Netherlands Pavilion
Gamescom 2025
Netherlands Pavilion at Gamescom 2025
DGA will host the Netherlands Pavilion during Gamescom 2025
The Dutch Games Association will host the Netherlands Pavilion during gamescom 2025, showcasing a strong lineup of Dutch developers, publishers, organisations and game service providers.
More than twenty Dutch studios, companies and organisations will be represented at the pavilion, which serves as a platform to highlight the diverse and talented Dutch games industry to the international gamescom audience. Thanks to this collective presence, participants can present their work and connect with professionals from around the world.
The pavilion features both established developers and emerging talent, alongside publishers and service providers, showcasing the full spectrum of the Dutch games industry.
The Dutch Games Association team will be on-site and happy to meet with anyone interested in learning more about the Netherlands and its dynamic games industry. Want to connect? Email alessandra@dutchgamesassociation.nl to schedule a meeting.
With so many diverse participants in the B2B area, a visit to the Netherlands Pavilion in Hall 4.1 (booth A021g-B030g) is well worth your time.
In addition, we also welcome you to join us for Happy Hour on Wednesday and Thursday from 17:00 to 18:00 at the Netherlands Pavilion, made possible with the support of Engine Software!
Meet the Dutch delegation
Participating Companies
B’GAME incubator
B’GAME is Breda’s dedicated game incubator. We support talent and startups in entertainment games, serious games, and esports. Our focus is on helping studios build for long-term success rather than quick wins.
We do this by offering workspace, guidance and access to a powerful network. So whether you’re building a studio or looking to support the next generation of talent, we’d love to invite you to be part of the B’GAME community!
Birungi studio
Birungi Studio is an inclusive social impact game studio where we build fun video games that matter! We educate and employ game talent with physical and mental disabilities that have difficulties getting internships and employment in other game studios. By playing our games players learn about important social topics and get incentivised to do good in real life, based on what they learn by playing our games.
BlackMill Games
BlackMill Games is an independent Dutch game developer specializing in authentic, historically inspired first-person shooters. With a commitment to historical accuracy and immersive gameplay, the studio brings pivotal moments of military history to life. Known for titles like Isonzo, Tannenberg and Verdun, BlackMill Games offers players engaging, respectful, and realistic wartime experiences.
Caboodle Games
We are boutique commercial advisors for self-published studios. We believe games are for life, not just for launch. Caboodle supports teams in all aspects of self-publishing: life cycle management, long-tail revenue growth, go-to-market planning, and more.
City of Rotterdam
Creative entrepreneurship runs through the City of Rotterdam and all our business. We proudly support the Rotterdam and national games and digital creator sector.
Deviant Legal
Deviant Legal is one of the premier European full-service law firms specialized in the games industry, representing over 250 developers and publishers. Our goal is to make legal accessible for anyone in games, regardless of their size, budget or background.
Duckland Games
With 30+ years of experience in AAA game development in franchises like Lord of the Rings, Resident Evil, Avengers and Tom Clancy’s we are bringing top notch games to the players!
Engine Software
The Happy Hour at the Gamescom Netherlands Pavilion have been made possible with the support of Engine Software, who have been making games since 1991 (!). Engine Software is known for high-end ports and adaptations of games to modern consoles, mobile, PC and streaming services.
EPAM Systems, Inc.
EPAM partners with industry giants like Epic Games, Xbox and Unity to create cutting-edge gaming experiences. With over 10 years of expertise, 1,000+ specialists, and a global presence in 50+ countries, we’ve supported 800M+ players globally and counting. From developing Epic’s Unreal Engine QA to optimizing Xbox’s NOC and enabling GenAI for Unity, we redefine gaming innovation. Ready to transform gaming? Meet us at Gamescom 2025 to explore infinite possibilities.
GameDistribution
GameDistribution is a leading partner in browser game distribution and a key part of Azerion platform. We offer an extensive portfolio of high-quality cross-platform games and integrated monetization services to digital publishers worldwide. Our curated content follows the latest market trends to drive revenue and audience growth. With over a decade of experience, GameDistribution empowers publishers to deliver great gaming experiences and grow their business.
Gamious
We’re Gamious, a game developer based in Haarlem, The Netherlands. We focus on creating original games with great gameplay (Like Turmoil, Lake and Words in Progress) – the kind of games we enjoy playing ourselves. We’re not bound to a specific genre or platform; what matters most to us is delivering a great experience. Currently in development: 2 strategy titles (unannounced).
i3D.net
i3D.net simplifies scaling, empowering companies to grow confidently. With experience scaling leaders like Discord and Psyonix, we provide a robust interconnected infrastructure platform empowered by hands-on expertise. Our self-service solutions and 24/7 LiveOps ensure infrastructure evolves with ambitions. More than a mere infrastructure provider, we’re the partner for the fastest-growing companies.
