gamescom for trade visitors
Business, know-how, entertainment, and fun merge at gamescom. As Europe's leading platform for the games industry, gamescom offers unique business opportunities and a lot of room for networking: experience the business area, gamescom biz and the devcom Developer Conference. You can look forward to the latest developments and innovations, a varied program with exclusive lectures, panels, workshops, and the possibility for a personal exchange about current themes of the gaming industry.
gamescom business area
The gamescom business area is especially conceived of for trade visitors. It provides the optimal framework for personal conversations and targeted networking, including possibilities to retreat. Here you have the possibility to meet in peace with business partners and exchange ideas for new cooperation ideas. In addition to this, you receive exclusive insight into new games, technologies, and trends, even before they are presented to the broad public.
Only exhibitors, trade visitors and media representatives have access to the business area.
Opening hours for trade visitors
Date | business area | entertainment area |
|---|---|---|
Wednesday, 20.08.* | 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. | 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
Thursday, 21.08. | 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. | 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
Friday, 22.08. | 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. | 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
Saturday, 23.08. | closed | 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
Sunday, 24.08. | closed | 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
* Trade Visitor and Media Day. 20.08.2025 is a trade visitor and media day. The organizer may grant access to the entertainment area to a limited number of private visitors on Wednesday. Admission for private visitors from 1:00 p.m. onwards (only with Wildcard).
Networking and matchmaking with gamescom biz
gamescom biz is the official B2B platform for trade visitors, exhibitors, and media representatives of gamescom, devcom, gamescom asia and gamescom latam. As a central digital hub, the app offers you a variety of networking features, helps you with event preparation and follow-up as well as on-site during your trade fair visit, and provides important information for successful trade fair participation.
gamescom invest circle
Launched in 2023, gamescom invest circle has quickly become the premier meeting point for capital and innovation in the European gaming industry.
This exclusive, invitation-only event — powered by PIRATEx — is designed for one purpose: to connect the most promising early-stage game startups with leading investors, publishers, and strategic partners from around the globe.
devcom developer conference
The devcom developer conference 2025 takes place on August 17 to 19, 2025 in the Confex of Koelnmesse and will once again gather thousands of trade visitors from the games industry in Cologne. The conference provides a platform for the exchange of knowledge, ideas, and experiences as well as the possibility to establish new business contacts.
In 2025, look forward to exciting lectures, panels, discussions, and workshops, in which leading experts and industry representatives illuminate current trends, best practices, and challenges in the games industry.
gamescom congress
The gamescom congress is Europe's leading conference dealing with the potential of computer and video games in society and the economy. The event offers you a unique opportunity to inform yourself about current developments in the industry, to acquire insight into innovative projects and research results, and to participate in discussions on social questions in connection with games.
You can download the gamescom 2025 timetable here:
(Provisional timetable for gamescom 2025, subject to change)