Gamescom 2025
Full Coverage and My Impressions
I attended Gamescom 2025 in person — days filled with back-to-back interviews, hands-on demos, and long hours on the show floor.
This hub brings together everything I published from Cologne: developer interviews, first impressions, news coverage, and photo reports. No recycled press material — just what I saw, played, and asked about on site.
The carousel above highlights the pieces that defined the show for me. Below, you’ll find the full archive — every article published during Gamescom 2025.
KekBur’s Gamescom 2025 Awards
Kekbur’s picks from the show floor — the standout games and moments of Gamescom 2025.
Most Wanted Game
Best in Show
Best Hands-On
Best Surprise
Standout Indie
All Gamescom 2025 Stories
Reporting from Cologne: developer conversations, hands-on impressions, and analysis.
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Exclusive Interview: Is G2A Legal? Can You Trust G2A Keys in 2025?
Marketplace That Changed How We Buy Games During my visit to Cologne this year for Gamescom and Devcom, I had an exclusive interview with G2A, one of the world’s largest…
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Everwind – The Indie Voxel RPG Reaching for the Skies
The Ambitious Voxel RPG Taking Flight During Gamescom 2025, I saw plenty of ambitious projects — but one particular game held my attention longer than any other: Everwind, developed by…
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Coins, Crown & Cabal – A Medieval Sim by Magni Games
Meeting Magni Games At Gamescom 2025, inside Daedalic Entertainment’s booth, I met Christian Brümmer and Erik Schultz from Magni Games to explore their ambitious new title, Coins, Crown & Cabal…
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Tides of Tomorrow Interview – DigixArt on Legacy & Story
Meeting DigixArt at Gamescom 2025 At Gamescom 2025 I sat down with Adrien Poncet, Creative Director, and Kevin Bard, Producer at DigixArt, to talk about their upcoming narrative adventure Tides…
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Monsters Are Coming! Rock & Road – An Indie Gem in the Making
A Journey Into Monsters Are Coming The Cologne heat from August’s Gamescom 2025 still echoes in my backlog, and today I’m bringing you an exclusive interview: Monsters are Coming! Rock…
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Silica Interview – Bohemia’s RTS/FPS Hybrid Nears 1.0
The Focus of This Interview Silica is a hybrid of RTS and FPS that began as one person’s vision and is now evolving with the help of Bohemia Interactive’s Incubator.…
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Exclusive Interview: Reanimal, Tarsier’s Dark New Co-op Horror
Exploring the World of Reanimal During Gamescom 2025 I headed to the THQ Nordic booth to meet Andreas Johnsson (Co-founder & Business Developer) and David Mervik (Narrative Director) from Tarsier…
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Bloodgrounds Interview – Roguelite Gladiators and Strategy at Gamescom 2025
Mercy or Murder? Bloodgrounds begins with a question as sharp as any blade — when your enemy kneels before you, do you grant mercy and recruit them, or execute them…
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Exclusive Interview – Gothic 1 Remake at Gamescom 2025
Into the Colony It was at the THQ Nordic booth during Gamescom 2025 where I finally sat down for an exclusive interview with the team behind Gothic 1 Remake. Finally…
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Devcom 2025 Recap – Growth, Indies, and a New Name
Beating Its Own Records, Again My tour to Cologne traditionally began with devcom 2025, where the conference once again proved why it is marked as Europe’s largest industry meetup. Hosted…
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Arma Reforger 1.6: Exclusive Interview at Gamescom 2025
Meeting the Minds Behind Arma Arma Reforger by Bohemia Interactive was one of the highlights of my Gamescom 2025 press tour, and this exclusive interview is part of my broader…
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Crimson Desert Hands-On Experience
First Impressions at Gamescom 2025 Crimson Desert has been on my personal wishlist for a long time, so stepping into the Pearl Abyss booth at Gamescom 2025 was a highlight…
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Exclusive Esoteric Ebb Interview – Gamescom 2025
Into the Ebb My very first interview at Gamescom 2025 took place at publisher Raw Fury’s booth, where I sat down with Paul Wilson to talk about Esoteric Ebb. My…
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The Last Caretaker – Exclusive Interview & Hands-On
Awakening the Caretaker The Last Caretaker by Channel 37 was one of the highlights of Gamescom 2025 for me. I met with Creative Director Antti Ilvessuo and Community Manager Jack…
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Active Matter Hands-On – First Look at Gaijin’s New Shooter
Meeting Active Matter at Gamescom At Gamescom 2025 I stopped by Gaijin Entertainment’s booth for a hands-on session with their upcoming title Active Matter. Officially it positions itself as a…
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The Blood of Dawnwalker — Gamescom 2025 Impressions
Meeting in Cologne The Blood of Dawnwalker didn’t appear at Gamescom 2025 in the usual way. Instead of rows of PCs or a casual booth demo like most halls did,…
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007: First Light – Impressions of IOI’s Gameplay Reveal
A Red-Carpet Presentation IO Interactive invited me to the B2B zone at Gamescom 2025 for the presentation of 007: First Light, staged inside a full cinema hall with velvet curtains,…
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Shine On, New Dawn! – Cronos Mini Book Surfaces at Gamescom
In my Cronos: The New Dawn hands-on impressions, I briefly mentioned a strange little booklet that Bloober Team handed out during Gamescom 2025. At first glance it looks like a…
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Cronos: The New Dawn Hands-On Impressions
Hands-On at Gamescom At Gamescom 2025 in Cologne, one of the most intense sessions of my press tour was the hands-on with Cronos: The New Dawn, a survival game set…
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SpongeBob: Titans of the Tide – Gamescom 2025 Interview
Another Unannounced Surprise My interview posts from Gamescom 2025 continue, and this time, I got some exclusive materials and first impressions about an upcoming game built around a rather unusual…
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Cosmo Tales Interview – Bohemia’s Gamescom 2025 Surprise
Surprises of Gamescom Reveals During my Gamescom 2025 press tour in Cologne, I was invited to Bohemia Interactive’s booth for a couple of interviews. One of them came with the…
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Gamescom 2025 Halls Map, Photos, Tips and Guide
Halls Virtual Tour In my Gamescom 2025 first impressions post, I promised to share a proper gallery tour — a virtual excursion through the halls of Koelnmesse. This post delivers…
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Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown Exclusive Interview
A New Voyage Begins At Gamescom 2025, inside Daedalic Entertainment’s booth, the publisher rolled out a slate that ranged from Bloodgrounds to Coins, Crown and Cabal. The clear centerpiece was…
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Gamescom 2025 First Impressions
Back From Cologne, Head Full of Games This is my Gamescom 2025 first impression after five packed days of an intense press tour in Cologne, Germany. After eight hours of…