We’ve got all the info on gamescom 2026 in one place—including the event’s key times, shows, and games.
The world’s largest gaming expo is set to kick off again soon. gamescom 2026 promises another packed program in Cologne and online.We’ve compiled the most important information about gamescom 2026 for you in this handy overview:
- Hours
- Shows & Events
- Tickets & Prices
- List of All Games
We’re continuously updating this overview and adding new information about gamescom 2026. So be sure to check back if you don’t want to miss anything.
All opening hours and visitor days for gamescom 2026
gamescom 2026 will take place from August 26 to 30 in Cologne and, of course, online as well.Once again this year, the expo promises to be one of the biggest video game events of the year. Here’s a quick overview of the expo’s opening hours:
- Wednesday, August 26:9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (trade visitors) and 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Wildcard holders)
- Thursday, August 27:10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Friday, August 28:10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Saturday, August 29:9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Sunday, August 30:9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
As usual, gamescom kicks off on Wednesday with Trade and Media Day. On this day, general admission visitors can only enter the exhibition halls starting at 1:00 p.m. with the limited-edition and more expensiveWildcard (65.50 euros)
From Thursday through Sunday (August 27–30), gamescom 2026 will be open to all visitors daily until 8:00 p.m.
The Most Important Shows and Live Events at gamescom 2026
Of course, gamescom 2026 will once again feature an exciting lineup of shows and live events taking place during the expo.Here’s a quick overview of the expo’s most important dates:
- gamescom dev 2026– August 23–25
- Opening Night Live 2026(ONL) – August 25
- FYNG gamescom Show 2026– August 26, 5:00 p.m. (our big show in Hall 7 / livestream)
- Future Games Show gamescom– August 26
- gamescom jobs & career– August 26–30
- gamescom congress 2026– August 27
- gamescom awesome indies show– August 27
- gamescom Award 2026– August 28
- Games Done Quick(GDQ) – August 28–30
- gamescom Cosplay Contest 2026 – August 29, 5:00 p.m.
- gamescom City Festival– August 29–30
- FGS Best Of gamescom– August 30
Tickets and Prices – Here’s How Much It Costs to Attend gamescom 2026
Anyone who wants to stroll through the gamescom halls in August must purchase a ticket online. As usual, tickets cannot be purchased on-site.Here’s an overview of this year’s ticket prices.
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Price for Wednesday (Trade and Media Day)
- Wildcard Day Pass(from 1:00 p.m.): 65.50 euros
Prices for Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Day Pass:31.50 euros
- Reduced-price day ticket:22.50 euros
- Family day ticket:69.50 euros
- Evening ticket(from 4:00 p.m.): 10.50 euros
Prices for Saturday
- Day pass:41.00 euros
- Reduced-price day pass:32.00 euros
- Family day pass:86.00 euros
- Evening ticket(from 4:00 p.m.): 13.00 euros
Advance ticket sales have already begun;you can purchase tickets directly on the official gamescom website.
The ticket price for 2026 also includes apublic transit passfrom the Rhein-Sieg Transport Association (2nd class). This allows you to use public transportation in Cologne for travel to and from the event during the trade show period. The pass will be sent separately as a PDF and is valid only with a photo ID.
Ticket prices have risen again this year.For comparison: In 2025, a one-day ticket (Thursday, Friday, Sunday) cost 30.50 euros, a family ticket 68 euros, and a discounted ticket 22 euros.
Whether a visit to this year’s gamescom is worth it for you depends mainly on the games being presented at the event. On the next page, we’ve compiled a list of all the games at gamescom 2026 so you can quickly get an overview.
It’s starting soon:From August 26 to 30gamescom will take place, once again offering a jam-packed program and, of course, plenty of new games. To help you stay organized, we’ve compiled all confirmed games for gamescom 2026 into a compact listand sorted them roughly by publisher booth and hall for you.
All Games at gamescom 2026
- Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve– Bandai Namco (Hall 6)
- The Blood of Dawnwalker– Bandai Namco (Hall 6, also in Hall 7)
- Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3– Bandai Namco (Hall 6)
- Arc Raiders– Embark Studio (Hall 6)
- Construction Simulator: Evolution– Astragon (Hall 6)
- Bus Simulator 27– Astragon (Hall 6)
- Control: Resonant– Tencent Games & Remedy (Hall 6)
- Firefighting Simulator: Ignite– Astragon (Hall 6)
- Seafarer: The Ship Sim– Astragon (Hall 6)
- Genshin Impact– HoYoverse (Hall 6)
- Honkai: Nexus Anima – HoYoverse (Hall 6)
- LumenTale: Memories of Trey– Team17 (Hall 6)
- Silver Pines – LumenTale: Memories of Trey– Team17 (Hall 6)
- Path of Exile 2– Grinding Gear Games (Hall 6)
- Petit Planet– HoYoverse (Hall 6)
- Zenless Zone Zero– HoYoverse (Hall 6)
- Rayman Legends Retold– Ubisoft (Hall 6)
