Busan Metropolitan City, the Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency, and the Busan Indie Connect Festival Organizing Committee (hereafter BIC Organizing Committee) have officially unveiled the corporate sponsors for the upcoming Busan Indie Connect Festival 2025 (hereafter BIC 2025), scheduled for this August. These sponsors will participate in BIC 2025 through various means, including exhibition booths, on-site branding, promotional campaigns across official channels, and official parties.

The Platinum sponsors include Pearl Abyss, Smilegate Stove Indie, and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA). Solana and Nicalis join the ranks as Gold sponsors. The Silver tier consists of four companies: Backnd, Lightning Games, VerseWork, and Devolver Digital. Xbox, the Game Rating and Administration Committee (GRAC), and Epic Games round out the Bronze list, while Megazone Cloud will participate in the official party reception.

BIC 2025 is set to host its online exhibition from August 8th to August 29th, followed by an in-person event at BEXCO in Busan from August 15th to 17th. The festival will feature indie game exhibits, conferences, and various stage programs.

Joo Sung-pil, the Organizing Committee Chairperson, stated, "The BIC Festival has firmly established itself as a unique meeting point where technology, creativity, industry, and culture converge," adding, "We will do our best to make this an even more meaningful festival together with our various sponsors."

Kim Tae-yeol, the President of the Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency, expressed, "I am deeply grateful to the various domestic and international companies that resonate with the vision and philosophy of BIC," and added, "I hope this sponsorship provides tangible encouragement to indie game creators and serves as a foundation for BIC to grow into a global hub for the indie game ecosystem."