang.
This event was also attended by the board of directors of the DPP APTIKNAS (Fanky Christian, Andri Sugondo, Sandy Kusuma, Brian Sokhily Lasse, Hartanto Sutardja, Fauzi Rahman, Yuliasiane Sulistiyawati, Wong Budi Gunawan, Yuliyanti, Angelika Putri), the board of directors of the DPD APTIKNAS Banten (Nazir Danuarta Sudirman, Ade Muslimat, Muhammad Ustman, Dian Ihsanudin, Muhammad Amar Muntazir, Afnani, Syarief Yusuf Ibrahim, Muhammad Fahrul Rizal, Indra Yuana, Cipta Yudi, Abdul Aziz, Bambang Suhartono), the board of directors of AGKDI (Sofian Martineau, Turyana Ramlan, Zulkahfi Hidayat, Jhonsen Lim, Michael Edward), as well as the board of directors of the DPN PERATIN Banten (dr. Zakky Z. Madjid, S.H., M.A.R.S., M.Kes.A3M, Dr. Heriyanto S.H., M.M., and Ahmad Saefullah, S.H.).