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Game maker from Berlin and game designer @paintbucket.de. Check out my personal games on itch.io: yaen-games.itch.io

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Selkies Interactive 🦭 Echoes of Mora 🌊🔮 @selkiesinteractive.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Echoes of Mora is OUT NOW on Steam! 🌊 A 2–3 hour story game about a flooded village and a missing brother. Made by three people over three years. Our first game. Available for PC and PC VR. 🖥️ Echoes of Mora (PC): bit.ly/4hOr7g4 🥽 Echoes of Mora VR: bit.ly/4gqeTb6 #indiedev #indiegame #VR
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Yän @yaengames.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Da soll der Merz nur mal in ne Regierungsverantwortung gelassen werden, dann entzaubert der die CDU schon ganz von selbst.
Ausschnitt aus Balkendiagramm: CDU in Mecklemburg Vorpommern bei 4,9%, also unter der 5% Hürde. (Quelle: ZDF)
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GamesMarket @gamesmarket.global · 14/09/2026
History game experts @paintbucket.de have made a 'Disco Elysium-like' for the German broadcaster ARD/SWR, set in the Babylon Berlin universe. The free game works even without prior knowledge of Babylon Berlin, and features great German voiceover. www.gamesmarket.global/a-night-at-m...
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A Night at Moka Efti: A Babylon Berlin Story
History game experts Paintbucket Games have made a 'Disco Elysium-like' for the German broadcaster ARD, set in the Babylon Berlin universe. The free game works even without prior knowledge of Babylon ...
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Paintbucket made The Darkest Files 🕵️‍♀️ @paintbucket.de · 10/09/2026
For browser users, enjoy our newest trailer in its full glory ✨ Moka Efti - A Babylon Berlin Story is RELEASED TODAY! 🥂 As a journalist, you’ll follow the clues to a mysterious case at the famous nightclub - but can you really trust your memories? You can now play the game for FREE ON STEAM! 🎉
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Paintbucket made The Darkest Files 🕵️‍♀️ @paintbucket.de · 10/09/2026
🎉 IT’S FINALLY HERE! 🎉 We’re incredibly happy to announce that Moka Efti - A Babylon Berlin Story is RELEASED TODAY! 🥂✨ As a journalist, you’ll follow the clues to a mysterious case at the famous nightclub - but can you really trust your memories? You can now play the game for FREE ON STEAM!
Cover art of the game A Night at Moka Efti: A Babylon Berlin Story
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✨ viv ✨ @vivskito.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Happy Release Day! @paintbucket.de A Night at Moka Efti: A #BabylonBerlin Story is out now and it's free! ✨ store.steampowered.com/app/3975470/...
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A Night at Moka Efti: A Babylon Berlin Story on Steam
Are you ready for the session? Let yourself be hypnotized and immerse yourself in the dazzling world of Moka Efti, known from the series Babylon Berlin. As a journalist, you follow the clues to a myst...
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bpb.de @bpb.de · 02/09/2026
🎮Zurück von der Gamescom Eine Woche voller Eindrücke und Austausch liegt hinter uns. Wir freuen uns über tolle Gespräche, den Besuch des Bundespräsidenten an unserem Stand und den Award in der Kategorie „Games for Impact“ für unser historisch-politisches Deduktionsspiel SOKO 1977.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier am Stand der bpb bei seinem Rundgang über die Gamescom. Quelle: Bundesregierung / Sandra Steins.Gruppenbild mit Frank-Walter Steinmeier beim Stand der bpb auf der GamescomAusschnitt des bpb-Standes in der Indie Arena auf der Gamescom
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Yän @yaengames.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Optimist: the glass is half full Pessimist: the glass is half empty Game Designer: I've balanced the full- and empty-variables evenly in the spreadsheets. Let's see how it does in drink-testing.
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Yän @yaengames.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Made a silly little artwork about our recent game 10, 9, 7... FIRE! #gameart #indiegame #digitalart
Educational counting poster: Let's Learn Numbers! From Ölö to Ölö
Three members of the species "Ölö" are seen in front of a blackboard. One of them is deep in thought about the intricacies of the Ölö counting system seen on the blackboard (it's just "Ölö" 10 times).
The middle Ölö is a teacher (with glasses) pointing a stick at one of the "numbers": Ölö.
On the right side, an Ölö wearing a square academic cap is sitting on the ground, quietly smiling.
Behind that last Ölö, the phrase "Shmölö?" is written on the blackboard.
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putti @puttiputt.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
We've put up a post-jam version of our @gamemakerstoolkit.com GMTK 2026 jam game about leading a team building exercise on @itch.io (additionally to @newgrounds.com ) and wrote a little devlog with it: jonas-tyroller.itch.io/10-9-7-fire/...
