Smilegate’s gaming platform, STOVE, is once again participating in the 'Busan Indie Connect Festival 2025' (hereinafter BIC 2025).

On the 11th, STOVE announced its participation as a platinum sponsor for BIC 2025 and unveiled its booth details. BIC 2025 is the largest indie game event in Korea, held for three days from the 15th to the 17th at BEXCO in Busan. Marking its fourth consecutive year at BIC, STOVE plans to operate a booth covering both its platform and publishing divisions, actively promoting its support for the indie game ecosystem and its publishing capabilities.

At BIC 2025, STOVE will operate a 'Pop-up STOVE' booth where visitors can experience its signature labels, and a 'Smilegate Publishing Zone' where various titles published by Smilegate can be found in one place. Through its participation in this year's BIC, STOVE aims to showcase its broad lineup as a platform and its meticulous support as a publisher, delivering greater value to both indie game creators and users.

The 'Pop-up STOVE' booth, under the slogan 'Fun goes POP! Emotion goes UP! Korea’s representative game platform STOVE,' will feature various hands-on content based on five key labels. On-site, visitors can receive prizes through a lucky draw upon completing missions. In the 'Smilegate Publishing Zone,' attendees can demo five titles directly published by Smilegate: 'Neon Abyss 2', 'Artis Impact', 'V.E.D.A', 'Archetype Blue', and 'Level-up Unable Player'.

Meanwhile, the STOVE Indie X BIC 2025 page will be available online until the 29th. This page allows users to preview this year's BIC entries. Additionally, the strategy game 'Abandon Ship' will be available for free for a limited time during the festival.