The cross-disciplinary creator support project ars●bit presents “404 Game Center: ars●bit Selection,” an ongoing exhibition program introducing the work and activities of its supported creators at 404 Not Found, on the fourth floor of Shibuya Sakura Stage in Tokyo.
ars●bit supports not only the completion of individual works, but also the development of spaces and scenes where those works can reach audiences and lead to new opportunities. With exhibitions updated periodically, playable experiences and related visuals introduce each creator’s practice and the wider development of the project throughout the year.
Featured Works
This presentation features CultureHouse by Futurala and PIGGY ONE SUPER SPARK by Hanabushi × hako 生活. Both works are also featured in Anima Ludens, presented as a main program of Festival Octobre Numérique 2026 in Arles, France.
CultureHouse is an adventure game set in the residence and research facility of a missing scientist. Players cultivate mysterious lifeforms as the project seeks to draw them into a calm yet unsettling space and story. PIGGY ONE SUPER SPARK combines the exhilarating speed of a 2D side-scrolling action game with a journey that unfolds like a road movie, brought to life through pop-inspired, colorful art.
From spaces inspired by architecture and surrealism to characters and worlds developed through illustration and animation, the two works offer different ways to encounter the expressive possibilities of games and play.
Experience this ongoing experiment in bringing the diverse practices of indie creators into an arcade-style exhibition space.
Featured Creators and Works
Futurala
An indie game developer working across scenario writing, programming, graphics, and music.
Exhibited Work: CultureHouse
An adventure game in which you live in the residence and research facility of a missing scientist while cultivating mysterious lifeforms. Inspired by 20th-century modernist architecture and surrealist dépaysement, the project is being developed to create an immersive experience of a calm yet unsettling space and story. This exhibition presents the demo with French subtitles also shown in Arles.
Hanabushi × hako 生活
Hanabushi
An animator who published the art collection “Piggy One” in 2019 while working in commercial animation. Hanabushi shares its characters and distinctive world primarily through illustrations and animation on social media. Hanabushi’s music videos for ZUTOMAYO include “お勉強しといてよ” (2020), “暗く黒く” (2021), and “嘘じゃない” (2024), and have attracted audiences in Japan and abroad. For this game, Hanabushi serves as general production director and is responsible for the scenario, character designs, and pixel animation.
hako 生活
An independent game developer who spent four years creating the adventure game UNREAL LIFE alone and released it in 2020. The game received a New Face Award in the Entertainment Division of the Japan Media Arts Festival. Alongside its release, hako 生活 co-founded the indie game label YOKAZE with room6 and became its brand manager. For this game, hako 生活 leads development and oversees production across the game, including level design and stage design.
●Related website (YOKAZE)
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Exhibited Work: PIGGY ONE SUPER SPARK
PIGGY ONE SUPER SPARK combines the exhilarating speed unique to 2D side-scrolling action with the adventure of a journey that feels like a road movie. Its pop-inspired, colorful art accompanies fast-paced action and an exciting journey.
Exhibition Information
Title: 404 Game Center: ars●bit Selection
Featured works: CultureHouse / PIGGY ONE SUPER SPARK
Creators: Futurala / Hanabushi × hako 生活
Dates: October 15, 2026 through the end of 2026 (planned; any changes will be announced)
Venue: 404 Not Found
Address: Shibuya Sakura Stage SHIBUYA SIDE 4F
1-4 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0031, Japan
Opening hours: 10:00–21:00
Admission: Free
Organized by: Shibuya Asobi-ba Production Committee / 404 Not Found
Supported by: Japan Creator Fund
Program: Japan Creator Fund — Cross-disciplinary New Fields / Exhibition of Works by Supported Creators
●Venue website