Netherlands Pavilion
Gamescom 2026
Netherlands Pavilion at Gamescom 2026
DGA will host the Netherlands Pavilion during Gamescom 2026
The Dutch Games Association will host the Netherlands Pavilion during gamescom 2026, 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 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. Located in the innovation district, this shared workspace offers guidance, and access to a powerful network for creators who want to grow.
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 a Dutch social impact game studio that creates games and gamified experiences designed to inspire positive change. Through interactive storytelling and accessible gameplay, the studio raises awareness about environmental and social challenges while encouraging real-world action.
Built around inclusivity and talent development, Birungi Studio empowers neurodivergent and disabled creators to develop meaningful games that combine education, entertainment, and measurable impact.
Blue North Games
Blue North Games delivers games that pursue innovation on the intersection of narrative and gameplay. Our titles aim to push boundaries, challenge conventions, and expand the understanding of what game narrative can achieve.
We are a small team of experienced developers based in Groningen, The Netherlands. The award-winning narrative Metroidbrainia Eloquence is currently in development and will be our first release.
Breda Game City
Breda Game City is a non-profit organization that elevates the Breda video games industry by focusing on community events, advocacy, and contributing to a professional, healthy & creative environment.
BUas
CMGT at BUas is the number 1 government-funded games degree programme worldwide, letting students specialize in Programming, Visual Arts, or Design & Production while working in a real studio-style environment.
Caboodle Games
Caboodle Games is an Amsterdam-based, boutique commercial advisory and publishing support agency for independent video game developers.
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 the premier law firm for the video games industry. We make quality legal accessible to anyone, whether you are a beginning developer, an established studio, esports team or content creator. No soulslike legalese, but an approachable and personable co-op (legal) partner. As members of the games community, our mission is to contribute towards a safer and more successful industry every day.
Duckland Games
We know what it takes to make amazing games within the scope and budget that is available!
Dutch Game Week
Playgrounds presents Dutch Game Week 2026! For 9 days straight, Breda becomes the beating heart of the games industry. Bringing together visionary studios, creators and innovators across multiple locations for a two-day Dutch Game Week Conference, the Dutch Game Awards and a week-long celebration covering game art & design, tech & development, esports and applied gaming – filled with talks, panels, workshops, tournaments, expos and loads of games.
Engine Software
The Happy Hour at the Gamescom Netherlands Pavilion has been made possible with the support of Engine Software.
Engine Software has been making games since 1991. They are known for high-end ports and adaptations of games to modern consoles, mobile, PC and streaming services. They have a global reach working with partners and clients all over the world, including Japan, and rank amongst the most versatile and experienced Western studios.
Floodlight Gaming
Floodlight Gaming connects top investigative reporting from around the world to game developers for adaptation into compelling, entertaining games. Created by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), the world’s largest investigative journalism organization, Floodlight Gaming offers a collaboration between the game creators and the journalists to ensure that while developers enjoy full creative freedom, the resulting games remain grounded in the integrity of the original reporting.
GameDistribution by Azerion
GameDistribution by Azerion is a premier digital game retailer offering an extensive portfolio of high-quality cross-platform games and integrated monetisation services to digital publishers globally.
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). Games we’d enjoy playing ourselves. Not bound to a specific genre or platform; what matters most to us is delivering a great gameplay experience. Currently in development: 2 strategy titles (unannounced).
i3D.net
i3D.net provides managed private cloud and global network infrastructure that gives organizations the sweet spot between performance, control, and cost. Its fully managed operations cover everything from LiveOps to full data center and hardware lifecycle management, keeping platforms at consistent peak performance globally without the operational load. Customers include Acronis, Saber Interactive, Bluesky, and Mainframe Industries.
Immens Development B.V.
Immens.ai is building the Immens Engine, a new modular and AI-native 3D game engine positioned as a European alternative to Unreal and Unity. Founded by Arjan Brussee, an Epic Games veteran and Guerrilla Games co-founder, the company designs AI directly into core workflows rather than bolting it on afterward.
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 game translation and dubbing heroes across the world. Local Heroes: kick-ass localization since 1997.
Check out our projects: https://local-heroes.com/completelist.
MAXYMUM
Combining the power of deep learning, generative AI and procedurally generated content in a unique custom work-flow, to craft unique gameplay experiences at an unprecedented velocity.
MeetToMatch
Trusted globally, MeetToMatch has been the premier networking platform for B2B events in the games industry since 2010, delivering an effective way to plan meetings, make valuable connections, and grow your business.
Whether you’re looking to connect with publishers, investors, developers, service providers, or government representatives, MeetToMatch helps you meet the right people efficiently and effectively.
Mindscape
Mindscape has been at the forefront of developing and publishing video games for over 30 years. Capturing the minds and imagination of millions of gamers around the world with beloved games like Myst, Riven, The Legend of Khiimori, Dog Man: Mission Impawsible, Games Advent Calendar and distributing famous brands such as Minecraft, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Disney, Bluey and Nickelodeon. For more information, visit www.mindscape.com. Mindscape® and the Mindscape® Logo are registered trademarks of Elementalz B.V. and its affiliates. © 2026 All rights reserved.
Newzoo
With nearly 20 years of expertise, Newzoo delivers actionable insights spanning title-level engagement and revenue metrics, gamer research, market sizing and forecasts, and store intelligence to support strategic and operational decisions across the entire game lifecycle.
Trusted by the world’s leading game developers, publishers, investors, and media, Newzoo is widely recognized as the definitive source of PC and console games market intelligence.
Poki
With 100 million monthly players, Poki is the world’s biggest online playground for web games. We curate the best HTML5 games: fun, polished, and built to shine in the browser. Whether you’re into chill sims, chaotic multiplayer mayhem, or tricky platformers, Poki has something for everyone.
For developers, Poki is the place to grow. You focus on making a great game that runs smoothly. We’ll handle the rest. Playtesting, QA, ads, audience, all sorted.
ROCKVAST
ROCKVAST is a game publishing label built by a team of experienced game and tech developers who never got over their love of building games. We speak game dev, we are hands-on, we fund and rev share, fair and square. Our specialty is to fund and guide cohesive teams and build extraordinary franchises, as our founders have done with titles like Medal of Honor, FIFA, Need for Speed and We Were Here.
Studio Deloryan
Studio Deloryan is a game studio from the Netherlands, founded by Deloryan Hommers and best known for creating Horse Reality. What started as a one-person hobby project has grown into an international team (predominantly female).
Horse Reality is an online horse game that brings together nearly half a million horse enthusiasts from around the world through their realistic genetics and breeding gameplay.
Total Mayhem Games
Total Mayhem Games is an award-winning independent game studio based in Rotterdam, best known for the We Were Here franchise, which has connected millions of players worldwide through coop puzzle adventures. At Gamescom, we’re showcasing our upcoming and most ambitious co-op experience, We Were Here Tomorrow. Set in a mysterious futuristic research facility, the game combines innovative communication-driven gameplay, inventive puzzles, and a bold new sci-fi setting as players work together to uncover its secrets.
