iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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indietreff.bsky.social @indietreff.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

@danielmarx.bsky.social ist Mitgründer von Osmotic Studios und war von 2014 bis 2025 Game Director, später auch Geschäftsführer. Neben Closer the Distance war er dort auch für die Orwell-Reihe mitverantwortlich. Ende 2025 verließ Daniel das Studio und ist seitdem Game Designer bei Tiny Roar.

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indietreff.bsky.social @indietreff.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

✨This amazing Talk awaits you✨ Loslassen: Ein Post-mortem zu Closer the Distance von Daniel Marx @danielmarx.bsky.social In diesem Post-mortem erzählt Daniel über die Höhen und Tiefen der Entwicklung des Spiels Closer the Distance, seine Learnings aus dem Projekt.

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Wander @wanderbot.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I will only accept April Fools from studios that treat their employees well and haven’t been contributing to the horrors. Everyone else is an uncanny valley April Fraud and I want nothing to do with them.

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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Game workers do not receive any residuals/royalties on shipped titles and shipping bonuses are increasingly rare. There's also no guarantee that your name will even be in the credits if you leave before ship, and studios will use this to keep you compliant. All of this can and should change.

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MELLOW Games @gamesmellow.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Hi Bluesky! With our new trailer out, I am re-introducing Blueberry 👇 It's about a woman's life whose memories you'll collect to help her deal with trauma. Releasing 28th May on all platforms! Please consider wishlisting Blueberry on Steam 💜💜💜🙏🙏🙏 store.steampowered.com/app/1536120/...

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Tiny Roar Games @tinyroargames.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

We just premiered the announcement trailer for Verdant at the @wholesomegames.com Wholesome Snack showcase! 🥳🌱🎮 🦌 Single-player survival in the overgrown ruins of the 80s 🌿 Give and take life with your unique powers 🫀 Listen to your body, not a HUD #Verdant #indiedev #gamedev

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indietreff.bsky.social @indietreff.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

✨It's Christmas again (soon)! ✨  Of course there will be food and drinks 🍻, the video game quiz and Video Game Secret Santa 🎁, as well as networking and game stations.  So join the fun and celebrate with us. We look forward to meeting you! 🎄

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Daniel Marx @danielmarx.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

I definitely had too much fun writing Orwell

A screenshot from the Orwell Season 1 Episode 2 dialog structure, where one particular interrogation path is commented "You know nothing, Jon Snow."

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game – Verband der deutschen Games-Branche e.V. @gameverband.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Felix Falk, Managing Director of game – The German Games Industry Association, on the current debate surrounding #overblocking on #gaming platforms. #steam #itchio #gamedevs #indiegamedevs #gamedevelopment #indiegames #gamingplatforms #diversity

"The artistic freedom of game developers is fundamental to games as a cultural medium. Any restrictions imposed by payment service providers or gaming platforms must not exceed the legal limits. In Germany, thanks in part to the USK, clear, binding, and established rules apply that must be adhered to. Furthermore, creative forms of expression or certain themes in games, such as diversity, must not be targeted by individual interests or campaigns from particularly vocal groups, as is currently being observed on Steam or itch.io. The terms and conditions of global payment service providers such as Visa, Mastercard, or PayPal must not conflict with European values such as freedom of expression or artistic freedom. We therefore call on the companies involved to design their rules and offerings in a manner that ensures compliance with applicable laws and prevents overblocking.'

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Managing Director of game

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Daniel Marx @danielmarx.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

The new Hunger Games movie poster art reminds me of something

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LuBu @lubu.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

I'm going to present my current Playdate-project next Monday at @indietreff.bsky.social in Hamburg. It's called 🛡️G l o o m G a t e⚔️ and it's an action RPG with reaction based fights, a node based overworld, Souls-Like elements and still looooots of missing features. But I'm getting there😅

A 1-Bit game on the Playdate handheld. A knight is standing battle ready across a giant stone monster

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Eka | Dosa Divas @ekanaut.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

CEO compensation graphed next to employee compensation. 🙃

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Daniel Marx @danielmarx.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

As a representative of a Hamburg-based company, I'm thrilled to participate in the inaugural Portside Game Assembly! I look forward to meeting familiar and new faces from indie companies around the world. If you're attending, let's meet! portsideassembly.com #psga25

Portside Game Assembly

Where indie game leaders meet.

