INDIE SHOWCASES

The hills are alive with the sound of Indies!

A MASSIVE welcome TO all indies & EXHIBITORS IN our Exhibition Hall.

MUKKE

Mukke City is about to take its musical turn! Help the new music scene by getting your self-created music on the radio, rocking the local music venues and hanging out with your newfound friends! MUKKE lets you make your own way between laid-back everyday life and gripping intrigue!

Merana and the Cubewalker

"Merana and the Cubewalker" is a story-based third-person puzzle platformer. You play Merana - a girl from a settlement who one day finds a cube. This lets us twist the world around us. Just like a Rubik's Cube, you can rotate the areas you are currently on. You switch between two perspectives perspectives: the third-person view of Merana and the isometric top-down view of the world. It was designed as a single-player game, as the focus is on the story. The game is aimed at a younger audience and fans of puzzle games. The main concept lies in the twisting of areas and the targeted creation of new paths. The aim of the game is to explore and unlock new areas. It is not necessary to "solve" the Rubik's Cube, but to create new paths through trial and error.

The Light of Our Hearts

“The light of our hearts” is a game in which the player will bear a glimpse of magical light through a gloomy mysterious world abandoned by humans. Within this puzzle type platform game the player will have to save light from darkness, as well as use it to open the path, destroy obstacles, fight, heal, transform environment. Thus the small glimpsing and vulnerable object that the character carries through unwelcoming vast wasteland becomes a source of emotional connection and a hint for the story - what happened to this world? And where all the light had gone.

PEPPERED: An existential platformer

PEPPERED is an existential platformer where you have ONE SHOT at everything. Every choice, every boss battle, and every failure impact the branching plotline and determine how the story will go and how it will end.

Techno Banter

You're the bouncer of the Green Door club, where every decision matters. Reject the unworthy of partying with clever retorts, explore a neon-lit city, and immerse yourself in the Berlin-like city's underground techno scene. The beat is pumping—are you in?

Hollow Home

Hollow Home is an isometric narrative RPG, told from the perspective of a teenager trapped inside an occupied city. Learn survival skills, build relationships, and face tough choices as each passing day brings new tragedies and destruction to your childhood home.

Studio

Twigames

Shell Runner

2045. Life's never been cheaper. Shells mean you can come back if you have money. You used to. Now you're on the bottom in a cyberpunk sprawl. Claw your way back up through wet work as a Shell Runner, in a PvE extraction looter shooter, where a gig can make you rich - or broke.

Shanty Town

ShantyTown is a relaxing city-block building game where you place objects one at a time to create a colorful, atmospheric and dense urban environment.

Rheinland

Lass dich von der Wanderslust mitreißen und reise mit den Musikanten den mittelalterlichen Rhein hinab. Erlebe eine cozy, narrativ-lastige Fantasy Geschichte. Sammle Harmonie und verwalte deine Ressourcen. Der Schlüssel zu allem ist die Musik, also improvisiere: in Rheinland ist jeder Musiker!

Streep

Streep invites you to a magical paper world where you, as a pen, hold the power to change everything. Draw lines to alter the environment, reveal hidden secrets, and protect against evildoers. Each decision shapes a unique adventure. What kind of world will you create?

Xmas Apocalypse

Xmas Apocalypse is a festive bullet-heaven third-person shooter with roguelite meta-progression. The player faces zombie hordes and gigantic creatures as Santa or one of the other unlockable characters like the reindeer Vixen. After each run earned coins can be used to buy more weapons, or unlock permanent stat boosts or further skill cards on the Christmas skill tree. The player becomes gradually more powerful and is able to progress further throughout the night. This results in a simple yet addicting gameplay loop: shoot, level, die, repeat.

Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders

Test your skiing skills in serene mountain scenery. Perform tricks, discover shortcuts and try to best your time in the snowy followup to Lonely Mountains: Downhill. Enjoy the slopes alone, participate in 2-8 person online multiplayer races or gather your friends and conquer the mountains together.

