The Game Culture Foundation, Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency, Pearl Abyss, and the Busan Indie Connect Festival Organizing Committee (hereafter BIC Organizing Committee) are supporting this year's 'BIGEM (BIC Indie Global Expansion Marketing)' cohort as they head to the Gamescom Asia X Thailand Game Show 2025.

Gamescom Asia X Thailand Game Show 2025 marks the first time Gamescom Asia is joining forces with the Thailand Game Show, the region's largest gaming event, to host a joint exhibition in Bangkok.

From October 17th to 19th, six indie titles from the 4th BIGEM cohort will take center stage at the B2C exhibition. The selected games—all award-winners or official selections of the BIC Festival 2025—are The Devil Within: Satgat (Newcore Games), Revenant: Memories of the Day (Shinyerak), Monowave (StudioBBB), Blackout (Outdoor Unit Operation), Stepper Retro: Superpower Detective Quest (Team Tetrapod), and Hellpunk: Purgatorium (Urban Oasis).

Thailand is a region with notable growth in the Southeast Asian gaming market. These developers will spend three days at the B2C event, engaging with global players and industry insiders to gauge their reactions. Beyond a simple showcase, the goal is to explore potential for global expansion into Thailand and the broader Southeast Asian market, while strengthening networking with international publishers, media, and investors.

The BIGEM project is a collaborative effort by the Game Culture Foundation, Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency, Pearl Abyss, and the BIC Organizing Committee. It is designed to provide comprehensive support for exhibition, marketing, and networking to help domestic indie developers enter the global market, with the goal of strengthening global competitiveness and expanding the indie ecosystem.

Joo Sung-pil, head of the BIC Organizing Committee, stated, "BIGEM serves as a practical conduit for domestic indie developers to reach the global stage. This Thai exhibition is a first point of contact with local gamers and will serve as an opportunity for Korean indie games to further expand their presence."

Starting with the Gamescom Asia X Thailand Game Show 2025, the 4th BIGEM cohort developers plan to steadily widen their footprint in the global market through various international events and marketing activities.