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Pithead Studio is an independent developer creating unique and immersive games. It was founded by Björn and Jenny Pankratz in 2024 in Bochum, Germany.

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What was the first gaming system or console you owned? ⚒️🦉🦇
Welches war dein erstes Gaming System oder Konsole?

#cralon #pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev #gamingquestion

08.10.2025 08:08 — 👍 15    🔁 5    💬 4    📌 0
Retro Or Aged Poorly ⚒️🦉🦇 Pithead Studio TV
YouTube video by Pithead Studio Retro Or Aged Poorly ⚒️🦉🦇 Pithead Studio TV

Retro Or Aged Poorly ⚒️🦉🦇 What do we play from this very old stuff?

youtu.be/CioWKZuX-8E?...

#cralon #pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev #retrogames

06.10.2025 08:04 — 👍 19    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0
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Ey, hömma ⚒️🦉🦇 Was is'n dat für'n Showcase?

youtube.com/shorts/LsEaR...

#cralon #pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev

04.10.2025 08:05 — 👍 19    🔁 7    💬 2    📌 0
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Cralon ⚒️🦉🦇 Clip

Chests often contain useful items. You should take everything you can find.

t1p.de/cralonsteam

#cralon #pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev

03.10.2025 08:08 — 👍 18    🔁 7    💬 2    📌 0
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Indies on Adventure ⚒️🦉🦇 Showcases

For indies (and other developers), showcases on larger gaming and video platforms are a great way to find players who may not have been aware of their project yet.

#cralon #pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev

02.10.2025 08:01 — 👍 26    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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How old were you when you started gaming?
Wie alt warst du, als du angefangen hast zu zocken? ⚒️🦉🦇

#cralon #pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev #gamingquestion

01.10.2025 08:03 — 👍 13    🔁 6    💬 3    📌 0
Q&A Monsters & Oldschool ⚒️🦉🦇 Pithead Studio TV
YouTube video by Pithead Studio Q&A Monsters & Oldschool ⚒️🦉🦇 Pithead Studio TV

Q&A Monsters & Oldschool ⚒️🦉🦇 Your questions? Our answers!

youtu.be/n2JmrYkplWo

#cralon #pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev #qanda

29.09.2025 08:03 — 👍 20    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
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The multi-award-winning soundtrack of the short film "Come and Find Me," composed by Raphael Sommer and Björn Pankratz,is now available every Sunday with a new track on our YouTube channel: is.gd/snN0rI

Stores: lnk.site/comeandfindme
Awards: is.gd/AMXn03

28.09.2025 08:29 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Ey, hömma ⚒️🦉🦇 Schlammschlacht auf Wacken

youtube.com/shorts/RhUVa...

#cralon #pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev #Wacken #Wacken2025

27.09.2025 08:05 — 👍 21    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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Wacken pictures part 2

25.09.2025 08:08 — 👍 10    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Highlights ⚒️🦉🦇 Wacken 2025

This year was our first time at Wacken. The event and the people were great. Unfortunately, the weather was extremely wet and at some point the ground was nothing but mud.

#pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev #Wacken #festival

25.09.2025 08:04 — 👍 34    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 0
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Which game is fun to play with family and friends? ⚒️🦉🦇
Welches Spiel macht besonders Spaß, mit Familie oder Freunden zu spielen?

#cralon #pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev #gamingquestion

24.09.2025 08:03 — 👍 14    🔁 6    💬 3    📌 0
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Burn Out ⚒️🦉🦇 How hard do we work during the development?

youtu.be/bL4F_S_Jce0

#cralon #pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev #burnout

22.09.2025 08:03 — 👍 23    🔁 7    💬 2    📌 1
Ey, hömma ⚒️🦉🦇 Wer ist 'n dieser Ewald? #cralon #pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev
YouTube video by Pithead Studio Ey, hömma ⚒️🦉🦇 Wer ist 'n dieser Ewald? #cralon #pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev

Ey, hömma ⚒️🦉🦇 Wer ist 'n dieser Ewald?

youtube.com/shorts/AYY6s...

#cralon #pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev #Ruhrgebiet #Ruhrpott

20.09.2025 08:08 — 👍 19    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0
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Cralon ⚒️🦉🦇 Snapshot

Is this a traders's hut?

t1p.de/cralonsteam

#cralon #pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev #screenshot

19.09.2025 08:09 — 👍 21    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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PIT OF THE MONTH ⚒️🦉🦇
Ewald Colliery

The Ewald Colliery is a disused coal mine in Herten, which now serves as a logistics area for companies and as an event location.

