Venice After Dark: "Developers Deserve a Partner who Loves Games"
Artex, Sebastian Grünwald and Weltenwandler have shadowdropped their adventure Venice after Dark on Friday at caggtus. We spoke to them about the publishing market for indies, the game's concepts and the difficult position of adventures today.
From left: Helge Borgarts, Jan Klose (Artex) and Sebastian Grünwald (Grünwald)
Just like Cralon by Pithead Studio, Venice after Dark by Sebastian Grünwald, Weltenwandler and publisher Artex has shadowdropped on Friday during Webedia's FYNG Showcase on caggtus 2026. We spoke to Artex Co-Founders Helge Borgarts and Jan Klose as well as developer Sebastian Grünwald about finding a publisher as a dev in 2026 and making Venice after Dark a personal project.
Many indies struggle with finding publishers at the moment. Tell us, how did Artex get on board?