Mabinogi Mobile Honored as the Game of the Year in Korea

The First Berserker: Khazan Wins the Top Excellence Award

Nexon's Games Win Six Awards at the Korea Game Awards in Busan

TOKYO – November 13, 2025 – NEXON Co., Ltd (Nexon) (3659.TO), a global leader in online games today announced that MABINOGI MOBILE won the grand prize, the highest honor at the 2025 Korea Game Awards held in Busan, Korea on November 12. NEXON titles won a total of six awards including The First Berserker: Khazan winning the Top Excellence Award.

In addition to winning the Presidential Award, the grand prize given to the best Korean game of the year, MABINOGI MOBILE won two crowns with the Technical Creativity Award in Planning and Scenario, and the Sound Award. The First Berserker: Khazan won the Top Excellence Award and the Technical Creativity Award for Graphics. Additionally, voice actor Lee Hyun, who played the character “Blade Phantom” in the game, won the newly established Popular Voice Actor Award.

MABINOGI MOBILE breaks away from the traditional MMORPG model, inheriting the philosophy of NEXON's flagship IP Mabinogi by centering its gameplay around relationships and cooperation of players. Since its launch in Korea this March, MABINOGI MOBILE has achieved #1 in sales on the major app stores as well as in monthly active users (MAUs) in the mobile RPG category. With cumulative downloads reaching 3.64 million, the game has been recognized as a “Healing MMORPG transcending generations.”

The First Berserker: Khazan, released worldwide this March, is a hardcore action RPG set in NEXON's Dungeon&Fighter universe with thrilling and innovative combat and action, a profound story and unique anime style graphics.

Furthermore, MABINOGI MOBILE will expand its service to Japan in 2026 with a fully-hyperlocalized adaptation for the Japanese market.

About NEXON Co., Ltd. https://www.nexon.co.jp/en/

Founded in 1994, NEXON Co., Ltd. (Nexon) (3659.TO) is a global leader in the production, development and operation of online games. First listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in December 2011, Nexon has since been listed on JPX400, Nikkei Stock Index 300, and Nikkei 225. Nexon currently has more than 40 games operating in more than 190 countries on PC, console, and mobile. Major game franchises include MapleStory, Mabinogi, and Dungeon&Fighter. In 2024, the company set a multi-year IP Growth Initiative that details vertical growth with new experiences in existing major franchises and horizontal growth with the creation of new pillars in the company's IP portfolio.