Hyderabad Comic Con X DreamHack India returns for its sixth-anniversary edition, promising an unforgettable three-day festival of gaming, esports, comics, and fandom culture. The event will take place from October 31 to November 2, 2025, and is packed with six iconic, unmissable experiences for competitors, creators, and fans.
1. KO Fight Nights: Fighting Game Elite
The fighting game arena features a massive combined prize pool across three legendary titles:
- Tekken 8: Headlining the event with a huge ₹3,60,000 prize pool. Crucially, this tournament is an official DOJO event under the Tekken World Tour (TWT) 2025, allowing participants to earn official Dojo Points for the TWT Global Leaderboard.
- Super Smash Bros: Offers a ₹75,000 prize pool for the top four finishers.
- Street Fighter 6: Brings back the arcade feel with ₹5,000 up for grabs each day of the three-day competition.
2. Chess at DreamHack: The ₹5 Lakh Mind Battle
The intellectual challenge returns with Chess at DreamHack, featuring a total ₹5,00,000 prize pool split between two formats:
- Rapid Chess: ₹3,00,000 prize pool.
- Blitz Chess: ₹2,00,000 prize pool.
3. Android PANFEST Battle Royale Showdown
The popular battle royale genre takes center stage with Android PANFEST, featuring intense lobbies across the Erangel and Miramar maps. Squads will compete for glory, bragging rights, and exclusive Comic Con merchandise.
4. Retro & Table Top: Old-School Cool
The One Retro Zone offers a mix of nostalgia and competition. Fans can relive classics like Pac-Man, Contra, and Tetris, alongside timeless board games such as Ludo, UNO, Monopoly, and Carrom, all of which feature ₹10,000 prize pools.
5. BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) LAN Party
The DreamHack classic BYOD is the heart of the community experience. Attendees can bring their own mobile phones, PCs, consoles, or laptops to plug into the 72-hour LAN party. Fans without a setup can also rent a PC on-ground via an add-on option.
6. Cosplay & Merch Madness
The festival is a celebration of fandom culture:
- Cosplay Competition: Features a ₹30,000 prize pool each day.
- Indian Championship of Cosplay (ICC): The final day hosts the city’s best cosplayers competing for a ₹50,000 prize pool and a shot at national glory.
- Merch Market: A vibrant hub packed with limited-edition collectibles, gaming gear, apparel, and fandom treasures.
Key Highlights:
- DreamHack India is celebrating its 6th anniversary by co-hosting Hyderabad Comic Con X DreamHack India from October 31 to November 2, 2025.
- The event features a major esports component, including KO Fight Nights with a ₹3,60,000 Tekken 8 prize pool (an official TWT 2025 DOJO event) and Chess at DreamHack with a ₹5,00,000 total prize pool.
- Six core experiences include competitive events (Tekken 8, Street Fighter 6, Super Smash Bros, Android PANFEST) and community zones (BYOD 72-hour LAN Party and Retro & Table Top gaming).
- The festival also hosts major fandom culture events, including the Indian Championship of Cosplay (ICC) with a ₹50,000 prize pool and a vast Merch Market.