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"Ausnahmestudio" - DER SPIEGEL We make games that matter. The Darkest Files, Through the Darkest of Times,Beholder 3 and more @darkestfiles.paintbucket.de Linktree:
SOKO 1977: Anti-Terror Task Force stands out thanks to a setting that hasn’t been featured in any other game to date! 🔍 Experience 70s West Germany within a stylized police environment grounded in extensive research 🎮 Play the game at the @indiearenabooth.de at this year's gamescom!
We're excited to reveal the very first trailer for our upcoming new game SOKO 1977: Anti-Terror Task Force! Our Steam page is now LIVE, and you can wishlist the game today to stay up to date and support us on our journey 👉 store.steampowered.com/app/3856200/... #SOKO1977 #IndieGame #GameTrailer
We're at gamescom! 🎮 Visit our team at the @indiearenabooth.de in hall 10.2 and be among the first to get your hands on our newly announced game SOKO 1977: Anti-Terror Task Force! Could this year's IAB theme be any more fitting for the game? 🤩
🕰️Are you ready for the session? ✨Let yourself be hypnotized and immerse yourself in the dazzling world of Moka Efti. 📝As a journalist, you follow the clues to a mysterious case at the nightclub. But can you trust your memories? Wishlist now on Steam 👉 A night in Moka Efti: A Babylon Berlin Story
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/...
We got visited by two of the "Omas Gegen Rechts" ("Grannies Against the Right") @omasgr.bsky.social 🧡 Can you guess what we are up to? 🕵️♀️
Barbara Yelin will be Germany's very first professor of comics. Congratulations! 🥳 We're proud to say our game "Forced Abroad" - a visual novel about a forced laborer - features her illustrations. Play for free on mobile: paintbucket.de/de/game/forc...
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
📢 Workshop in Erfurt today at 17:30! Educators explore how games can support remembrance. With Paintbucket Games and titles like Through the Darkest of Times and The Darkest Files, it will be discussed how games enable meaningful memory work and where the medium reaches its limits.
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🎄
Join us to watch the DEP Awards together! Get some behind-the-scenes fun facts from the devs, cheer us on, and hopefully celebrate with us 🥳 When: 2nd December 8pm til 10pm CET Where: The Darkest Files Discord server: discord.com/invite/U5zXu... 🧡 See you there!
Hurra! \o/ unsere Visual Novel "Max Mannheimer – Ben Jakov – Eine Holocaust-Geschichte" – wurde von der Deutschen Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur zur App des Monats gewählt! apps.apple.com/de/app/max-m... play.google.com/store/apps/d...
Auf Twitch streamt Copeylius gerade "Erinnern. Die Kinder vom Bullenhuser Damm" www.twitch.tv/copeylius reingeklickt! @copeylius.bsky.social
Today marks 80 years since Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender and the end of fascism in Europe. At #histoCON we had young people from around the world engage with history through our games. Seeing a new generation confront Germany's darkest chapter and learn about resistance gives us hope.
🙌 Erinnern. Die Kinder vom Bullenhuserdamm, das Serious Game, das wir mit der KZ-Gedenkstätte Neuengamme und der Alfred-Landecker Stiftung entwickelt haben wurde beim DCP nominiert. Danke an die Jury und herzlichen Glückwunsch allen Nominierten! #DCP @neuengamme-mem.bsky.social @ldml.bsky.social
21:45 live auf dem Twitch Kanal der ARD TWITCH.TV/ARD: Müssen Games historisch korrekt sein? Mit Host Lvcia und Paintbucket narrative director Lena Falkenhagen und game director Jörg Friedrich @lenafalkenhagen.bsky.social @freejsf.paintbucket.de www.twitch.tv/Ard
Look at the amazing results of our #TheDarkestFiles art contest! Esther in her office, in three very different creative art styles 🧡 Now, on to the next case! Thanks to our community members Eschl, DasHauptquartier, and MaHei 🥳 #detectivegame #artcontest #indiedev
Look into the memories of True Crime witnesses - but who is telling the truth? 🔍 Find hidden clues in and bring your theory to court! 🏛️ The Darkest Files releases 25th of March 🕵 Wishlist now on Steam! #indiegame #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #detectivegame
What motivated us was our concern about the state of the world. Games are our way of expressing that. The concerns have only grown. Nevertheless, we want to celebrate today: Happy birthday Through the Darkest of Times and love and strength to all who try to stop fascism - keep it up! 🧡✊
partnering with HandyGames brought the game to many more players than we had ever dreamed of - and an unforgettable appearance in the main hall of Gamescom (thank you Florian Emmerich and everyone else who supported us on that end) @preussensflorian.bsky.social
when publisher HandyGames agreed, Vivi, JD and later Jona joined them - Almut is responsible for the soundtrack - the swing music and historical resistance songs came from Berlin based Rufus Temple Orchestra @muu418.bsky.social @handy-games.com @akuramalp.bsky.social @vivskito.bsky.social
But enough about swastikas - the game started as a small side project for Jörg and Sebastian alongside their day jobs. When Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg funded the game, they quit their jobs and worked on it full-time. @freejsf.bsky.social
Investigate True Crimes and bring perpetrators to court! 🕵️ Uncover the truth and don't let their crimes go unpunished. ⚖️ Are you up for the challenge? Play our free demo and wishlist on Steam 🧡 #wishlistwednesday #indiedev #truecrime
Did you know there were far more crimes during WW2 than you might think? Investigate True Stories in #TheDarkestFiles and defend your theory in court! 🔍⚖️ Wishlist on Steam now store.steampowered.com/app/2058730/... 🧡 #indiegame #truecrime #screenshotsaturday
Win a merchandise package in our #TheDarkestFiles Fanart Contest! The theme is “What would Esther do?” 🕵️♀️ All mediums are allowed, you can draw, craft, crochet, or whatever you want! Post your entries in the #atelier on our Discord server and vote there discord.gg/U5zXuJqpz4 🧡 #fanartcontest
In The Darkest Files, your mission is clear: investigate real cases, and ensure the past doesn’t stay buried. 🕵️♀️ Can you, a young prosecutor, find out the truth and win your case in court? Play our free demo on Steam and find out! 🔍 #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #historicalgame
The Darkest Files is running on SteamDeck! 🧡 Investigate true crimes wherever you are - from the comfort of your couch or on the train. 🕵️♀️ What is your favourite way to play? #SteamDeck #indiegame #Screenshotsaturday
🎁DOOR 23: Meet Paula Fischer! Whether you need support with your research or comfort when the public hates you: Paula is there for you! Clever, courageous and not one to mince her words, you can always rely on her. Paula Fischer is voiced by the marvellous @ruthbosch.bsky.social
🎁DOOR 22: Meet Simon Peters, your co-prosecutor! The team might say that he can be a challenge to work with. However, his contribution to the office's efforts to investigate cold cases from the Nazi era is undeniable. Simon's unforgettable voice comes from the great @alexbronsky.bsky.social
