Valentina Birke
@violencia.bsky.social
She/her
Director Indie Arena Booth.
Selection committee WINGS.
Board of directors IGDA.
I'm funnier than you.
Director Indie Arena Booth.
Selection committee WINGS.
Board of directors IGDA.
I'm funnier than you.
I’m not going to GDC this year.
Traveling to the US right now is a risk I am not willing to take.
The current Trump administration is a racist and sexist gang of thugs, terrorizing their own people and empowering political violence.
Traveling to the US right now is a risk I am not willing to take.
The current Trump administration is a racist and sexist gang of thugs, terrorizing their own people and empowering political violence.
January 16, 2026 at 4:01 PM
I’m not going to GDC this year.
Traveling to the US right now is a risk I am not willing to take.
The current Trump administration is a racist and sexist gang of thugs, terrorizing their own people and empowering political violence.
Traveling to the US right now is a risk I am not willing to take.
The current Trump administration is a racist and sexist gang of thugs, terrorizing their own people and empowering political violence.
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✨ We want your Event-highlights ✨
We want to kick off the new year with an event overview: where to go, what not to miss and we’d love your input. Please let us know via the form below which events you’re planning to attend and why.
forms.gle/QMwXSJQ6VQ4c...
We want to kick off the new year with an event overview: where to go, what not to miss and we’d love your input. Please let us know via the form below which events you’re planning to attend and why.
forms.gle/QMwXSJQ6VQ4c...
January 8, 2026 at 11:54 AM
✨ We want your Event-highlights ✨
We want to kick off the new year with an event overview: where to go, what not to miss and we’d love your input. Please let us know via the form below which events you’re planning to attend and why.
forms.gle/QMwXSJQ6VQ4c...
We want to kick off the new year with an event overview: where to go, what not to miss and we’d love your input. Please let us know via the form below which events you’re planning to attend and why.
forms.gle/QMwXSJQ6VQ4c...
Work with us ✨
🌸 We’re hiring! Germany, remote.
We’re looking for a Junior Project Manager.
You like keeping things organized, answering questions, and gently nudging deadlines back on track. You’ll work with ~200 indie teams and partners every year.
👉 Apply here: careers.super-crowd.com/jobs/7012780...
We’re looking for a Junior Project Manager.
You like keeping things organized, answering questions, and gently nudging deadlines back on track. You’ll work with ~200 indie teams and partners every year.
👉 Apply here: careers.super-crowd.com/jobs/7012780...
(Junior) Project Manager:in (m/w/d) - in Teil- oder Vollzeit - remote - Super Crowd Entertainment GmbH
Schließ dich einer Super Crowd an und werde Teil unseres Indie Arena Booth Teams! Super Crowd ist eine Eventagentur mit Inhouse-Entwicklungsstudio . Wir sind ein Team aus Menschen mit unterschiedli...
careers.super-crowd.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Work with us ✨
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Our second Indie Arena Booth newsletter is out now! ✨
Featuring our first ever dev interview with Square Glade Games and some event picks we think you’ll like.
🗞️ Read it here : shorturl.at/SQTgl
💌 Sign up here: newsletter.indiearenabooth.com
Featuring our first ever dev interview with Square Glade Games and some event picks we think you’ll like.
🗞️ Read it here : shorturl.at/SQTgl
💌 Sign up here: newsletter.indiearenabooth.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Our second Indie Arena Booth newsletter is out now! ✨
Featuring our first ever dev interview with Square Glade Games and some event picks we think you’ll like.
🗞️ Read it here : shorturl.at/SQTgl
💌 Sign up here: newsletter.indiearenabooth.com
Featuring our first ever dev interview with Square Glade Games and some event picks we think you’ll like.
🗞️ Read it here : shorturl.at/SQTgl
💌 Sign up here: newsletter.indiearenabooth.com
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Gamescom! Und ich schrieb dies hier für den WDR. Mit Statements vom Felix Falk vom @gameverband.bsky.social und Indie-Königin @violencia.bsky.social.
Da ist an zweiter Stelle ein Audio verknüpft und jetzt überlege ich, wie ich die Stimme von dem Moderator da bekommen kann. Damn.
Da ist an zweiter Stelle ein Audio verknüpft und jetzt überlege ich, wie ich die Stimme von dem Moderator da bekommen kann. Damn.
Die Gamescom 2025 startet in Köln - wieso es der Games-Branche gerade nicht gut geht
Die Gamescom wird der Mittelpunkt für Computerspiele-Fans. Aber der Branche hinter der Spielewelt geht es gerade nicht gut.
www1.wdr.de
August 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Gamescom! Und ich schrieb dies hier für den WDR. Mit Statements vom Felix Falk vom @gameverband.bsky.social und Indie-Königin @violencia.bsky.social.
