Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show Dubbed the 'Most International Yet' with Almost 220,000 Attendees

This year's Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show has been hailed as the most international edition yet, with a staggering 219,546 attendees from 113 countries flocking to Bangkok for the four-day event. Headlining the festivities was a keynote address by John Romero, co-creator of the iconic Doom, who shared insights from his five decades in the gaming industry during a panel discussion titled 'Why We Still Make Games'.

Other notable discussions featured Adhoc Studio, known for their award-winning narrative game Dispatch, and Bloober Team CEO Piotr Babieno, who discussed the meteoric rise of their horror title, Cronos: The New Dawn.

Visitors to the showfloor had the opportunity to explore 470 games from both indie developers and established gaming giants such as Capcom, Bandai Namco Entertainment, SEGA, and Ubisoft. Notable titles on display included highly anticipated releases like Final Fantasy VII Revelation, Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, Stranger Than Heaven, and Total War: Warhammer 40,000.

This year also marked the debut of the ACE (Anima Asia Comics Content Entertainment Expo) pop culture festival, as well as a performance of the event's theme song by America's Got Talent 2026 winner, Nene Royal.

The Thailand Game Awards, which took place concurrently with the Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show, recognized Capcom's Pragmata as the Game of the Year. Mathias Kuepper, managing director and regional president for APAC at Koelnmesse, expressed his enthusiasm at the event's record-breaking international representation, stating, "This was the most international show we've ever staged.

Exhibitors from 29 countries and regions came to Bangkok to sign deals, not only to show games. That tells the global industry that Southeast Asia is no longer a market to watch. It's a market to be in, and this is where deals get done." Organizers have announced that the Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show will return to Bangkok from October 21-24, 2027.