KOCCA to Introduce 16 Korean Video Game Companies at KOREA GAME ROADSHOW of Gamescom 2025

COLOGNE, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 14, 2025--

The Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), a public institution specializing in content, has selected 16 promising game companies to participate in gamescom 2025.

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In 2024, KOCCA supported 13 game companies, achieving over 400 business meetings and approximately USD 24 million in consultation results. These efforts underscored the global potential of Korean games.

This year, KOCCA plans to further expand its scale and support, actively pursuing global market opportunities.

The Korea Pavilion is located in HALL 3 and HALL 10, with B2B booth numbers C-010g–D-019g and B2C booth number F-002g.

The B2B booth in Hall 3 will host 1:1 business matchmaking between buyers and companies, as well as on-site user testing of games, collecting valuable feedback. Visitors who participate in the events will also receive a variety of giveaways.

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Korean gaming companies attending the Gamescom KOREA GAME ROADSHOW include ROOMTONE, Modle Studios Co., Ltd., BECUZUS Co., Ltd., Geniesoft Inc., ADVER GAME KOREA, Neo Joy Propulsion Laboratory Inc., Gonggamorecontents Inc., grayclover, PepperStones.Inc, NANOO COMPANY Inc., BePex, Oneway Ticket Studio Inc., Studio BBB, Studio Doodal Co., Ltd., Hypercent Inc., and Lightersgames Co., Ltd.

Please find information and trailers of the games in the official directory book of the Korea Pavilion.

1. ROOMTONE Games – INTERSCAPE
INTERSCAPE is a third-person cinematic adventure game exploring surreal dreamscapes and emotional narratives. Players solve puzzles and navigate visually stunning worlds to awaken humanity trapped in endless slumber.
Official website:www.roomtonegames.com

2. Modle Studios Inc. – Not Alone
Not Alone is a sandbox crafting game where players customize unique islands, meet friendly visitors, and enjoy a warm, relaxing life. Dive into creative island building and never feel alone.
Official website:https://www.modle.io/en

3.Becuzus – VANRAN
VANRAN is a dark fantasy action RPG combining soulslike combat with accessible gameplay. Players explore eight unique regions, battle powerful demon lords, and customize their character’s growth for a unique combat style.
Official website:www.becuzus.com

4.Geniesoft – Dusty Derby
Dusty Derby is a cute, chaotic online multiplayer party‑royale game where up to 32 fluffy “Dusts” compete across house‑themed arenas—fight, race, and outlast others to become King of Dusts.
Official website:https://www.geniesoft.io/

5.ADVER GAME KOREA – The Last of Penguin
In this 3D multiplayer survival adventure, players guide a penguin to save the Antarctic. Combining survival, tycoon, and running elements, it offers unique challenges and cooperative gameplay.
Official trailer:https://youtu.be/9A_y0RmVnWs?si=LKjN48EpnOexHfnW

6.Neo Joy Propulsion Laboratory – Jewelry Hunter Go
Jewelry Hunter Go is a casual mobile and PC game blending luck battle mechanics with classic 3‑match gameplay. Players compete in Monopoly‑style maps while matching jewels to progress and win.
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573872641006&locale=ko_KR

7.Gonggamorecontents Inc. – Soul Wander
Soul Wander is an action roguelike where players collect souls to restore color to a monochrome world. Featuring fast-paced combat and exploration, it blends adventure, RPG elements, and roguelike progression.
Official website:https://mymegames.com/

8.grayclover – Brick Clash
Brick Clash is a mobile brick‑breaker puzzle game combining strategy and timing. Players break blocks while defending against waves, delivering a fast and impactful casual experience.
Official website:https://thegrayclover.my.canva.site/

9.PepperStones.Inc – Hips N Noses
Hips N Noses combines café management simulation with action roguelike gameplay. By fighting monsters in dreams to collect rare ingredients and customizing recipes to satisfy unique customers, players restore lost memories while growing their café and character.
Steam Store:https://store.steampowered.com/app/3574200/HIPS_N_NOSES/

10.NANOO COMPANY Inc. – Tower of Babel: Survivors of Chaos
In this single‑player, survival action RPG blending elements of Vampire Survivors and loot‑driven RPGs, players battle waves of monsters, collect and upgrade gear, and build unique skill combinations to climb to the top of the mysterious tower and claim everything they desire.
Official website:https://www.nanoocompany.com/

11.BePex – Beat the Beat: Rhythm Action
This rhythm‑based action game features collectible characters and competitive gameplay. Players train their muses, master musical battles, and compete against others in rhythm challenges.
Official website:www.bepex.xyz

12.Oneway Ticket Studio – Midnight Walkers
Midnight Walkers is a hardcore PvE/PvPvE zombie survival extraction shooter. Players scavenge, craft, and fight through Liberty Grand Center, battling zombies and rival survivors to escape with valuable loot—or lose everything on death.
Official website:https://www.onewayticketstudio.com/

13.Studio BBB Inc. – Monowave
Monowave is a puzzle‑platform adventure about guiding Mono, a guardian with empathy powers, through worlds shaped by emotions. Players harness four unique emotional abilities, befriend allies, and solve challenges in a hand‑drawn art style with an original soundtrack.
Official website:https://studiobbb.games

