Source: Kakao Games

Kakao Games (CEO Han Sang-woo) announced on the 23rd that it held a 'Visiting Friends Game Land' event for approximately 70 pediatric patients at Severance Rehabilitation Hospital in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, on the 22nd.

'Visiting Friends Game Land' is a signature CSR initiative by Kakao Games that brings gaming experiences and joy directly to children and adolescents with limited access to gaming culture. Since last year, the company has been strengthening its child-focused activities in partnership with the international children's rights NGO Save the Children. This marks the third consecutive year the event has been held at Severance Rehabilitation Hospital, providing diverse gaming programs to patients who otherwise have limited opportunities to engage with gaming culture.

Timed with Disabled Persons' Day on April 20, this event was designed to ensure that all participants, regardless of disability, could experience gaming culture. The venue featured several zones with diverse content accessible to both disabled and non-disabled participants: #1 the 'Kakao Games Zone,' featuring a 4D VR bus and 4D VR sports; #2 the 'Disability Awareness Improvement Zone,' where participants could experience wheelchair sports games and rehabilitation games for children with developmental delays; and #3 the 'Play Zone,' which included photo zones and a coloring wall.

Notably, the company introduced new content in the 'Disability Awareness Improvement Zone'—rehabilitation games designed to assist with fine motor skill development in children with developmental delays—effectively merging rehabilitation with gaming. Additionally, the event provided accessible experiences by offering wheelchair sports games that could be enjoyed by children who use wheelchairs.

Cho Sung-rae, Director of Severance Rehabilitation Hospital, said, "I hope this event, organized for Disabled Persons' Day, creates happy memories for our young patients," adding, "We will continue to strive for ongoing social contribution cooperation with Kakao Games."

A Kakao Games representative stated, "Through this event at Severance Rehabilitation Hospital, our first campaign of 2026, we were able to improve disability awareness among children and share the positive value of games," and added, "We will continue our efforts to build an inclusive gaming culture where everyone can enjoy games, regardless of physical or environmental limitations."

Meanwhile, Kakao Games continues to engage in various CSR activities to improve cultural accessibility for people with disabilities and foster better disability awareness, including 'Together Play Buddy,' a project that provides assistive devices to improve gaming accessibility, and 'Together Sharing Party,' an employee-participatory donation and volunteer project.