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BIC 2026 - Version 1 vs Version 2
Aug 18, 2026, 06:50 AM
Initial version (2026-08-18)
Aug 26, 2026, 04:20 AM
Added the post-show wrap-up, the booth prize draw, and the ten-finalist selection in the festival's Google Play awards program
11Overview22VOID DIVER: Escape from the Abyss was exhibited at BIC 2026, the Busan Indie Connect Festival, held August 14 to 16, 2026 in Busan, Korea. The game appeared on the RED BRICK HOUSE publisher booth, making the show the first public outing for the co-publishing partnership the studio had announced earlier that month. For the partnership itself, see STUDIO NEMO.3+VOID DIVER: Escape from the Abyss was exhibited at BIC 2026, the Busan Indie Connect Festival, held August 14 to 16, 2026 in Busan, Korea. The game appeared on the RED BRICK HOUSE publisher booth, making the show the first public outing for the co-publishing partnership the studio had announced earlier that month. For the partnership itself, see STUDIO NEMO. The show has since closed, and the game was named one of the ten finalists in the awards program the festival ran with Google Play.44Event Details66DetailInformationEventBIC 2026, the Busan Indie Connect FestivalDatesAugust 14 to 16, 2026VenueBEXCO Exhibition Center 1, Hall 2, Busan, KoreaBoothPR07, on the RED BRICK HOUSE publisher boothPlayable buildTutorial through Chapter 2, with a 15-minute limit per sessionParticipation giftA VOID DIVER sticker for everyone who played88At the Show99The booth ran a hands-on demo zone where visitors could play from the tutorial through to Chapter 2 of The Abyss, capped at fifteen minutes per session. Everyone who played received a sticker as a participation gift. The studio pitched the booth at players who had not yet tried the game, alongside the booth events and photo zone it ran across the three days. For the build most players had access to at home, see the Demo.1111Booth Events1313Alongside the demo stations, the booth ran a stamp card and a photo zone:14+Alongside the demo stations, the booth ran a stamp card, a photo zone, and a prize draw:1515ActivityDetailsStamp cardCompleting three of five missions earned an exclusive VOID DIVER tarpaulin tote bag, limited to the first 200 participants each day. The five missions were wishlisting the game on Steam, joining the official Discord, following the official X account, photographing the booth and posting it on social media, and playing the game.Photo zoneA dedicated photo area built around a life-sized standee of Dark Young, one of the game's named enemies.CosplayMembers of the team greeted visitors in costume as the game's Divers. The studio noted it was the team's first time cosplaying and described the characters as ones it had poured its heart into creating.16+ActivityDetailsStamp cardCompleting three of five missions earned an exclusive VOID DIVER tarpaulin tote bag, limited to the first 200 participants each day. The five missions were wishlisting the game on Steam, joining the official Discord, following the official X account, photographing the booth and posting it on social media, and playing the game.Photo zoneA dedicated photo area built around a life-sized standee of Dark Young, one of the game's named enemies.CosplayMembers of the team greeted visitors in costume as the game's Divers. The studio noted it was the team's first time cosplaying and described the characters as ones it had poured its heart into creating.Lucky drawA prize draw run at the booth across the show. The studio called it one of the biggest highlights of its festival and said turnout ran well beyond what it had expected.17+After the Show18+The festival closed on August 16, 2026. The studio thanked the visitors who came to the booth and played the game, and said that watching people play, hearing feedback in person, and taking in the encouragement from the floor was the most valuable part of the three days. It said it would carry that feedback into continued development.20+VOID DIVER was also selected as one of the ten finalists at the BIC × Google Play Indie Fest Awards, a separate awards program the festival ran with Google Play as its official executive sponsor. The finalists were drawn from the games exhibiting at BIC 2026, and the order among them was settled by a combination of an audience voting panel and expert judging. The studio announced the selection but has not said where the game placed among the ten.22+Context1824BIC 2026 followed a run of 2026 appearances that began with PlayX4 2026 in Ilsan and BitSummit 2026 in Kyoto, both in May, and Steam Next Fest 2026 in June, during which the game passed 200,000 wishlists. It came shortly after the studio set aside its Early Access plan in favor of a complete full release. For the release timeline, see Early Access and Release.
