gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show 2026 closed on November 1 as the most international edition in the history of the show. Over four days at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok, the event welcomed 219,546 attendees from 113 countries, with 335 exhibitors and pavilions from a record 29 countries. Organizers also confirmed the show will return to Bangkok from October 21 to 24 in 2027.
That headline attendance figure tells only part of the story. The business area drew 6,923 trade visitors from 78 countries, livestreams and digital content pulled in close to 34 million views worldwide, and 64 percent of exhibitors travelled from outside Thailand. For an event that pairs a trade focused business program with a public entertainment show, those numbers mark a clear step up from last year.
- What: gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show 2026 final results and 2027 dates
- When: October 29 to November 1, 2026, with the 2027 edition set for October 21 to 24
- Where: Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand
- Headline figures: 219,546 attendees from 113 countries and 335 exhibitors from 29 countries
- Business side: 6,923 business visitors from 78 countries, with 51 percent from outside Thailand
Record turnout across four days in Bangkok
The show floor hosted 335 exhibitors and pavilions, up from 294 in 2025, and nearly two thirds of them came from outside Thailand. Twenty national pavilions, government agencies and industry delegations from 12 markets used the event as a base for business in Southeast Asia, with pavilions from Austria, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, Spain, Thailand and the United States. Fans on the public days could play 470 titles across the entertainment area, which ran from October 30 to November 1.
The exhibitor roster mixed regional publishers with global brands, including Bandai Namco Entertainment, CAPCOM, KURO Games, Nintendo Switch 2 by Synnex, PlayStation by Gameshop Concept Store, Riot Games, SEGA, The Pokemon Company and Ubisoft. Unreleased AAA titles on the floor included Final Fantasy VII Revelation, Monster Hunter Wilds Ascendance, Persona 4 Revival, Silver Palace, Stranger than Heaven and Total War WARHAMMER 40000. Readers who followed the weekend as it happened can catch up with the Saturday recap of gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show 2026, while the Bangkok preview of gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show 2026 covered what to expect before doors opened.
Mathias Kuepper, Managing Director and Regional President APAC at Koelnmesse, said the 2026 show was the most international staged so far. He noted that exhibitors from 29 countries and regions came to Bangkok to sign deals rather than only to show games, a sign that Southeast Asia has become a market where deals get done. Pongsuk Hiranprueck, CEO of Show No Limit, and Korakan Yamsattham, Managing Director at Online Station, added that this year built on the momentum of the previous edition with more collaborations and business discussions than ever before.
A stronger business platform for developers
The business area ran across October 29 and 30 and drew 6,923 business visitors from 78 countries, compared with 5,590 visitors in 2025. John Romero, co-creator of DOOM, headlined a conference program of 81 speakers across four stages. The Invest Circle and VIP XPerience, sponsored by Xsolla, connected 509 developers, publishers and investors, up from 418 the year before.
The Pitch Competition gave 13 finalists a stage for their games. MiMu Studio won Best Visual for Little Old One and the Witch, NOTAI Games took Best Game Design for Slop Capital, and Hypercent Inc secured the audience voted Most Anticipated Game award for Backroom Cleaners. On the funding side, the Reverse Pitch flipped the usual format, with publishers including PlaySide, Focus Entertainment, Fireshine Games and Team17 pitching directly to developers on what they want to fund next. The Asia Game Talent Showcase, organized by the Thai Game Association, spotlighted 20 student made games from across Asia.
Dr Supakorn Siddhichai, Acting President and CEO of the Digital Economy Promotion Agency, said the show gave Thai talent a platform in front of the world. He pointed to more than 90 Thai games brought to the Thai Pavilion with the Thai Game Association, reaching developers, industry partners and fans across both the business and entertainment areas and opening doors to new partnerships.
A festival for players plus awards and cosplay
The entertainment area leaned into playable games first, with 470 titles from indies and major brands. The debut of the ACE pop culture festival, short for Anime Asia Comics Content Entertainment Expo, added a second layer to the public days. America's Got Talent 2026 winner Nene Royal performed the event theme song during the Grand Opening Ceremony.
Awards season energy carried into the halls as well. The Thailand Game Awards named CAPCOM sci-fi adventure Pragmata as Game of the Year, and a cosplay competition awarded THB 300,000 in prizes. Fans of the publisher can revisit the Capcom lineup for gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show 2026 to see what the company brought to Bangkok. Organizers stressed that published figures remain preliminary as of 19:30 on November 1, so final totals may vary slightly.
What comes next for gamescom asia in 2027
The headline takeaway for travelers and exhibitors is simple. gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show returns to Bangkok from October 21 to 24 in 2027, and updates will be posted on the official event site at gamescom.asia. With 582 exhibited titles in 2026, of which 347 came from indie developers, plus 720 media partners, influencers and press across 38,519 square meters of event space, next year starts from a high bar.
For Southeast Asia, the 2026 numbers support a wider point. A show that draws more than half of its business visitors from abroad and close to 34 million online views is no longer a regional curiosity. It is a fixture on the global events calendar, and the 2027 dates give studios, publishers and fans a full year to plan around Bangkok.
When is the next gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show
The next edition runs from October 21 to 24 in 2027 in Bangkok, Thailand. Updates will be posted on the official event site as plans are announced.
How many people attended the 2026 show
Organizers report 219,546 attendees from 113 countries over four days, alongside 6,923 business visitors from 78 countries. The figures are preliminary as of the evening of November 1.
Which games won awards at the show
In the Pitch Competition, Little Old One and the Witch won Best Visual, Slop Capital took Best Game Design, and Backroom Cleaners earned the audience voted Most Anticipated Game award. The Thailand Game Awards named CAPCOM Pragmata as Game of the Year.
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