Time Flies © Playables & Panic Awards Indie Game Awards 2025 - The Winners *Update* Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was disqualified from the Indie Game Awards 2025 in both categories for using generative AI in the development process. Blue Prince by Dogubomb and Raw Fury is the new Game of the Year. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Cloudheim © Noodle Cat Games Products Cloudheim Noodle Cat Games wants to shake up the cooperative action-adventure game landscape with its debut title, Cloudheim, and it's already doing a surprising number of things right. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Tivola received the DCP in the Best Mobile Game category for Cat Rescue Story in 2024. | Screenshot: Tivola Products Jumpgate and Tivola Sign Contract with Mobile Games Publisher for New Game Project Jumpgate has announced the signing of a new development contract with an unnamed mobile games publisher. The contract is for a game that is also still unknown, which will be produced largely by Tivola. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Horses, by Santa Ragione (Santa Ragione) Products Santa Ragione's Horses Recoups Costs Despite Ban The Italian studio Santa Ragione has revealed that Horses, despite bans from Steam and Epic, has recouped costs. The studio is also chiming in again on the discussion around the bans from stores, and is critisising Steam's overall economy for indies. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Varthos - Heir to the Throne © Nightshift Game Development & 3RG Three River Games Products Nightshift and 3RG Three River Games Launched Varthos Berlin-based indie studio Nightshift Game Development and Passau-based publisher 3RG Three River Games have released Varthos - Heir to the Throne in Early Access. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Anno 117: Pax Romana | Borderlands 4 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 © Ubisoft | 2K Games | Activision & game-Verband Awards Three Platinum Sales Awards Go to 2K, Activision, and Ubisoft In November 2025, three games received a game Sales Award in Platinum. The awards for sales of over 200,000 copies in Germany went to 2K Games, Activision and Ubisoft. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - From the Ashes © Ubisoft, Lightstorm Entertainment and Disney Products Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - From the Ashes Ubisoft is releasing Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - From the Ashes just before Christmas, in time for the theatrical release of Avatar: The Way of Water. This major expansion tells a new story set in the Avatar universe. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Christian Reshöft, Chief Executive Officer of InnoGames © InnoGames Business InnoGames Launches Heroes of History on Plarium Play InnoGames and Plarium have announced the release of Heroes of History, a city-builder meets hero collection RPG, on the Plarium Play platform. This is the first major collaboration between the gaming studios owned by MTG. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Disciples: Domination © Artefacts Studio & Kalypso Media Products Kalypso Sets February 2026 Release Date for Disciples: Domination Kalypso Media and Artefacts Studio are set to release the dark fantasy strategy RPG Disciples: Domination for PC and consoles in mid-February 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Songs of Silence - Celestial Church Expansion © Chimera Entertainment Products Chimera Launched Songs of Silence Expansion and Has Plans for Another One Chimera Entertainment has released the Celestial Church Expansion for its Art Nouveau strategy game, Songs of Silence. The Munich-based studio has reaffirmed its commitment to long-term development, with plans for another expansion in mid-2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
EverRail | Wolfgang Emmer, CEO Aesir Interactive © Aesir Business Aesir Interactive Enters Publishing With EverRail Munich-based Aesir Interactive is venturing into publishing for the first time with the "Open World Survival Craft" IP EverRail, developed by Icebird Studios, which is part of the Aesir Interactive Group. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Bounty Star © Dinogod & Annapurna Products Bounty Star Bounty Star, developed by Dinogod and published by Annapurna, aims to combine intense mech action with the relaxation of farming. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
