Shanghai Games Week 2026
6 Days of Games Industry Excellence
July 29–August 3
Meet Shanghai Games Week, a series of games industry events taking place in this thrilling city, and powered at its core by a mighty multi-conference and post-conference activity package:
- Pocket Gamer Connects Summit Shanghai 2026 [July 29]
- Big Indie Pitch Shanghai 2026 [July 29]
- Pocket Gamer 20th Anniversary Party [July 29]
- Game Developers RoadShow (4th Season) [July 30]
- Future Forward – ChinaJoy 2026 After Party [July 30]
- Pocket Gamer Mixer in association with EnJoyPay [July 30]
- [ChinaJoy] 游出边界·洞见新机 游出海峰会 Gaming Summit by EnjoyPay [July 31]
- indie Game Gacha Party 2026 [July 31]
- ChinaJoy 2026 [July 31–August 3]
- DFO ChinaJoy Party 2026 [August 1]
The action doesn’t stop there, and you can expect additional fringe event activity. But we’ve listed our core activity below, for starters.
By concentrating all events into the week we can focus on bringing together indies, developers, publishers, investors, representatives from every sector of the industry to dive into all aspects of the business of games, across all formats.
And, of course, it’s also all about the connections. The structure and ethos of the content maximises the opportunities for all involved, whether that’s developers getting to meet investors, or publishers discovering new talent to bring onboard – at its essence, Shanghai Games Week is designed to promote and unite, bringing potential partners together within a unique, dedicated week-long session of back-to-back conferencing.
Pocket Gamer Connects Summit Shanghai 2026
July 29
West meets East, and East meets West in the second edition of our China summit as we bring games industry networking and business to the start of ‘Shanghai Games Week’!
The Big Indie Pitch Shanghai 2026
July 29
The Big Indie Pitch – the intense international quick-fire indie game competition – is coming to China, supported by Xsolla and complete with a dedicated new format!
Pocket Gamer 20th Anniversary Party
July 29
Brought to you this year thanks to our friends at Century Games and MyGamez, this is a staple of our PGC events in 2026 and the perfect way to wind down after a hard day’s conferencing.
Pocket Gamer Mixer in association with EnJoyPay
July 30
Game developers and publishers: join us for drinks and chat with fellow regional and global professionals to explore international opportunities, emerging markets, growth opportunities, and strategies for success!
ChinaJoy 2026
July 31 – August 3
The world’s largest games expo at the heart of the world’s largest games market. PG Connects Summit Shanghai is honoured to be a ChinaJoy Official Strategic Content Partner for 2026.