24 JULY 2025 - Flanders Game Hub helps Flemish studios through coaching and expertise. An international jury of experts helps select the games that are best suited for their support each year, and some of them are coming to Gamescom 2025, where you can meet the devs and play their games! Have a scroll through the titles below 👇
Not sure where to meet? We suggest the Belgian Games Booth @ Gamescom 2025 in Hall 4.1!
What: Roadside Research is a 1 to 4 player co-op gas station simulator. Except you’re aliens. And undercover. Do very human things like restocking shelves while preparing for the invasion. Just don’t get caught.
Why should you care? Refuel cars, restock shelves, and keep the station running like true pros. Players will have to manage two areas to upgrade while playing: the gas station itself to gather and satisfy customers, and the hidden alien research station to prepare for the invasion. The game has already accumulated 150K wishlists in the short time since its announcement.
Developer: Cybernetic Walrus - info@cyberneticwalrus.com
Publisher: Oro Interactive - contact@orointeractive.com
Release Date: TBA, PC (Steam)
Steam Page (Please Wishlist!) | Presskit | Twitter/X
Send an email to Cybernetic Walrus if you want to meet them at Gamescom: Book a Meeting @ Gamescom 2025
Time To Wake Up
What: Time To Wake Up is a first-person psychological thriller featuring puzzle and narrative elements.
Why should you care? You're stuck in a dream, and only by blinking can you remember your past and find clues to escape it.
Developer: Eye Blink Twice
Release Date: 2026, PC (Steam)
Steam Page (Please Wishlist!) | Presskit | Twitter/X | info@eyeblinktwice.com
Talk to Thomas (the main developer) in person at Gamescom, he'll be there from 19-22 August. Or book an online call with him at any other available time: Book a hands-on Demo & Interview @ Gamescom 2025
Jester: A Foolish Ritual
What: Jester: A Foolish Ritual is a 1-4 player co-op survival horror where the evil jester chases you around a medieval castle!
Why should you care? Each run plays out differently. The path you take, the choices you make, and the tension you feel will change every time. In co-op, communication is key, especially with proximity voice chat making every sound matter. With the Jester adapting to your progress, and danger increasing the closer you get to the ritual, every step becomes a calculated risk.
Developer: Fire Foot Studios
Release Date: coming soon on Steam
Steam Page (Please Wishlist!) | Presskit | Twitter/X | contact@firefootstudios.com
Talk to Casper or Senne from Fire Foot Studios in person at Gamescom. They'll be there on the 20th August:
Book a meeting with Fire Foot Studios @ Gamescom 2025
The Spell Brigade
What: The Spell Brigade is a survivors-like with online co-op for 1-4 players.
Why should you care? Team up with your wizard friends to slay hordes of dark creatures. Complete team-based objectives, unlock new upgrades, and create overpowered spell synergies as you try to survive together! But beware, friend nor foe is safe in this friendly fire bullet hell!
Developer: Bolt Blaster Studios
Release Date: 16 September 2024 (Steam Early Access)
Steam Page (Out now in Early Access) | Presskit | Twitter/X | glenn@boltblastergames.com
You can find their booth at the Indie Arena Booth in Hall 10.2 or find them at the Belgian Games Booth in Hall 4.1.
Disastory
What: An illustrated choice-driven roleplaying adventure where coffee machines find love and teenage girls steal eyeballs!? Explore a vibrant world with absurd stories and characters.
Disastory is a choice-driven roleplaying adventure filled with bad dad jokes and one dimensional characters that just wont shut up!
Why should you care? Absurd Humor, big branching narratives and blackjack.
Developer: Godspear Games
Release Date: TBD (Steam)
Steam Page (Demo Available!) | Presskit | Twitter/X | Oscar@godspeargames.com
Oscar will be at Gamescom from 20 to 24 August, book a meeting with him here: Book a demo and a chat with Oscar @ Gamescom 2025
Last 4 Days
What: Last 4 Days is turn-based tactics meets base building in a coordinated battle for survival against a rogue AI army.
Why should you care? Five squads, the same four days. Each battlefield is connected to the others and every decision impacts your odds on the next map. Make smart choices with the limited resources and time you have. Manage your units, fortify your position and think ahead, as what you decide today, you may regret tomorrow.
Developer: Anaxanthia
Release Date: Q4 2026 Steam (followed by consoles)
Website | Presskit | arne@anaxanthia.com
From Tuesday to Sunday, the team will be at the Indie Arena Booth as part of the Belgian Games delegation, showcasing an early demo to the public for the first time: Book a hands-on Demo & Interview @ Gamescom 2025
NOTE: Arne will also be showcasing Last 4 Days at Courage Cologne on August 19th. So if you're going to that event, you can go say ahoy!" at his booth ^^
Nayu
What: Nayu is a 3D adventure game where you play as a curious little otter on a journey to restore the balance of nature using a magical pebble.
Why should you care? Explore a fragile world of rivers, forests, and hidden coves. Swim, climb, and fish your way through the landscape. Use your magical pebble to bend gravity and shift the weight of objects, helping animals and uncovering the quiet wonders of a world in need of healing.
There’s no combat, no pressure. Just you, nature, and a gentle journey of discovery.
Developer: Polygoat
Release Date: 2026, Consoles + PC
Steam Page coming soon | Twitter/X | frederik@polygoat.com
Book a meeting with Frederik on 20-22 August (via email) and find him at the Belgian Games Booth in hall 4.1:
Gondola To Hopper
What: Gondola To Hopper is a 2D narrative and historical exploration/management game set during the Belgian industrial revolution.
Why should you care? In Gondola To Hopper you drive your steamlocomotive through the turmoils of the nascent country of Belgium. Embrace steel, coal and vapour as the driving changes that affect every aspect of 19th century life and society. The game offers a unique mix of exploration, narrative, history and train technology unlike any other game
Developer: Zamarkand
Release Date: Q3 2026 on Steam
Website | Presskit | contact@zamarkand.com
Talk to Farhat (the main developer) in person at Gamescom, he'll be there from 19-22 August. Or book an online call with him at any other available time: Book a hands-on Demo & Interview @ Gamescom 2025
ROOTS: A Domestic Odyssey
Why should you care? We are where we live. In Roots, you'll unravel the life stories of multiple characters as you furnish the different places they call home.
Developer: Zamarkand
Release Date: Q3 2026 on Steam
Website | Presskit | contact@zamarkand.com
Talk to Farhat (the main developer) in person at Gamescom, he'll be there from 19-22 August. Or book an online call with him at any other available time: Book a hands-on Demo & Interview @ Gamescom 2025
Purrder in Bruges
What: Purrder in Bruges is a 3rd person detective game set in 1845 Bruges where players step into the stylish shoes of Willem Van Eyck, a senior cat detective with a flair for disguises and unorthodox methods. It's silly, fun, ridiculous, and has unexpected narrative depth.
Why should you care? In Purrder, you don’t find the truth by following the rules, you find it by following the spark inside that tells you to do things in your own weird way.
Developer: Purple Puppet
Estimated Release Date: Q2 2028 - Note: it's still in a very early stage of development
Website | Twitter/X | contact@purplepuppet.com
Book a meeting with Fred to talk about the plans for Purrder in Bruges. He'll be at Gamescom for a face-to-face, but you can also book online meetings at other times: Book a meeting @ Gamescom 2025
Do you have any questions ahead of Gamescom about meeting with the devs above? Or maybe about Flanders Game Hub? Don't hesitate to shoot us an email via press@piratepr.com and tell us how we can help!