Hopefully this is okay to share here (read the rules and I think it should be okay) but we just saw that we made it into this wrapup article of top games showcased at gamescom and had to share somewhere. For a smaller team out in Hall 10.2, getting included with some of the big games that had massive booths in Hall 6,7, & 8 is a wild and super gratifying feeling!

Were both there on Friday and Sunday. Had loads of fun! Thanks to everyone who came up and took pics. If any of these people find this post, please feel free to send me the pics you took with us, I'd also love to chat more!

The cosplayers were so amazing <3

So this isn't all of it because I'm too lazy to unpack even more + much candy and soda and a thermos cup

If you wish to revisit any of the booths, or you missed anything, or were unable to attend, feel free to check it out!

This was my first gamescom; I was there from Wednesday to Sunday showing my game (Bet on Beta). During my breaks, I had quite some time to play other Indies, and those are my favorites, out of the games I played (no order on the list):

• Bruce’s Gym is a neighborhood gym tycoon game. You're not buying brand new shining equipment; instead, you use recycled material for handmade gear, like using plastic bottles full of sand for the weights. Coming from Brazil, I can relate a lot to this game, as I had volunteered designing playgrounds for kids in poor places and needed to be creative with the materials to use. But the most interesting part is that the game is not only about your own business. In the demo, there was a polluted river on the side of the gym and a dirty alley. And you can also use the gym's money to improve neighborhood conditions, and that impacts your gym too. Seeing that river cleaned up was one of those moments in gaming when you realize “Wait, so that I can do that!?”, and I love those moments.
• Drone Tanks is a fast-paced roguelike shooter; the movements of this game feel so good to play, everything is super responsive, and the map encourages high mobility gameplay. The art style and the enemy mechanics were also quite interesting. I would need more time to really get good at this game, but I can see how rewarding the experience will be.
• Bento Blocks is a puzzle game and a master class on game design. During the whole game, you are learning new things to do and then challenging what you learned on increasingly complex puzzles. The learning and challenging experience is so smooth that you are in a constant flow of enjoyment. Most puzzle games also try to have such an experience, and I think that Bento Blocks delivers it really well.
• Haunted Cleaner is a cozy game where you are a psychic cleaner; there is a puzzle aspect to it where you need to clean/organize the place while also satisfying the ghost's needs. I usually do not play cozy games, but the art style and mechanics were so satisfying! Also, as we were in the same booth, I saw a lot of people playing this game, and it was quite fun seeing how happy the parents were seeing their kids having fun while cleaning the bedroom!
• As I am also making a game which satirises the corporate world, I was really interested to play Pocket Boss. Their installation was quite funny, where you had a treadmill and needed to walk and play on a phone in a totally non-ergonomic way. The game is a series of different mini-games where you need to make the chart “look good”. I loved how the “work” is only focused on the charts instead of what would really be needed to do to impact the charts. I think this experience is a mix of an art installation and a game, which makes it different from the other more commercial indie game from my list, but I find it funny and interesting that those type of experiences which blures the frontiers of what a game is.

Have you played any of those games?

Hello, if you attended Gamescom on Sunday 30/08 and played LoL in hall 10.1 until the event was closed at 8pm, please DM me. We played together as Kindred and Katarina in this match, but I forgot to add you in-game afterwards. GG

Hi all,

This was my first time at Gamescom. I always read that it is very crowded but could not have imagined this. I even gave up and decided to skip Saturday though I had a ticket.

Anyways, while I can understand why people are queuing on merchandise, giveaways and upcoming games, there were equally long lines in games that are already out.

The two particular ones were Plague Tale Resonance and Star Wars Zero Company. Even on sunday, I managed to try Alien Isolation 2 and Stranger than Heaven, but the former two had longer lines.

I gave it a thought and the only explanation I can find is people just don't want to buy a new release and instead want to try it for free. But even then; 1- you can try and refund on Steam, 2- you can try Plague Tale on Gamepass and 3- if you work for the time you wait at the queue even for minimum wage, you will be able afford the games.

I seriously cannot understand it. Do you have any thoughts or possible explanations on this?

I was there on Friday, arrived around 11 because my train was very delayed and then tried to see as much as I could. I focused on the indi area because it's the most interesting for me to be honest and I was wondering if there were any games that stood out to you guys? any multiplayer ones? I felt like there were some very good ones, but I sadly didn't manage to see everything.

