SPIEL 2026 in Essen: 1,871 new games from the official catalogue

All new releases from the SPIEL.

We read the official SPIEL Essen fair catalogue – and add the prices from our partner shops: which new games can already be pre-ordered, what do they cost, when do they appear? Plus publisher, hall, stand, designers, player count, playing time, age, RRP and mechanics from the publishers' data.

1,871 new releases · 451 already in shops · 1,712 with RRP

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SPIEL new release · Dream Alley Games

Hidden Thieves

Halle 5 · 5J400 Players: 2–4 Age: 14+

€25.00 RRP

They say every magnificent city has its dark side. It is the year 1257 AC where corruption has risen in the city. Life has become hard, so you have to find ille…

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SPIEL new release · Dream Alley Games

Smugglers

Halle 5 · 5J400 Players: 1–6 Age: 14+

€35.00 RRP

Smugglers is a set collection game. In this game you are greedy merchants during the silk road era who want to smuggle illegal goods and other goods that are no…

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SPIEL new release · Dream Alley Games

The Trial

Halle 5 · 5J400 Players: 5–10 Age: 14+

€30.00 RRP

The Trial is a social deduction game with secret identities. Players are either on the good side or bad side. You all are in a court trying to support your case…

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