3rd day of thePlay Promote Publish workshop series with Erich Pommer Institut. Thanks again to Medienboard, all the speakers and participants. Currently learning about PC self-publishing and the major platforms by Joni of Happy Broccoli Games 🥦 1 /x 🧶

If you missed what was happening at #GDC2026 - read this great (LinkedIn) article by Lars: www.linkedin.com/pulse/i-went...

The Sustainable Games Alliance is celebrating another success with the release of three plug-ins for game engines – Unreal (Epic Games), Unity and Godot Engine – that improve the energy efficiency of games. www.gamesmarket.global/sustainable-...

Second workshop day of our PPP workshop series. Having @riad.de talking right now about early validation! Short glimpse here 👀 Thanks to all participants, Erich Pommer Institute and medienboard for making this possible!

Michael Liebe told us all right now to post about listening to his kickstarter talk, even while I am running the Play Promote Publish workshop series :D So, as it is a workshop, lets do it. Greetings from Erich Pommer Institute, myself & Ruth Lemmen (I am co-organizing the PPP workshop with her)!

Took my like forever ("wounded") but finally got it! Looking forward to the full release! @odddreamsdigital.bsky.social Try the demo 🦀 store.steampowered.com/app/3526710/... #everythingiscrab

Anyone remembering the good old times? 😅 #indiegamedev #steamsales

We are running the indie expo again at gamescom dev / @gamescomdev.bsky.social (which used to be devcom) again in 2026 & the time to apply is right now! If you got a build & you are looking for a publisher go there now👇 forms.monday.com/forms/0c1b41... #indiegamedev #sharingiscaring

We are running the indie expo again at gamescom dev / @gamescomdev.bsky.social (which used to be devcom) again in 2026 & the time to apply is right now! If you got a build & you are looking for a publisher go there now👇 forms.monday.com/forms/0c1b41... #indiegamedev #sharingiscaring

"Press Start" is supporting 132 founders on their journey to starting their own game studio – the official video gives a great look at stuff currently being build - take a look 👀 ▶️ Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ohd...

YIL - yesterday i learned: Friendslop 🎮 Did I know Among us - sure - do I but I did not know it all sums with Lethal Company, Peak, etc. as friendslop. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends... Thx @roguevoltage.bsky.social for pointing that out :)

Hey you - indie dev - this is for you 👇

Greetings from Talk and Play. Looking forward talking to great people and to briefly promote the workshop series I am running with Ruth Lemmen and the Erich Pommer Institute called Play Promote Publish. Find all details here: www.epi.media/playpromotep... #berlingamescene 🍋

On my way to Wiesbaden 🚂 See you all this evening at #gamesgatheringgermany I talk about business stuff 📈, it is going to be fun 😅

‘This shouldn’t be normal’: developers speak out about bigotry on Steam, the world’s biggest PC gaming storefront

Guess the publishing date of the book! "So, you want to produce a game? There has never been a better time to create your very own computer game. The tools have never been better or easier to use, the industry has reached a high level of maturity... 1/2 🧶 #indiegamedev

Made it into the German Games Top Wise (Wo)Men List 🥇 Congrats to all the other winners as well. I am happy that my prophecies for 2026 mostly came true, even if it meant sad news for the games industry per se. [German only 👇] www.gameswirtschaft.de/wirtschaft/g...

Happy to have you Irene 💐 And you 🫵 should join us as well 😊 en.epi.media/playpromotep...

Double-feature for a bright game dev future: 1) You can still apply here at the GermanDevDays Förderstiftung for 500 € to spend on your next conference attendances: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 1/2 🧶

Berlins House of Games is looking for a "Community Manager". The title might be a bit misleading as it is not an online job, but check it out here. Strong German skills necessary: app.connectoor.de/jobview?jobi... #gamesjobs #berlingamescene

In case you missed yesterday, Notepad++ auto-update mechanism was hacked and was delivering backdoored versions for a couple months. Tons of devs use this, uninstall completely what you have, search for the sus files mentioned in article and only download from official site

Quite some game business news this week: * Ubisofts Big Reset * MeetToMatch being sold * Game association study of public funding in German * Fourth Moon being founded What a time to be alive 🎣

Do I miss something on Steam? I am playing Easy Delivery Co. right now - I like. I am 3 hrs in & solved one of the riddles to enter Fishingtown - was not to complicated - got an achievement. I needed to visit 3 of the radio towers therefore - two of them you will only reach by using Tea... 🧶 1/2

Developing a game might be easier than ever, but successful promotion & self-publishing is the challenge these day. I am singing this song since years - but now I am organizing a workshop to help more people & indie devs about it - check out the details👇 #indiegamedev theindieadvisory.de?p=198

