Ciao Ciao Devcom/Gamescom 2025! 🎮

It was a wonderful quality time with lots of amazing, down-to-earth, creative people, all passionate about games and the difference we can make with our colorful, diverse medium. ❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜

We will be at DevCom and GamesCom in Cologne next for the first time as Darya Studios! Super excited to meet and connect with people in the industry, big thanks to the PressStart team for making this possible for us! 💚

@games-stiftung.bsky.social

#PressStart #GamesCom #DevCom #DaryaGame

We had the pleasure visiting marine biologist Dr. Ilse van Opzeeland @hifmb.de

Ilse agreed early on to consult us with our game debut DARYA - her focus on ocean ecoacoustics, and marine mammal behaviour helps us shape our story and the scientific backbone of it.

@stiftung_digitale_spielekultur

Roger Payne's work deeply inspired us to use art and games as a catalyst to think deeper about ourselves and our relationship with nature. When people deeply desire and believe in something together, they can make it happen - even when it goes against the interests of big powerful corporations.

A big Thank You to everyone for showing up at @amazefest.bsky.social in Berlin, making that almost cloudy weather so warm and sunny! 🎉🐳🌞🌈
We enjoyed every second of it with our creative game co-developers. 🥰

Already looking forward to A MAZE. 2026! 💛💚💙💜
Photos by dear Zemre Arslan Tüver

We are excited to share our early Concept Art Teaser for DARYA, a Narrative-Driven Game in development, designed with the direct guidance of marine scientists🎉🐳💚

art&animation @sarashabani.bsky.social
sfx&music @hannesbiebermusic.bsky.social
@gameverband.bsky.social
@games-stiftung.bsky.social

Exchanging and sharing with our fellow game developer friends gives us a lot of energy and inspiration. 🔥🔥🔥
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#pressstart #game #gamedev #berlin🇩🇪 #daryagame #daryastudios

We are now on @flashes.blue aswell! ☺️
Nice to have an Instagram alternative connected to our Bsky account 🐳

🐳 💚 🎮

@games-stiftung.bsky.social
@gameverband.bsky.social
@hannesbiebermusic.bsky.social
@sarashabani.bsky.social

Lots of awesome fresh game ideas floating around in this room at the #pressStart KickOff event at silent green. Looking forward to seeing all these new games come to life! 🐳
Big thanks to @gameverband.bsky.social and
@games-stiftung.bsky.social for organizing this program! ❤️
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photos by Klara Yoon

Games bieten eine innovative Möglichkeit, demokratische Werte zu vermitteln & zu verteidigen. Institutionen wie die @bpb.de setzen auf Videospiele, um Wissen und Werte zu transportieren. Zudem helfen #Games dabei, über Desinformationen aufzuklären & ein kritisches Bewusstsein zu fördern.
#Demokratie

We're so happy to share that we've been granted the PressStart Stipend! 🎉 @sarashabani.bsky.social @hannesbiebermusic.bsky.social

It has been hard years for most of us in the media industry, so we deeply appreciate this opportunity. 🙏

Learn more on our website www.daryastudios.art

#PressStart