We just premiered the announcement trailer for Verdant at the @wholesomegames.com Wholesome Snack showcase! 🥳🌱🎮 🦌 Single-player survival in the overgrown ruins of the 80s 🌿 Give and take life with your unique powers 🫀 Listen to your body, not a HUD #Verdant #indiedev #gamedev

✨It's Christmas again (soon)! ✨ 
Of course there will be food and drinks 🍻, the video game quiz and Video Game Secret Santa 🎁, as well as networking and game stations.

So join the fun and celebrate with us. We look forward to meeting you! 🎄

I definitely had too much fun writing Orwell

Felix Falk, Managing Director of game – The German Games Industry Association, on the current debate surrounding #overblocking on #gaming platforms. #steam #itchio #gamedevs #indiegamedevs #gamedevelopment #indiegames #gamingplatforms #diversity

The new Hunger Games movie poster art reminds me of something

I'm going to present my current Playdate-project next Monday at @indietreff.bsky.social in Hamburg. It's called 🛡️G l o o m G a t e⚔️ and it's an action RPG with reaction based fights, a node based overworld, Souls-Like elements and still looooots of missing features. But I'm getting there😅

Happy Calendar Emoji Day 📆

CEO compensation graphed next to employee compensation. 🙃

As a representative of a Hamburg-based company, I'm thrilled to participate in the inaugural Portside Game Assembly! I look forward to meeting familiar and new faces from indie companies around the world. If you're attending, let's meet! portsideassembly.com #psga25

It's still depressing out there... www.gamedeveloper.com/business/stu...

Oh no, The Alters is bringing back my Stone Wave Cliffs trauma all over again

Map Map - A Game About Maps has a demo out and I can't recommend this game highly enough. Finding creative ways to locate stuff on a map is such a fun and rewarding experience and the entire presentation is incredibly charming. store.steampowered.com/app/3672480/...

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From my Nordic/INDIGO talk on picking the right game - a talk that also dives into how much of a liability a lot of publishers have become to devs in general. There are still plenty of "good ones" and "OK ones" out there, but the "publeecher" wave right now is very real.

Our little game keeps on giving. Still proud of what our team has achieved, despite everything.

Platzhalter-Texte in Orwell, ein Quell der Freude

After finally finishing TLOU Part 2 (yup, only played this now) and loving it, lets see what all the fuzz with Clair Obscure is about, eh?

In "IKUMA: The Frozen Compass" you join Sam and his loyal husky Ellie on an Arctic adventure! Stranded on an uncharted island they must brave the harsh cold and uncover a dark secret buried beneath the ice... 🎮 Coming to PC, PS5 & Xbox Series X/S ❤️ Wishlist IKUMA now #gamedev #indiegames

You can now apply for the @gamecityhamburg.bsky.social Games Lift Incubator! 15,000 EUR, workshops and individual mentoring await! gamecity-hamburg.de/incubator/

Wir freuen uns auf die Speaker:innen @annikamaar.bsky.social, @dannyhellfish.bsky.social, @danielmarx.bsky.social, Franziska Horn, Jenni Wergin, Kristian Metzger, Onat Hekimoğlu und Ulrike Küchler. #GamesSpringBerlin 14.5., 11-16 Uhr Rotes Rathaus Berlin Seid dabei sweapevent.com/b?p=spotligh...

I was today years old when I realized Blue Prince = Blueprints🤦‍♂️

My game dev colleague @shapesanddreams.bsky.social is running a Kickstarter campaign for his board game NEON HOPE - and it's been funded in five hours! Still, if you want to grab the perks, you may want to hop on board: www.kickstarter.com/projects/hop...

Ohhhh! Look what the cat... er, I mean, what Esther Katz brought in:

Reignbreaker by Studio Fizbin @studiofizbin.bsky.social is out now and it's only 8,99 USD / EUR at 10% off. Sadly, it will be the last game from the renowned German game dev team. store.steampowered.com/app/2129810/...