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Post-jam update
Hey fellow gaming-/gamedev-enthusiast! Today, we put up a post-jam version of the WebGL build with a bug fix and a few small improvements to our jam submission. More about that later - Unless: if you....
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Yän @yaengames.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
We just published a new, slightly fixed and polished version of our #GMTKjam #indiegame 10, 9, 7... FIRE! on @newgrounds.com! Be one of the first to play it here: www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/... #gamedev
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10, 9, 7... FIRE!
Make sure they count down correctly!
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Yän @yaengames.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Play our game! www.jonas-tyroller.itch.io/10-9-7-fire #gmtkJam #gamedev #indiedev
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Yän @yaengames.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
We made a game for GMTK jam! Try it out, it's a fun time :D
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The Darkest Files 🕵️‍♀️ @thedarkestfiles.paintbucket.de · 20/07/2026
Wishlist here! 🧡 store.steampowered.com/app/4856260/...
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The Darkest Files - Battalion on Steam
Back in Fritz Bauer’s unit, Esther Katz faces her biggest case yet: The Darkest Files - Battalion. Follow the trail of witness statements all the way to the top and face the perpetrators who believe t...
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The Darkest Files 🕵️‍♀️ @thedarkestfiles.paintbucket.de · 11/06/2026
We're honored that The Darkest Files is nominated for Best in Community Empowerment & Best in Learning at #G4C2026! 🥳 We designed our game to make history tangible through personal stories and to support remembrance. Congrats to all the finalists! 🧡 #GamesForChange #IndieGameDev #G4CAwards
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Yän @yaengames.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
My good friend and collaborator @bonicle.bsky.social has been working on this game for a while now. Big recommendation, it's already been really fun years ago whenever I got to test it. Reposts appreciated <3 #gaming #indiegames
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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
✨️ finally officially announcing my first game ✨️ WATERFUL: a peaceful nature-builder where you dig riverbeds to guide water through desert valleys 🏜️ make tiny ecosystems blossom! 🌴 grow a variety of plants 🦊 discover animals in the new habitats ⚙️ unlock contraptions to reach new areas
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Yän @yaengames.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
We're making a deduction roguelike inspired by real historical events at Paintbucket Games! I'm working on it as a game designer. Gonna come out next year! #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame
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Paintbucket made The Darkest Files 🕵️‍♀️ @paintbucket.de · 20/05/2026
We're excited to announce our new game SOKO 1977: Anti-Terror Task Force, coming to Steam in early 2027! 🕵️ Set in 1970s West Germany, the game puts you in charge of a special police task force during a time of emergency. ➡️ More info on our website: paintbucket.de/en/projekte/...
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The Darkest Files 🕵️‍♀️ @thedarkestfiles.paintbucket.de · 04/05/2026
We’re still as blown away as before: The Darkest Files really won the DCP in the categories "Best Serious Game" and "Best German Game"!! 🥳 We‘re so grateful and congratulate the other nominees and winners. Thanks to everyone who kept their fingers crossed for us 🧡 Photo: Franziska Krug & DCP
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GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Blue Prince won Best International Game at the German Computer Game Awards 2026, with The Darkest Files receiving awards for Best German Game and Best Serious Game www.gamesindustry.biz/blue-prince-...
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Saftladen Indie Games Collective 🍊 @saftladen.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The German Game Awards @derdcp.bsky.social took place last night and 5 awards went to Saftladen members! 🏆🏆 @paintbucket.de: Best German + Best Serious 🏆🏆 @bluebackpack.bsky.social: Best Graphics Design + Story 🏆 @butterbythefish.com: Best Family Needless to say, we're very proud 😊 #derDCP
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Der Deutsche Computerspielpreis | Der DCP @derdcp.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The Darkest Files ist das Beste Deutsche Spiel des #derDCP 26! Mit einer visuell starken Welt im „Comic-Noir“-Stil und spannenden Mechaniken eröffnet es eine Spielerfahrung, die Erinnerungskultur innovativ und glaubwürdig erlebbar macht, ohne Unterhaltungswert zu verlieren.
