Pressemeldung Games & Digitales
German Developer Award: 5 Honors for Games and Studios from the Capital Region
German Development Award 2025: All award recipients (© Andreas Krupa)
Berlin / Potsdam / Cologne – A fantastic result: At the German Developer Award, 5 trophies go to games and studios from Berlin-Brandenburg! Toukana Interactive is honored as Studio of the Year, and Paintbucket Games wins in two categories with its MBB-funded title THE DARKEST FILES. Additional awards go to Happy Broccoli Games and Berlin-based creator Serenad Yilmaz. With a total of 12 nominations, an especially large number of teams from the capital region were represented at this year’s German Developer Award. It is one of the most important honors in the computer games industry and has been awarded since 2004.
Helge Jürgens, CEO New Media Funding of MBB:
“Congratulations to the Capital Region’s game studios on their success at the German Developer Award! We are especially pleased to see Toukana Interactive recognized as Studio of the Year. We have supported the Berlin team since its founding at HTW, and its MBB-funded debut DORFROMANTIK has been both an artistic and economic success. THE DARKEST FILES by Paintbucket Games is also being honored— a game that brings historical reflection into the digital realm. It is an excellent example of how video games can make cultures of remembrance tangible. We have supported Paintbucket Games from the very beginning, as well as the award recipients from Happy Broccoli Games and Serenad Yilmaz from Food For Thought Media. Their success shows how important continuous support for emerging talent is for the region.”
Winners from the Capital Region:
✨ Studio of the Year: Toukana Interactive
✨ Best Game Beyond Entertainment:THE DARKEST FILES by Paintbucket Games #MBBFunded
✨ Best Game Design:THE DARKEST FILES by Paintbucket Games #MBBFunded
✨ Best Audio Design:DUCK DETECTIVE: THE GHOST OF GLAMPING by Happy Broccoli Games
✨ NRW Sponsorship Award: Serenad Yilmaz / Food for Thought Media