As part of an exemplary honor for democratic engagement, Playing History is receiving the Theodor Heuss Medal 2026 from Theodor Heuss Foundation. The ceremony will be held in April in Stuttgart.
Berlin serious game studio, Grimme Online Award and German Computer Game Award winner for the best Serious Game, Playing History, is receiving a substantial award for their democratic engagement: The Theodor Heuss Medal, named after the first President of the Federal Republic of Germany, given out by the non-partisan Theodor Heuss Foundation.
The honour is part of the 61st Theodor Heuss Prize award ceremony that takes place as part of a festive event on Saturday, 18 April 2026, in Stuttgart, Germany. At the event, the 61st Theodor Heuss Prize will be awarded to former EU Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, while the Foundation honors outstanding democratic engagement by the influencer and YouTuber Marcant, the East German alliance Dorfliebe für alle, and the Good Gaming initiative Playing History with their Medals.
The Foundation explains the awarding of the medal to Playing History like this: “Playing History GmbH, a Good Gaming company, is honored for its innovative approach in combining education, civic engagement, and digital media. The project enables young players in particular to actively engage with historical perspectives, reflect on them critically, and experience democratic processes in a playful way.”
Previous recipients of the Prize and Medals include, among others, the European Court of Justice, former Federal Minister of the Interior Gerhart Baum, the Russian human rights organization Memorial International, Václav Havel, Richard von Weizsäcker, Jürgen Habermas, former President of the German Bundestag Rita Süßmuth, and HateAid. The Theodor Heuss Prize commemorates Germany’s first Federal President and honors exemplary commitment to democracy and human rights.
