✨SAVE THE DATE✨ We are exited for the second Indie Treff in 2026 🥳 We are looking forward to welcoming you to our 48th meetup of Hamburg's indie game developers. ✨NEW LOCATION✨ Mai 11th - betahaus | Gänsemarkt
(Gänsemarkt 43 (2. OG), 20354 Hamburg)

✨This amazing Talk awaits you✨ Ohne Ahnung von Programmierung zum eigenen Spiel 
Johannes Lott Du bist Game Artist und möchtest dein eigenes Spiel veröffentlichen? Ganz ohne Team? Und: Ganz ohne Ahnung von Programmierung und 2 linken Händen, was Technik angeht?

✨SAVE THE DATE✨ We are exited for the first Indie Treff in 2026 🥳 We are looking forward to welcoming you to our 47th meetup of Hamburg's indie game developers.

 February 23rd - SAE Institute Hamburg
 (Feldstraße 66 - 2. OG im Bunker, 20359 Hamburg)
 More infos will follow. See you there! 🎉

✨Indie Treff Weihnachtsfeier 2025 - This awaits you✨ To celebrate the Christmas season with you in style, we have once again put together a fantastic program for you. So make sure you don't miss out on it.
 🎄 🧑‍🎄 December 5th - 19:00
 SAE Institute Hamburg - Feldstraße 66 (2. OG), 20359 Hamburg

Here we are with our ✨3✨ Talks on the next IndieTreff "Play25special" 🎉

✨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! 🎄

✨ SAVE THE DATE ✨ We are exited for the next Indie Treff in 2025 🥳 This time we team up again with the amazing PLAY festival to bring you an even better event! Join us for an awesome talk, great networking and cool games to play! More infos will follow. See you there! 🎉

✨This amazing Talk awaits you at the next IndieTreff ✨ GameJams: Develop Your Skills, Make Friends, Build Your Portfolio! By Pascal Worreschk Game Jams are a keystone of the game development landscape, and they can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people.

✨SAVE THE DATE✨ We are exited for the next Indie Treff in 2025 🥳 Join us on July the 21th for an awesome talk, great networking and cool games to play! More infos will follow. See you there! 🎉 TIMETABLE 18:30 - Opening 19:00 - Talks 20:00 - Networking

We are happy to announce our talk for the upcoming Indie Treff 🤩 𝗔 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁. 𝗨𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁. Sharing best practices and things to keep in mind of console ports after 20+ porting jobs.

✨SAVE THE DATE✨ We are exited for the next Indie Treff in 2025 🥳 Join us on May the 9th for an awesome talk, great networking and cool games to play! More infos will follow. See you there! 🎉 TIMETABLE 18:30 - Opening 19:00 - Talks 20:00 - Networking

We are now going live on YouTube with the first installment of Game Starter for this year! 🎉 Today we'll talk about software development with three professionals from the industry! Join us now ⬇️ www.youtube.com/live/-Wx8tvV...

Join our Pitch Level Up event on February 20 to master pitching your game idea!🚀 Get expert feedback and learn more in our extensive talk program. Tip: Hamburg students can attend the talks for free — just email us at office(at)gamecity-hamburg.de to claim your free talk ticket!

Reminder for Pitch Level Up on February 20!🎯 Get valuable expert feedback for your game pitch and listen to talks about Publisher Markets, Best Practice and more. On top we will offer a Peer to Peer area, so you can connect with other aspiring devs. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.de/e/pitch-leve...

Luckily, these three will tell us: - Anas Pomelova, Software Developer at MobiusCode - Teppich Spicker, Technical Director at @studiofizbin.bsky.social - Leon Arndt, Software Developer at InnoGames Sign up for free to this online panel: www.eventbrite.de/e/game-start...

Join us for our next edition of Game Starter on February 13 at 6 pm! We're gonna talk about software development in games! Everyone might have an idea that software development involves something with a game's code, engines, and tackling technical challenges. But how do you get started in the field?

