At our studio, we often like to do create games the evidence-based way, testing if our idea for a transformative game works – and love spreading our knowledge. So if you care about narrative games and their transformative potential, read the recently published paper about We Grew Up in War👇

New Indonesian rating system requires you to upload snippets of the "extreme" content of your game. Alas, Attentat 1942 has historically-accurate depiction of cigarettes, earning it "drugs" label. #indiegames #indiedev #history The scene in question:

Feedback time: Do you like our new, animated dialo-emotion options we just put into We Grew Up in War? ☁️ #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame

The winter has come to Playing Prague alongside SEVEN new languages! 🌨️ Our city puzzler is now available in Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Italian, Spanish, & French! Download the snowy update now (links below). We can’t wait for new player to try the game and their feedback.

This is how anxiety looks like in We Grew Up in War. Melisa arrives in a refugee camp in Germany & even though she’s a teenager, it’s a scary place... Our demo starts with her leaving Bosnia alongside her mum: partner.steamgames.com/apps/landing... #indiegame #indiedev #indiegames

Another gem to discover? I'll definitely give it a look! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3743570 #gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame

There’s an unpacking level in We Grew Up in War!📦Anna & her sister are settling in a new Ukrainian home, away from the war in the East. But it’s 2022 and they don’t know what’s coming... Our demo is still up, we appreciate any feedback: store.steampowered.com/app/3743570/... #indiegame #indiegames

Great news! I love checking out new demos. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3743570 #gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame

Here’s a little tutorial for Matej’s level in our Steam demo that will be up for a little while more. If you like what you see, give it a try and let us know what you think: store.steampowered.com/app/3743570/... #indiegame #indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #videogames

We’ll be at GDS Prague!🎤Lukáš , alongside Melisa, Mak and Anna, will tell you all about challenges of making a game about children in war and give you a behind-the-scenes look. Come say hi! You can prepare by playing the demo: store.steampowered.com/app/3743570/... #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiedev

What it’s like to be a kid in war? We asked Jasminko, founder and director of the War Childhood Museum, who’s working with us on We Grew Up in War that also takes place in Sarajevo. Give our free demo a try and tell us what you think. store.steampowered.com/app/3743570/... #indiegame #gamedev #kids

Excited to discover this studio and their new game (featuring writing by @yourkyotowife.bsky.social!) <3

Meet Valerie from #Ukraine who dreams of being a singer. Her level is all about musical puzzles, composing the most harmonic melody. But can Valerie’s dreams survive the harsh reality of the Russian invasion? Demo for We Grew Up in War out now: store.steampowered.com/app/3743570/... #indiegame

Great news! I love checking out new demos. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3743570 #gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame

Important demo time. Our game shifting perspective on war (games), centering kids and their resilience, imagination and stories is now playable. Give it a go, let us know if we did it right. store.steampowered.com/app/3743570/...

Today is a big day: demo for We Grew Up in War about Ukrainian and Bosnian kids is *out*! 🥁 After years of development, meet Melisa, Valeria & Matej in 3 levels about displacement, fantasy, dreams & tragedy. Can’t wait for the feedback. Play, review, share: store.steampowered.com/app/3743570/...

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🎮✌️Co se dělo v listopadu 1989 v Brně? Zahrajte si poslední aktualizaci hry Velvet 89, kterou vyvinulo studio @charlesgames.bsky.social @unikarlova.cuni.cz ve spolupráci se společností @peopleinneed.bsky.social 📌 www.ukforum.cz/rubriky/aktu...

It’s Czech & Slovak Games Week and that means we have several We Grew Up in War streams scheduled. One is ongoing just now! Tune in and see our game in action, including the first look ever on the Ukrainian part of story. -> store.steampowered.com/app/3254380/... #indiegame #indiegames

Big News 🎉 Our hidden object Velvet 89 is 1 year old and just got an anniversary update: New city & major new content! So welcome to our in-game Brno & hunt for 18 new items that unlock exclusive archival materials. Live now, mobile & desktop: www.charlesgames.net/velvet-89-en #indiegame #indiedev

Whoa, an unexpected surprise! 🎉 The city-building, heritage-based Playing Prague has just won the *best* mobile game award at Central & Eastern European Game Awards😳Thanks so much for this, thank you our dear partners and everyone who played it.

Warm, sunny memories from Blon festival and Lithuanian Klaipėda ☀️ Our programmer Tereza travelled there to showcase Velvet 89 as part of Aware Game Awards! Thanks for inviting us, and check Blon out for a selection of great animated films and impactful games (including more Czech ones 💪).

Congrats to @charlesgames.bsky.social ‬on their Gee! award win. The GEE! award recognizes excellence in educational game design. "Velvet 89 is hidden-object game tells the story of ordinary people taking part in the peaceful demonstrations that changed the course of history."

A (free) game about Velvet Revolution I co-made (writing/design/sound) won a very beautiful award. Good birthday gift, indeed. @charlesgames.bsky.social www.geeawards.com/blog/velvet-...

As we get older in the studio, we start to see the shortness of a game as a plus – and lovely #ShortGamesShowcase by @ogrepixel.bsky.social is full of those! We discounted our own short game, Attentat 1942, to a historically unprecedented low. See you on the shorter side -> link in thread.

