30 & 31 March 2026

Games for Health Europe conference

Beyond the Hype

Lucien Engelen

CEO
TransformHealth

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Wouter Kroese

Founder & CEO
Pacmed

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Pitch Your Innovation!

Workshop

Conference theme 2026: Beyond the Hype

AI, XR, Robotics, gamification. This conference, we’re subjecting their promises of impact and innovation to our critical, expectant and enthusiastic eyes when we look beyond the hype.

At GFHEU2026, we play, test, and explore the real value — the realistic and applicable — of innovative and playful technologies.

Games for Health Europe Conference

Join up with healthcare professionals, scientists, policy makers and game developers to create new opportunities for healthcare with games & play.

Think of games that increase self-management skills in patients, teach patients to cope with chronic conditions, and train specialist skills in healthcare professionals.

"The enthusiasm and the innovation of the participants and the audience is different to other 'tech' conventions I have been to.

It really feels like a place where projects are made, business is being done and where a family of worldwide enthusiasts come together to freely talk about how we are going to move games in the healthcare industry forward."

Richard Brady

Senior coloral surgery

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GFHEU2025 Aftermovie

An impression of the enthusiasm, ambition and creativity that gave life to the 10th annual conference at the Natlab in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

Why join the conference?

Be part

Be part of the largest international conference on serious / applied games.

Contribute

Contribute to the true transformation of the healthcare sector.

Mix & match

Mix and match with stakeholders from different sectors.

Try out

Experience how serious / applied games transform healthcare.

Discuss

Join open discussions of legal, financial and business challenges.

"I've thoroughly enjoyed our session and the rest of the Games for Health Europe congress, for its clinically relevant and significant subjects and its diverse, enthusiastic visitors."

Dorien Nieman

University Senior Lecturer, Head of the Cognition Lab and coordinator of high risk patients at the AMC, department of psychiatry (NL), Keynote speaker in 2015

"The entire event was full of leading scientific content. It was a joy and an honour to be part of the panel, which was chaired excellently."

Denis Fompeyrine

CEO MyndBlue, PhD Clinical Psychology, MBA HEC (FR), speaker in 2015

"One of the reasons why I enjoy Games for Health Europe so much, is the positive atmosphere and collaborative efforts. In addition to game developers, financiers and commentators, there are also clinical physicians, patient representatives and politicians."

John Harrison

Principal Consultant at Metis Cognition Ltd. (UK), Chair since 2013

Save the Date for our partner: DSSH conference 2026

The DSSH conference will be held in Enschede on 12 and 13 March!

The Dutch Society for Simulation in Healthcare aims to promote the development and application of simulation and serious gaming for the benefit of patient safety, education, training, scientific research and quality management in healthcare.

The conference will kick off on 12 March with an Experience Day at Saxion, packed with workshops on simulation, serious gaming, debriefing, CRM and much more!

On 13 March, the conference will take place at the TechMed Centre of the University of Twente.

Keep an eye on the website for more information!

Our sponsors & partners

Join us in our mission!

We are on a mission to make a positive impact on the health and happiness of one billion people. At the Games for Health Europe conference, we bring together the best minds in game development and healthcare to join us in our mission.

At our in-house studio, Games for Health, we design and develop powerful, playful experiences for complex societal challenges.