🎤 Speakers’ Corner @ PLAY25 🎮

Nov 15 @ urbaneo & Twitch!
Talks on open learning, game rules, eco-worlds and more — with Simon Renner, Stefan Pietrusky, Jonas Pfeiffer & Saskia Joanna Rauhut.

Join the conversation! 💡🩷

Infos: www.playfestival.de/en/program/s...

💬 Speeddating @ PLAY25 🎮

Am 14.11., 15–16:30 Uhr bei New Work diskutieren Jugendliche ab 15 mit Politiker*innen & Expert*innen u.a. über Take Care, Medienbildung & Games in der Bildung.

Alle Infos: www.playfestival.de/de/programm/...

📧 anmeldung@playfestival.de

We loved the show and you so much! Super creative and extremely engaging. Especially the game, where sonic got faster for every ring collected. 🤩 Impossible!

🏆 MOST CREATIVE GAME AWARD

The award honors the most creative and inspiring game of PLAY25.
The jury selects the winner.

See all nominees and details here:

www.playfestival.de/en/awards

🎲 WORKSHOPS AT PLAY!

Games can do more than entertain – they can inspire change and connection. 💡

Join us on Sat, Nov 15 for two workshops (in German):
14:00 Serious Play for Serious Challenges
16:00 Serious Topics, Light-Hearted Games

Register here:
www.playfestival.de/de/besuch?fb...

⚓️ Focus Hamburg @ PLAY25 🎮

Discover creative game projects from Hamburg’s vibrant scene – from HAW’s student showcases & Kuti-Arcades to Macromedia, S4G & the mystical underground Arcave. 🍄✨

All Infos here: www.playfestival.de/de/ausstellung

Take Care?! – Verantwortung und Sorgearbeit im Spiel 🎮

Talk am 15.11., 17–18 Uhr @ New Work & im Livestream.

U.a. mit OddNina & Nora Beyer über Care, Games & Verantwortung in Entwicklung, Streaming & Forschung.

🎓 Fortbildungen bei PLAY25! 💡

Für Lehrkräfte, Pädagog*innen, Game Designer*innen, Interessierte!

🕹️ Barrierefreies Gaming – 14.11., 16–18 Uhr
🎮 Creative Gaming Grundlagen – 15.11., 11–13 Uhr

Die Fortbildungen sind kostenfrei, Anmeldung über die Webseite.

🎮 Hamburg Indie Treff – Nov 14! ✨
Meet Hamburg’s indie scene & enjoy an inspiring stage program! 💡🎤

🕒 18:30 Opening | 19:00 Talks | 20:00 Networking

Hosted by Indie Treff e.V., a non-profit supporting indie devs through talks, exchange & community. 💬🤝

Die Anmeldung für das Schulprogramm ist geöffnet! 📢✨

Das PLAY Festival lädt Schulklassen ein, in digitale Welten einzutauchen. 👩‍🏫🎮

📌 Alle Infos und das Buchungstool findet ihr auf unserer Website – Link in BIO!

🌟 Erlebt das gesamte PLAY Festival vom 12.–15. November im Urbaneo! 🌟

🎮 Meet the Award Nominees! 🏆

1️⃣ LE FOL by MIRIS Arcana 🔮

2️⃣ Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts by Yaza Games 📜

3️⃣ Toy Tactics by Kraken Empire 🎲⚔️

4️⃣ Bladesong by SUN AND SERPENT creations ⚔️

5️⃣ Let Bions Be Bygones by Bohemian Pulp 🕵️‍♂️

Experience these and more games at PLAY Festival – November 12–15!

Members of the YoungPLAY team from Hamburg and NRW visited this year's Gamescom in Cologne.
🔥 They were inspired, talked to developers at the Indiearenabooth, and presented their work for the PLAY - Creative Gaming Festival (Nov. 12-15 in Hamburg) on stage at Jugendforum NRW. 🕹️

🆕 Another #PLAY25 venue! The event space at NewWork/Xing next to the @urbaneo_hamburg. Here you will find the 🪩main stage, ⚒ workshops, the 👾 Game Jam, and 🧑🏻‍🤝‍🧑🏿community formats such as the #IndieTreffHamburg during the festival.
📅November 12-15
🌐Playfestival.de
🚩New Work / Xing

Fi and Mat started planning this year's PLAY - Creative Festival exhibition. The games will be published in the coming weeks, so stay tuned! 🕹️
📅November 12-15
🌐Playfestival.de
🚩Urbaneo

The YoungPLAY team is working hard on the 🖼exhibition at PLAY25. 👾Viewing games, 🧪testing them, 👩🏼‍⚖evaluate and check their suitability for exhibition. All selected will be seen from November 12-15, 2025 at PLAY25 - Creative Gaming Festival @Urbaneo
📅November 12-15
🌐Playfestival.de
🚩Urbaneo

✅ Today we take you with us to the YoungPLAY team's visit to Urbaneo at the weekend.
The young people thought 🧐 about where their exhibition 🖥 could be presented and developed ideas for the Urbaneo.
📅November 12-15
🌐Playfestival.de
🚩Urbaneo

This is it, one of the venues of the PLAY - Creative Gaming Festival 2025 (12.-15. Nov). For the 18th edition, we are at a 🆕, exciting and inspiring location: the URBANEO - Young Architecture Center. 🏙
In addition to Urbaneo, there are other locations, which we will introduce to you soon! 🕰

Save the date! The PLAY Festival opens its doors for the 18th time from November 12 to 15, 2025 and invites all fans of gaming culture and interactive arts to discover the creative potential of digital games - online and hybrid on site in Hamburg. Guess where and write it in the comments!

PLAY is happening Nov 12-15 online and on site at Hamburg! 🎉

Propose your game or your playful media work now (including alt.ctrl, interactive theatre and performances) for the awards, the core exhibition «Take Care» or «Focus Hamburg» if you are local.

👉 www.playfestival.de/en/play25-op...