Babylon Berlin is a German hit TV series: Based on Volker Kutscher’s Gereon Rath mystery books, the series is entering its fifth and final season now. And with the ARD Games Network in full swing since gamescom 2025, the network coordinator Southwestern German Radio (SWR) has now announced a game based on the series: Made in cooperation between the SWR X Lab and serious game studio Paintbucket Games from Berlin, makers of Through the Darkes of Times, Beholder 3 and The Darkest Files. The game will be a narrative adventure game. 

The game is announced for PC and Mac; a final release date is as of yet not public. 

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