- Silver Palace– Elementa Games (Hall 6)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4– Microsoft Xbox (Hall 7)
- Gears of War: E-Day– Microsoft Xbox (Hall 7)
- Star Wars: Zero Company– Microsoft Xbox (Hall 7)
- The Blood of Dawnwalker– Microsoft Xbox (Hall 7, also in Hall 6)
- Metro 2039– Microsoft Xbox (Hall 7, also in Hall 9)
- Valor Mortis– Microsoft Xbox (Hall 7)
- Halo: Campaign Evolved– Microsoft Xbox (Hall 7)
- Forza Horizon 6– Microsoft Xbox (Hall 7)
- Minecraft Dungeons 2– Microsoft Xbox (Hall 7)
- Fable(Presentation) – Microsoft Xbox (Hall 7)
- Alien DeathStorm– Microsoft Xbox (Hall 7)
- Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy– Microsoft Xbox (Hall 7)
- Bad Magpie– Microsoft Xbox (Hall 7)
- Crownsworn– Microsoft Xbox (Hall 7)
- Genigods: Nezha– Microsoft Xbox (Hall 7)
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024– Microsoft Xbox (Hall 7)
- Terrible Lizards– Microsoft Xbox (Hall 7)
- Turok Origins– Microsoft Xbox (Hall 7)
- Alien Isolation 2– SEGA & Microsoft Xbox (Hall 7)
- Stranger Than Heaven– SEGA & Microsoft Xbox (Hall 7)
- Persona 4 Revival– SEGA (Hall 7)
- Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse– Konami & Microsoft (Hall 7)
- Silent Hill: Townfall(interactive
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) – Konami (Hall 7) - Total War: Warhammer 40,000– SEGA (Hall 7)
- Crazy Taxi: World Tour– SEGA (Hall 7)
- Marvel Rivals– NetEase Games (Hall 7)
- Sea of Remnants– NetEase Games (Hall 7)
- Where Winds Meet– NetEase Games (Hall 7)
- Arknights: Endfield– Gryhline (Hall 8)
- The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past(Presentation) – CD Projekt Red (Hall 8)
- Age Twisters– Krafton (Hall 9)
- Crimson Desert– Pearl Abyss (Hall 9)
- Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen– Capcom (Hall 9)
- Onimusha: Way of the Sword– Capcom (Hall 9)
- Street Fighter 6– Capcom (Hall 9)
- Mega Man: Dual Override– Capcom (Hall 9)
- Firefighters Code Red– Aerosoft (Hall 9)
- Forensics: Crime Scene Detective– Aerosoft (Hall 9)
- Professional Ship Simulator– Aerosoft (Hall 9)
- Infinity Nikki– Papergames (Hall 9)
- Metro 2039– Plaion & Deep Silver (Hall 9, also in Hall 7)
- New PUBG(Unveiled at the trade show) – Krafton (Hall 9)
- No Law– Krafton (Hall 9)
- Project ZETA– Krafton (Hall 9)
- TARAE: The Unbound– Krafton (Hall 9)
- American Truck Simulator– SCS Software (Hall 10.1)
- Euro Truck Simulator 2– SCS Software (Hall 10.1)
Indie Games at gamescom 2026
gamescom isn’t just important for major development studios and publishers. Many smaller development teams and indie studios are also represented at the trade show every year, expanding the game lineup by hundreds of titles.
In the dedicatedIndie Area in Hall 10.2you can venture beyond the usual gaming horizons. There you’ll find, among other things, theIndie Arena BoothandGames Bavaria. We’re only showcasing a selection of the games here, but there will be many more to discover in the Indie Area.
- Stronghold 4– Firefly Studios / Indie Arena Booth (Hall 10.2)
- Neon Abyss 2– Veewo Games / Indie Arena Booth (Hall 10.2)
- The 9th Dragon– Headup / Indie Area (Hall 10.2)
- Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault– Digital Sun / Indie Arena Booth (Hall 10.2)
- Crowded – A Crow City Builder– Nestwork Games / Indie Arena Booth (Hall 10.2)
- Dungeon Clawler– Stray Fawn Studio / Indie Arena Booth (Hall 10.2)
- Lou’s Lagoon– Tiny Roar / Indie Arena Booth (Hall 10.2)
- Nether Spirits: Beyond the Gate– Spellfusion / Indie Arena Booth (Hall 10.2)
- Paddle Paddle Paddle– ZoroArts / Indie Arena Booth (Hall 10.2)
- Paws and Leaves– A Last Tale / Grownarts / Indie Arena Booth (Hall 10.2)
- Second Stone– Headup / Indie Area (Hall 10.2)
- SOKO 1977: Anti-Terror Task Force– Paint Bucket Games / Indie Arena Booth (Hall 10.2)
- Unrailed 2: Back on Track– Indoor Astronaut / Indie Arena Booth (Hall 10.2)
- We Were Here Tomorrow– Total Mayhem Games / Indie Arena Booth (Hall 10.2)
- Battlewrights– Florian Malogajski / Games Bavaria (Hall 10.2)
- Black Demeter– Studiomask / Games Bavaria (Hall 10.2)
- Bonehearts– Deus Draconis / Games Bavaria (Hall 10.2)
- Cube Grinder Factory – Knidaria Games / Games Bavaria (Hall 10.2)
- Fiets-Together– Alea Interactive / Games Bavaria (Hall 10.2)
- Horses of Hoofprint Bay– Thogli Studios / Games Bavaria (Hall 10.2)
- Imprinted– Cobald Lane / Games Bavaria (Hall 10.2)
- Incredibug– Memory Forge / Games Bavaria (Hall 10.2)
- OrbiTower– Spicy Sushi Games / Games Bavaria (Hall 10.2)
- Petty Ungodliness– CRNG Games / Games Bavaria (Hall 10.2)
- President Rocket Game– GlohoGames / Games Bavaria (Hall 10.2)
- S.T.A.R.V.E.– Wegfreund Games / Games Bavaria (Hall 10.2)
- Valkyrie Rising: Hordes of Ragnarök– Blossom Path Games / Games Bavaria (Hall 10.2)
- Warding Witches– Sonorode / Games Bavaria (Hall 10.2)
- Waters of Sal Naména– Distant Meadows / Games Bavaria (Hall 10.2)
- Why Am I Here– Hamiga Studio / Games Bavaria (Hall 10.2)
Based on past experience, the list of games and exhibitors will continue to grow as the start of the trade show approaches. We’ll therefore keep updating the game list so you always know which games you can see at gamescom 2026.
