Games Ground Berlin
Four days of games, industry, and community festival at the Alte Münze
About Games Ground
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The New Berlin Games Main Stage
With its second edition in 2025, Games Ground has risen to become Berlin's leading games festival – a mix of industry trade fair, community gathering, and public festival. The venue is the Alte Münze, a brick complex at Molkenmarkt in the Mitte district, which has been developed as a cultural space by the city. With over 6,500 visitors, 127 exhibitors, and 65 publishers/investors at the previous year's event, the format has become one of Europe's central industry dates.
B2B Days: Industry, Mentoring, Matchmaking
Thursday and Friday (November 5th/6th, 2026) are designed as industry days. The program includes conferences, the Mentor Ground format with one-on-one mentoring by international industry experts, Publisher Connect for pitches and deals, Career Ground with individual career sessions, and Indie Ground as a showcase for independent developers. Last year's event featured 147 announced speakers – an indicator of the program's breadth.
Public Days: Three Stages, Cosplay, Retrogaming
On Saturday and Sunday (November 7th/8th, 2026), the doors open to the public. Three main stages with over 100 performances, nearly 100 featured games, cosplay competitions, esports tournaments, live music with game soundtracks, XR experiences (VR/AR stations), retrogaming zones, and an indie showcase with dozens of small studios. The Haus der Computerspiele (House of Computer Games), a Berlin association dedicated to preserving computer game history, operates its own retrogaming corner with historical consoles and arcade machines to play.
Berlin as a European Gaming Hub
Berlin is considered one of Europe's densest ecosystems for game studios and game tech – the German Games Industry Association is based in the city, and alongside major studios like Wooga and Yager Development, there are dozens of indie and mid-size developers. Games Ground is the festival that makes this scene visible annually during an industry week. The fact that the festival takes place in the historic Alte Münze – a 19th-century industrial monument that used to be the city's mint – is a piece of Berlin's contrast: industrial heritage meets the digital future industry.
Games Ground — edition 2026
The third edition of Games Ground builds on the success of the previous year's event (6,500+ visitors, 127 exhibitors, 147 speakers). The format and day structure remain unchanged; the program will be gradually refined throughout the summer of 2026 and published on gamesground.de.
Those wishing to attend the festival should secure tickets early – industry passes often sell out weeks in advance, and public days have limited capacity. Cosplay competitions and esports tournaments have their own registration deadlines.
Programme Games Ground 2026
Thursday, November 5th, 2026 — B2B Day 1
- Conference Program with international industry speakers
- Mentor Ground — One-on-one mentoring by experienced industry professionals
- Indie Ground — Showcase of independent developers
Friday, November 6th, 2026 — B2B Day 2
- Publisher Connect — Pitches and publisher meetings
- Career Ground — One-on-one career sessions
- Networking Events in the evening
Saturday, November 7th, 2026 — Public Day 1
- Three Main Stages with performances, game showcases, and live music sets
- Cosplay Competition with its own stage
- Esports Tournaments in multiple disciplines
- XR Zone — VR/AR experiences to try out
- Retrogaming Area — historical consoles and arcade machines (curated by Haus der Computerspiele)
- Indie Showcase — dozens of small studios with demo stations
Sunday, November 8th, 2026 — Public Day 2
- Full program as on Saturday, with different day guests and performances
- Cosplay Finale
- Award Ceremonies and festival closing
Specific speaker lists, sponsors, and showcase studios will be continuously published on gamesground.de.
Highlights Games Ground 2026
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Practical information — Games Ground
Getting There
Subway U2 or U5 to Alexanderplatz or U5 to Rotes Rathaus, then a five-minute walk to Molkenmarkt. S-Bahn S5/S7/S9 to S+U Alexanderplatz. Bus 200, 248, M48 to Spandauer Straße.
Admission
Early bird tickets available via gamesground.de. B2B days (Thu/Fri) for registered industry participants with a pass; public days (Sat/Sun) with on-site and online tickets. Rates differ between Industry Pass, Standard Pass, and Day Ticket.
What to Bring
Cosplay outfits are explicitly welcome (competition on Saturday). Those wishing to test XR experiences should expect some waiting time – VR stations are usually busy.
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Where it takes place Games Ground
Alte Münze Berlin
Molkenmarkt 2, 10178 Berlin