At this year's Gamescom in Cologne, my husband and I suddenly had a disco. The first cosplay in our lives 💚

Hallo zusammen,

ich habe am Freitagabend nach der Gamescom in der RB48 Richtung Wuppertal eine Post-time-Skip Chopper Cosplayerin kennengelernt.

Irgendwie sind wir im überfüllten Zug ins Gespräch gekommen und dadurch, dass die Bahn natürlich immer alle anderen vorlässt, hatten wir einige Zeit uns zu unterhalten. Meines Erachtens nach haben wir uns dabei gut verstanden. Sie war extrem sympathisch, aber leider bin ich übertrieben schüchtern und hatte Angst davor, dass es komisch sei nachzufragen, ob man in Kontakt bleiben möchte, bzw. um sich später etwas mehr auszutauschen. Direkt im Anschluss habe ich es dann auch schon bereut nicht nachgefragt zu haben.

Ich bezweifle zwar stark sie auf diesem Wege zu finden und jetzt ist es vermutlich tatsächlich weird, aber zumindest diesmal will ich etwas versucht haben. Falls das hier also jemand gelesen hat, der den Chopper kennt, oder sogar der Chopper selbst, wäre ich unendlich dankbar es mich hier wissen zu lassen, bzw. sie darauf aufmerksam zu machen.

Vielen Dank an alle für die Aufmerksamkeit bis hierhin <3

If yes how?

So this is my 4th GC and it just decreases in quality.

1. Security just gets worse every year. Back in they day they used to shorten paths once the main bulk of people where in. This year they didnt even let us take shortcuts in heavy rain at 15:00 when basically noone was entering GC (like 20 people max).

2. they are selling to many tickets. They should reduce the tickets to 1/2 and ask for double the money. There are too many people.

3. i feel like demos are getting too long. Like i get that you wanna play some time if you queue for 4 hours. But maybe the queue wouldnt be 4 hours if they had more than 6 pcs and 1 demo wouldnt last 20 minutes?

4. influencers should only be allowed on 1-2 days

This is probably a massive long shot, but I met a girl on the KVB after Gamescom on Saturday, August 29, around 20:30. I believe we were on line 3 or 4, and we both got off at Friesenplatz.

I accidentally bumped into her bag, which is how we started talking. We ended up having a really nice conversation, and I felt like we really clicked, but somehow we never exchanged contact information.

I remember a small black Japanese/Chinese-looking character or marking on the left side of her forehead. It looked a bit like the one Gaara from Naruto has on his forehead, although I’m not sure if she was actually cosplaying him. They also spoke fluent English.

When I exited the station and turned around, she was already gone.

I’m posting this from a burner account because if my mates find this post, they’re never going to let me hear the end of it. 😭

If by some ridiculous chance she recognizes this, feel free to send me a message. I’d genuinely love to talk again. :)

Hi! I was really impressed with how cool the booth of ONTOS was at this year's Gamescom and the demo I was able to play.

Does anyone know the details of how it worked? Was it an advanced AI assistant with cool voice recognition or a human sitting behind a screen talking to me through a microphone while I was testing?

I've been struggling with this question for two days now and I can't stop thinking about how cool it was! I'd appreciate any answers.

made a little video recap for a dozen of games..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fqUYFw3WLo

A little late, but there were so many games this year that finally feel unique to this generation. I can see stuff like Stranger than Heaven getting some backlash because it's so different from other AAA action games, but that's what impressed me. I also got to play Silent Hill, Alien, Control and a bunch of other stuff which felt refreshing, because there was no yellow paint, no souls-like combat, no Ubisoft-towers, etc. - just old school titles that stay true to themselves or try new things in the AAA space. Glad I was able to check out so much stuff and rekindle some of my passion for gaming amidst all the price increases and studio shutdowns.

When I went there on Friday, the staff said there was no stamp, only coins. Later, I saw SEGA say there was a sixth stamp. What does this mean? Does this stamp really exist?

I got this at the ROG booth after playing a round of CS, but I have no idea what it's for. It's made of jersey material. Or is it just something to hang on the wall?

Hi everyone, I was at the Gamescom yesterday and there was that vendor in Hall 5.1 which sold LED backpacks and stuff. Does anyone off you guys might know if they have an online shop or know the name of the vendor?

Kind regards

Hallo ich war auf der Gamescom mit 2 Freunden und habe ein tolles Foto mit einer Cosplayerin Alice Liddell gemacht.Ich wollte sie nach Instagram fragen hab es aber total vergessen.Weiss jemand zufällig wer sie war ? Lg bin für jeden Tipp dankbar