At the start of the gamescom 2021, we offer you the complete schedule with all shows that await you. This includes the Opening Night Live, game presentations, and more about the new Call of Duty: Vanguard.
In this article, you will find the detailed schedule of all German shows planned for Wednesday (August 25), Thursday (August 26), and Friday (August 27).
The English-language shows gamescom Daily and gamescom: Awesome Indies will be conducted by IGN. The Aftershow starts on August 25 from 10 PM to 12 AM. On the following two days, the shows run from 7 PM to 1 AM and from 7 PM to midnight. A special recommendation is the gamescom: Awesome Indies. The program showcases new releases from the indie sector on August 26 from 8:30 PM to 10 PM.
The following overview focuses on the German shows. Use it to remember dates that you don’t want to miss.
Schedule for Wednesday, August 25
What’s happening? The grand opening of gamescom 2021 is on Wednesday. The Pre-Show for the Opening Night Live kicks off, followed by two hours of Opening Night Live for you, and then a recap of the stream with the highlights.
| Time | Program |
| 7:00 PM | Opening Night Live Pre-Show |
| 8:00 PM | gamescom: Opening Night Live |
| 10:00 PM | Opening Night Live Announcements and Highlights |
Schedule for Thursday, August 26
What’s happening? On Thursday, a packed program awaits you starting at 2:00 PM. The gaming party with Gronkh, Papaplatte, and Trymacs also kicks off here.
In the following graphic, we show you the highlights of the day. Below the graphic, there will then be a detailed table with every item of the day’s schedule.
| Time | Program |
| 2:00 PM | gamescom studio 2021 |
| 2:15 PM | New @ gamescom – Trailer & Gameplay |
| 2:35 PM | Dark Pictures: House of Ashes |
| 2:40 PM | Industria |
| 2:45 PM | This is gamescom 2021! |
| 2:50 PM | ONL-Highlight & Community-Pickup |
| 3:00 PM | Saints Row |
| 3:15 PM | New @ gamescom – Trailer & Gameplay |
| 3:35 PM | Dorfromantik |
| 3:40 PM | Medieval Dynasty – Road to 1.0 |
| 3:50 PM | Let’s Call Gamevasion |
| 4:00 PM | The Future of Anno 1800 |
| 4:15 PM | New @ gamescom – Trailer & Gameplay |
| 4:35 PM | Piepacker |
| 4:40 PM | Lost Judgment |
| 4:50 PM | ONL-Highlight & Community-Pickup |
| 5:00 PM | Farming Simulator 2022 |
| 5:15 PM | New @ gamescom – Trailer & Gameplay |
| 5:35 PM | Total War Troy: Mythos |
| 5:40 PM | Psychonauts 2 |
| 5:45 PM | Learning with Games |
| 5:50 PM | ONL-Highlight & Community-Pickup |
| 6:00 PM | Deathloop |
| 6:15 PM | New @ gamescom – Trailer & Gameplay |
| 6:30 PM | Battle Scharade – YouTube VS. Twitch |
| 6:45 PM | ONL-Highlight & gamescom forest |
| 7:00 PM | Age of Empires 419:20 Dying Light 2 |
| 7:20 PM | Dying Light 2 |
| 7:30 PM | The Future of the Flight Simulator |
| 7:40 PM | FIFA 22 |
| 7:50 PM | Demos @ gamescom |
| 8:00 PM | The Great Evening Show |
Schedule for Friday, August 27
What’s happening? With a full program, gamescom 2021 continues on Friday. Additionally, a charity stream, Letsplay4Charity, starts on Friday at 3:00 PM. The association collects donations for the victims of the flood disaster in July and streams live on Twitch (via Twitch.tv).
We show you the highlights of the day in the graphic, and below the graphic in a table, every single item of the schedule.
| Time | Program |
| 2:00 PM | gamescom studio 2021 – Opening |
| 2:15 PM | New @ gamescom – Trailer & Gameplay |
| 2:30 PM | News from Aerosoft |
| 2:40 PM | Quake |
| 2:45 PM | Esports in 2021 |
| 2:50 PM | Community-Pickup |
| 3:00 PM | Riders Republic |
| 3:15 PM | New @ gamescom – Trailer & Gameplay |
| 3:30 PM | World of Tanks |
| 3:40 PM | Synced: Off Planet |
| 3:45 PM | How to maintain communities |
| 3:50 PM | Community-Pickup |
| 4:00 PM | Top Secret – secret game presentation |
| 4:15 PM | New @ gamescom – Trailer & Gameplay |
| 4:30 PM | Park Beyond |
| 4:40 PM | Shadow of Conspiracy – Section 2 |
| 4:45 PM | Inclusion |
| 4:50 PM | Community-Pickup |
| 5:00 PM | New World |
| 5:15 PM | New @ gamescom – Trailer & Gameplay |
| 5:30 PM | Shadow Tactics: Aiko’s Choice |
| 5:40 PM | Soulstice |
| 5:45 PM | Cosplay & Community-Pickup |
| 6:00 PM | Forza Horizon 5 |
| 6:15 PM | New @ gamescom |
| 6:30 PM | Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous |
| 6:35 PM | The Last Oricru |
| 6:40 PM | Sphere, Clid The Snail |
| 7:00 PM | Call of Duty: Vanguard |
| 7:30 PM | Best of gamescom 2021 |
| 7:50 PM | Demos @ gamescom |
| 8:00 PM | The Great Evening Show |
Where can you watch the streams?
Where can I watch gamescom? As in previous years, we will show gamescom on our Twitch channel MAX and will be live there for you during the event. We will discuss what we have seen in detail. Alternatively, you can also watch on the official Twitch channel of gamescom.
We want to hear from you: Which of the many events at gamescom 2021 are you most looking forward to and why? Let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with the community about the schedule. Maybe you’ll stumble upon some hidden gems that you hadn’t noticed before.
You can find all other important dates regarding gamescom 2021 in our overview.