🧶 Play / Promote / Publish - three of the key challenges of indie developers these days. Usually the "Play" or game design aspects works out well but when we talk about promotion and publishing it looks like quite different and can be even more challenging. That is why we ... 🧶 1/x #indiegamedev

To Blizzard or not to Blizzard in Berlin - currently it is snowy but all fine 🌬️ As clever as I am I used the coldest days to move into an ew office with Stratosphere Games. If you are sitting in Berlin Mitte - let me know if you wanna go for a coffee these days. #berlingamescene #indiedev

The GermanDevDays Foundation is offering 500€ travel grants for German-based student and junior game devs to attend conferences and expos (travel, hotel, tickets, booth). Apply here (deadline: Jan 30, 2026) #sharingiscaring

2025 - an annual review: #1 - I never regret selling my Quest 3. Did not miss it once this year. PC is still my number one favourite platform ( but i still miss the good old X360 and the Xbox Live Aracde ...) #pcgaming

State of the Bundesförderung 11.12.2025 Still some money available 💶 If you need some help in the application process - let me know 🩼

Another great game we played at the former devcom indie expo - from now and future times on gamescom dev! This is great hand-animated puzzle game - check out Mr. Coo 🎩 #ddc2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATzx...

Rogue-likes? What was the definition again? Check it out here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roguelike and if you feel brave enough give it a try and play the original Rogue within the browser: dosdeck.com/game/rogue 🕹️

Great article that explains how not game industry "native" people see the games business 👇 observer.co.uk/the-critics/...

We played Absconder by Swiss team @obleakgames.bsky.social at devcom It's a fast-paced game where you're escaping the clutches of a totalitarian regime while having very limited vision & no idea about where to go. Check it out 👇 #ddc2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAwb...

The Venga Bus is coming ... 🚌 🎶 Actually it is not a bus as I am on a train going to Cologne for Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2025 but I am looking forward to see you there and needed a reason to post some more Eurodance from the 90ies Yours truly, André #dep2025 youtu.be/4HFppOam4AU?...

We played Monowave at #ddc2025 by Korean Studio BBB @studiobbb.bsky.social and liked it ♥️ Check out what Korean Indies have to offer here 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJaA...

Last chance to catch an Early Bird Festival ticket. It's running out on November 30. The next wave price is 110€ and you have access to a wider range of tickets including group festival tickets and reduced festival tickets. Link: https://f.mtr.cool/yowgowrdgb #AMaze2025 #berlin

Looking for money for your game dev project in Germany 👀 The DLR & BMFTR 🚀 still have something to offer for you. Attached status of the current "Bundesförderung"s pool 💶

@studiobbb.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJaA... Greetings from @gamescomdev.bsky.social and the indie expo 2025 - we played your game 👇

Note for me: Do not buy Tony Hawk´s Pro Skater ever again on any platform. As good as it is - those PSX days are gone and won´t return! 🛹

"Currently, the 50 largest studios in Germany have around 250 job postings online. "2 years ago, [...] there were around 500 open jobs. Before the pandemic it was more or less always more than 1000 each month" Quoted from #Gamesmarkt of a #GamesGround panel 👇 www.gamesmarket.global/75-fewer-job...

Why diversity matters 🌈 www.ted.com/talks/chimam...

Ok #Megabonk - we are finally done - I am breaking up. I did it all and still got it in me but now it is time to move on. Thx for the good time, we can still be friend. Will uninstall now. 😅

Just in case you missed it - like I did when being at #GamesGround. Steam builds quite a lot of new hardware Check it our here 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmKr...

Greetings from the BIMM University at the House of Music (surprisingly) listening to the Xsolla panel about the Berlin Game Scene in a sec. Ok, all names are dropped, so I can start listening to the panel 😉 Btw safe travels to everyone coming to #Gamesgeound starting Thursday.

For our next round of testing, which starts tomorrow, we are looking for English speakers/non-German natives! All texts have been translated into English (and French, by the way), as has the questionnaire. Interested? Join our Discord server and get in touch ASAP: discord.gg/dXfnXHErPx

I totally missed that #gamesjobsgermany closed down 😢 Thx for the great job you did over the years - so sad that the platform is not there anymore bc of missing job offers, when it is most needed. #gamejobs

Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.

#gamesground 2025 in Berlin is coming up. Who do I see there?

Piratoos by @piratoos.com Sharks, rag doll physics, pirates, coop - what can go wrong? We played it at this years indie expo at devcom 2025 - check it out here 🤌 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jEK...