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Recap: Game Playtest Night #5 in Hamburg
Gamecity Hamburg's recap of its fifth Game Playtest Night, held at XPERION Hamburg and published April 14, 2026, presents the event as a community format connecting local developers with players.
- The fifth Game Playtest Night in Hamburg, held in April 2026 at XPERION, showcased 14 diverse local game titles to facilitate direct user feedback.
- Featured projects spanned a wide range of formats and genres, including cooperative multiplayer, VR musical adventures, narrative puzzles, roguelites, and minimalist tower defense.
- Specific titles highlighted during the event included Roll Together, Monstersongs, Deep Fog Signals, and Vacunauts.
Games Lift: Graduation 2025: Hamburg
The Games Lift Graduation 2025, held in December 2025 at the Design Zentrum Hamburg and reported by Gamecity Hamburg on January 5, 2026, marked the year-end conclusion of the Hamburg-based Games Lift Incubator.
- Gamecity Hamburg’s 2025 Games Lift incubator program concluded with five independent development teams demonstrating their transition from early-stage concepts to market-ready products.
- The cohort included 'The Wrong Horse' (crime adventure, 2027 release), 'Ungradable' (horror job simulation), 'Project Slimepot' (folklore-inspired action RPG), 'Fading Skies' (Metroidvania), and 'AfterLive' (reality-show-themed roguelite).
- The Metroidvania title 'Fading Skies' has already achieved external market validation through a successful Kickstarter campaign.
Games Lift: Hacking and Snacking with Project Slimepot
Project Slimepot, a game in development by the four-person Hamburg team Calluna Games, is profiled as one of the projects in Gamecity Hamburg's Games Lift Incubator in a feature published November 4, 2025.
- The Games Lift Incubator in Hamburg provides a structured support system for independent studios, offering mentorship, workshops, and financial resources to transition concepts into market-ready products.
- Calluna Games, a four-person team with two years of prior collaboration, is currently incubating their project, 'Project Slimepot,' through this program.
- Project Slimepot features a 'Slay, Cook, Serve' core loop that has been refined from a tavern-management focus to a streamlined experience centered on character progression and team-building.
Games Lift: Good Ideas for a Year 2025
Gamecity Hamburg's September 15, 2025 recap covers the kickoff event for the 2025 cohort of its Games Lift Incubator, now more than five years old.
- The 2025 Games Lift Incubator cohort, hosted by Gamecity Hamburg, is currently supporting five distinct game projects: The Wrong Horse, Phasmopass, Encaged and Ungraded, Fading Skies, and Project Slimepot.
- The program focuses on long-term career sustainability for independent studios through a methodology of intensive one-on-one mentoring, workshops, and professional networking.
- The incubator emphasizes community building by actively facilitating connections between the current 2025 cohort and program alumni.
Games Lift 2025: Hamburg Incubator Supports Five New Developer Teams
Gamecity Hamburg's Games Lift Incubator will support five new developer teams in 2025, providing a one-year workshop and mentoring program, financial aid, and networking opportunities.
- Gamecity Hamburg has selected five developer teams for its 2025 Games Lift incubator program, which begins on September 8.
- Each of the five selected teams receives 15,000 euros in financial support and access to a one-year program featuring workshops, mentoring from over 30 industry experts, and a joint trip to an international industry event.
- The 2025 cohort includes the projects 'The Wrong Horse', 'Encaged and Ungraded', 'Fading Skies', 'Phasmopass', and 'Project: Slimepot'.
Games Lift 2025: The New Five Teams
Gamecity Hamburg announced on July 28, 2025 the five teams selected for the sixth Games Lift Incubator round, a Hamburg-based program supporting early-stage game developers.
- Gamecity Hamburg’s Games Lift Incubator has selected five teams for its 2025 cohort, providing each with 15,000 euros in funding and one year of professional mentoring.
- The 2025 application cycle saw 43 submissions, more than doubling the volume of interest compared to previous years.
- The program begins on September 8, 2025, and includes access to a network of over 30 international industry experts and support for international market exposure.