G-STAR 2026 Exhibitors Ranked: The 10 Booths Worth Your Queue Time
Four days, two halls, one ticket you had to book in advance. We ranked G-STAR's exhibitors by what you can actually play, see and win, so you know where to head when the doors open on Thursday.
Every G-STAR veteran knows the problem. The doors open at BEXCO, a wave of people runs for the biggest booth, and by lunchtime the queues for the best demos are two hours long. This year the show runs November 19-22 in two main halls. Exhibition Center 1 has six giant zones of more than 100 booths each, and Exhibition Center 2 is home to the new Global Game Showcase and the indie hall.
Big Korean names are thin on the ground this year (see why Nexon, NCSOFT and Netmarble are missing), so the show's centre of gravity has moved to China, Japan, Poland and the indie scene. Here's our ranking, based on new playable games, how big a name the exhibitor is, what's happening at the booth and how much it matters to Korean players.
The top five
1. NetEase Games: three booths. Sea of Remnants sits in the middle of Hall 1, while Where Winds Meet and Once Human have demo zones, cosplay shows and giveaways in Hall 2. It's the biggest presence of any company at the show. Our NetEase spotlight. 2. CD Projekt Red. It's the Witcher studio's G-STAR debut, with The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 content and events. Spotlight. 3. Koei Tecmo. Nioh 3, Wo Long 2 and a new Atelier game, all in one booth. Spotlight. 4. Sega. Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000 is unveiled in Korea for the first time, with Football Manager 27 and a new Crazy Taxi to play. Spotlight. 5. Krafton. A tenth G-STAR in a row and one of Hall 1's biggest zones. Spotlight.
Also on the list
6. HoYoverse returns after four years away. Earlier reports pointed to first Korean demos of Honkai: Nexus Anima and Petit Planet. 7. Capcom, with demos of 2027 titles reported by Seoul Economic Daily (see our preview). 8. Webzen, the MU Online veteran, is the other big Korean zone in Hall 1. 9. The Indie Showcase "GALAXY": 106 studios and 250 booths, and the best place to find next year's surprise hit. Our indie guide. 10. Hyundai N Virtual Cup: the Gran Turismo 7 grand final on November 22, with 24 drivers.
Hall 1 also includes Google Play, Team42, Century Games, Bandai Namco and MasangSoft.
How to plan your day
- Tickets are advance reservation only. There are no door sales.
- Go to Hall 2's Global Game Showcase first thing, before the queues build. The Hall 1 giants are easier after 3 p.m.
- G-CON talks (Nov 19-20) need their own pass. The narrative theme brings the Hades team, Final Fantasy VII's Yoshinori Kitase and SHIFT UP's Kim Hyung-tae with Shinji Mikami.
See our full G-STAR 2026 preview for dates, sponsors and the online showcase.