Iceberg Interactive
Founded in 2009 by a group of games industry veterans and staffed with avid gamers, Iceberg works closely with an international assembly of game developers, releasing top quality games on PC and console.
The company has enjoyed recent success with PC titles such as Strange Horticulture, Blazing Sails, Land of the Vikings, CLeM, Hellbreach: Vegas and AirportSim.
Our 2025 line-up includes Strange Antiquities, Circle Empires 2, Heroes of Valor, and Radiolight.
INDIGO
INDIGO is the premier business event for the Benelux game industry, bringing together game developers, publishers, investors, and industry professionals for a day of networking, showcases, and knowledge sharing. As the leading platform for business opportunities and industry connections, INDIGO provides unparalleled access to key stakeholders looking to invest in, publish, and support innovative game projects.
Local Heroes
Localization management outsourcing and handmade top quality translation and voice dubbing for indie and AAA devs and publishers in all regular languages. Our fun and fast team of project managers creates a smooth and on-time experience with the help of independent games translation and dubbing heroes across the world.
Local Heroes: kick-ass localization since 1997.
Lucky Kat Studios
We are Lucky Kat Studios, an award-winning game studio from the Netherlands. With over 250 million downloads from our casual Web2 games, we’ve built a strong foundation in mobile-first development. In recent years, we’ve expanded into Web3 with titles like Panzerdogs and Cosmocadia, giving players true ownership of in-game assets and creating connected, gameplay-first experiences for the next generation of gamers.
MeetToMatch
MeetToMatch is the global market leader in B2B event networking for the games and entertainment industry, specializing in one-on-one meetings and conference content. MeetToMatch partners with 60+ international game events annually, jointly making each one a success.
Beyond the tech platform, MeetToMatch can: Activate users with automated personalized engagement campaigns, promote your event to 35,000+ industry professionals, invite 1,650+ buyers (publishers & investors), and consult on your event’s concept.
Multiverse Narratives
Multiverse Narratives delivers narrative content that innovates, stimulates, and connects players. Multiverse Narratives has expertise in narrative design and game writing services, specializing in emergent narratives, worldbuilding, and linguistics. We have previously worked for clients such as Triumph Studios, Total Mayhem Games, and Grendel Games.
We are developing Eloquence, our first in-house title made for consumers, developed with the aid of experienced freelancers, and have several more prototypes and projects in the pipeline.
Mystic Forge
Mystic Forge is a boutique PC publisher focused on Strategy, RPG, and Simulation games with bold ideas and strong creative hooks. Founded by veterans behind Monster Train, John Wick Hex, and Transport Fever, we work hands-on with developers we believe in offering support where needed, and freedom where earned. From micro-strategy gems to genre-twisting RPGs, we champion games that bring something fresh to the table. Join us at the anvil!
Newzoo
Newzoo is the leading provider of PC and console games data, trusted by 80% of the top 200 developers and publishers. With 17 years of expertise, we deliver proprietary data, gamer insights, game-level metrics, and market intelligence via our powerful platform. From concept to live ops, Newzoo supports confident decision-making at every stage of the game lifecycle—and is the industry’s most quoted, reliable source for PC and console gaming insights.
Poki
Square Glade Games
Square Glade Games is a small independent game studio co-founded by two developers: Tobi and Marc. The team is based in Groningen, the Netherlands. After their debut title ‘Above Snakes’, the studio revealed their second title ‘Outbound’ to the public in February 2024. Square Glade Games ran the second biggest video games Kickstarter campaign of the Netherlands and Outbound is in the top 40 most-wishlisted games on Steam. Release is scheduled for the first half of 2026.
VaultN
VaultN is your digital distribution power-up. We connect publishers, distributors, and retailers on one smart platform to automate game key delivery, reclaim control over your supply chain, and boost discoverability – safely. With real-time insights, secure vaults, and one dashboard with all the information at hand, VaultN gives you full oversight and helps you boost your margins. Welcome to the future of game distribution. Let’s VaultNroll.
Tomas Sala
Tomas Sala is a maverick solo-dev that creates games focused on experimental gameplay and worldbuilding. Best known for his 2020 BAFTA nominated Debut the Falconeer, he has just released Bulwark : Falconeer Chronicles, a critically acclaimed organic builder set in the same universe, which is he is supporting with regular free content updates, the latest one ‘Naval Command’ will be incoming and playable at Gamescom. He will also be available to talk about an unannounced lunar roguelike-rts and the Falconeer universe based nautical adventure ‘Ancient Waves’.
Website: http://thefalconeer.com/
