Smilegate Future Lab announced on the 21st that ticket sales have opened for the Indie Game & Culture Festival BeaverRocks 2026. This year's festival will showcase games from around 100 teams that passed the exhibition screening process.
The scale of exhibition participation has expanded compared to last year's 82 teams. The offline event will run for three days from December 18 to 20 at SETEC in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, while the online exhibition will be available from December 1 to 31.
According to Smilegate Future Lab, BeaverRocks has presented 611 indie games developed across 23 countries over the past four years. Cumulative attendance during the same period exceeded 44,000 visitors.
BeaverRocks serves as a venue for creators to introduce their games and network with fellow developers. Attendees can test out the exhibited titles and engage directly with the creators.
In addition to the exhibition, a creation platform will be built this year to assist developers in preparing for their future activities. The initiative will feature orientations for exhibiting teams, PR mindset training, and experience-sharing sessions with veteran creators. Growth support linked to creator communities, STOVE, and external institutions will also be pursued.
Oh Sook-hyun, Director of Smilegate Future Lab, said, "BeaverRocks goes beyond a three-day event by designing the period before and after it, remaining alongside creators as they prepare for their next steps." She added, "By expanding our space, scale, and support methods compared to before, we aim to foster both the culture of indie game creation and commercial success."