CACTUS

Be the cactus, become the legend! Master foes, evade traps, and uncover artifacts as a spiky hero in this unique indie FPS, blending classic elements with quirky new ideas.

Studio

Axon Flux

Light of Atlantis

Explore the depths of the ocean in this 2D-Puzzle-Metroidvania! Control the water levels and switch between various robots to solve the ancient puzzles of Atlantis.

Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing

It's the year 1870. You have to solve the mysterious death of Bente Hansen: question the villagers, detect clues, combine them to new information and decipher the mysterious signals that arrive at the station of the first transatlantic telegraph cable in a village on the German northsea coast.

Time To Wake Up

Stuck in a dream, you hear a voice in need of your eyes. Blink and refresh your memory to escape the shadows of your past.

The Berlin Apartment

One apartment, many stories: Witness turning points in the lives of the inhabitants of an apartment in Berlin over the course of a whole century.

Studio

btf GmbH

The Darkest Files

The Darkest Files is a historical investigation and courtroom game based on true crimes during the Second World War. Investigate cold cases, search for clues, interrogate witnesses, immerse yourself in the crimes and defend your case in court to bring the perpetrators to justice.

THE HALLWAY - Escape Room

“The Hallway - Escape Room” is a story-based single player puzzle adventure game that will take you on a mind-bending journey to uncover the mysteries of a long-forgotten civilisation and their gods discovered during an expedition. Will you face them?

Studio

uqGames

Dung Slinger

Dung Slinger is a physics based platformer about a dung beetle chained to a dung ball. The challenge of the game is using the ball to move both it and the character through the level.

Through the Nightmares

Help the Sandman to overcome all fears in the hardcore action-platformer Through the Nightmares. Find and rescue the children, fight all their phobias! Defeat the almighty Morpheus! Test your skill in a world where everything is trying to kill you. Die, resurrect, learn from mistakes and try again!

Portal to the Cosmobeat

On his mission, to become the very best dancer ever, Gorb challenges incredible dance coaches all around the galaxy. Unfortunately, he is terrible. Can you dance him to the top?

Studio

4BPM

Endstation

Endstation is a game that combines the crunch of boardgames with the flavor of story games. You manage explorers at the End of the Known Universe looking for the mysteries hidden in lost ruins. Mange the stress and vigor of your explorers. Build relationships with the inhabitants of the planet Endstation and stave of the ever increasing pressure of ticking clocks.

Lindwyrm

No one suspected what lurked beneath the village of Sigiswal. Meet creatures from ancient legends and save the village in this roguelite action RPG. Dungeons with hack'n'slay combat, platforming and puzzles? We've got it! Strong bosses, co-op mode? That's a given! Are you ready for the Underground?

Summer Islands

Summer Islands is a holiday real-time strategy business simulator. Be the right businessman, build your holiday paradise and grab the money from your tourists. Play alone, with your friends and with computer enemies and survive natural disasters without going insolvent.

Zombie Rollerz: The Last Ship

Build turrets, lead your crew, and upgrade the ship while gathering loot in this exciting "Tower Defense-on-wheels zombie survival roguelite" game.

Space Sprouts

Launch into a chaotic spaceship journey where everything is simulated. Bend the rules of physics, experiment with unusual gadgets, toss everything around and discover hidden corners aboard your solar punk spaceship with each replay.

KinPath

Roguelike with balls! Prove your ball skills and dribble your way through a randomly generated, dangerous track network full of deadly challenges! Face post-apocalyptic mutants, improve your balls with high-tech upgrades and escape the pixel art underground labyrinth.

Handshakes

Take your brain for a walk in Handshakes, a simple yet tricksy sokoban puzzle game. Guide two hands through puzzles designed to stump, not frustate, so that they may achieve their dream of a warm, firm handshake.

Lost in Limbo

Lost in Limbo is an isometric roguelike adventure where you play as a tiny panda in a big procedural world. Explore the ever shifting crypt, fight the evil revenants, and look for magical ingredients to combine into your own unique perks.

