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Center of the Global Indie Game Scene, “Busan Indie Connect Festival 2025” to Be Held!

Aug 13, 2025 27  Views
◈ Scheduled from August 15 to 17 at BEXCO Exhibition Hall 1… Under the slogan “Match Your Indie Spirit,” 283 indie games from 32 countries will be exhibited, marking the largest scale in the festival’s history.

◈ [Online Exhibition] Available until August 29 on the official Busan Indie Connect Festival website (bicfest.org) ◈ [Busan Indie Wave Conference] to be held on August 14 at the Grand Ballroom of Grand Josun Busan in Haeundae
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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon), the Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency (President Kim Tae-yeol), and the Busan Indie Connect Festival Organizing Committee (Chairperson Joo Seong-pil, hereinafter “BIC Organizing Committee”) announced that the “Busan Indie Connect Festival 2025 (BIC Festival 2025)” will be held at BEXCO from August 15 to 17.


The Busan Indie Connect Festival, held annually in Busan, is the largest indie game event in Asia where visitors can experience domestic and international indie games in one place.

  • Indie Game: An experimental game produced independently without reliance on mainstream capital or large budgets, across various genres and formats.

Now in its 11th year, the Busan Indie Connect Festival (BIC) 2025 has attracted 592 indie game submissions from 41 countries. After a rigorous three-month review by 25 judges, 283 games from 32 countries were selected to be showcased to the public.

This year’s slogan, “Match Your Indie Spirit,” embodies the concept of matching visitors and developers with different tastes and personalities to create meaningful connections.


This year, submissions increased by 18 percent compared to last year, and the exhibition scale expanded by 16 percent, making it the largest edition in the festival’s history. Industry insiders note that, alongside the global growth of the indie game sector, the Busan Indie Connect Festival is evolving beyond an exhibition into a platform for submissions and exchanges among global indie game developers.


The offline exhibition and hands-on experience will be held at BEXCO from August 15 to 17, open to all visitors throughout the entire period. The business-to-consumer (B2C) period has been extended from the previous two days to three days.


Moving away from the previous structure of “Business Day” and “Festival Day,” this year’s event will run for three consecutive days as a fully interactive experience open to everyone, enhancing promotional opportunities for participating indie games and expanding hands-on experiences for visitors.


On-site programs will include stage events, event zones, goods zones, and live streaming, along with rest and convenience areas for developers and attendees.


At the opening ceremony on August 15, nominees for the “Busan Indie Connect Festival (BIC) Awards” and the newly established “Special Pick” category will be announced. On the final day (August 17), the awards ceremony and closing ceremony will be held.


In the BIC Awards, major winners such as the “Rising Star” in the Rookie category and the “Grand Prix” in the General category will be named the top indie games of the festival, attracting the attention of both the industry and visitors.


Following the offline event, the online exhibition and interactive experience will continue until August 29 on the official website (bicfest.org), where detailed event information will also be available.


Chairperson Joo Seong-pil of the BIC Organizing Committee stated, “This year’s event has been prepared to offer a richer indie game experience for both visitors and industry professionals, with more global submissions, full-day B2C operations, and new award categories. We hope it will become a festival where visitors can discover new games and engage in meaningful exchanges.”


Mayor Park Heong-joon said, “Now in its 11th year, the Busan Indie Connect Festival has established itself as a global indie game hub centered in Busan. Indie games are a key growth engine for the future content industry, and Busan Metropolitan City will spare no effort in providing the environment developers need—from creation to distribution.”

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