Galacticare Marcel Kleffmann May 21, 2024 – 3 min read Share this post From the creators of War for The Overworld comes Galacticare. © Brightrock Games and Cult Games Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor - Heavy Duty Expansion © Funday Studios and Ghost Ship Publishing Products Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor - Heavy Duty Expansion Rock and Stone! With over two million copies sold, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor has been a massive success for Funday Games and Ghost Ship Publishing. The first content expansion, Heavy Duty, has now been released, promising even more chaos and destruction. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read Aphelion © Don't Nod Products Aphelion The narrative experts at Don't Nod are known for games such as Vampyr, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, Jusant, and Banishers. With Aphelion, they are now venturing into the realm of sci-fi adventure. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read Windose © Kraken Express Products Windrose Yarrr! Windose from Kraken Express has sold over 1.5 million copies in just two weeks. This open-world survival adventure game, set in the age of piracy, had a stellar launch on Early Access. But what makes the game so captivating? By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read AstralShift, the team behind Little Goodie Two Shoes and upcoming Hell Maiden (AstralShift) People How AstralShift Built a Community by Having Previously Been Fans Advertorial | As they prepare to release their third project, Astral Shift are reaping the benefits of building a community loyal enough to follow them from genre to genre. Their secret? Giving their community what they wish they’d had access to back when they were fans themselves. By APVP • 4 min read Insights More Germans Playing Games, But Female Share is Falling German gamers have become younger and more male compared to last year, according to new data from the game association based on YouGov Shopper. However, the changes are minimal, so statistical fluctuations are more likely than a reversal of the trend. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Sol Cesto © Géraud Zucchini, Chariospirale and Goblinz Sol Cesto Luck, chance and probability, as well as the manipulation of these elements, lie at the heart of the unconventional tactical roguelite Sol Cesto by Géraud Zucchini, Chariospirale and Goblinz. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Mika Tammenkoski, CEO and co-founder at Metacore © Jussi Ratilainen Business Supercell Takes Over Merge Mansion and All of Metacore In response to an increasingly competitive market environment, Metacore plans to restructure its organisation with a focus on Merge Mansion. Supercell, which is already the company's major shareholder, plans to incorporate Merge Mansion into its live game portfolio and acquire the rest of Metacore. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Konrad Kunze, CEO of FusionPlay, at gamescom 2025 © FusionPlay Business G+ How FusionPlay Fished in International Waters What began as a small pixel-based fishing RPG grew beyond itself when the New Zealand sketch comedy troupe Viva La Dirt League and publisher Team17 came on board. Overall, Nice Day for Fishing was the biggest success for Leipzig-based studio FusionPlay. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read Asteroid Cruises Inc. © Fiery Things Funding Fiery Things, Tivola, TML and Travian Games to Receive Federal Funding Four studios have received funding from the German federal government's video game funding programme. These are Fiery Things, Tivola Games, TML Edition and Travian Games. A total of almost two million euros was awarded. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor - Heavy Duty Expansion © Funday Studios and Ghost Ship Publishing Products Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor - Heavy Duty Expansion Rock and Stone! With over two million copies sold, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor has been a massive success for Funday Games and Ghost Ship Publishing. The first content expansion, Heavy Duty, has now been released, promising even more chaos and destruction. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Aphelion © Don't Nod Products Aphelion The narrative experts at Don't Nod are known for games such as Vampyr, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, Jusant, and Banishers. With Aphelion, they are now venturing into the realm of sci-fi adventure. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Windose © Kraken Express Products Windrose Yarrr! Windose from Kraken Express has sold over 1.5 million copies in just two weeks. This open-world survival adventure game, set in the age of piracy, had a stellar launch on Early Access. But what makes the game so captivating? By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
AstralShift, the team behind Little Goodie Two Shoes and upcoming Hell Maiden (AstralShift) People How AstralShift Built a Community by Having Previously Been Fans Advertorial | As they prepare to release their third project, Astral Shift are reaping the benefits of building a community loyal enough to follow them from genre to genre. Their secret? Giving their community what they wish they’d had access to back when they were fans themselves. By APVP • 4 min read
Insights More Germans Playing Games, But Female Share is Falling German gamers have become younger and more male compared to last year, according to new data from the game association based on YouGov Shopper. However, the changes are minimal, so statistical fluctuations are more likely than a reversal of the trend. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Sol Cesto © Géraud Zucchini, Chariospirale and Goblinz Sol Cesto Luck, chance and probability, as well as the manipulation of these elements, lie at the heart of the unconventional tactical roguelite Sol Cesto by Géraud Zucchini, Chariospirale and Goblinz. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Mika Tammenkoski, CEO and co-founder at Metacore © Jussi Ratilainen Business Supercell Takes Over Merge Mansion and All of Metacore In response to an increasingly competitive market environment, Metacore plans to restructure its organisation with a focus on Merge Mansion. Supercell, which is already the company's major shareholder, plans to incorporate Merge Mansion into its live game portfolio and acquire the rest of Metacore. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Konrad Kunze, CEO of FusionPlay, at gamescom 2025 © FusionPlay Business G+ How FusionPlay Fished in International Waters What began as a small pixel-based fishing RPG grew beyond itself when the New Zealand sketch comedy troupe Viva La Dirt League and publisher Team17 came on board. Overall, Nice Day for Fishing was the biggest success for Leipzig-based studio FusionPlay. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Asteroid Cruises Inc. © Fiery Things Funding Fiery Things, Tivola, TML and Travian Games to Receive Federal Funding Four studios have received funding from the German federal government's video game funding programme. These are Fiery Things, Tivola Games, TML Edition and Travian Games. A total of almost two million euros was awarded. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