ROVE - The Wanderer's Tale

ROVE is a 'point-n-slash' adventure that blends intense isometric Action RPG gameplay with the charm and puzzles of point-and-click exploration. Dive into a handcrafted world full of fierce enemies and quirky characters, where every choice and combat encounter drives the narrative forward.

About Cannons & Sparrows

In this 2.5D Action Adventure About Cannons & Sparrows, play as a freshly hatched cannon that thinks it is a bird and does not know it can shoot. Embark on a journey to discover your true nature, fight evil cannon creatures, and save the forest where you were born.

Mini Mini Golf Golf

Mini Mini Golf Golf is an indie storytelling experience that goes beyond the lanes of the here and now into distant memories of a future planetary collapse. Destabilize the present and plunge into a neon psychohistory of a bizarre entity in distress. This is not a game about minigolf.

Kiyo

Sneak, fight and sabotage an evil bunny corporation in this stealthy platform-adventure. Help Kiyo and his friends get their home planet back from the paws of wicked rabbits. Become one with the shadows, meet colorful characters, and explore this captivating and satirical semi-open world.

The Edge of Allegoria

Turn-based RPG, inspired by classic titles from the golden age of handheld gaming. But make no mistake: This ain't no f@#%ing kid's game.

SCHROTT

SCHROTT - the roguelite driving game: Pull off insane stunts, collect valuable loot, and customize your absurd vehicle.

Suzerain: Kingdom of Rizia DLC

“Embark on a royal journey in Suzerain's first DLC. Embrace the crown as King Romus Toras, and lead the Golden Kingdom to a new era. Reclaim lost territories through diplomacy or force. Engage with royal houses and oversee the resources of Rizia. How will you reign?”

Robot's Fate: Alice

Robot’s Fate: Alice is a text-based RPG set in the futuristic world of the 2070s USA. You are Alice - a Child Companion Robot powered by a neural network AI, designed to love humans and help them as best as you can. You are about to become self-aware, while everyone around fears rogue AI. Can you survive and reconcile humanity with robots? Your choices do matter.

Bauhaus Bonk

"In this single-player one-button dexterity game, movement is not straightforward. Alternate between pivots to spin through Bauhaus-inspired arcade levels. Avoid obstacles, clear levels, and beat the high score! Alternate which pivot-point you’re rotating around to move through levels. Switch the background color to make obstacles disappear. Collect power-ups to speed you up or slow you down – depending on the obstacles you face. Reach the goal without hitting a wall. "

Net.Attack()

Unleash your inner hacker skills and code your way to victory in a game where complex algorithms and intuitive gameplay collide.Net.Attack() is a dynamic Top-Down Survivors-like Roguelite where you create your own abilities using programming.

Solnox - Grimoire of Seasons

Become the master of seasons in this tactical turn-based deckbuilder. Dominate the ever-changing battlefield by unleashing the four seasons and utilizing their terrain-altering effects. Learn to create perfect synergies & guide your three wardens to victory against unholy creatures.

Let Them Trade

Build a network of cities that produce and trade resources, upgrade your castle, and protect the cities from cheeky bandits. Tinker with the economy at your own pace, and watch the charming wooden world grow into a lively and thriving kingdom.

Beat Slayer

Beat Slayer is a roguelite hack n’ slay game like no other. Instead of just being in the background the music takes centre stage. Join Mia, a badass music lover and crafty tinkerer, as she battles hordes of robots in a dystopian 90s inspired Berlin. There’s only one rule: Stay on beat!

ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard

Shoot paint, mix colors, and solve puzzles in this adventure about friendship and redemption. Just don't enter that portal to another universe, and ᴇᴠᴇʀʏTʜɪɴɢ will 𝐛𝐞 ᴘEʀ𝐅𝓔ᴄᴛʟʏ 𝒇 𝔦 𝓃 ҽ . • °

Kiosk Simulator

Kiosk Simulator lets you manage a traditional kiosk in the city metropolis of Cologne, Germany. Manage and upgrade your store and forge your empire of sinister products one needs after a long night out. But watch out! Raging customers may vandalize your shop and steal your precious goods! Defend your hard-earned ground and survive the night!

