The inaugural gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show, held from 16–19 October in Bangkok, closed with 206,159 attendees and 294 exhibitors and country pavilions. The event broke both gamescom asia and Thailand Game Show’s attendance records, and positioned itself as Southeast Asia’s largest gaming business and consumer festival.
With the key theme ‘World of Gaming’, the event celebrated the growing interconnectedness of the global gaming ecosystem, bringing together game developers, publishers, gamers, and creators of gaming hardware and peripherals under one roof. Highlights from the event included:
- A business area (16–17 October) that featured 71 speakers from 20 countries. Headliner Glen Schofield, veteran game designer of Dead Space, Call of Duty, and The Callisto Protocol, shared “10 ways to find inspiration,” urging developers to embrace risk-taking, originality, and resilience. An investors’ circle and VIP mixer connected 418 developers, publishers and investors.
- A pitch competition organised by Agora Gaming Partners, where MVRX Games (Sweden) won Best Visual for Dew, while Kotakoren Games (Malaysia) took home Best Game Design award for Of Blood and Descent, and Mudtek (USA) e Marnedost Anticipated Game for Dimraeth. Each received USD 1,500 to help in further developing their titles.
- New game demos and product showcases from major gaming brands, including 4Divinity, Amazing Seasun, AMD, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Behaviour Interactive, Capcom, GCL, HoYoverse, HyperX, Intel, Konami, Nintendo, Nuverse, Omen, PlayStation by Gameshop Concept Store, Predator, Razer Game Services, Republic of Gamers, Sandisk, SEGA, SteelSeries, Synnex, Ubisoft, Tencent, The Pokémon Company, Xbox, and more.
- Hands-on demos for upcoming AAA games, such as Call of Duty Black Ops 7 and Ninja Gaiden 4, available for the first time in Thailand at the Xbox booth; as well as Capcom’s Resident Evil Requiem, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Pragmata and Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection. Nuverse’s first foray into Southeast Asia brought players a first-hand demo of BLEACH: Soul Resonance.
- An indie area showcasing 62 indie titles, with over 200 playable indie games across both business and entertainment areas. The event’s Indie Wavemakers Awards also went to three indie teams for their creativity and innovation: Duo Quest by 1+1 Studios, BLACKOUT – Zero Point by SILOEGI Operation, and On Any Journey by Funbrew Games.
- The Thailand Game Awards celebrated the industry’s best games, talent and gaming gear, with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 seeing sweeping awards in four categories, and Lost and Found Co. clinching the highly anticipated Thai Game Award. The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Glen Schofield for his lifelong contributions and outstanding achievements in the gaming industry.
gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show will return to Bangkok, Thailand from 29 October to 1 November 2026. For more updates, visit gamescom.asia.
