Hold a physical flame up to the digital darkness to escape from Dracula’s castle. Avoid monsters and keep an eye on your match in order to survive. As the flame runs out, so does the time remaining to make it out alive.

A fox is on a journey through a vast and snowy landscape.
Wrapped in a warm coat you may follow him and become a part of his quest. Close is a poetic and atmospheric exploration game about yourself and the other one. About being alone and being together.

This game is nominated for the Creative Gaming Award in the category Most Innovative Newcomer Game.

Four players are needed to close a spaceship’s air leaks to keep breathing. Releasing air however is the only way to steer the spaceship. Players need to work together to navigate the ship out of the level before running out of air.

De Pictura is an inspiring VR experience in which players place paintings which eventually allow them to enter new places within the game’s environment. The game combines exploration and art.

De Pictura is nominated for the Creative Gaming Award in the category Most Creative Game.

The narrative game with point’n click elements tells the unexpected and crazy story of Hunter S. Thompson. Players experience the story of Death of a Poet from his point of view. The game combines illustrations with oil paintings to achieve a unique art style.

This game is nominated for the Creative Gaming Award in the category Most Innovative Newcomer Game.

Oh no! You slept too long and missed your station – now you have to read plans and find your way back with the right trains. But maybe you also want to help all those strange creatures on all those stations to all those different daytimes? How do you say… Life’s a journey not a destination.

Follow-up to the original from 2014.

With the Audio Contest, Tresentalk, 10 Years of PLAY Festival Birthday Gala and Networking, a very varied program awaits you at the next Gamecity Meeting on Thursday, November 2nd. At the same time, the purchase of our 6 Euro (plus 1,14€ Eventbrite-tax) ticket includes a day ticket for the PLAY Festival on November 2nd.

At the start of the evening event at 6:30 pm in the Markthalle / Room Marx, the three finalists of the Audio Contest will present their works to the public. Afterwards you choose the winner. After that, the motto is “Do you have some time for me? Time in Game Design” at our Tresentalk. The three experienced game designers Matthias Kempke (Daedalic), Peer Kröger (InnoGames) and Max Schulz (Threaks) take the time to discuss about the topic as a game element. We are looking forward to an exciting conversation. Afterwards, you can either end the colourful evening with the PLAY birthday gala or network with colleagues from the Hamburg games industry.

FYI: the whole program is in German only.

Timetable
09:00 Uhr – PLAY Festival
18:00 Uhr – Admission Gamecity Treff
18:30 Uhr – Audio Contest
19:00 Uhr – Tresentalk – Do you have some time for me? Time in Game Design
19:45 Uhr – Break
20:00 Uhr – PLAY birthday gala and/or Networking

Even in normal Wimmelpictures, patience and time are important factors: “Hidden Folks” even leaves out colors, but it’s still not any simpler. Well, right – some figures hide behind objects which you have to push away… but it’s an interactive game, right? The hand-drawn scenery and the self made sounds invite to a collective search… bring along your glasses!