Da ist an zweiter Stelle ein Audio verknüpft und jetzt überlege ich, wie ich die Stimme von dem Moderator da bekommen kann. Damn.
Da ist an zweiter Stelle ein Audio verknüpft und jetzt überlege ich, wie ich die Stimme von dem Moderator da bekommen kann. Damn.
On my way to gamescom.
August 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM
On my way to gamescom.
Hey kids,
We’re opening up guest list registration for our @indiearenabooth.de Reception at gamescom for the first time ever!
✨ reception.indiearenabooth.com
🗓 Aug 20, 6–8PM
📍 Hall 10.2 (big blue carpet)
Good vibes, indie games & maybe baby cats.
We’re opening up guest list registration for our @indiearenabooth.de Reception at gamescom for the first time ever!
✨ reception.indiearenabooth.com
🗓 Aug 20, 6–8PM
📍 Hall 10.2 (big blue carpet)
Good vibes, indie games & maybe baby cats.
July 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Hey kids,
We’re opening up guest list registration for our @indiearenabooth.de Reception at gamescom for the first time ever!
✨ reception.indiearenabooth.com
🗓 Aug 20, 6–8PM
📍 Hall 10.2 (big blue carpet)
Good vibes, indie games & maybe baby cats.
We’re opening up guest list registration for our @indiearenabooth.de Reception at gamescom for the first time ever!
✨ reception.indiearenabooth.com
🗓 Aug 20, 6–8PM
📍 Hall 10.2 (big blue carpet)
Good vibes, indie games & maybe baby cats.
Hi kids,
Big Announcement: I’ll be at gamescom, find me at the @indiearenabooth.de 🩷
Come talk to me about indie games.
✨ If you too want to use the amazing template I poured my heart and soul into, download it here: httphttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11npS6ffgUKFk6ObsBj_4fSywdC_WASdL
Big Announcement: I’ll be at gamescom, find me at the @indiearenabooth.de 🩷
Come talk to me about indie games.
✨ If you too want to use the amazing template I poured my heart and soul into, download it here: httphttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11npS6ffgUKFk6ObsBj_4fSywdC_WASdL
July 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Hi kids,
Big Announcement: I’ll be at gamescom, find me at the @indiearenabooth.de 🩷
Come talk to me about indie games.
✨ If you too want to use the amazing template I poured my heart and soul into, download it here: httphttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11npS6ffgUKFk6ObsBj_4fSywdC_WASdL
Big Announcement: I’ll be at gamescom, find me at the @indiearenabooth.de 🩷
Come talk to me about indie games.
✨ If you too want to use the amazing template I poured my heart and soul into, download it here: httphttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11npS6ffgUKFk6ObsBj_4fSywdC_WASdL
We’ve been cooking! 💖
This year’s lineup is fresh out of the oven: 200 handpicked games, ready for you to taste. I’m beyond proud of how it’s all shaping up. Come hungry, and I can’t wait to see y’all at gamescom!
✨ full lineup here: indiearenabooth.de
This year’s lineup is fresh out of the oven: 200 handpicked games, ready for you to taste. I’m beyond proud of how it’s all shaping up. Come hungry, and I can’t wait to see y’all at gamescom!
✨ full lineup here: indiearenabooth.de
July 1, 2025 at 9:40 AM
We’ve been cooking! 💖
This year’s lineup is fresh out of the oven: 200 handpicked games, ready for you to taste. I’m beyond proud of how it’s all shaping up. Come hungry, and I can’t wait to see y’all at gamescom!
✨ full lineup here: indiearenabooth.de
This year’s lineup is fresh out of the oven: 200 handpicked games, ready for you to taste. I’m beyond proud of how it’s all shaping up. Come hungry, and I can’t wait to see y’all at gamescom!
✨ full lineup here: indiearenabooth.de
Reposted by Valentina Birke
🌶️🧑🍳 Feast your eyes - the Indie Arena Booth 2025 lineup trailer is served! 🌶️🍽️
Our Theme? “Watch us cook.” We’re bringing 200+ blazing-hot indie games to gamescom 2025!
You will want a taste 😋
🍽️ Full lineup here: indiearenabooth.de
#IndieGame #GameDev #IAB25
Our Theme? “Watch us cook.” We’re bringing 200+ blazing-hot indie games to gamescom 2025!
You will want a taste 😋
🍽️ Full lineup here: indiearenabooth.de
#IndieGame #GameDev #IAB25
July 1, 2025 at 9:03 AM
🌶️🧑🍳 Feast your eyes - the Indie Arena Booth 2025 lineup trailer is served! 🌶️🍽️
Our Theme? “Watch us cook.” We’re bringing 200+ blazing-hot indie games to gamescom 2025!
