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Asmodee showcases an extensive lineup of upcoming games at Essen SPIEL 2025
Asmodee At Essen SPIEL 2025
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Boulogne-Billancourt, France - October 02, 2025 - Today, asmodee, a global tabletop entertainment leader, announces its participation to Essen SPIEL 2025. With over 200,000 visitors in 2024, Essen SPIEL is the largest consumer tabletop game show happening in Germany and will take place from October 23rd to 26th.
As demonstrated in a survey issued a few weeks ago, nearly two-thirds of people are turning to tabletop games to spend quality time with their families. Building on this, asmodee will be present to showcase new releases as well as some of the most successful games from the past year, but also to celebrate its 30th anniversary with players!
A full lineup of games for everyone
Essen SPIEL is a celebration of tabletop gaming, and asmodee will showcase some of its most successful games of the year. STAR WARS™: Battle of Hoth, Brick Like This!, The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship™, Exploding Kittens - The Boardgame or the new version of STAR WARS™: Legion from Atomic Mass Games will all be available to demo in the asmodee booth and at the shop.
While these games have been available for some time, there will be new ones, released specifically for the German event which will be the center of attention for fans to enjoy. 7 Wonders Dice, designed by Antoine Bauza and studio Repos Production, Take Time, one of the most anticipated co-op game from Libellud designed by Alexi Piovesan, Julien Prothière, The Hobbit: There and back again™, from designer Dr Knizia and studio Office Dog or The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth™ – Allies, the micro expansion from the hit 2-player game from 2024 are some of the games that will be release by asmodee studio at the show.
Forest Shuffle received the DSP Award at this exact time last year, but in 2025, Lookout Games is releasing a stand-alone version of the beloved game from the community, Forest Shuffle: Dartmoor, designed by Kosch.
Moreover, Dewan, the upcoming game from Space Cowboys designed by Johannes Goupy and Yoann Levet, is set to be released in January 2026. The new game will be available to play and buy exclusively at the shop in a limited number of quantities!
Parents with small kids will be able to test Splendor Kids, part of the recently announced asmodee Kids brand which aims at bringing some of asmodee’s most iconic games into kid-adapted versions. The newly adopted versions retain the DNA of the original games while making sure both parents and kids remain engaged during the play sessions.
Overall, more than 150 games from asmodee studios and published partners will be presented and on sale at the show for everyone to enjoy. To make this work, 250 demo people will be present to ensure fans and players can enjoy the 4 biggest tabletop day of the year.
Celebrating 30th anniversary with all the players in attendance.
2025 is a key year for asmodee as the company celebrates its 30th anniversary. An interactive experience can be explored online where the history of the company has been retraced by French illustrator Charlotte Hugues and incorporates a selection of testimonials inspired by more than 1,200 players worldwide. At Essen SPIEL, players will be able to play and interact directly with the fresco in different locations of our booth.
People won’t be able to miss asmodee at the fair since there will be booths in Hall 7 (B211, C110, C111 &C311), Hall 1 (C211, E211 & E315) and even in the gallery with Dobble®/Spot It™! and Brick Like This! experiences! A shop offering games in different languages will also be set up in Hall 2 – C211.
Asmodee present for educators day this year again
As has been the case for the past few years, asmodee will also take part in the Educators Day featuring talks from some of our Game in Lab researchers. Game in Lab is asmodee’s research funding program supporting research on the benefits of boardgames, as revealed recently in new research finding cognitive and social board game benefits for children and teenagers.
During Educators Day, Prof. Jorge Moya Higueras and Dr. Nuria Vita-Barrull will have a talk on “Neuropsychological intervention with modern board games” in which they will explain how scientific research sheds light on the links between board games and the development of cognitive skills. Their intervention can be caught in Hall 4, on Friday 24 at 4:30pm.
More information about Essen SPIEL 2025 can be found by visiting https://www.spiel-essen.de/en/.
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