Pipapo Games

We had a lovely time working with Lisa on Map Map. She is a hard-working, pro-active artist who always delivered on time. Her work made Map Map even better and for that we are very grateful. Thank you! It was a blast to work with her and we wish her all the best for the future🥰

We are so excited to be exhibiting 'Map Map - A Game About Maps' at gamescom this week! Find us at Indie Arena Booth and come talk to us 🗺 Thanks Gamecity Hamburg for making this possible for us 💕

Here are the 11 nominees for the WINGS AWARD, the Special Competition category presented by WINGS Interactive, as selected by Astrid Mie Refstrup: • ODDADA (Sven Ahlgrimm & Mathilde Hoffmann) • The End of the Sun (The End of the Sun Team) • Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall (Brave At Night) • Luna Abyss (Bonsai Collective Limited) • Starship Simulator (Fleetyard Studios) • Copycat (Spoonful of Wonders) • Coridden (Aftnareld) • Map Map - A Game About Maps (Pipapo Games) • Nomori (Enchanted Works) • Once Upon a Rogue's Tale (PolyPirates UG) • Two Falls (Nishu Takuatshina) (Unreliable Narrators) Each game on the list was created by teams with women and other gender-marginalized developers in key roles. Here’s what Astrid Mie had to say after finishing her selection process at Indie Cup Europe’24: "Finding the nominees was a very uplifting experience; there were so many incredible games made by women and gender-marginalized developers that I had not seen before. It shows how much potential we have in our industry, and games can be made by everyone." Winner will be announced on 1 Aug, 2024, receiving a 2,000€ prize from WINGS. Congratulations to all finalists 🎉

We are so excited and grateful to have received the prototype funding! Thank you Gamecity Hamburg and congratulations to all the other great teams and projects!

Together with these four indie game teams from Hamburg, we attended the Nordic Game in the wonderful city of Malmö: About Cannons + Sparrows - About Cannons & Sparrows Amberdive Interactive GmbH Interactive - REPLICORE Pipapo Games - Map Map - A Game about Maps Markus Koepke - Journey Beyond the Edge of the World With our Road to Nordic program, the teams were able to present their games at the joint booth and make important contacts. We are delighted to have met so many new and familiar faces! 💜 Thanks to "medianet berlinbrandenburg e.V. Games" for partnering up for a joint "German" booth at the Nordic Game! Shout out to the wonderful people of WINGS Interactive and Game Habitat for offering further opportunities to meet and exchange ideas. You can find more impressions on our website: https://lnkd.in/e5Qv7MAh

We are so excited and grateful to have received the prototype funding! Thank you Gamecity Hamburg and congratulations to all the other great teams and projects!

Meet us at the Nordic Game Conference 2024 from May 21-24! With our "Road to Nordic" program, we will bring four indie games to Malmö. Meet the Gamecity Hamburg Teams, the developers, and studios on-site, and play "Games Made in Hamburg" at our Gamecity Hamburg booth. These are our four indie games: About Cannons + Sparrows - About Cannons & Sparrows Guide a freshly hatched cannon through a forest filled with evil cannons and restore order in this challenging, lovingly animated Metroidvania-platformer. "REPLICORE" by Amberdive Interactive GmbH is a fast-paced co-op-shooter in which you and your friends fight against mechanical guardians, using "cores" that give you powerful abilities and tactical advances. And of course: All fingers are crossed for the Deutscher Computerspielpreis (German video game award) nomination tonight for best prototype! Good luck! "In Map Map - A Game about Maps" by Pipapo Games, you become the cartographer in this cozy exploration game to map out tropical islands and discover their secrets while helping out your friends. Don't be afraid of the ocean in the atmospheric adventure game "Journey Beyond the Edge of the World" by Markus Koepke, and discover the secrets of this fish trawler with wonderful music and sound design. Head over to our website for more details on the games and teams: https://lnkd.in/exrazz9Q #NordicGame #Conference #Gamedev #Indiegames #Indiedev #GamecityHamburg #derDCP

Applications for the Games Lift Incubator 2024 are open until June 10. Gamecity Hamburg's Games Lift Incubator has been running since 2020 and offers these perks: - 15,000 euros financial support  - An extensive workshop program tailored to the needs of indie developers  Individual mentoring by five experienced industry professionals   - An additional coaching budget of 1,000 euros  - Workspace for exchange and collaboration  - Joint trip to an international industry event  - Access to the Games Lift Network consisting of around 30 industry experts  - Playtesting sessions and other internal as well as public events In the five years of Games Lift, we have continuously worked on the incubator program and now have 20 alumni teams, including Symmetry Break Studio, winner of the Der Deutsche Computerspielpreis | Der DCP 2024 in the “Best Prototype” category, and teams like Pipapo Games and monodot. We are looking forward to 5 new teams this year to expand the Games Lift family 🎮

We are so excited that the Women's Day Sale is returning to Steam this year from March 1-10th! 🎮 Over 400 outstanding games, demos, & discounts await! Let’s celebrate the incredible talent of women & gender marginalized devs together 🥳 📅 Mark your calendars for March 1st! https://lnkd.in/eYJySsTv #InternationalWomensDay #indiedevs #womeningames #indiegames #steamsale

Our Games Lift Incubator is constantly evolving, and so we once again gathered the 2023 Games Lift teams, alumni, and mentors for a playtest session during which the teams Pipapo Games, Bagpack Games, monodot, Markus Koepke, and Dottobeau were able to showcase their progress and got even more feedback. Thank you so much for getting together and checking out all of the games! We can't wait to see more from them in the future. Journalist Jan Bojaryn provides some wonderful impressions in our Games Lift Log on our website: https://lnkd.in/eagc384N #indiedev #indiegame #incubator #playtest #gaming #gamedev