Hamburg, November 14, 2024

Gamecity Hamburg announces the premiere of the “Portside Game Assembly” (PSGA) for June 27, 2025. The new B2B conference format focuses on networking and the exchange of learnings between leading international indie game studios. Portside Game Assembly enables studio heads and decision-makers to exchange knowledge in a confidential setting in extraordinary locations of Hamburg, around the harbor - and on the water.

“The idea for Portside Game Assembly was born out of conversations with studio heads and managers from Hamburg and around Europe. Anyone navigating an indie studio through the games market benefits greatly from exchanging learnings with other decision-makers facing similar challenges. With a curated guest list and a focus on impulse talks and roundtables, PSGA will offer studio leads contacts and discussions which are highly relevant to their work and current developments in the industry,” explains Margarete Schneider, Project Manager at Gamecity Hamburg.

“The heart of PSGA is the conference, which will be held on a ship sailing through the Hamburg harbor and to which we welcome attendees from all over Europe and beyond. The conference will be complemented by a networking brunch and two evening events, which invite PSGA participants to meet the vibrant and diverse Hamburg games scene,” adds Dennis Schoubye, Head of Gamecity Hamburg.

The conference program for decision-makers at game studios

On June 27, 2025, the first Portside Game Assembly will kick off with a networking brunch.

Afterwards, the studio managers and decision makers will enter the conference ship, which offers three decks for keynote speeches, roundtables and networking, including a cruise through the famous Hamburg harbor.

Studio managers and decision-makers from the following studios are already attending:

• bippinbits (Dome Keeper, PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant) / Germany
• Ghost Ship Publishing (Deep Rock Galactic) / Denmark
• Indoor Astronaut (Unrailed 1 & 2) / Switzerland
• Landfall Games (Content Warning, Totally Accurate Battle Simulator) / Sweden
• mooneye studios (Lost Ember) / Germany
• Maschinen-Mensch (Curious Expedition 1 & 2, Mother Machine, Codecks) / Germany
• Overhype Studios (Battle Brothers, Menace) / Germany
• Rockfish Games (Everspace 1 & 2) / Germany
• Torpor Games (Suzerain) / Germany

Leads and executives from established indie game studios can register to take part in the Portside Game Assembly via our registration form. 

Networking events as part of the Portside Game Assembly

The evening closing event “Games Industry Party” brings conference guests and other members of the games industry together for networking with cool drinks and snacks. Tickets for the Indie Networking Brunch and the Games Industry Party are available separately for non-conference attendees and will go on sale at a later time.

On the evening before, June 26, 2025, there will be an “Opening Mixer” with a panoramic view over Hamburg's famous St. Pauli district in the Astra Tower, at Bytro Labs office. Portside Game Assembly participants and contacts from the games industry in Hamburg will be invited.

Registration for studios and participants

The conference itself is aimed exclusively at studio managers and decision-makers from internationally successful indie game studios. To enable a curated selection of participants, there will be no direct ticket sales, but studios can register for participation here: registration form.

The conference ticket includes the Opening Mixer event the evening before, access to the Networking Brunch, the main Conference and the Games Industry Party for a total of 189 euros.

Anyone interested in Portside Game Assembly can register for the monthly Gamecity Hamburg newsletter or for a special mailing list, and receive information as soon as tickets go on sale: https://gamecity-hamburg.de/newsletter/.

Further information can be found at: https://portsideassembly.com

For further information and questions please contact:

Senta Gohr                                         Anna Jäger

Gamecity Hamburg                            Gamecity Hamburg

PR Manager                                       PR Manager

T +49 40 23 72 435- 74                      T +49 40 23 72 435 - 78

senta.gohr@gamecity-hamburg.de   anna.jaeger@gamecity-hamburg.de

About the Portside Game Assembly

Portside Game Assembly is the expert conference for internationally successful indie game studios. The B2B event connects studio managers and decision-makers on a ship cruising through the Hamburg harbor to exchange strategies, get inspired, and make relevant contacts. The conference also includes two evening events and a networking brunch at selected locations. Portside Game Assembly is organized by Gamecity Hamburg as part of the Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft.

About Gamecity Hamburg

Gamecity Hamburg supports, connects and makes the gaming hub Hamburg visible. The aim is to improve the general conditions for companies and founders of the games value chain in the city, to support them in their further development and to anchor Hamburg in the public perception as one of the leading games locations in Germany. Gamecity Hamburg is the contact point for Hamburg's games funding as well as the Games Lift Incubator and also offers programs, events, and services in close cooperation with the games industry to strengthen local developers. At the same time, the exchange of knowledge within the sector and with other industries is promoted. The promotion of young talent, the development of new formats that activate the strong network of games companies in the city, and internationalization are the focus of the location initiative's activities. Gamecity Hamburg is part of Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft.

About the Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft 

Since its foundation in 2010, Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft has seen itself as a central contact point for all players in Hamburg's creative industries from the eleven sub-markets of architecture, visual arts, design, film, literature, music, press, radio, software/games, theatre/dance, and advertising. It supports creative professionals with contemporary services and promotes innovation within the framework of the "Cross-Innovation Hub" project. Since 2017 the industry-specific initiatives Gamecity Hamburg, nextMedia.Hamburg and Design Zentrum are part of the Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft mbH.