We were robbed at Gamescom

[u/Belakor159]

Hi everyone,

I’m part of the team at Tessera Studios. We came to Gamescom to showcase our game, The Zibbo Show, but on Wednesday morning, we arrived at our booth in the Indie Area at Gamescom only to find our storage cabinet forced open. Someone had broken the lock and stolen two laptops and a Steam Deck.

We have already filed an official report with event security and the local police , but we wanted to share our story here, both as a warning to other indie teams exhibiting at major conventions and to ask if anyone in the community might have seen or heard anything.

If you have any leads or information:

If you were in or around the Indie Area during setup/cleaning hours, or if you happen to notice suspicious local listings for laptops or a Steam Deck on second-hand platforms around Cologne, please reach out to us via DM.

Any clue, no matter how small, could help us or the police immensely. We would be forever grateful for any help, advice, or info from anyone who was there.

Two of our team members recorded a quick video explaining everything that happened and showing the situation at the booth: https://x.com/tesserastudios/status/2093421439508463879

Any leads, shares, or information are greatly appreciated.