[BIC 26] Top Awards at BIC 2026 Go to GARBAGE COUNTRY and Yūrei
[BIC 26] 어워즈 최고상, 가비지 컨트리와 유레이 차지
2026.08.18 18:17 UTC+9
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BIC Festival 2026 has officially announced its award winners. Noio's GARBAGE COUNTRY and Team Yūrei's Yūrei took the top honours. The committee provided cash rewards and booth support to foster growth.
The Busan Indie Connect Festival Organizing Committee (hereafter BIC Committee) has officially unveiled the winners of the BIC Festival 2026 (BIC 2026) awards.
Under the watchful eye of the judging committee, the competition was divided into a General category for established developers and a Rookie category for students. Winners of the top prizes and the Jury Prize are set to receive cash rewards along with the perk of a complimentary booth for the following year.
The Grand Prix, the highest honour in the General category, was awarded to Noio's 'GARBAGE COUNTRY' (taking home 10 million KRW and a free booth for next year). Meanwhile, the Rookie category's top prize, the 'Rising Star' award, went to Team Yūrei for 'Yūrei' (securing 5 million KRW and a free booth).
The Jury Prize was awarded to Semo Games' 'Tokatonton: One-Armed Blacksmith' (5 million KRW and a free booth) in the General category, and to Ablu's 'UpBRELLA' (free booth) in the Rookie category.
A variety of titles were also recognised across nine distinct genre and specialty categories.
General CategorySocial Impact: ChildFund Korea, 'The School Where Spring Returned'Audio: Wolsang Studio, 'Witch's Lounge'Casual: Maowor Studio, 'Cat Squeeze'Action: Newcore Games, 'Seven Trials'Narrative: Idun Studio, 'Lea, Las, Sampson and Ivy. Their 1 Year'Experimental: Banjiha Games, 'Preservation System'Game Design: Studio An, 'Necro Sweeper'Art: lidlocks, 'Finding Polka'Jury Prize: Semo Games, 'Tokatonton: One-Armed Blacksmith'
Rookie CategorySocial Impact: MyTrix, 'Reptilians to the National Assembly!'Audio: Team Yūrei, 'Yūrei'Casual: Byeolmuri, 'Choozle!'Action: Triple Kill Interactive, 'Amalgam'Narrative: (Lee) World Research Institute, 'Other World Syndrome'Experimental: Team Crux, 'Folder Escape'Game Design: Smallboots, 'Soom'Art: Smallboots, 'Soom'Jury Prize: Ablu, 'UpBRELLA'
Joo Sung-pil, Chair of the BIC Committee, remarked, "I am grateful to our judges for uncovering such gems among the 856 entries. I hope the newly introduced cash prizes and booth support serve as a genuine stepping stone for the developers' growth, and we will continue to seek out ways to support these creators."
Lee Jung-yeop, Chair of the Judging Subcommittee, added, "We had to deliberate quite deeply because there were so many high-quality entries. Regardless of whether they won an award, I hope all the creators here at BIC use the networking and experience gained to take that next big step in their careers."
부산인디커넥트페스티벌조직위원회(이하 BIC 조직위)는 부산인디커넥트페스티벌 2026(BIC Festival 2026, 이하 BIC 2026) 어워즈 수상작을 발표했다.
심사분과위원회 평가 아래 기성 개발사가 경쟁하는 일반 부문과 학생 개발자를 대상으로 한 루키 부문으로 진행했다. 최고상 및 심사위원상 수상작에는 상금 및 차년도 무료 부스 참가 특전이 주어진다.
일반 부문 최고 영예인 '그랑프리(Grand Prix)'는 노이오(Noio)의 '가비지 컨트리(GARBAGE COUNTRY, 상금 1,000만 원 및 차년도 무료 부스)가 차지했다. 루키 부문 최고상 '라이징스타(Rising Star)'에는 팀 유레이(Team Yūrei)의 유레이(상금 500만 원 및 차년도 무료 부스)가 이름을 올렸다.
심사위원상(Jury Prize)에는 일반 부문에서는 세모 게임즈의 '토카톤톤: 원 암드 블랙스미스(Tokatonton: One-Armed Blacksmith, 상금 500만 원 및 차년도 무료 부스)와 루키 부문의 아블유 '업브렐라(UpBRELLA, 차년도 무료 부스)가 각각 선정됐다.
장르 및 분야별 우수작을 가리는 9개 부문 시상에서도 다양한 게임이 선정됐다.
일반 부문소셜임팩트: 초록우산 ‘봄이 돌아온 학교’오디오: 월상 스튜디오 ‘Witch's Lounge’캐주얼: 마오워작업실 ‘캣 스퀴즈’액션: 뉴코어게임즈 ‘세븐트라이얼스’서사: Idun Studio ‘레아, 라스, 샘슨과 아이비. 그들의 1년’실험성: 주식회사 반지하게임즈 ‘보존계’게임디자인: 스튜디오 안 ‘네크로스위퍼’아트: lidlocks ‘Finding Polka’심사위원상: 세모 게임즈 ‘Tokatonton: One-Armed Blacksmith’
루키 부문소셜임팩트: MyTrix ‘랩틸리언을 국회로!’오디오: Team Yūrei ‘Yūrei’캐주얼: 별무리 ‘Choozle!’액션: 트리플킬 인터렉티브 ‘아말감’서사: (이)세계 연구소 ‘이 세계 증후군’실험성: 팀 크럭스 ‘폴더 탈출’게임디자인: Smallboots ‘Soom’아트: Smallboots ‘Soom’심사위원상: 아블유 ‘UpBRELLA’
주성필 BIC 조직위원장은 "856개의 출품작 속에서 좋은 게임을 발굴해 준 심사위원단에 감사드린다"라며, "올해 신설된 상금과 부스 지원이 개발자들의 성장에 실질적인 발판이 되길 바라며, 앞으로도 창작자들을 위한 지원책을 지속 발굴해 나가겠다"라고 전했다.
이정엽 심사분과위원장은 "완성도 높은 출품작이 많아 깊은 고민 끝에 심사를 마쳤다"라며, "수상 여부를 떠나 모든 창작자가 BIC에서 교류하고 경험을 쌓아 한 단계 더 도약하는 계기가 되길 바란다"라고 밝혔다.
This news was translated by AI.
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