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- Event Type: Festival
- Audience Type: Developers, Indies, C-level, Marketing, Consumers, Students, Creatives, Investors, Publishers, Tool Providers, Technical Teams, Ad Companies, Media, Youtubers / Streamers, Aso Practitioners, App Marketers, App Advertisters
- Find out more information on Games Transformed Festival 2026
Games Transformed Festival 2026 returns to East London from 30 October to 1 November 2026, expanding across three venues in Bethnal Green to accommodate its growing community. With the theme “Here to Stay, Here to Play,” the festival brings together organisers, activists, academics, game makers, players and workers for three days of radical games, playtests, panels, talks, workshops and a dedicated youth and families programme. The event positions games as a powerful tool for social imagination, community building and resistance, challenging the long‑standing far‑right pipeline that has shaped toxic gaming spaces.
As one of the only festivals uniting justice‑focused organisers with game industry professionals, Games Transformed Festival 2026 aims to reclaim gaming as a force for joy, liberation and collective futures. Attendees can explore how racial justice and migrant justice intersect, engage with creators pushing for inclusive game culture, and participate in programming designed to empower communities facing rising hostility across the UK. The festival’s expansion beyond Pelican House signals its growing impact and commitment to reshaping the gaming landscape for the better.
Organiser: Games Transformed.