An indie developer received an outpouring of support after thieves stole multiple laptops from booths at Gamescom, bringing his time at the event to an abrupt end.
Solo developer Ryan Laley was attending Gamescom 2026 in Cologne, Germany, to showcase Mimic, his upcoming asymmetrical multiplayer horror game.
However, Laley returned to the show floor on August 28 to discover that laptops belonging to him and other exhibitors had been stolen overnight.
“My Gamescom is over early as all our laptops have been stolen,” he said in a tearful, emotional video posted on X.
“Our booth got raided last night, not just mine, others as well. As an indie solo dev, this sh*t’s expensive and hard to do by yourself. To have this happen is beyond frustrating. It’s heartbreaking.
My #gamescom cut short. Our equipment was stolen last night from the booth.Police reports have been filed.At a loss for words to describe the feeling. Just defeated. Gonna do my best with what's left of the week. But a huge blow financially and mentally pic.twitter.com/dKpp3Of6df
“We reported it to police. I don’t expect it to be found. I don’t know what to do now.”
In a separate Reddit post, Laley said six laptops were stolen from the same booth after hours, including his brand-new Alienware laptop. The chargers were reportedly left behind.
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