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GamesWirtschaft @gameswirtschaft.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Deutscher Computerspielpreis 2026 🏆 Bestes deutsches Spiel: The Darkest Files (Paintbucket Games) 🏆 Studio des Jahres: @weltenbauer3D 🏆 Alle Gewinner auf GamesWirtschaft
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GamesMarket @gamesmarket.global · 21/04/2026
At the RadiGaMe cluster transfer conference, research partners from law, police, civil society, games industry and media gathered to exchange and consolidate their knowledge and research results. www.gamesmarket.global/radigame-tra...
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RadiGaMe Transfer Conference Caps Deradicalisation Cluster
At the RadiGaMe cluster transfer conference, research partners from law, police, civil society, games industry and media gathered to exchange and consolidate their knowledge and research results.
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Yän @yaengames.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
"Real men" aren't real and thereby, in the end, aren't even men.
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Friedemann Allmenröder @friedemanna.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
SUMMERHOUSE is in a new charity bundle with @whalesorg.bsky.social 🌊 This lovely collection of games will help fund really important conservation efforts to protect our sea friends 🐳🐬 Check it out! 🔗 www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/wh...
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The Darkest Files 🕵️‍♀️ @thedarkestfiles.paintbucket.de · 03/04/2026
500 reviews!! You did it, thank you everyone 🧡 The Darkest Files is overwhelmingly positive on Steam - we can‘t believe it 🥹 #indiedev #indiegames
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The Darkest Files 🕵️‍♀️ @thedarkestfiles.paintbucket.de · 31/03/2026
We woke up to some incredible news today! The Darkest Files has been nominated for the @derdcp.bsky.social in no less than five categories! 🥳 Thank you to the jury and congratulations to the other nominees. We're really grateful to be alongside so many great names 🧡 See you in Munich! #derDCP
Key art of The Darkest Files with the text: "We are nominated! Best Serious Game, Best Game Design, Best Graphic Design, Best Story, Best German Game"
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Yän @yaengames.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
The distorted world. Interpretation in the alt text. #digitalart #digitalpainting #horrorart #horror
A digital painting from the perspective of a dementia patient. It's an artistic interpretation of what the world might feel like when viewed through this lens. The patient is in bed, surrounded by family but each one of them appears severely estranged, faces and other features are distorted, absent, confusing, or exaggerated to a point where they feel dangerous. Examining people from left to right, on the left, closest to the patient, there is a lanky woman, one hand resting on the bed, the other reaching out to you with exaggerated perspective. A grotesquely large, desparate grin stretches across her face as she seems to be crying and laughing at the same time. Behind her on the left side a person is wearing black. But the black appears as a hole, consuming the world around it and cracking into any matter behind or in front of it. Their face appears severely distorted and partially missing due to the presence of another deep black void in it. The glasses are strangely duplicated and arranged in a nonsensical pattern. To the right in the back, there is a bearded man holding a child whose facial features are entirely absent. The patient doesn't recognise the child at all. For the man, all identifying features are replaced with hair. Closest on the right is a person with a face that has all parts twisted and misplaced to the point where it looks as if it came right out of a picasso painting. They are holding a large cake right in front of the patient's face, above the bed. The candles' flames engulf its entire top and create the impression of an enormous, dangerous fire that could catch on anything else in the room at any moment. In the background there is a large banner. It might have been a cheerful message like "Happy Birthday" but the writing is illegible and feels completely alien. Overall, the scene feels threatening, confusing, and alienating as the disease turns what was meant to be a friendly gesture by loved ones into a bizarre horror trip.
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The Darkest Files 🕵️‍♀️ @thedarkestfiles.paintbucket.de · 20/03/2026
We're part of the Steam Spring Sale with 35% off The Darkest Files! And if you'd like to take it outside, the game runs on the Steam Deck as well 🌞
Graphic of the Steam Spring Sale featuring the cover image of The Darkest Files
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Sarah McKenzie | Comms Available @sarahdraws8.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
May I ask to be added, perhaps? I am currently working on my own sci-fi themed indie game. I am still in the concept art stages, so here are some examples of that, if you want to see. 👉👈
Creature Concept: Draco (mecha amphitere)

