On the 16th at 3:00 PM, the awards ceremony for the 4th Pearl Abyss BIGEM took place at the Busan Indie Connect Festival (BIC) 2025. The ceremony featured the winning developers alongside Pearl Abyss Auditor Hong Sung-joo, Game Culture Foundation Director Jo Soo-hyun, Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency New Technology Game Division Head Han Sang-lim, and BIC Chairman Joo Sung-pil.

Launched in 2022, 'BIGEM' is an initiative that selects outstanding indie titles from the Busan Indie Connect Festival and covers the full cost of participating in domestic and international exhibitions. It is a collaborative effort between private entities, public institutions, and the industry to provide the support indie developers actually need.

The 2025 edition of BIGEM has expanded its scope to include 'Leading Companies'. This category targets firms selected through the Korea Creative Content Agency’s indie game development support program, fostering cooperation with Pearl Abyss to invigorate the indie game ecosystem.

A total of 12 titles were selected for the 4th BIGEM cohort. The Leading Company category includes: ▲Vending Machine Hero (Black Guardian), ▲Mono Wave (Studio BBB), ▲Hellpunk (Urban Oasis), ▲Hallowonder Band (White Kite), ▲Inari (1HP Studio), ▲Stepper Retor: Psychic Detective Quest (Team Tetrapod), and ▲Blackout (Outdoor Unit Operation, a BIC Connect Pick selection).

The BIC exhibition category features: ▲Dr. Digauss (Z Pink), ▲Tower of the Demon Lord (Armory), ▲Revenant: Memory of That Day (Shin Yerak Workshop), ▲XX Logistics Center (Twin Chariot), and ▲Devil Within: Satgat (Newcore Games).