Unser vom @bmwk.de gefördertes Spiel Closer the Distance ist für Beste Innovation und Technik beim Deutschen Computerspielpreis @derdcp.bsky.social nominiert! 🍾 ☺️ #derDCP @gameverband.bsky.social @games-stiftung.bsky.social @devcom.bsky.social

New post! I look at the narrative design in @danielmarx.bsky.social (Osmotic Studio's) Closer The Distance, especially how there are always competing interests in periods of grief. ptrtlrwrts.wordpress.com/2025/03/10/c... Shares and comments appreciated.

Kommft fu mif fum Flufhafen

Steam greeted with this recommendation by @welonz.bsky.social today. "In the veins of Orwell" made my day! 😳

We are making this game - it's about crime and fascism and about the rule of law and how to uphold it. It wasn't meant to be as relevant as it feels right now, but here we are. Also: it just got an amazing trailer made by the fantastic folks bsky.app/profile/lost...

Opening the Orwell: Ignorance is Strength project after years was a mistake 💀

Gentle Reminder! 👀✨ You can still apply for our Road to program! Gamecity Hamburg will bring 4 developers (and their games of course!) to the @nordicgame.com in Malmö, Sweden, from May 20 to 23! Don't miss this opportunity of showcasing your game at one of Europes biggest games industry events! 🇸🇪

Our name comes from a fabled magic trick, because gamedev often feels like an impossible feat of conjuration. But every magic show has an end, and after 14 years, Studio Fizbin will be winding down operations this spring after releasing Reignbreaker. Statement: www.studio-fizbin.com/fizbins-last...

Studio Fizbin is shutting down: www.linkedin.com/posts/studio...

🚀 Gamecity Hamburg’s Prototype Funding is back! 🚀 From now until April 7, Hamburg developers and SMEs can apply for up to 80,000 euros in funding—out of a total of 400,000 euros available. 🎮 Read more on Prototype Funding and how to apply here: 🔗 gamecity-hamburg.de/funding/appl...

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At the end of 2024, we unfortunately had to let go of three of our team members. Sadly, nothing we tried to maintain the team had worked out. While it hurts to loose these three, I'm so very happy they received public funding and are now founding their own studio Peas & Quiet. Follow them!

Die Frage ist nicht, welche tollen Horrorszenarien ihr an die Wand malen könnt. Die Frage ist, ob ihr bereit für Protest seid.

Ihr wisst, was zu tun ist. Geht wählen!

Falko hat mit mir über meine "geheimnisvolle und wichtige Arbeit" an Closer the Distance gesprochen. War mir eine Freude!

Hey bluesky! We're hiring for a few positions! Come work with us on Project D :) -> halfmermaid.co/jobs 🌟 Senior Character Artist 🌟 Cinematic Manager 🌟 Senior Environment Artist (European timezones) 🌟 Level Designer (European timezones)

our game about regicide has a free demo out now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2129810/Reignbreaker/

If anyone asks me what a Game Director does, I'll only say one thing from now on: The work is mysterious and important.

Ihr Lieben. Ich werde nächste Woche 40 Jahre alt. Und ja, ihr könnt mir ein Geburtstagsgeschenk machen: Ich sammle für ein Anliegen, das mir sehr wichtig ist und zwar für Kinder mit Herzerkrankungen. Meine Sammlung teile ich zwischen der Kinderherzambulanz im AKH Wien und dem Verein Herzkinder.

Weise hat mich auch noch niemand genannt. Danke für die neue Erfahrung, @gameswirtschaft.bsky.social!

Deutschsprachige Indie-Devs der Spielebranche, ich bin freier Journalist und will euch hier auf Bluesky (wieder)finden - sagt in den Kommis hallo, ich will eure Arbeit nicht verpassen!

My own game continues to surprise me with awkward situations

Bei LinkedIn wird es existenziell.