You will want a taste 😋
🍽️ Full lineup here: indiearenabooth.de
#IndieGame #GameDev #IAB25
Our Theme? “Watch us cook.” We’re bringing 200+ blazing-hot indie games to gamescom 2025!
You will want a taste 😋
🍽️ Full lineup here: indiearenabooth.de
#IndieGame #GameDev #IAB25
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🎮 EU indie devs! 🌍 We're bringing a new Indie Arena Booth Showcase to @polarisconvention.bsky.social in Hamburg. Germany! ⚓
🗓️ 10 - 12 October, 2025
🕹️ 10 free, curated booths (PCs, art, setup included!)
🚨 Applications open until 20 July ✨
🔗 indiearenabooth.de/apply
Shares are appreciated 💞
🗓️ 10 - 12 October, 2025
🕹️ 10 free, curated booths (PCs, art, setup included!)
🚨 Applications open until 20 July ✨
🔗 indiearenabooth.de/apply
Shares are appreciated 💞
June 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
🎮 EU indie devs! 🌍 We're bringing a new Indie Arena Booth Showcase to @polarisconvention.bsky.social in Hamburg. Germany! ⚓
🗓️ 10 - 12 October, 2025
🕹️ 10 free, curated booths (PCs, art, setup included!)
🚨 Applications open until 20 July ✨
🔗 indiearenabooth.de/apply
Shares are appreciated 💞
🗓️ 10 - 12 October, 2025
🕹️ 10 free, curated booths (PCs, art, setup included!)
🚨 Applications open until 20 July ✨
🔗 indiearenabooth.de/apply
Shares are appreciated 💞
Me on my way to amaze.
May 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Me on my way to amaze.
These amazing human beings spent hours playing games. I’m in awe of their brains! ✨
Huge thanks to our 70+ amazing jury members who played builds, gave feedback and helped shape the Indie Arena Booth lineup for gamescom 2025! 🙌 We couldn’t do it without you - or the amazing devs behind every submission. Stay tuned, we’ll reveal the lineup soon! 👀💖
May 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
These amazing human beings spent hours playing games. I’m in awe of their brains! ✨
Reposted by Valentina Birke
Huge thanks to our 70+ amazing jury members who played builds, gave feedback and helped shape the Indie Arena Booth lineup for gamescom 2025! 🙌 We couldn’t do it without you - or the amazing devs behind every submission. Stay tuned, we’ll reveal the lineup soon! 👀💖
May 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Huge thanks to our 70+ amazing jury members who played builds, gave feedback and helped shape the Indie Arena Booth lineup for gamescom 2025! 🙌 We couldn’t do it without you - or the amazing devs behind every submission. Stay tuned, we’ll reveal the lineup soon! 👀💖
I think I’ve aged years in a single day.
We just sent out the first batch of confirmations and rejections for Indie Arena Booth 2025.
It is a mix of excitement, pride, exhaustion, and sadness. I feel everything at once.
We just sent out the first batch of confirmations and rejections for Indie Arena Booth 2025.
It is a mix of excitement, pride, exhaustion, and sadness. I feel everything at once.
We’ve sent out the first batch of confirmations and rejections for this year’s Indie Arena Booth. Please check your email!
If you didn’t hear from us yet, don’t worry, Nintendo picks and waiting list updates are coming next week. Thanks for your patience, and we’re rooting for you!✨
If you didn’t hear from us yet, don’t worry, Nintendo picks and waiting list updates are coming next week. Thanks for your patience, and we’re rooting for you!✨
April 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I think I’ve aged years in a single day.
We just sent out the first batch of confirmations and rejections for Indie Arena Booth 2025.
It is a mix of excitement, pride, exhaustion, and sadness. I feel everything at once.
We just sent out the first batch of confirmations and rejections for Indie Arena Booth 2025.
It is a mix of excitement, pride, exhaustion, and sadness. I feel everything at once.
Reposted by Valentina Birke
We’ve sent out the first batch of confirmations and rejections for this year’s Indie Arena Booth. Please check your email!
If you didn’t hear from us yet, don’t worry, Nintendo picks and waiting list updates are coming next week. Thanks for your patience, and we’re rooting for you!✨
If you didn’t hear from us yet, don’t worry, Nintendo picks and waiting list updates are coming next week. Thanks for your patience, and we’re rooting for you!✨
April 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
We’ve sent out the first batch of confirmations and rejections for this year’s Indie Arena Booth. Please check your email!
If you didn’t hear from us yet, don’t worry, Nintendo picks and waiting list updates are coming next week. Thanks for your patience, and we’re rooting for you!✨
If you didn’t hear from us yet, don’t worry, Nintendo picks and waiting list updates are coming next week. Thanks for your patience, and we’re rooting for you!✨
Just back from Reboot, what a blast!
