This year, 922 independent games from 74 countries were registered for the event; 287 more registrations than at BIG Festival 2023
gamescom, the biggest games event in the world, is also arriving in Latin America and, in the first edition in the territory, it has already broken the record for independent game submissions: gamescom latam BIG Festival received registrations for 922 games from 74 countries, and for eight different platforms. Of these numbers, 474 entries are from Brazilian games.
In comparison, gamescom latam BIG Festival 2024 received 287 more games submissions for evaluation than last year, which had 626 games registered, from 55 different countries. In the 2022 edition, there were 538 games registered.
“We are thrilled with this record achieved and to see the public’s support for the first edition of gamescom latam”, says Gustavo Steinberg, CEO of gamescom latam and BIG Festival. “The gaming community and industry continues to grow not only in Brazil, but around the world. Therefore, we want gamescom latam to be the home of this segment, and we are very excited to see that independent game registrations have been increasing year after year, proving that the festival brings a great legacy and generates visibility.”
Tickets for gamescom latam 2024
The first batch of tickets is now available and visitors can purchase tickets valid for single visits on Thursday (June 27th), Friday (June 28th), Saturday (June 29th) or Sunday (June 30th) or the combo of tickets for 4 days of event (Thursday to Sunday). The price of the first batch for single days is R$ 150 for a full ticket, R$ 75 for a half-price ticket and the combo costs R$530 a full ticket or R$265 for half-price.
There is also the option of a social ticket for visitors who wish to make a donation of R$10 to AbleGamers Brasil, an NGO that combats social isolation and promotes accessibility through games. The donation amount will be added to the final ticket price, and anyone can purchase it without needing to present documents or take donations on the day of the event. The price of the social ticket for a single visit is R$95 and the combo with 4 tickets (Thursday to Sunday) is R$345.
gamescom latam, which takes place from June 26th to 30th, at São Paulo Expo, will have several activations and attractions such as game testing from gamescom latam BIG Festival, brazil panorama, world panorama, presence of major publishers, talks, meet & greet with influencers, access to the board games area, a store with collectibles, eSports championships and activations, the possibility of meeting artists in artists’ alley and much more. Tickets will be available through the official gamescom latam website.
