Portside Game Assembly 2026: Tickets for brunch and party now available
February 3, 2026
Portside Game Assembly will once again bring together established international indie studios in Hamburg on June 25 and 26.
- Tickets for the Networking Brunch and the Games Industry Party are now available at https://portsideassembly.com/tickets/ for all studios, publishers, platform operators, and industry partners.
- New this year: a mentoring program for upcoming indie developers, who can now apply for advice from experienced studio managers.
- For the first time there will be a “Games Made in Hamburg” showcase.
Hamburg, February 3, 2026: Portside Game Assembly continues its proven concept: with a curated list of participants from internationally successful indie studios, Gamecity Hamburg as part of Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft provides a setting for confidential discussions and in-depth exchange on a conference ship. In addition, Portside offers new, targeted programs to connect up-and-coming indie studios with established development studios. Tickets for the Networking Brunch and the Games Industry Party are now on sale, complementing the already available Full Conference Tickets. The events are aimed at a broad industry audience and offer opportunities for conference participants, start-ups, publishers, platform operators, and industry partners to connect.
The Networking Brunch will begin on June 26, 2026, at 9 am at the “Alte Liebe” restaurant in Hamburg’s HafenCity. Tickets are available for 59.50 euros (including VAT, plus fees). This is where everyone comes together — in a relaxed, cozy atmosphere with a high-quality brunch.
Tickets for the Networking Brunch are available here: https://portsideassembly.com/tickets/.
As part of the brunch, up-and-coming indie developers will participate in mentoring sessions with conference participants for the first time.
Interested indie studios can apply for mentoring via this link: https://portsideassembly.com/mentoring
Studios/mentors already confirmed to participate:
- Chasing Carrots – Patrick Wachowiak
- Crinkle Cut Games – Anne Christina Eisberg
- Cybernetic Walrus – Mike Coeck
- Foulball Hangover – Max Hayon
- Hutlihut Games – Benjamin Lund
- kaleidoscube – Dominik Schön
- Square Glade Games – Tobias Schnackenberg
- Studio Clever Plays Inc. - Angela Mejia
- Triple-i Initiative – Christopher Wulf
The Games Industry Party will bring the evening to a unique ship location, the MS Stubnitz. Starting at 7:30 pm, the studios participating in the conference will celebrate together with Hamburg's vibrant games industry and all other guests – with music, conversations, and demo stations featuring games made in Hamburg. Tickets are now available for 5.95 euros (including VAT, plus fees).
Tickets for the Games Industry Party are available here: https://portsideassembly.com/tickets/.
A showcase offers the opportunity to try out Hamburg indie games at various demo stations during the party and discover the diversity of the local developer scene.
Selection of studios already confirmed for Portside Game Assembly
Participants from Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Canada, Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, and Spain are already on board for the conference.
- Beautiful Glitch – Monster Prom (ES)
- bippinbits – Dome Keeper & PVKK (GER)
- Brave At Night – Yes, Your Grace (UK)
- Crinkle Cut Games – Discounty (DK)
- Cybernetic Walrus – Order 13 & Roadside Research (BE)
- Eremite Games – Against the Storm (PL)
- Foulball Hangover – Hydroneer (UK)
- Landfall - PEAK (SWE)
- Massive Monster – Cult of the Lamb (UK)
- neoludic games – Tiny Bookshop (GER)
- Overhype Studios – Menace (GER)
Further participating studios can be found on the Portside Game Assembly website: https://portsideassembly.com/attendees.
Recap Portside Game Assembly 2025
Portside Game Assembly celebrated its successful premiere in June 2025, bringing together international indie studio heads for the first time in a confidential setting in Hamburg. With a program of talks and roundtables tailored specifically to the needs of the studios, the conference provided a space for honest exchange, strategic insights, and new contacts. Speakers included bippinbits (Dome Keeper), Evil Empire (Dead Cells), Ghost Ship (Deep Rock Galactic), Grizzly Games (Thronefall), Stray Fawn (Dungeon Clawler), and The Game Kitchen (Blasphemous).
Impressions from 2025 in the recap video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0j25LMyUUM.
Further information at: https://portsideassembly.com.
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If you have any questions, please contact:
Anna Jäger
Gamecity Hamburg
PR-Manager
T +49 40 23 72 435- 78
