Daniel Marx

"The artistic freedom of game developers is fundamental to games as a cultural medium. Any restrictions imposed by payment service providers or gaming platforms must not exceed the legal limits. In Germany, thanks in part to the USK, clear, binding, and established rules apply that must be adhered to. Furthermore, creative forms of expression or certain themes in games, such as diversity, must not be targeted by individual interests or campaigns from particularly vocal groups, as is currently being observed on Steam or itch.io. The terms and conditions of global payment service providers such as Visa, Mastercard, or PayPal must not conflict with European values such as freedom of expression or artistic freedom. We therefore call on the companies involved to design their rules and offerings in a manner that ensures compliance with applicable laws and prevents overblocking.' Felix Falk Managing Director of game

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

A 1-Bit game on the Playdate handheld. A knight is standing battle ready across a giant stone monster

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😅

Stupid me didn't consider this to be different on each platform.

Err, just noticed this is different per system. Lol.

Happy Calendar Emoji Day 📆

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CEO compensation graphed next to employee compensation. 🙃

Portside Game Assembly Where indie game leaders meet. June 27, 2025 in Hamburg, Germany I will be on board! (next to the text, my face)

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

Studio Camelia shuts down a year after raising €300,000 on Kickstarter to fund JRPG The studio's now-shelved title, Alzara Radiant Echoes, became one of the most-backed Kickstarter projects of 2024.

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

A screenshot from The Alters showing a planet surface with massive basalt pillars.

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

Leicht bearbeiteter Google-Screenshot: Google-Suche: Der Name der Rose, "Übersicht mit KI Der Name der Rose ist Wilfried."

Map Map - A Game About Maps Demo on Steam In this game YOU make the maps! Embark on a treasure hunt as cartographer of an adventure crew. Orientate yourself on uncharted islands and measure distances to mark locations as accurately as possibl...

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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Rami speaking on a stage. The slide describes the lack of risk-taking by publishers.

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

Gamecity Hamburg Games Lift Incubator Games Lift enables indie teams to successfully develop and market their game projects by providing them with knowledge, resources, and a strong network. Up to five teams are supported per year. They r...

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

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Noch nicht, aber ich bin neugierig drauf :)

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

NEON HOPE – Cyberpunk meets Solarpunk A storytelling game in a glitched utopia.

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...

The Darkest Files - Key (for Steam) [redacted]

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

Save 10% on Reignbreaker on Steam Reignbreaker is a high-octane action rogue-like set in a dystopian medievalpunk world. Step into the boots of Clef, a fearless rebel ready to rid the world of the Kingdom’s oppression, take down the E...

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/...

Closer the Distance - Deutscher Computerspielpreis - NOMINIERT - #derDCP

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

Closer The Distance: Good Grief Sew sorry N.B. There will be spoilers throughout, plus discussions about death, dying, and grief. Ties that bind Released last summer, Hamburg-based Osmotic Studios’ Closer The Distance conce…

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.

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