It appears that merging Gamescom Asia with the Thailand Game Show has proven to be a resounding success story for both gamers and gaming industry professionals in Southeast Asia, since Gamescom Asia x Thai Game Show 2025 just enjoyed 206,159 attendees over an action-packed four days at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand. For comparison, that’s a 10 percent increase on the 186,876 that passed through the turnstiles at Thailand Game Show 2024.
This year’s show opened with an impassioned keynote address from Dead Space co-creator Glen Schofield which got a lot of chins wagging across the show floor and all over the internet, and featured appearances from Rainbow Six Siege X’s creative director Alexander Karpazis, as well as Marvel Rivals’ executive producer Danny Koo who made the surprise reveal of his game’s first ever PvE mode, Marvel Zombies.
Major game publishers like PlayStation, Nintendo, Xbox, and Capcom filled their booths with playable demos of unreleased games for local fans to enjoy, such as Resident Evil: Requiem, Ninja Gaiden 4 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. However, equally as enticing as these AAA heavy hitters were the healthy amount of local indie games to be discovered such as those in the Thai Games booth, spotlighting a local development scene that seems to be very much on the rise.
The show culminated in the Thailand Game Awards 2025, which saw Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 take out four major honours including Game of the Year as voted for by Thai gamers, who clearly have very good taste. IGN gave Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 a 9 out of 10 back in April, 2025, stating that developer Sandfall’s stunning debut release “paints itself into the pantheon of great RPGs with a brilliant combat system and a gripping, harrowing story.”
Finally, managing director & VP Asia-Pacific at Koelnmesse, Mathias Kuepper took to the stage as part of the closing ceremony to declare that the success of Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show 2025 is only the beginning.
“There was so much energy,” said Kuepper. “There was so much creativity here on show from fans, creators, publishers, investors, [and] developers. They’re all coming together to really celebrate what makes gaming special.”
“We are onto something really, really great here. We’re here to stay, to grow this event together with all our partners.”
Next year’s event has already been confirmed to take place once again in Bangkok, Thailand on October 29 to November 1, 2026.
Tristan Ogilvie is a senior video editor at IGN’s Sydney office. He attended Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show 2025 as a guest of the event organiser.
2025-10-20 03:17:00
