SO MANY ESSEN GAMES! We've covered over 60 games on our YouTube channel, but there are many more games coming out at Essen NEXT WEEK, so this week Shelley and I do a quick rundown (organized by publisher) of all of the other titles I marked as "Interested" on BGG's Essen 2026 Preview.
Elementica from 14games
Observatory & Star Gazers from 25th Century Games
Palinka from A Games
Gnomeville from Adam's Apple Games
Bookshelf, Spaghettin, and Time of your Life from Alley Cat Games
Le Chocolat, Enchanted Ivy, Golden Goal and Mountain Goats Legacy from Allplay
Nine Tails from Amuri Studio
Orkney from Ars Edition
Gamma Extra from Batusaki
Warp 99 from Bezier Games
Arribada & Gold Country from Bitewing Games
Fame & Fable and Reforest from Board Game Circus
Shapemash from Boardcubator
Flamenco, HUND, and ONDA from BoardM Factory
Near: Echoes of Civilization from Le Boite de Jeu
Road Master from Bouvier International
Shrine: Duel of Light from Bright Horizon Games
Bubble & Shadow from Boradway Toys
Shards of Creation from Brotherwise Games
Treeline from Burnt Island Games
Yin Yang from Capstone Games
Fireflies from Catch Up Games
Vine from Cavernwire Games
Bee Bee and Pet's Run from Cayro, The Games
Red Panda Surprise and Use Up All Your Sick Days from Carming Games Collective
KumoKumo Park from CMON Ltd.
Kumata from Cosmoludo
Oil Rock from Cranio Creations
Foundation: Isaac Asimov from CREARDO
Bloom Kingdom from Deep Print
Let's Dance, Nascard, Rock Hard Expansion, White Castle Expansion from Devir
Underwood from dlp games
The Travels of Isabella Lucy Bird from Dotakusha
The Old Ones of El Dorado from Dranda Games
Villa from DV Games
Spooky Bar from Edition Spielwiese
Roxanne from Elznir Games
Dino Museum, Omelette Express and Word Buffet from Fractal Juegos
Jurassic Zoo and Warp & Weft from frechverlag
Chamelio and Pirate King! from Funbot
Dutch Flower Auction from Good Game Studio
Jisogi: Anime Studio Tycoon from Good Games Publishing
Under the Leaves from Grand Gamers Guild
Akakor from Granna
Estate: Raise The Realm from Grod Games LLC
Molecools, Orbita, Pixie Time, and Salaryman Madness from HABA
Allegra from HeidelBAR Games
Fugu from Helvetiq
The Amazing Journey and Drops of Evil from Horrible Guild
Tricky Traps from Inside Up Games
Hanami from J&M Space Entertainment
Card Trip Europe, Jolly Christmas, and Snowy Tricks from Jolly Dutch Productions
Photosaphari and Tramposo from Kokorin Games
Blancat, Brushwood, Capsule Collector, and Coffee Rush: Winter from Korea Boardgames
Fourth Wing: Das Spiel and Heartbeats from KOSMOS
River Market and Seashells from KTBG
Harmonies Expansions and Take Time Expansion from Libellud
Dragon Overlord and Forest Shuffle: Smoky Mountains from Lookout Games
Purrramid from Lucky Duck Games
Aspens from Ludivore Games
Dice Arcana from Ludonova
Right Now from Mandoo Games
Crescendo from MEBO Games
For the Gods! and Yotel from Mighty Boards
Bear Necessities from Mojito Studios
Van Sutnivalod (Got What It Bakes?) from Myam Games
The Beat: Rock Stars of the Galaxy from Nerdlab
Melodies from Next Move Games
Gunsen: The Battle for Toshi Ranbo and Lord of the Rings: Circle of Conflict from Office Dog
Loop 40 from Oink
Torii Valley from Origames
Stars of Ilumeia from Ornament Games
Threaded: A Game of Needles and Points from Osprey Games
Ashes Blackout Protocol from Perro Loko Games
Pirates of the High Teas from Pink Hawk Games
Seoul Journey and Week Folk from Play to Z
Dance of Ibexes from Playte
Capybara Run & Fun and Dancing Birds from Queen
The Happiest Cat in the World and The Trial of the Forest from Rebel Studio
Stem & Branch from Rolling Wizards Studio
Perfect Tour from Schmidt Spiele
Avalon: The Riven Veil from Shadowborne Games
Button from Shilipash Studio
Dicecream from Skellig Games
West Story: A Town Building Game from Smart Flamingo
Pleesheez from Snowvid
Bean to Bar from Spielefaible
Interregnum from Strategos Games
Temple of Five from Strohmann Games
Mythologies from Super Meeple
Snowp fromSzpiLAB
Valley of Sky Lanterns from Taiwan Boardgame Design
Mini Gold Designer and Paragliders from Thematic Games
Bologna from TLAMA Games
Dawn of Pangaea from Treecer
