September 7, 2026
Recap: gamescom 2026
From August 26-30, six Indie Game Studios from Hamburg showcased their games at gamescom, the biggest games convention in the world in Cologne. With our Road to gamescom program, these studios could present their games, talk to publishers, investors, press, and many many visitors and represent the creative games industry made in Hamburg. We can look back on a very busy gamescom time.
We always look back on each year with “Wow—what an amazing gamescom,” and this year is no exception: Thank you to all the wonderful developers who joined us at the Gamecity Hamburg booth, showcased their “Games Made in Hamburg”, and went above and beyond to engage with the many visitors at the Indie Arena Booth. You’re amazing!
This year, gamescom drew over 368,000 visitors from 131 countries and 1,743 companies from 66 countries to the fully booked exhibition space at Kölnmesse.
Through our “Road to gamescom” program, these five “Games Made in Hamburg” could showcase at our shared booth at the Indie Arena Booth in the famous Indie Hall 10.2.
Games Made in Hamburg at gamescom:
- Pipapo Games – Map Map – A Game About Maps
- Duck’n’Run Games – Light of Atlantis
- Amberdive Interactive – REPLICORE
- Buckfish – Unbreachable
- Symmetry Break Studio – Deep Fog Signals
Thank you for your dedication and for a wonderful lineup from Hamburg’s creative games industry! You can find all the details about the games here.
gamescom 2026 Photos
The teams set up their booths on Tuesday at gamescom, alongside about 200 other indie games at the Indie Arena Booth—the world’s largest shared developer booth! Hamburg was represented both in the Indie Arena and in the Business Area by additional games and studios from Hamburg, such as Positive Impact Games with "The Regreening", Bookwood Games with "About Cannons and Sparrows", Tiny Roar with "Lou’s Lagoon", Daedalic, gameXcite, gamigo, and more!
On Wednesday, Federal Minister Dorothee Bär, and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil officially opened gamescom. On Thursday, Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited gamescom and stopped by the Indie Arena Booth for a behind-the-scenes look at Germany's games industry.
Polaris Convention 2026
So if you still can’t get enough of Games Made in Hamburg, the Polaris Convention will run from October 9–11 at the Hamburg Exhibition Center. Six Games Made in Hamburg will be featured, and of course, you should not miss the traditional Gamecity Treff meets Polaris on the evening of October 9! See you then!