June 27, 2025
in Hamburg, Germany

I will be on board!

(next to the text, my face)

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Daniel Marx @danielmarx.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Oh no, The Alters is bringing back my Stone Wave Cliffs trauma all over again

A screenshot from The Alters showing a planet surface with massive basalt pillars.

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Daniel Marx @danielmarx.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Map Map - A Game About Maps has a demo out and I can't recommend this game highly enough. Finding creative ways to locate stuff on a map is such a fun and rewarding experience and the entire presentation is incredibly charming. store.steampowered.com/app/3672480/...

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Map Map - A Game About Maps Demo on Steam

In this game YOU make the maps! Embark on a treasure hunt as cartographer of an adventure crew. Orientate yourself on uncharted islands and measure distances to mark locations as accurately as possibl...

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 27/05/2025

From my Nordic/INDIGO talk on picking the right game - a talk that also dives into how much of a liability a lot of publishers have become to devs in general. There are still plenty of "good ones" and "OK ones" out there, but the "publeecher" wave right now is very real.

Rami speaking on a stage. The slide describes the lack of risk-taking by publishers.

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Daniel Marx @danielmarx.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Our little game keeps on giving. Still proud of what our team has achieved, despite everything.

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Daniel Marx @danielmarx.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Platzhalter-Texte in Orwell, ein Quell der Freude

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Daniel Marx @danielmarx.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

After finally finishing TLOU Part 2 (yup, only played this now) and loving it, lets see what all the fuzz with Clair Obscure is about, eh?

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Mooneye Studios @mooneyestudios.com · 30/04/2025

In "IKUMA: The Frozen Compass" you join Sam and his loyal husky Ellie on an Arctic adventure! Stranded on an uncharted island they must brave the harsh cold and uncover a dark secret buried beneath the ice... 🎮 Coming to PC, PS5 & Xbox Series X/S ❤️ Wishlist IKUMA now #gamedev #indiegames

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Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg @medienboard.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Wir freuen uns auf die Speaker:innen @annikamaar.bsky.social, @dannyhellfish.bsky.social, @danielmarx.bsky.social, Franziska Horn, Jenni Wergin, Kristian Metzger, Onat Hekimoğlu und Ulrike Küchler. #GamesSpringBerlin 14.5., 11-16 Uhr Rotes Rathaus Berlin Seid dabei sweapevent.com/b?p=spotligh...

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Spotlight Games Berlin 2025

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Daniel Marx @danielmarx.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

I was today years old when I realized Blue Prince = Blueprints🤦‍♂️

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Daniel Marx @danielmarx.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

My game dev colleague @shapesanddreams.bsky.social is running a Kickstarter campaign for his board game NEON HOPE - and it's been funded in five hours! Still, if you want to grab the perks, you may want to hop on board: www.kickstarter.com/projects/hop...

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NEON HOPE – Cyberpunk meets Solarpunk

A storytelling game in a glitched utopia.

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Daniel Marx @danielmarx.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Ohhhh! Look what the cat... er, I mean, what Esther Katz brought in:

The Darkest Files - Key (for Steam) [redacted]

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Daniel Marx @danielmarx.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Unser vom @bmwk.de gefördertes Spiel Closer the Distance ist für Beste Innovation und Technik beim Deutschen Computerspielpreis @derdcp.bsky.social nominiert! 🍾 ☺️ #derDCP @gameverband.bsky.social @games-stiftung.bsky.social @devcom.bsky.social

Closer the Distance - Deutscher Computerspielpreis - NOMINIERT - #derDCP

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Peter Taylor @ptrtlrwrts.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

New post! I look at the narrative design in @danielmarx.bsky.social (Osmotic Studio's) Closer The Distance, especially how there are always competing interests in periods of grief. ptrtlrwrts.wordpress.com/2025/03/10/c... Shares and comments appreciated.

