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Portside Game Assembly: Ticket sales for brunch and party launched

With Portside Game Assembly, Gamecity Hamburg is welcoming studio heads and directors from successful indie game studios on a conference ship and other extraordinary locations in Hamburg on June 27, 2025. More participating studios are announced and the ticket sale for all events has started.

Benjamin Laulan, Co-Founder of Evil Empire, (Dead Cells, The Rogue Prince of Persia) will give a keynote on the Triple-i Initiative started by the French studio. Further speaker on board is Philomena Schwab, Founder of Stray Fawn Studio (Dungeon Clawler, The Wandering Village). In addition to tickets for the entire conference, tickets for the networking brunch in the morning and the Games Industry Party in the evening are now available: https://portsideassembly.com/.

Selection of already confirmed participants:

  • Evil Empire (Dead Cells, The Rogue Prince of Persia) / France
  • Stray Fawn Studio (Dungeon Clawler, The Wandering Village) / Switzerland
  • The Game Kitchen (Blasphemous I & II) / Spain
  • Toukana Interactive (Dorfromantik)/ Germany
  • Ghostship Publishing (Deep Rock Galactic) / Denmark
  • Landfall Games (Content Warning, Totally Accurate Battle Simulator) / Sweden
  • Chasing Carrots (Halls of Torment) / Germany
  • Foulball Hangover (Hydroneer) / UK
  • Siege Camp (Foxhole) / Canada

Ticket sales for Brunch and Party now open

The Networking Brunch starts on June 27, 2025, at 9:30 am at the “Alte Liebe” restaurant in Hamburg's HafenCity. A ticket costs 49 euros plus fees & VAT and the number of tickets is limited. Here, conference participants and brunch guests can exchange ideas in a relaxed atmosphere and over delicious food.

Tickets for the Networking Brunch are available here: Brunch Tickets

The Games Industry Party in the evening invites guests to the second extraordinary ship location of the day: the MS Stubnitz in HafenCity. Starting at 7 pm, all conference guests can celebrate the evening with Hamburg's vibrant games scene. Tickets are available now for 15 euros plus fees & VAT.

Games Industry Party tickets are available here: Party Tickets

If you are interested in the Networking Brunch and the Games Industry Party, you can purchase a discounted combined ticket for both events: Combined Ticket

Registration for the conference

The conference ticket includes access to the Opening Mixer on June 26, as well as the Networking Brunch, the main Conference, and the Games Industry Party on June 27 for a total of 189 euros plus fees & VAT. Registration.

We're looking forward to a wonderful Portside Game Assembly time with you! 

https://portsideassembly.com/

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