You can still submit your game for the A MAZE. awards until January 31 to be part of the 14th Games and Playful Media Festival in Berlin, in May 2025. The nominees will be announced in March, so good luck! Find out more: 2025.award.amaze-berlin.de

Do you want to boost your game project but lack important input from experts? Join our Pitch Level Up on February 20! Next to valuable feedback, you can listen to talks on Games Funding, Publisher Markets, Best Practices, and more. Get your ticket now: pitch_level_up_2025.eventbrite.de?aff=blue

Join us on February 13 for the first Game Starter of 2025! This time we're taking a closer look at the field of Software Development in the Games industry. What exactly do these code wizards do? And how can you become one? 👀 Sign up here for this free online panel: www.eventbrite.de/e/game-start...

This amazing talk awaits you at the next Indie Treff 🥳 Feb 11th | 19h „Coziness“ - what it means and how to apply it to games and artworks Nadja Clauberg

Attention game developers! 🎮 You have until January 17th to submit your game for the German Computer Games Award (Deutscher Computerspielpreis)! 🏆 Don't miss this chance to showcase your work to a wide range of professionals. Details & Application here: deutscher-computerspielpreis.de/teilnehmen/

Do you want to start full steam ahead with your 2025 game project? Then get your tickets now for our Pitch Level Up event on February 20! You will get individual 1:1 feedback from our experts, and know-how from our expert talks all in one day! www.eventbrite.de/e/pitch-leve...

✨SAVE THE DATE✨ We are exited for the first Indie Treff in 2025🥳 Join us on Feb. 11th for an awesome talk, great networking and cool games to play! More infos will follow. See you there! 🎉

It's Graduation time! Our five 2024 Games Lift Incubator teams present their achievements & their game projects to the audience at Design Zentrum, December 10 from 7:30 pm! We are very excited to see how the teams have progressed. Join us on-site, sign up for free: www.eventbrite.de/e/games-lift...

Robots, ruins, puzzles: Dive into the world of "Atlantis" in the award-winning puzzle platformer @lightofatlantis.bsky.social by Duck 'n' Run Games! Find out more about the team and insights behind their story in our Games Lift Incubator Log by @wenigertoast: gamecity-hamburg.de/news/games-l...

Do you develop/made a narrative-centered game & want to be part of the LudoNarraCon Steam Festival, May 2025, presented by fellowtraveller.games? LudoNarraCon is a digital festival focused on narrative games with panels, Steam Sale and more. Apply until December 6: www.ludonarracon.com #ludonarracon

Do you develop/have a game made by a team in which women and other marginalized developers hold key positions? Then, you can apply for the Women's Day Steam Sale 2025, presented by @wingsfundme.bsky.social! Apply until December 10: womensdaysale.carrd.co

Do you want to know what tomorrow's up-and-coming developers are cooking up? Join our Games Lift Graduation on December 10, from 7:30pm! Five fabulous teams will be presenting their projects. Register if you want to be there on-site or tune into our live stream: www.eventbrite.de/e/games-lift...

Bippinbits (Dome Keeper), Landfall Games (Content Warning), Indoor Astronauts (Unrailed), Ghost Ship Publishing (Deep Rock Galactic), Overhype Studios (Battle Brothers), Torpor Games (Suzerain) and Rockfish Games (Everspace) are among the first confirmed participants. Join them! :)

The curated guest list of the conference allows a focused exchange at eye level, while additional networking events will connect the local industry with international guests. Find more info about the event & how to attend on our website: portsideassembly.com And follow @portside-game.bsky.social

This ship is setting sail! On June 27, 2025, the Portside Game Assembly will take place around the Hamburg Harbour - and on a boat! A new B2B event, featuring an exclusive conference for leading international indie studios and networking formats open to the entire games industry!

You can still visit the fantastic PLAY Creative Gaming Festival at Jupiter Hamburg until Saturday evening. Visit curated indie games, listen to talks and shows, find out who will get the Creative Gaming Awards, and be part of "You Got the Power". Entry is free of charge: www.playfestival.de

We're dazzled by the positive reception & interest in Portside Game Assembly! Here's a quick update of the studios cruising with us on the conference ship on June 27, 2025. Register: airtable.com/appb5jRIXRe4... Or fill out the mailing list for the networking events: airtable.com/appd2PZ4sFMU...