Void Crew

"VOID CREW is a chaotic, co-op Roguelite for 1 to 4 players – Outfit your spaceship and crew for thrilling quests, brave fierce enemies in space battles... and try not to panic! - CHAOTIC 1 - 4 -PLAYER CO-OP - EPIC SPACE BATTLES - SHARE AND OPERATE YOUR OWN SPACESHIP "

Dawn of Defense

Dawn of Defense is a Roguelite Tower Defense game with RTS elements. Surrounded by enemies, your tribe is the last bastion against the Empire. Build towers to fight enemy troops in the trenches, train warriors and retake territory to build on. Reclaim your lands and defeat the baneful Empire!

Fiete PlaySchool

For every human, but especially for kids, PLAY is one of the most efficient ways to learn. But most learning apps for kids just focus on teaching factual knowledge. With PlaySchool we wanted to make use of the power of play and help kids gain essential competences by using the possibilities of games to the fullest to make learning exciting and inspiring. So we built a library of play. Containing open-ended toy-like activities and guided course with challenges. To keep things interesting we are adding new content regularly. With PlaySchool parents can be sure it is safe and fun, the content is based on children's school curriculum, it sparks creativity and interest and encourages systemic thinking Learning through play!

Mechanical Sunset

"The Wandering City of Machines travels through the barren wastes. Here, everything is mechanical – even its inhabitants.This city is the last place on Earth where time flows naturally. Recently, however, this has begun to change. Mechanical Sunset is a first-person, puzzle-adventure game for PC, where you operate heavy machinery to make your way through a wandering city in an attempt to repair time. "

Bumi: Next stop, Earth!

Bumi: Next stop, Earth! is a casual city manager where you, together with your alien friends, get to save our planet. Play mini-games such as sorting trash, merging trees, and even endless ocean cleanup surfing. Get rewarded with crafting materials and coins to upgrade your city and unlock new features! You will also need to defeat the greedy villain in match-3 battles! As sustainability efforts progress, the city breathes life into the nurtured Planet Tree, encouraging its growth and health.

Pawsta

Join Rigatoni on the culinary adventure of a lifetime, as he travels around the world to help out his international family of mice by learning to cook a vibrant mix of cozy cuisines.

The Tragedy at Deer Creek

The Tragedy at Deer Creek' is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure game that tells a mournful tale of family, loss, and loyalty, exploring the lengths we are willing to go to protect the ones we love. The player solves puzzles and finds clues as to what happened in Deer Creek to advance the story arc.

Pocket Hockey

Pocket Hockey is a fast-paced multiplayer hockey brawl game for mobile. Assemble a team of unique hockey heroes, upgrade their special abilities, and compete in live 3v3 PvP matches. With its competitive gameplay and accessible mechanics, Pocket Hockey offers exciting team-based action for players of all skill levels.

Obergenie

Obergenie is the fastest competitive puzzle game in the world. Both players take turns placing tiles on the board. The only rule: all tiles must fit together. If a player cannot place any more, they lose. A hard time limit makes everything even trickier! In addition to the online multiplayer, there is enough content for single players, such as the puzzle mode, to keep boredom at bay.

Electrififed

Electrified is a captivating 2-player puzzle platformer game in which you can change your charge at any time. By changing your charge, you can interact with other charges in the world or with the other player, activate circuits and solve tricky puzzles. Use your skills cleverly to work together against a power-hungry corporation and win back your honor!

Studio

4Hats

Frog Holm

"Unexpectedly, you become the owner of a pub that has seen better days. During the day, set sail to explore a variety of new islands, each with its own unique treasures and ingredients for your cocktails and the renovations of your pub. Each evening, a frog crowd gathers, not only to admire your unique décor and sip on your cocktails but also to engage in conversations, gossip and deep talk. Build connections, share stories, and make your pub the ultimate island hotspot! "

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