Digital illustration of a robotic winged snake on a black background. His tongue is made of black metal, and two plasma globes are fastened to the back of his head. Yellow-painted spikes stick backwards from the back base of each globe, and similar stripes run the length of the creature's body on its back.

The long serpentine body is made of spacesuit-like white canvas, and has metal plates sewn into it on the top and belly. Between the metal plates is a long row of rocket boosters, some of which are firing white and orange flames. the tip of the tail, at the very end of the serpent's body, is split into 3 black tendrils made of similar material to its tongue. They crackle with lighting rods that jump between them.

A  pair of draconic wings sprouts from Draco's sides, made of a jointed metal frame with a rubber membrane stretched between. Inset in the membrane of each wing is a pair of large propellers.

Art by @sarahdraws8.bsky.social.



[#Art #DigitalArt #Scifi #ScifiWorlds #ScienceFiction #ScifiArt #Illustration #SciFiArtist #ClipStudioPaint #ClipStudio #Mecha #Dragon #DragonArt #DragonArtwork #DragonDesign]Creature Concept: The Executrix (Gorgon-Lamia Gynoid)

A thin, robotic woman with a giant khopesh in one hand and a smoking rocket launcher in the other slithers in front of a black background on her snake-like lower body of metal plates. Her mouth is open in a scream, and black oil is sloshing out of it while neon magenta flames streak from her eyes, which are weeping tears of similar oil.

Her entire head is medusa-like, and her scalp is ringed by mechanical snakes whose heads all point in the direction her khopesh is raised. Their mouths are opened to reveal firing gun barrels mounted in their throats.

Art by @sarahdraws8.bsky.social.Creature Concepts: Rage and Sorrow the Mechanical Harpies

2 robotic harpies on a grey background. They have long necks with a single rotating joint in the middle, and metallic masks that look like women's faces form their heads. The jaw of these masks is open, and a flamethrower protrudes from Rage's mouth, while a sonic pulse weapon sits in Sorrow's.

Bird-like wings made of metal feathers sprout from their backs, and a shawl-like fabric covering that flaps in the wind is fastened to both pairs of wings.

Both harpies sport a long, snake-like tail. Sorrow's is tipped with a blade, and Rage's ends in a tube that belches smoke.

