Six indie games selected for the 5th cohort of BIGEM (BIC Indie Global Expansion Marketing) completed their B2C exhibition at gamescom asia X Thailand Game Show 2026. The developers personally operated their booths for three days from October 30 to November 1, meeting local gamers and overseas industry professionals.
The overall event ran for four days from October 29 to November 1 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok, Thailand. According to tentative counts by the organizers, the event drew 219,546 visitors from 113 countries. BIGEM participated in this co-hosted event by gamescom asia and Thailand Game Show for the second consecutive year, following its participation with the 4th cohort last year.
Among the featured titles, Gamsters' 'Farm Survivors: 30 Days Left' was nominated in the Indie Area Best Gameplay category at the Thailand Game Awards. The title is a roguelike farm defense game where players command gnomes to plant crops and defend their farm for 30 days.
Also exhibiting were Banjiha Games' 'Cold Cases' and NEWCORE GAMES' '7Trials', both winners at the BIC 2026 Awards. 'Cold Cases', which won Excellence in Experimental in the General Division, is a text mystery game where players search keywords to restore fire-damaged records and track down eight unsolved cases. It also placed 1st at the BIC x Google Play Indie Fest Awards. '7Trials', which won Excellence in Action in the General Division, is a top-down hack-and-slash action roguelite combining traditional Korean afterlife folklore with urban occult themes, supporting up to four-player co-op mode.
Chasing Fox presented the 2D noir action game 'Jack The Reaper: Vagrant in the Mist'. The story follows a protagonist who lost their partner as they log entries in a journal, interrogate suspects, and track down the true culprit. Garage Arts showcased 'Oh! Robot: Legendary Mechanic', a solo-developed top-down shooter set in a city thrown into chaos by rogue AI, where a young girl named Judy pilots the robot 'Zerobot' into battle.
Vaeirus also participated with 'PERIOD SURVIVAL: Final Trial'. It is a mafia-style detective adventure game about identifying 'variant' contestants in a life-or-death survival variety show, incorporating rhythm game-style battles.
BIGEM is jointly promoted by the Game Culture Foundation, Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency (BIPA), Pearl Abyss, and the Busan Indie Connect Festival Organizing Committee (BIC Organizing Committee). This project selects high-potential indie games from BIC exhibitors as part of a global acceleration program, offering support for participating in overseas game shows, building and operating local booths, marketing, and biz-matching with global publishers and investors.
A total of 12 games were selected for this year's 5th cohort. The developers who participated in the Thailand exhibition gauged local user feedback and networked with overseas publishers and media. The remaining six teams that did not exhibit at this event are scheduled to participate in BitSummit in Kyoto, Japan, in May 2027.
BIC Organizing Committee Chairman Sung-feel Joo stated, "This event allowed the 5th BIGEM cohort developers to meet local gamers face-to-face over three days and validate their projects' potential." He added, "We extend our deepest gratitude to the Game Culture Foundation, BIPA, and Pearl Abyss for their generous support, and we will continue backing Korean indie games so they can stay consistently connected with the Southeast Asian market."
