gamescom 2023 in Köln

gamescom is the largest international event for computer and video games. The gaming festival takes place every year at the Cologne exhibition center. As Europe's largest business platform for the games industry, it presents the latest trends, numerous world premieres and spectacular show experiences.

After gamescom was held in digital form for two years due to the pandemic, it was able to celebrate its comeback in the Cologne exhibition halls in 2022. More than 250,000 visitors from over 100 countries and around 1,100 exhibitors from 53 different countries arrived.

The exhibition areas of gamescom 2022 were:

• Entertainment area
• Merchandise area
• Campus area
• Business area
• Cosplay village
• Family & friends
• Indie vilage
• Retro area
• Signing area

The spectacular show program featured show and music acts with international cosplayers, cartoonists and live casters. There were also numerous opportunities to try out the latest games live. The gamescom congress provided information about games in an economic and cultural context.