Art by @sarahdraws8.bsky.social.
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Yän @yaengames.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Happy #InternationalWomensDay! To celebrate and highlight wonderful women working on games, and because I think we need more of them in the industry, I made this little starter pack: go.bsky.app/FmwtvvV I want to keep adding to it so please suggest more! And yes, trans women are women. #gamedev
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putti @puttiputt.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Quack quack!!
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Yän @yaengames.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Quack #GameArt #digitalart #seamlesstexture #ducks
A seamless texture pattern depicting rubber ducks on a wavy, purple background. Some ducks are front-facing while others are seen from the side. One of the duck has an evil glare. All of them are cute.
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Yän @yaengames.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Wow, Bluesky now lets you embed @bandcamp.com links :) Let's try it out! yaenmusic.bandcamp.com/track/discov... #music #electronicmusic
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Discovery Delve, by Yän
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Yän @yaengames.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Made a quick little landscape painting today #digitalart #speedpainting #art #landscape
A digital painting of a desert landscape by Yän. Dunes can be seen in the background. In the foreground, a leafless weather-worn tree is stretching across the image, clearly blown from left to right by strong winds over time.
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Yän @yaengames.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Shutaro Ida aka "Curry the Kid" leaves behind an enormous legacy and his passing is a major loss for video games. His work has accompanied me most of my life and I'm saddened by these news. I can however surely say that he will be remembered for his outstanding contributions to metroidvanias. RIP.
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Games/Bavaria @gamesbavaria.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
🎤GAMEREI Open House – Games & History Ein Abend voller spannender Einblicke 🎮 Mit begeisternden Talks von @yaengames.bsky.social (@paintbucket.de) und Hans Ippisch (HAIP GmbH) sowie Spielstationen des Videospielkultur e.V. 👾 Vielen Dank an alle Beteiligten und Gäste für diesen wundervollen Abend! ✨
Collage mit zwei Polaroid-Fotos vor blauem Hintergrund mit grafischen Spielelementen. Links spricht Yannick Pawils vor Publikum über historische Spiele, rechts hält Hans Ippisch einen Vortrag vor Zuhörer:innen. Unten ist das Logo „GAMEREI Open House“ zu sehen.Collage mit zwei Polaroid-Fotos vor lila Hintergrund mit Tetris-ähnlichen Formen. Links ein Foto des Eingangs der GAMEREI mit dem Schriftzug „Die GAMEREI – Open House“. Rechts ein Arcade-Automat des Videospielkultur e. V. mit Bildschirm und Joysticks. Daneben das Logo „Die GAMEREI“.
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Yän @yaengames.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Hey that's me!! :D
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Paintbucket made The Darkest Files 🕵️‍♀️ @paintbucket.de · 29/01/2026
#GAMES & #HISTORY 🗓️ When: February 4, 2026, 6:30 PM 📍Where: DIE GAMEREI, München Our Game Designer Yannick will share insights into creating authentic historical game worlds. Find more information and free tickets here: events.games-bavaria.com/event/gamere...
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Paintbucket made The Darkest Files 🕵️‍♀️ @paintbucket.de · 29/01/2026
We are looking for a working student in Marketing & Communications to join us! 🎨 Interested? Find more information about the role here 👉 paintbucket.de/en/job/16
Graphic with text, reading: Job opening. Working Student: Marketing & Communications. Questions? Interest? Shoot us an email at jobs@paintbucket.de
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Clipping @clppng.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
I’m sure in the 30s there were some nervous Nazis who overcame butterflies to kick down doors in Jewish homes
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Yän @yaengames.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
If human rights matter to you at least a little bit, you need to see this.
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GamesWirtschaft @gameswirtschaft.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Die Hauptstadt-Studios waren in diesem Jahr besonders erfolgreich beim Deutschen Entwicklerpreis - unter anderem mit dem 'Studio des Jahres' @toukana.bsky.social und zwei 🏆 für @paintbucket.de.
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Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2025: Berlin holt 5 Auszeichnungen - GamesWirtschaft.de
Für die Studios der Hauptstadt-Region hat sich die Reise nach Köln gelohnt: Fünf Trophäen gehen an Spiele und Entwickler aus Berlin.
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Paintbucket made The Darkest Files 🕵️‍♀️ @paintbucket.de · 03/12/2025
We still can’t believe it! Last night was the #DEP, and we are so happy and grateful to have won in the two categories “Best Game Design” and “Best Game Beyond Entertainment” 🥳 Especially because the other contenders had such amazing projects! Thank you to everyone involved with the award show🎄
Picture of the Paintbucket Games team on stage, holding the awards for Best Game Design and Best Game Beyond Entertainment
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GamesMarket @gamesmarket.global · 02/12/2025
Moving on to Best Game Design: @paintbucket.de takes it home for The Darkest Files!
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Yän @yaengames.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Drew some hand painted natural rock tiles for walls & floors #seamlesstexture #gameart #digitalartist #gamedev
A seamless texture of rocky tiles in odd shapes, hand painted in a stylized manner. The rocks have slight colour variations but are overall set in a bluish dark grey. Flat art style with only three distinct shades applied to each tile.A bright version of the rocky tiles texture, this one appears in a light beige with the spaces between the tiles being filled with a lighter mortar.
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The Darkest Files 🕵️‍♀️ @thedarkestfiles.paintbucket.de · 21/10/2025
We're thrilled to announce that we have been nominated for #DEP in not one, but four categories! Best Gamedesign Best Game Beyond Entertainment Best Story Best Graphics Thank you to the jury and congratulations to the other amazing nominees - we are looking forward to the award show 🧡
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Yän @yaengames.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
You can believe and do what you want. But science says: Renewables, though necessary, won't be enough. We need to change our food systems. #Vegan is the way. Stop factory farming. Stop eating animals. It's not that hard. #climatechange www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
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EAT-Lancet report: food systems breach planetary boundaries, transformation can deliver health and equity
03.10.2025 - Food production is the primary driver for breaching five of the planetary boundaries and accounts for around 30 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, while billions still lack acces...
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