#cralon #pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev #ruhrpottfantasy #ruhrgebiet

18.09.2025 08:02 — 👍 21    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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What game are you playing to relax? ⚒️🦉🦇
Welches Game zockst du, um abzuschalten?

#cralon #pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev #gamingquestion

17.09.2025 08:03 — 👍 19    🔁 9    💬 5    📌 0
Q&A Spawnies & Music ⚒️🦉🦇 Pithead Studio TV
YouTube video by Pithead Studio Q&A Spawnies & Music ⚒️🦉🦇 Pithead Studio TV

Q&A Spawnies & Music ⚒️🦉🦇 Questions upon questions. We're looking for answers.

youtu.be/qeLHGxWyzGU

#cralon #pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev

15.09.2025 08:03 — 👍 24    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
Ey, hömma ⚒️🦉🦇 Wo geht's hier nach Venetica? #cralon #pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev
YouTube video by Pithead Studio Ey, hömma ⚒️🦉🦇 Wo geht's hier nach Venetica? #cralon #pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev

Ey, hömma ⚒️🦉🦇
Wo geht's hier nach Venetica?

youtube.com/shorts/cAIZ_...

#cralon #pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev #retro #retrogaming

13.09.2025 08:10 — 👍 24    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0
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Our upcoming game Cralon, is an Immersive Sim / Dungeon Crawler game. It also has RPG and adventure elements and is focusing on exploration and story. store.steampowered.com/app/3440060/...

11.09.2025 08:08 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Jenny & Björn Pankratz mit dem Spiel Venetica.

Jenny & Björn Pankratz mit dem Spiel Venetica.

RETRO ⚒️🦉🦇 Venetica

Venetica is a role-playing game released by the German development studio Deck13 in 2009. As a daughter of Death you are blessed with special abilities and you set out to save mankind from its greatest threat.

#cralon #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev #retro #retrogaming

11.09.2025 08:06 — 👍 21    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 0
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Happy #wislistwednesday. Thanks for hosting. Our upcoming #indiegame Cralon is an #immersivesim #dungeoncrawler game. It also has RPG and adventure elements and is focusing on exploration and story. You can find it at: store.steampowered.com/app/3440060/...

10.09.2025 21:33 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Happy #wislistwednesday. Our upcoming #indiegame Cralon, is an #immersivesim #dungeoncrawler game. It also has RPG and adventure elements and is focusing on exploration and story. You can wishlist it at: store.steampowered.com/app/3440060/...

10.09.2025 21:30 — 👍 9    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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What motivates you in a creative slump? ⚒️🦉🦇
Was motiviert dich in einer kreativen Flaute?

#cralon #pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev #gamingquestion

10.09.2025 08:04 — 👍 20    🔁 8    💬 3    📌 0
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Thanks for hosting #trailertuesday. Our upcoming game, Cralon, is an Immersive Sim / Dungeon Crawler game with focus on exploration and story. You can find updates at: store.steampowered.com/app/3440060/... Have a great day!

09.09.2025 21:06 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Making Games In A Crisis ⚒️🦉🦇 Pithead Studio TV
YouTube video by Pithead Studio Making Games In A Crisis ⚒️🦉🦇 Pithead Studio TV

Making Games In A Crisis ⚒️🦉🦇 How deep are we in a crisis?

youtu.be/V9CVQ-HoT7Y

#cralon #pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev

08.09.2025 08:02 — 👍 23    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0
Ey, hömma ⚒️🦉🦇 Wie war das WGT 2025? #cralon #pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev
YouTube video by Pithead Studio Ey, hömma ⚒️🦉🦇 Wie war das WGT 2025? #cralon #pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev

Ey, hömma ⚒️🦉🦇 Wie war das WGT 2025?

youtube.com/shorts/I-I_A...

#cralon #pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev #WGT

06.09.2025 08:06 — 👍 15    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 0
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Cralon ⚒️🦉🦇 Clip
Pass auf die Ratten auf. Manchmal werden sie ziemlich groß.

Wishlists erwünscht:
t1p.de/cralonsteam

#cralon #pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev #dungeoncrawler #immersivesim

05.09.2025 08:07 — 👍 16    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0
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Highlights ⚒️🦉🦇 WGT 2025

This year we visited the Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Leipzig again. We didn't see many concerts, but we had a lot of great conversations and met some nice people.

#pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev #WGT

04.09.2025 08:07 — 👍 21    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0
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Which streamer or Let's Player do you like to watch? ⚒️🦉🦇

Welchen Streamern oder Let's Playern schaust du am Liebsten zu?

#cralon #pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev #gamingquestion

03.09.2025 08:02 — 👍 13    🔁 6    💬 2    📌 0

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