gamescom 2026: Record figures and top-level politics

27. August 2026

Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier opens gamescom congress 2026 and visits gamescom

26. August 2026

Political guests of honour officially open gamescom 2026

18. August 2026

gamescom 2026: Immense Social Potential, Indie Success Stories and Real Excitement for the Future

5. August 2026

game – The German Games Industry Association publishes statement with political demands ahead of gamescom 2026

21. July 2026

gamescom 2026: Games spark excitement for the future

17. July 2026

European Commission Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen to visit gamescom for the first time

13. July 2026

game Charts: The most successful new games of the first half of 2026 in Germany

6. July 2026

Germany’s Mobile Games Market: Growing Revenue and a Diverse Community

September 2026

The monthly game charts

PC & Konsolenspiele

Spiele-Apps (Downloads)

The official game charts show the best-selling PC and console games in Germany. They include cross-platform sales on physical media and digital downloads. The data is collected by Games Sales Data (GSD) - a platform created by Video Games Europe to measure sales data for video games. The charts therefore offer an overview of the most successful games in Germany in any given month.

In Deutschland werden neben Verkäufen bei Einzelhändlern auch Verkäufe von digitalen Verkaufsplattformen wie dem Nintendo eShop, PSN, dem Xbox Store oder Steam von Publishern an GSD übermittelt. Digitale Verkäufe von Nintendo-Titeln aus dem Nintendo eShop sind nicht enthalten.

September 2026

game Sales Awards

Overview

Our topics

10 demands of the games industry

With these demands, we are committed to improving the framework conditions for the games industry in Germany.

Positions

Here you can find our statements & positions on current political issues.

Legal framework

Whether data, consumer or youth protection: Here you will find an overview of the various legal areas that are particularly relevant to games.

Games Industry in Germany

Information about Germany as a games location and the regional offices of the games industry can be found here.

Working in the Games Industry

The games industry, with its interface between high-tech, culture and business, is a particularly exciting labour market. Here you can find information on the various professional fields and training opportunities.

Games Funding

Games funding is particularly important for games companies. Here is an overview of the funding organisations in the federal states and the most important questions about games funding.

Responsibility

Games reach more than 3 billion people worldwide. Here you can find information on how the games industry takes this responsibility seriously.

esport

Esports inspire millions of people in Germany and around the world. Here you can find a wealth of information about esports and our demands to make Germany the best location for esports

Serious Games

Computer and video games are used in a wide variety of ways as serious games. You can find out more about the many possible applications here.

Licence directory for Let’s Plays

Here you will find an overview of the links for the use of games for e.g. Let’s Plays or walkthroughs, which contain further information from the providers, without any guarantee or claim to be up-to-date.

The game in numbers

We are the game

We are the association of the German games industry. Our members represent the entire games ecosystem, from development studios and publishers to esports organizers, educational establishments and institutions.

500+

members from across the games ecosystem

employees in the Berlin office

institutions in the games industry are supported by us as game

regional offices represent the games industry in close cooperation with game on site.