The G-Star Organizing Committee unveiled the key content for the international game show G-STAR 2025 on the 21st. The announcement included Indie Showcase 2.0: Galaxy, the detailed timetable for G-CON 2025, and information on major BTC participants in BEXCO Exhibition Center II.
This year's G-Star will be held as a hands-on festival with the slogan "Expand your horizons," bringing together the industry, creators, and visitors. Through a conference that strengthens the indie game ecosystem, expands global cooperation, and provides industrial insights, it plans to promote exchange and growth in the domestic and international game industry.
Major global developers will take part in BEXCO Exhibition Center II. Warhorse Studios of the Czech Republic, noted for "Kingdom Come: Deliverance II," Sega and Atlus, famous for "Persona" and "Metaphor: ReFantazio," and Bandai Namco Entertainment, marking the 30th anniversary of the "Ace Combat" series, will set up booths. Unity will also present global indie games built on its engine in connection with "Indie Showcase 2.0: Galaxy." Another global developer is preparing an interactive exhibition and an esports event using its flagship IP.
This year's Indie Showcase 2.0: Galaxy has been strengthened in both scale and composition. Global partners, including Steam Deck (distributed by Komodo), will participate, offering various interactive programs where indie developers and visitors can connect. The organizing committee said, "Indie content has grown into a core pillar that represents G-Star," and noted, "We will expand a global cooperation ecosystem so creators can achieve tangible results."
G-CON 2025 will be held as a narrative-driven conference exploring the relationships games form with society, culture, and technology. On the first day, it will cover game narratives with a focus on the language of creation, such as emotion, direction, music, and visuals, and on the second day, it will spotlight the artistic expansion of games under the theme of integrating worldbuilding, philosophy, and technology. The organizing committee explained, "G-CON 2025 will go beyond a place to share information to become a stage for experiencing the worlds created by games and the creative power within them."
G-Star 2025 will be held as an integrated festival that organically connects all content—including BTB, BTC, G-CON, and Indie Showcase 2.0—to link industry, creation, and visitors. This year's event will run from Nov. 13 to 16 across all halls of BEXCO in Busan, with NCSOFT as the main sponsor and major global partners participating. The organizing committee said, "We will present an immersive festival where you can directly experience the cultural and artistic expansiveness of games."