Came home to a record 465 @indiearenabooth.de submissions from 52 countries
191 left to binge this weekend. I am so hyped
Came home to a record 465 @indiearenabooth.de submissions from 52 countries
191 left to binge this weekend. I am so hyped
April 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Just back from Reboot, what a blast!
Came home to a record 465 @indiearenabooth.de submissions from 52 countries
191 left to binge this weekend. I am so hyped
Came home to a record 465 @indiearenabooth.de submissions from 52 countries
191 left to binge this weekend. I am so hyped
Women’s toilet is my favourite place at Reboot.
April 16, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Women’s toilet is my favourite place at Reboot.
Reposted by Valentina Birke
✨SURPRISE✨
In a totally unpredictable plot twist (that definitely doesn’t happen every single year ), we’re EXTENDING submissions by one more week!
That means you now have until 16 April to apply:
👉 indiearenabooth.de/apply
In a totally unpredictable plot twist (that definitely doesn’t happen every single year ), we’re EXTENDING submissions by one more week!
That means you now have until 16 April to apply:
👉 indiearenabooth.de/apply
April 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
✨SURPRISE✨
In a totally unpredictable plot twist (that definitely doesn’t happen every single year ), we’re EXTENDING submissions by one more week!
That means you now have until 16 April to apply:
👉 indiearenabooth.de/apply
In a totally unpredictable plot twist (that definitely doesn’t happen every single year ), we’re EXTENDING submissions by one more week!
That means you now have until 16 April to apply:
👉 indiearenabooth.de/apply
Reposted by Valentina Birke
Friends! ✨
I’m looking for game writers based in Berlin for a freelance contract.
Sharing is appreciated! ⭐️
I’m looking for game writers based in Berlin for a freelance contract.
Sharing is appreciated! ⭐️
April 8, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Friends! ✨
I’m looking for game writers based in Berlin for a freelance contract.
Sharing is appreciated! ⭐️
I’m looking for game writers based in Berlin for a freelance contract.
Sharing is appreciated! ⭐️
Reposted by Valentina Birke
Do people still use gifs? Asking for a friend.
April 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Do people still use gifs? Asking for a friend.
Reposted by Valentina Birke
🚨 Deadline approaching! 🚨
Submissions close TOMORROW and we’re not emotionally ready.
Go, go, go: indiearenabooth.de/apply
Submissions close TOMORROW and we’re not emotionally ready.
Go, go, go: indiearenabooth.de/apply
a red light with a silhouette of a person in it .
ALT: a red light with a silhouette of a person in it .
media.tenor.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
🚨 Deadline approaching! 🚨
Submissions close TOMORROW and we’re not emotionally ready.
Go, go, go: indiearenabooth.de/apply
Submissions close TOMORROW and we’re not emotionally ready.
Go, go, go: indiearenabooth.de/apply
Reposted by Valentina Birke
✨SPACE SPROUTS IS OUT NOW!!!!✨
Launch into cozy cosmic chaos: solve puzzles, bend physics and throw everything around! 🚀🌱
💜You can buy it now with a -10% launch discount! Please if you can, leave a review, as it really helps us a lot get some extra visibility from Steam!💜
tinyurl.com/SpaceSprouts
Launch into cozy cosmic chaos: solve puzzles, bend physics and throw everything around! 🚀🌱
💜You can buy it now with a -10% launch discount! Please if you can, leave a review, as it really helps us a lot get some extra visibility from Steam!💜
tinyurl.com/SpaceSprouts
March 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
✨SPACE SPROUTS IS OUT NOW!!!!✨
Launch into cozy cosmic chaos: solve puzzles, bend physics and throw everything around! 🚀🌱
💜You can buy it now with a -10% launch discount! Please if you can, leave a review, as it really helps us a lot get some extra visibility from Steam!💜
tinyurl.com/SpaceSprouts
Launch into cozy cosmic chaos: solve puzzles, bend physics and throw everything around! 🚀🌱
💜You can buy it now with a -10% launch discount! Please if you can, leave a review, as it really helps us a lot get some extra visibility from Steam!💜
tinyurl.com/SpaceSprouts
Reposted by Valentina Birke
Would you like to help us at gamescom this year? 👀 Become a volunteer and join the coolest group of people on the showfloor! ✨ Applications are open until 27 April 🙌💗
👉 indiearenabooth.de/apply/volunt...
👉 indiearenabooth.de/apply/volunt...
March 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Would you like to help us at gamescom this year? 👀 Become a volunteer and join the coolest group of people on the showfloor! ✨ Applications are open until 27 April 🙌💗
👉 indiearenabooth.de/apply/volunt...
👉 indiearenabooth.de/apply/volunt...