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Closer The Distance: Good Grief

Sew sorry N.B. There will be spoilers throughout, plus discussions about death, dying, and grief. Ties that bind Released last summer, Hamburg-based Osmotic Studios’ Closer The Distance conce…

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Daniel Marx @danielmarx.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Steam greeted with this recommendation by @welonz.bsky.social today. "In the veins of Orwell" made my day! 😳

Steam Review of Cyber Manhunt 2: New World:

RECOMMENDED
By Materwelonz 22 January
“[Based on 1st hour] "Hacking simulator" in the veins of Orwell. Fun to practice your social media stalking skills, although some characterization seems shaky and caricature-y.”

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Jörg Friedrich 🕹️ @freejsf.paintbucket.de · 04/03/2025

We are making this game - it's about crime and fascism and about the rule of law and how to uphold it. It wasn't meant to be as relevant as it feels right now, but here we are. Also: it just got an amazing trailer made by the fantastic folks bsky.app/profile/lost...

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Daniel Marx @danielmarx.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Opening the Orwell: Ignorance is Strength project after years was a mistake 💀

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Gamecity Hamburg @gamecityhamburg.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Gentle Reminder! 👀✨ You can still apply for our Road to program! Gamecity Hamburg will bring 4 developers (and their games of course!) to the @nordicgame.com in Malmö, Sweden, from May 20 to 23! Don't miss this opportunity of showcasing your game at one of Europes biggest games industry events! 🇸🇪

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Studio Fizbin @studiofizbin.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Our name comes from a fabled magic trick, because gamedev often feels like an impossible feat of conjuration. But every magic show has an end, and after 14 years, Studio Fizbin will be winding down operations this spring after releasing Reignbreaker. Statement: www.studio-fizbin.com/fizbins-last...

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Gamecity Hamburg @gamecityhamburg.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

🚀 Gamecity Hamburg’s Prototype Funding is back! 🚀 From now until April 7, Hamburg developers and SMEs can apply for up to 80,000 euros in funding—out of a total of 400,000 euros available. 🎮 Read more on Prototype Funding and how to apply here: 🔗 gamecity-hamburg.de/funding/appl...

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Daniel Marx @danielmarx.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

At the end of 2024, we unfortunately had to let go of three of our team members. Sadly, nothing we tried to maintain the team had worked out. While it hurts to loose these three, I'm so very happy they received public funding and are now founding their own studio Peas & Quiet. Follow them!

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AutAd @autad.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Die Frage ist nicht, welche tollen Horrorszenarien ihr an die Wand malen könnt. Die Frage ist, ob ihr bereit für Protest seid.

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Daniel Marx @danielmarx.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Ihr wisst, was zu tun ist. Geht wählen!

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Daniel Marx @danielmarx.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Falko hat mit mir über meine "geheimnisvolle und wichtige Arbeit" an Closer the Distance gesprochen. War mir eine Freude!

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Sam Barlow 🔥 @mrsambarlow.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Hey bluesky! We're hiring for a few positions! Come work with us on Project D :) -> halfmermaid.co/jobs 🌟 Senior Character Artist 🌟 Cinematic Manager 🌟 Senior Environment Artist (European timezones) 🌟 Level Designer (European timezones)

Step through the scary red door with us. This is not a cozy game.

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Reignbreaker @reignbreaker.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

our game about regicide has a free demo out now: store.steampowered.com/app/2129810/…

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Daniel Marx @danielmarx.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

If anyone asks me what a Game Director does, I'll only say one thing from now on: The work is mysterious and important.

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