Hamburg-people! 🤗 Tiny Roar will soon celebrate its 10th birthday, and our CEOs @morilla.bsky.social and @funkezilla.bsky.social have lots of stories and insights to share about the past years 🥰 We're looking forward to meet you at @indietreff.bsky.social this Thursday! 🗓️

From this year on, the "Press Start: Games start-up scholarship" will support up to 130 German game developers in building a studio. You can apply from Oct. 28 to Nov. 17, 2024 and get 18-months of funding, networking and coaching. Find all details here: games-stipendium.de 💡

Just two more weeks until our next FLINTA* Games Meetup! Sign up here to join us for an evening of networking, interesting talks and conversations: www.eventbrite.de/e/flinta-gam...

Second time is the charm: here's The Hamburg Game Devs Starterpack ✨ If you'd like to be added, please comment under this post with a short description of your job/project :) (no need to do it a second time if you did so on our last post already) go.bsky.app/UEL7LGb

✨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!

✨DER NÄCHSTE TALK STEHT FEST✨ Mit Maurice Hagelstein & Robert Koch von @tinyroargames Ein Jahrzehnt lang Tiny Roar! Na ja, fast. Noch bevor es im Mai 2025 soweit ist, entführen euch die Gründer Robert und Maurice auf eine Zeitreise mit über 10 veröffentliche Games, ...

TIMETABLE 18:30 - Opening 19:00 - Talks 20:00 - Networking CALL FOR GAMESTATIONS 🎮 If you want to present your game at the event you find all about it on our website: www.indietreff.de/games/game-a...

✨SAVE THE DATE✨ We are exited for the next Indie Treff in 2024 🥳 This time we team up with the amazing @_PLAYfestival to bring you an even better event! Join us for an awesome talk, great networking and cool games to play! More infos will follow. See you there! 🎉

Jetzt heißt es durchatmen und klug handeln. Im Talk erklären dir zwei Expert*innen anhand von Praxisbeispielen, wie du dich entschuldigst, ohne dass die Situation weiter eskaliert. Speaker*innen: Veronique Schönleben | Social-Media-Expertin Dominik Schönleben | Community Manager

DER TALK AM 19.08. STEHT FEST 🥳 „Deine Community ist sauer? So entschuldigst du dich richtig!“ Du hast einen Fehler gemacht? 😓 Das passiert. Aber jetzt geht es rund? 😱 Negative Kommentare, wütende Tweets, Screenshots kursieren und Multiplikatoren werden darauf aufmerksam? 😳

Do you want to connect with the indie game developer community in Hamburg and meet new people? Check out the next @indietreff.bsky.social, August 19, 6:30 pm at the SAE Institute in Hamburg. There will be talks, games to check out, and networking. All information at: www.indietreff.de #indiedev

Looking for nice summer holiday activities? We got you covered!😏During the Hamburg summer vacations, the Creative Gaming initiative is organizing a game jam. In a time period of five days kids of 13 years and above will create their own games.🎮 Details: www.creative-gaming.eu/2024/06/10/f...

Applications open: Join us at Polaris 2024 and exhibit your game! Once again, we can offer devs from Hamburg the chance to present their games at the convention for gaming, pop culture and anime. Apply until August 25 & become part of the Road to program: gamecity-hamburg.de/news/road-to...

✨SAVE THE DATE✨ We are exited for the next Indie Treff in 2024 🥳 Join us at SAE Institute Hamburg for an awesome talk, great networking and cool games to play! See you there! 🎉 🎮CALL FOR GAMESTATIONS 🎮 Find all about it on our website: www.indietreff.de/games/game-a...

Coming to town for the Hamburg Games Conference? Lovely! Why not stay a bit longer and explore what makes Hamburg one of Europe's most popular travel destinations. We've got some ideas for you: gamecity-hamburg.de/news/hamburg...

We are happy announce our Speakers for the upcoming Indie Treff Anna-Maria Magull will talk about "Studio Management". The second Speaker is Jonas Pfeiffer, he will give a quick talk about why Animal crossing should insult you (Both Talks will be in German).

At February 5, Dr. Carsten Brosda, Senator for Culture and Media, and Gamecity Hamburg invited decision makers from the gaming industry to the Senators Roundtable to discuss current challenges within the industry and present the activities of Gamecity Hamburg.