Northgard

First hands-on opportunity with Northgard on console; first hands-on with next Northgard expansion; first look at Northgard board game project

Shiro Games

Northgard on Console: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Release date: 29th September 2019

Northgard expansion on Steam (Windows/Linux/Mac)

Release date: October 2019

Northgard: Uncharted Lands

Release date: TBA

• Northgard on console: With over 1 million copies sold on PC, Northgard is making its way as a dedicated console version for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. A playable version will be featured at gamescom. 
• Northgard Conquest, the next major expansion is coming in October 2019 and will bring a new procedurally generated campaign mode to the game. A playable version will be featured at gamescom.
• Northgard: Uncharted Lands, the brand-new board game set in the Northgard universe, transforms all the Viking clan action, resource gathering, village building and strategic scheming from the digital original into a visually striking physical game steeped in Norse mythology.

Media appointments (30 minutes) which will feature all three of the above games can be booked now. If you want to spend more time with one, or more, of the projects, do let us know ahead of your appointment.

Assets and more information about Northgard can be found in our press room here.

When:  August 20-22 between 09:30 and 18:00

Where: B2B – Business France / Hall 3.2 / booth #B-018

Paper Beast

First hands-on opportunity with Eric Chahi’s new visionary exploration VR game Paper Beast

Pixel Reef 

Platform: PSVR

Release date: TBA

The acclaimed game designer Eric Chahi (Another World, Heart of Darkness, From Dust) is back with Paper Beast, a visionary exploration game set in a magical digital world of big data where organic wildlife has started to evolve. Set for a release on PlayStation VR, gamescom 2019 will be the first opportunity for selected press to try Paper Beast behind closed doors and interview Eric about his new game. 

Gamescom will be the first-ever hands-on opportunity with Paper Beast. Media appointments for 30 minutes are now available.

Assets and more information about Paper Beast can be found in our press room here. 

When:  August 20-22 between 09:30 and 18:00

Where: B2B – Business France / Hall 3.2 / booth #C-013

The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature

Hands-on opportunity with new demo of The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature

ARTE

Platform: PC, Switch, iOS, Android

Release date: TBA

Developer La Belle Games has a new polished demo of the adventure game The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature available for press and the public. The narrative adventure is based on the novel by Mary Shelley and takes players on the journey of  Frankenstein’s creature – from his birth in a lab to the realisation of what it means to be human. In the Indie Arena booth you will be able to check out the PC version of the game, at the ARTE stand in Business France you would be able to see the game for Switch and mobile as well. 

Media appointments for 30 minutes are now available. 

Assets and more information about The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature can be found in our press room here.

When:  August 20-22 between 09:30 and 18:00

Where: Business France (Hall 3.2, #B.012), Indie Arena Booth 

Vectronom

Hands-on opportunity with alternative controls, upcoming mobile version and level editor for Vectronom

ARTE

Platform: PC, Switch, iOS, Android

Release date: out now on PC and Switch // mobile release TBA

At gamescom players and journalists will be able to try out the upcoming mobile version of the color-mad rhythm platformer Vectronom whose in-house produced electro soundtrack will make you solve puzzles to a beat. ARTE will also bring the upcoming level editor to Cologne so you can create your own colorful mayhem. At the Indie Arena booth you will be able to meet the team behind the game, chat about music and games or try out some of their alternative controls such as dance mats.

Media appointments for 30 minutes are now available. 

Assets and more information about Vectronom can be found in our press room here.

When:  August 20-22 between 09:30 and 18:00

Where: Business France (Hall 3.2, #B.012), Indie Arena Booth 

Flotsam

Hands-on opportunity with the floating garbage town builder survival game before it release on Early Access

Pajama Llama

Platform: PC (Windows, Mac)

Release date: September 26, 2019

Pajama Llama will showcase a never before seen hands-on demo of the final build of Flotsam before the Early Access launch later in 2019. The floating garbage town survival game lets you scavenge precious garbage from the ocean’s surface for you to grow your city while doing your best to survive the colorful post-apocalyptic world. Head over to the Indie Arena Booth on Tuesday or meet the developers at the Belgian Games Booth on Wednesday or Thursday.

Media appointments for 30 minutes are now available. 

Assets and more information about Flotsam can be found here.

When:  August 20-22 between 09:30 and 18:00

Where: Belgian Games Booth (Hall 4.1, #A051g), Indie Arena Booth

Spiritfarer

Hands-on opportunity for the coop mode of the hand-animated management game

Thunder Lotus

Platform: PC (Windows), Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch

Release date: 2020

Thunder Lotus will showcase a never before seen hands-on demo of the coop mode of Spiritfarer. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and guide them across mystical seas to finally release them into the afterlife. Spiritfarer can be found in Hall 2.1 Booth C-058a in the Business Area or in Hall 8 at the Microsoft Booth in the Consumer Area.

Media appointments for 30 minutes are now available. 

Assets and more information about Spiritfarer can be found here.

When:  August 20-22 between 09:30 and 18:00

Where: Hall 2.1, Booth C-058a