14.Studio Doodal – Solateria
Solateria is a hand‑drawn metroidvania featuring stylish parry‑based combat and expansive exploration. Players harness elemental abilities, unlock new traversal skills, and uncover secrets while battling powerful enemies to find the lost king.
Official website:https://studiodoodal.com/

15.Hypercent – Backroom Company
Backroom Company is a cooperative horror multiplayer game set in the Backrooms universe. Supporting up to eight players with voice chat and interactive items, it focuses on player‑created experiences rather than linear puzzle solving and monster evasion.
Official website:https://www.hypercent.co.kr/

16.Lightersgames Inc. – THANKS, LIGHT.
THANKS, LIGHT. is a first‑person puzzle adventure combining geometry, physics, and optical illusions. Players manipulate dimensions with light, freeze objects, replicate and resize shapes, and uncover hidden truths in a mysterious, collapsing world.
Official website:https://www.lightersgames.com/

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KOCCA has selected 16 promising game companies to participate in gamescom 2025 (Image: KOCCA)

KOCCA has selected 16 promising game companies to participate in gamescom 2025 (Image: KOCCA)

KOCCA will showcase 16 Korean game companies at gamescom 2025 in efforts to expand their global market push (Image: KOCCA)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States launched a second round of airstrikes on Iran into Thursday morning after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Tehran would “pay the price” for stalled negotiations, and Iran responded with strikes targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan.

The new U.S. assault across multiple Iranian cities came as efforts to negotiate an end the war again appeared stuck, with Iran insisting it would maintain its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, which has disrupted global energy supplies and sent oil prices higher. The American attack appeared more intense and wider than the day before, but Iran released little information on the extent of the damage.

Kuwait closed its airspace for several hours because of the Thursday morning attack, but did not elaborate on any damage. Jordan didn't acknowledge the attack, though the U.S. Embassy in Amman warned about it. And in Bahrain, its Interior Ministry said an 11-year-old girl had been hurt and cars and homes were damaged by “falling debris” from interceptions targeting the Iranian attack.

The third back-and-forth strikes this week have tested a two-month shaky ceasefire. The first were attacks between Iran and Israel on Sunday into Monday, followed by the two rounds of fire between America and Tehran.

Trump has urged Iran to sign a deal to end the war and suggested earlier this week that an agreement could be reached in days.

But Iran has proved resilient despite weeks of heavy bombing. It is betting that its ability to effectively close the Strait of Hormuz — a crucial passageway for oil and natural gas — gives it a strong bargaining chip.

Still, both countries seem to be looking for a way to end the conflict — if they can manage to sell it as a win at home.

Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears intent on pursuing goals that make compromise harder: the collapse of Iran’s theocratic government, the elimination of its nuclear program, and the destruction of the Iranian-allied Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon.

The U.S. Central Command said its latest round of airstrikes ended just before sunrise Thursday in Iran. The military command said the strikes came “in response to Iran’s unwarranted and continued aggression” and targeted “Iranian military surveillance capabilities, communication systems and air defense sites.” It did not elaborate on the damage done by the strikes, which it said were carried out by the U.S. Air Force, Marines and Navy.

Explosions from the strikes echoed around Iran’s capital, Tehran, as well as the port city of Bandar Abbas and other southern areas along the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard later said sites hit by the Americans included a manufacturing complex, a military barracks and a local Guard base outside of Tehran.

Iran responded by launching strikes on Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan for a second day.

Israel early Thursday also warned residents in the north to seek shelter after the detection of suspected incoming fire from Lebanon.

Since the U.S. and Israel started the war with Feb. 28 attacks on Iran, the conflict has shaken the global economy, driven up energy prices and made food and other basics more expensive.

The international benchmark for crude oil traded above $93 a barrel on Wednesday, up more than 25% since the start of the war.

Trump said the U.S. military has since last month undertaken a “secret mission” to sneak oil shipments past Iran’s forces in the Strait of Hormuz. He said ships were slipping through at night, aided by the destruction of Iranian radar equipment.

Trump said as a result more than 100 million barrels of oil have evaded Iran’s chokehold on the strait. There was no immediate confirmation of that figure, which roughly equals five days of oil shipments through the waterway before the war began.

The military’s role was not immediately clear. The U.S. Central Command on Wednesday disputed Iran’s claims that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, saying commercial ships are continuing to transit in and out.

Wary of high gas prices in the run-up to midterm elections in November, Trump seems to be looking for a quick win. But he is also making demands that will be tough for Iran to swallow.

The U.S. wants to see Iran give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium. While Iran insists its nuclear program is peaceful, that uranium is a short technical step from weapons-grade levels.

Iran is refusing to give up the uranium and demanding relief from sanctions. It also wants the release of frozen assets even before a final agreement is in place, something Trump rejected.

Iran has insisted that any deal to end the war must also end fighting between its ally Hezbollah and Israel.

A Qatari diplomatic delegation, negotiating in coordination with the U.S., left Tehran on Thursday morning after holding talks, said an official with knowledge of the team who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the mediation.

Price and Toropin reported from Washington. AP journalist Victoria Eastwood in Cairo contributed to this report.

A woman adjusts her headscarf as she crosses an intersection in northern Tehran, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

A projectile streaks through the sky over central Israel during an Iranian missile attack, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

A man runs past burning cars following an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

A woman walks past a mural depicting a U.S. aircraft carrier under missile attack in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

A cleric checks his cell phone on stage in front of a screen displaying portraits of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, left, late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, during a pro-government gathering in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)