‘2025 Indie Craft’, hosted by Seongnam City (Mayor Shin Sang-jin) and co-hosted by Seongnam Industrial Promotion Agency (Director Lee Ui-jun) and Korea Mobile Game Association (Chairman Hwang Seong-ik), has confirmed the top 70 excellent exhibition developers.
‘2025 Indiecraft’, which recorded the largest number of recruits last year and raised awareness among indie developers, proved itself as a representative indie game event this year with 292 entries. The operating office said that the entries this year were more sophisticated and had unique game play, making the judging process difficult. The 50 domestic companies selected, 20 challenger companies, and overseas invited works will be announced on the Indiecraft official website in early June.
TOP 70 developers will have the opportunity to meet 50,000 users on a special stage near Pangyo Station in collaboration with Seongnam City’s largest cultural event, ‘2025 GXG’ on September 19-20. In addition, they can participate in various events such as business support tailored to the needs of developers, the ‘Global IR Accelerating’ program for global expansion, and networking parties with game industry professionals.
The top 3 developers in each category, with a total prize pool of 40 million won, will be selected through the second performance announcement event held in early August. A total of 9 companies will be selected as the top 3 in each category, including 3 in the domestic mobile category, 3 in the PC/Console category, and 3 in the Challenger category, and the final selected developers will be announced at the ‘2025 GXG’ exhibition event awards ceremony in September.
Seongnam Industrial Promotion Agency Director Lee Eui-jun said, “Indie Craft will continue to provide support so that it can go beyond a simple event and compete in the global market. We will do our best to create an environment where indie game developers can unleash their creativity and provide various opportunities for global advancement.”
Hwang Seong-ik, co-chairman of Indiecraft, said, “Even in the midst of a global economic downturn, the growth and development of indie games continues. I sincerely congratulate the selected developers, and together with Indiecraft, we will actively support them to promote K-indie games on the global stage.”
Information on the ‘2025 Indiecraft’ selections and conference can be found on the Indiecraft official website, and inquiries about the event can be made through the Korea Mobile Game Association.
