The most world premieres, the longest program, the most prominent guests: At the gamescom 2025, we are celebrating our biggest party yet with Find Your Next Game. Join us live from August 19 to 24, whether in Cologne or via stream!
Do you know what is even nicer than a good idea? We’ll tell you: An idea that keeps getting better! In 2020, it was our idea to organize an alternative party with Find Your Next Game for the canceled E3.
In 2024, we added the idea of organizing a curated showcase, where we will present you with new trailers, world premieres, and especially lots of gameplay from games we find exciting!
Now we are currently on the organizational home stretch for gamescom and we almost pinch ourselves daily at how our fixed idea has escalated.
From August 19 to 24, 2025, we will celebrate our biggest Find Your Next Game live from gamescom! We will be there for you with MeinMMO editor-in-chief Leya Jankowski and MeinMMO editors Benedict Grothaus and Niko Hernes.
What is Find Your Next Game?
Find Your Next Game (short: FYNG) is our large live event series, with which we want to bring you that very special feeling of visiting a trade fair right into your living room. Of course, games, technology, and entertainment are always in focus, but we are also aiming for more: communities, exchange with like-minded people, knowledgeable discussions, and a good dose of silliness. All of this live and without any safety net.
This special combination seems to be well received, which in turn enables us to put on an even bigger show at gamescom. Here are a few facts that still amaze us:
- A 756 square meter exhibition booth (Hall 10.1 | Stand D070 – E089) with a large video screen and many seats on our spectator grandstand. Come by!
- Nearly 45 hours of live programming from the Opening Night Live on Tuesday evening until the end of gamescom on Sunday.
- The largest FYNG show to date on Wednesday evening with over 40 trailer, gameplay, and world premieres.
- Dozens of top-tier game developers on stage, plus numerous surprise guests you definitely won’t expect.
Our Broadcast Times and Where You Can Watch
You can follow our show program either live at gamescom in Hall 10.1 or on our GameStar Twitch channel or of course here on your favorite website. We will also broadcast the FYNG show on Wednesday on the GameStar YouTube channel. Here are our broadcast times:
- Tuesday, August 19 – 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM – Opening Night Live
- Wednesday, August 20 – 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM
- Wednesday, August 20 – 5:00 PM to 7:45 PM – FYNG gamescom Show
- Thursday, August 21 – 11:00 AM to 7:30 PM
- Friday, August 22 – 11:00 AM to 7:30 PM
- Saturday, August 23 – 11:00 AM to 7:30 PM
- Sunday, August 24 – 11:00 AM to 6:30 PM
If you can’t join us live, no problem. We will also release a large part of the program as separate videos on GameStar, GamePro, MeinMMO and our YouTube channels. Also look forward to exclusive news and previews of the new announcements from our FYNG show!
What You Can Look Forward To
Of course, we want, are allowed, and can’t reveal everything we have prepared for you yet. That’s one of the disadvantages of having games in the program that haven’t been announced yet. But because it’s you, here are a few hot tips and hints that will hopefully build your anticipation:
- If there are world premieres at Opening Night Live, it could very well be that the developers will be our guests the following day and bring real gameplay with them.
- Ann-Kathrin and Maurice are already passionately debating who among them gets to host which game on the FYNG show. And whether it’s better to settle that with vampires, unicorns, or knights on stage.
- Over 120 games have been evaluated by us for the FYNG show. And as usual, the editorial team decides what goes into the show and what doesn’t.
- The amount of silly giggling in the office has increased disproportionately in recent weeks, which may be related to writing dumb jokes and knitting new FYNG dolls.
As already at the FYNG show in April there will also be adedicated Steam page for FYNG gamescom. There you will not only find our stream but also all titles of the show organized according to your gaming preferences and, if available, playable demos.
As soon as our final program is set, we will, of course, update this article again and tell you a little more. Until then, please keep your fingers crossed that everything works out more or less the way we are planning it.
If it does, it will not only be our largest show yet but also our funniest and best. You can surely imagine how excited we are right now. We are incredibly looking forward to the show. And of course to you. We will see you at gamescom or on stream! All further information on previous events of Find Your Next Game can also be found on our overview page.
