Gamescom 2026: Ryan Laley’s Mimic demo booth stripped overnight

[Redaktion]

Indie developer Ryan Laley's Gamescom 2026 booth was stripped overnight, with his laptop and other demo equipment stolen alongside gear from several nearby exhibitors. Laley filed a police report and criticized the apparent lack of overnight security, but said he remains committed to completing his horror game, Mimic.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Gamescom-2026-Ryan-Laley-s-Mimic-demo-booth-stripped-overnight.1382744.0.html

[Ekinsov]

That is absolutely horrible! GamesCom is hard work and a great opportunity to show what actual blood sweat and tears have managed to conjure up for many solo devs or small teams in the indie space :(

Quick question for clarification tho - area 4 here is business only - the actual indie booths are in 10.2. Hall 4 is not even open to the public. If the raid was indeed executed in hall 4, then some low life might have thought they are "just bleeding greedy Corporation assets". Theft is despicable either way tho, sorry to read this :(