Games Ground Berlin
@gamesground
📍 05 - 08 November 2026 👾 A GAMING-FESTIVAL FOR EVERYONE 🧡 Creating a hub between industry & community 🟣
Yaay, another GG Side Quest unlocked! 👾 Join us on August 12 (17:00 CEST) with Markus Zierhofer (@audiocreatures.bsky.social) as we explore the complete game music pipeline 🎼 🎟️ Exclusive for Games Ground Business Ticket holders & partner university students. www.gamesground.de/business-day... 💜
Last Friday, the GG team got together for a little one-day Games Ground Camp 🧡 We'd LOVE to tell you everything we did on this day... but this time we really can't 😅 BUT we promise you'll find out soon enough! Every day brings us one step closer to #GG26 (YAY!!), and we're counting down the days!!💜
CALL FOR INDIES 💜 The Indie Ground is returning to IFA for the second year in a row! 👾 ⏰ Application deadline: August 19, 2026 👉 Info & Application: forms.gle/MtMLaGP6tnYR...
As GG continues to grow, so does our team and today we'd love to introduce Yuna! 💜 In her role, Yuna will be taking care of partner management, supporting our sales team, and helping coordinate projects across Games Ground 🤝 We're incredibly happy to have you on board! 🥰
🚀 Experience the gamescom business week with gamescom dev 2026! One ticket. 5 days of business. 🎤 Extensive session and stage program 🎮 gamescom dev + gamescom access 🤝 Networking & side events all week 📅 Aug 24 - 28 ▶️ dev.gamescom.global/tickets/ #gcdev #gamescom @gamescomdev.bsky.social
Applications for our Volunteer Crew are now OPEN! 💜 Info & Application: 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... ... and don't forget to join our Discord server for all important volunteer updates: 👉 discord.gg/gAwgEZxGXn
Jane has spoken. We don't think we need to add anything else 👀💜 🎟️ www.gamesground.de/tickets
The cosplay community is a huge part of what makes Games Ground special 💜 🎟️ Cosplay Weekend Tickets (Nov 7–8): €20 ⚠️ Please read our Cosplay Guidelines before attending: gamesground.de/areas/cosplay 🎟️ Tickets: www.gamesground.de/tickets We can't wait to see who you'll bring to #GG26 👀💜
👾 New GG Side Quest unlocked! 🎤 Meaningful Reasons to Wander: Creating Open World Engagement in 'Ghost of Yōtei' With AriadnaMartinez | Senior Writer & Narrative Designer at Sucker Punch Productions💜 📅 June 24, 17:00 CEST 🔸 Exclusive for Business Ticket holders www.gamesground.de/business-day...
FREE showcase opportunity for XR creators and mobile game developers! We're curating the XR & Mobile Showcases at next.app Berlin (Oct 7–9) 📱🥽 🔸 Showcase for free 🔸 More info in the form links! XR 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/17i-... Mobile 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/1-SQ... ⏰ Deadline: July 31 💜
We’ve partnered with XRCC! 🤝 Expect XR innovators, tech leaders from Meta, Snap, Google, Qualcomm and more, plus three days of networking, live demos and curated matchmaking 👀 🎟️ Groundies get 20% off: luma.com/xrcreatorcon... More info 👉 www.xrcc.events/conference-2...
Together with Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, we curated a selection of indie games you’ll be able to discover & play on-site at @re-publica.com 🎮🧡 Including: 🔸 Insecta Vindicta 🔸 DeeSicks 🔸 WATERFUL 🔸 Dung Slinger 🔸 How to God Come by, play & say hi to the teams (and us) 💜
Almost @re-publica.com time again 👾 This year, we curated: 🎤 a panel on authenticity, trust & generative AI in games/media 🛠️ a workshop by Safe In Our World about understanding & managing burnout 🎟️ Discount & ON SCREEN day tickets: tickets.infield.live/event/re-pub... Use code: OnScreenrp26 ✨
Exciting news from our media partner @gamescomdev.bsky.social: 🚀 Join gamescom dev 2026 🎤 First speakers announced! 🎮 indie expo applications (Deadline: May 8) -> better be quick! 🎓 scholarship program partner (Deadline: May 28)
Our friends at @gameaccess.bsky.social are back 👾 Game Access is celebrating its ninth edition and is one of the biggest European game dev conferences, coming to Brno on May 29 ⭐ 🔴 80+ speakers ⚫ 100 indie & student teams 🔴 networking parties & more More info: game-access.com
Another CALL FOR INDIES from us! 🎮💜 WeAreDevelopers, together with the Games Ground Berlin and Home of Indies Communities, invites indie developers from 8th to 10th July to apply for free exhibitor booths! More info & submission: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Good News, Groundies: Publisher Connect returns for #GG26 and submissions are NOW open! 👾 More info and application (Links in our Bio): 🔸 Studios & Devs: forms.gle/FNUyqyFCyfDP... 🔸 Publishers & Investors: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
ta-da 👾 our first GG Side Quest is on the way! 💾 free for everyone 🗓️ April 22 · 17:00 (CET) “Building Your Discord Server Through Every Stage of Game Development” with Colin Loretz & Anthony Tesija (Discord) join here 👇 meet.google.com/mci-mdkx-qzg more info: www.gamesground.de/business-day...
Tickets for #GG26 are LIVE Join us Nov 5–8 at Alte Münze Berlin for four days of GAMING 🧡💜 🧠 Business Days: talks, panels & initiatives 🎮 Public Days: XR, retro, LAN, TCG, Cosplay & more 👀 🌐 NEW: GG Side Quests — a year-round webinar series for B2B ticket holders 🎟️ www.gamesground.de/tickets
Words we love to hear about our festival 🥲💜 Thank you so much, Kimi! Creating a space where people feel safe, welcome and seen is what we aim for. At #GG25, Kimi joined as a speaker and hosted the workshop: “You’ve never seen me like that — Telling your biography through belonging.”
GREAT NEWS FOR ALL INDIE STUIOS FROM SAXONY 🌵🎮 👉 Docs for the funding application: drive.google.com/file/d/19s3Y... 👉 Our submission form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Last week, nearly the full Games Ground event team came together to plan, discuss and organize what’s next for #GG26 🧠 A lot of exciting things are already in motion, and we’re fully in the fever of planning THIS YEAR’S EDITION OF GAMES GROUND!! 🔥👾 More soon! Much love, your Games Ground Team 💜
Over 1,100 quest cards were handed out from our lovely NPCs, and an incredible 412 players completed all quests at our NPC Discovery Quest at #GG25!! Big Thanks to the Organizers behind it: linktr.ee/npc.discover... 💜🧡
A huge THANK YOU for being part of #GG25! 💜🧡 Your energy and love for (indie) games made this year truly special. Now we need your help! 👉 Share your feedback with us: forms.gle/QKXutpeZLXuQ... Thank you so much Groundies, your feedback helps us A LOT to shape the upcoming editions of GG 👾
#GG25 is officially over! 💜🧡 Huge love to our crew, volunteers, hosts, stage managers & everyone who kept the festival running — you’re as much Games Ground as we are. With lots of gratitude, your Games Ground Team