Introducing protagonist of our next game: Mak, who’s gotta keep living his childhood in the besieged Sarajevo, making friends amidst the rubble and hiding in the basement for days. Help us tell his story, share and wishlist We Grew Up in War on Steam.👇 #indiegame #indiegames #indiedev #history

We forgot to upload the video!🫣Here’s Melisa from upcoming We Grew Up in War, who became refugee as a teenager when she left Sarajevo at age 14. We’d be grateful if you’d wishlist a game we poured our hearts in: store.steampowered.com/app/3254380/... #indiegame #gamedev #history #adventuregame

Meet Melisa from Sarajevo, an avid photographer, who had to flee home when she was just 14. Live out her story, reminiscent of too many others. Help us tell it, share, and wishlist We Grew Up in War: store.steampowered.com/app/3254380/... #indiegame #indiegamedev #history #adventuregame #balkans

We’re so happy you like Playing Prague! Here are just some of the reviews from the stores. If you did not write yours, consider sharing your opinion with us, we highly appreciate it.🩵 Play the game at prague.eu/en/playing-p... #Prague

Wohoo, showtime! 🪩 We’re glad to be a part of the Secret Sauce Showcase hosted by @offbrand.games & @opensaucelive.bsky.social. We prepared an exclusive reveal of a brand-new Ukraine chapter of We Grew Up in War!🇺🇦 Tune in online on July 19th at 11AM PM (8 PM GMT+2) for great games only.🎯

We've reached an incredible milestone – thank you to the more than 10,000 Playing Prague players! The game was created in collaboration with Prague City Tourism and features a fantastic soundtrack by the amazing Studio Mr. Wombat! #indiegame #indiegamedev #puzzlegame #Prague

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Did we tell you? No? The @gamesforchange.bsky.social festival is next week and Velvet 89 is nominated for the Best in Impact award! 🎮 🎉 We’re excited our game about Czechoslovak history we made with @peopleinneed.bsky.social resonates overseas. 🙏 festival.gamesforchange.org/2025-awards #G4C2025

My trip to #Prague was more than 10 years ago, I haven't tried the game yet - but I am definetely curious and will try it soon 👇 #PlayingPrague

What privilege, to be tasked with gamifying my hometown of Prague. Hope people like it :)

We’re excited to share our new puzzle game – Playing Prague – which we created for you in collaboration with Prague City Tourism! 🌞 We are so excited for you play it! The game is available NOW on the App Store and Google Play!

Happy #PitchYaGame time! Our upcoming #indiegame adventure: 🧸shows the war through the eyes of children 🪁is set in Ukraine, Bosnia and Syria 🪀highlights the power of kids’ imagination and their resilience Help us by wishlisting: store.steampowered.com/app/3254380/... Many thanks!🌥️ #gamedev

It is a huge week in our office: we’re celebrating! 🍰 It is both the anniversary of Kafka’s death and the first birthday of our game Playing Kafka! Huge thanks to everybody who played it and helped to keep Kafka’s heritage alive. 🩵 And thank you @goetheinstitut.bsky.social for trusting us.

Today, we acknowledge the pain suffered by children throughout the world who are the victims of physical, mental, and emotional abuse – including kids caught in armed conflicts. With our next game, we hope to help a little in shedding light on their often unnoticed plight.

We have a job offer! Details here:

We were in Cairo! @ondrejpaska.bsky.social facilitated a workshop where people made concepts for new digital games. We’d love to see them happen! Thanks Czech Centres for having us as part of the Infinite Universes exhibition🪐& Czech Radio for coverage (CZ): radiozurnal.rozhlas.cz/mafia-znam-c...

Hi from our table at @RebootDevelop where Lukáš is showing the demo of We Grew Up in War! Come say hello and let’s meet if you’d like, let us know at info(at)charlesgames.net🤝(This is the game in question charlesgames.net/we-grew-up-i...)

Our game about kids caught in wars has an interactive coloring book. 🖍️ We’re not gonna reveal what happens after you fill it, but you can wishlist the game and find for yourself when it releases early in 2026: store.steampowered.com/app/3254380/...

Our fifth anniversary is as much about us as it is about all the great partners we have had over the years, who believed in what we do. We can’t believe it’s been 11 games already! This video is a big thanks to all our past collaborators as well as all the future ones!

Velvet 89 scored at @gamescomlatam.bsky.social in two categories! Keep your fingers crossed for the final ceremony. 🎉 So many cool games in there, thank you for making our hidden object Velvet Revolution we made with @peopleinneed.bsky.social a part of it: latam.gamescom.global/en/big-festi...

🏡wanted! Let us know if you know about any nice places we could check out, here or at info(at)charlesgames.net🏡 Much obliged.

We are five years old!🎂To remind ourselves of the journey we've made so far, we created a little video, a look back at our humble beginnings as well as our next accomplishments. And we are truly grateful to our fans. Without you, there would be no us. Here’s to another five years!

New We Grew Up in War teaser is in the works! With a lot of new gameplay, sounds and MUSIC.🎶 Stay tuned, out soon together with a revamped Steam page to celebrate our fifth anniversary that is almost here. 🎉

Testing new mics. Adjusting our hair (well, Lucie’s, really). Behind-the-scenes look at We Grew Up in War in progress. A video series soon about our game set in Ukraine, Syria and Bosnia. (Get acquainted in advance at store.steampowered.com/app/3254380/...)

An exciting project we are part of with We Grew Up in War just joined Bluesky! Consider following if games and museums and memory is your thing.