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Gamecity Hamburg sending five start-ups to Gamescom 2024

26 July 2024
Start-ups to share Indie Arena Booth at leading trade fair in Cologne

Start-ups are gearing up for the next Gamescom underway in Cologne from August 21-25, 2024. Gamecity Hamburg is hosting five local studios in the Indie Arena Booth at Gamescom as part of the "Road to Gamescom" scheme.

Backing for local games developers

"As part of our 'Road to' scheme, we are bringing independent  games studios to key events and preparing them to meet publishers, forge contacts and to present their games to consumers," said Dennis Schoubye, Head of Gamecity Hamburg.  Five Hamburg-based start-ups will present their latest games at Gamecity Hamburg's joint booth in Cologne. The highlights are the multiplayer party game “Stack ‘Em Up” by Godcomplex Games, the first-person adventure game “Journey Beyond the Edge of the World” by Markus Koepke, the exploration game “Map Map – A Game About Maps by Pipapo Games, the 2D action role-playing game "Under the Island" by Slime King Games and the music construction kit game "Oddada" by Sven Ahlgrimm and Mathilde Hoffmann.

Three projects have already received prototype funding or taken part in the Games Lift Incubator. Gamecity Hamburg provides up to EUR 80, 000 per project to develop games prototypes.

More Hamburg-based firm at Gamescom 2024

Other Hamburg-based companies including e.g., Osmotic Studios, are attending Gamescom this year. The studio is showing its slice-of-life simulation "Closer the Distance" while Mooneye Studios is presenting several games and Daedalic Entertainment is presenting the "Woodo" puzzle. The games developers, Inno Games and Bigpoint, will seize all the networking  opportunities on offer in Cologne while Rocket Beans TV will report live from the trade fair.
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About Gamecity Hamburg

Gamecity Hamburg is committed to raising Hamburg's image as an international games centre. It provides the framework conditions for companies and founders in the games value chain and backs their further development. It anchors the public perception of Hamburg as Germany's leading games hub.

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