#GamesCapitalBerlin at gamescom 2025

#GamesCapitalBerlin certainly won’t be missing out on the world’s largest computer and video game trade fair. Where better to showcase the potential of the capital region?

Our goal is clear: to strengthen the games industry, expand the regional games ecosystem, and further establish GamesCapitalBerlin as a leading location in Europe,’ emphasises Michael Biel, Berlin’s State Secretary for the Economy. ‘An important milestone is the ‘House of Games,’ whose property was unveiled in June and which will open in 2026. It will be a place where creatives, studios, talents, and startups can come together, benefit from one another, and jointly shape the future of the industry,” continues State Secretary Biel. ‘Until then, our booth at gamescom is an ideal meeting place for networking, forming new partnerships, and gaining deeper insights into Berlin’s gaming economy.’ You can find out more about these highlights here:

• 20–22 August 2025
• Business Area, Hall 4.1
• Booth C063g–D078g

Organised by medianet, #GamesCapitalBerlin will be represented at gamescom with an official booth for Berlin-Brandenburg, as every year. The grand opening will take place on 20 August 2025 from 3–4 p.m.

In addition to Michael Biel from the sponsor, the Senate Department for Economics, Energy, and Public Enterprises, the five co-exhibitors will also be present: Brehm & v. Moers, Black Soup, maz&movie, Ravespace and the Brandenburg Economic Development Corporation (WFBB).

If you would like to network, learn more about the exhibitors and gain insights into the House of Games and BSG-Go, register here for the Berlin-Brandenburg booth reception. Please note that you will need a trade visitor ticket for this event.

Interested in indie studios and games? Thanks to the support of the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (MBB), you can find them at the joint booth as well. Exhibitors include:

• Nukuna Interactive with Jo & Rubi: Archaeology at the Harbor*
• Stoked Sloth Interactive with Driftwood*
• Stellar Cartography Interactive
• Indifferent Penguin with Tackle for Loss*
• Sentiment Games with Deck of Memories*
• Black Soup/Mostly Games with PEPPERED*

You can also find other MBB-supported games at the Indie Arena Booth, the world’s largest shared developer booth. Participants include:

• Maschinen-Mensch with Mother Maschine
• Butter By The Fish with Flick Shot Rogues
• I Knew It Games with Greta sees Ghosts
• Wobble Ghost with Spindle
• Paintbucket Games with The Darkest Files

*MBB-sponsored

• August 20, 2025
• 12:00 p.m.
• Hall 10.2
• Booth E030

Want to start gamescom feeling energized? Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and A MAZE. / BERLIN are making it possible with a joint Pink Breakfast to celebrate indie and arthouse games as well as immersive media from #GamesCapitalBerlin. You can also check out MBB-funded games and studios here.

• Bold Beetle with Dung Slinger
• Horizont Computergrafik with Rogue Voltage
• GaHa Games with Later
• Sentiment Games with Deck of Memories

A MAZE. / Berlin is an international festival focusing on games and playful media. The annual event includes an extensive exhibition, a conference program, an award ceremony, and numerous opportunities for exchange and networking. Please note: You will also need a trade visitor ticket for this event. Interested? Then register here.

From August 21, 2025, the A MAZE. booth can be visited without a special ticket.

• August 20, 2025
• 7:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
• “the view” Cologne
• Kennedy-Ufer 11, 50679 Cologne

In 2026, one of Germany’s most exciting gaming projects will open in the heart of Berlin: The House of Games Berlin will offer over 10,000 m² of space for the entire gaming ecosystem. This will be celebrated at the House of Games Reception, organised by the steering committee consisting of WISTA Management GmbH, medianet berlinbrandenburg e. V., game – Verband der Deutschen Games-Branche (German Games Industry Association) and Ubisoft Berlin. The highlight of the evening will be the unveiling of the brand-new House of Games Berlin brand design!

The reception will be opened by representatives of the House of Games (HoG) steering committee: Jeannine Koch (Chairwoman of the Board and Managing Director of medianet), Alexander Danisch (Workplace and Property Director at Ubisoft) and Roland Sillmann (Managing Director of WISTA Management GmbH). The guest of honour, Lothar Sattler (Head of Department I, Federal and European Affairs, Media Policy at the Berlin Senate Chancellery), will also be in attendance.

The steering committee will bring together individuals interested in the project on this evening, share more detailed information about House of Games Berlin and offer an opportunity for direct interaction with the committee members. Whether you are an AAA company (such as anchor tenant Ubisoft), an indie studio or a service provider, and whether you are involved in development, culture or gamification, there is still room for interested games companies from all over the world who want to establish a foothold in Berlin.

Please note: this is an invite-only event.

Published 11 August 2025