PLAY - Creative Gaming Festival

Most Creative Game Award from Festival Play25 in Hamburg, awarded to Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts.

Award Ceremony of Play25 where Yaza Games remotely receives the award for Most Creative Game for their Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts.

All nominees in the category "Most Creative Game" at Play25 festival and the organizers of Play25. Group photo.

Play25 festival stage with huge screen in the background.

We did it!!! Scriptorium just won its very first award! 🥹✨

*Most Creative Game* at @play-festival.bsky.social in Hamburg!

Huge thanks to everyone who believed in our cozy medieval sandbox ❤️📜

A collage with images from PLAY25 with the text “A lot to discover! PLAY offers visitors a range of experimental and playful formats to experience: There are more than 40 games to be played, 11 shows to attend, 44 hands-on workshops, 16 talks and 2 trainings. A few spots for trainings are still open - so check out the program and register quickly.”

A collage with images from Truer than You with the text November 12-15 Play 25 Creative Gaming Festival Hamburg”

Truer than You is part of @play-festival.bsky.social together with ~40 other games - as well as talks, workshops and other experiences❣️

PLAY is a unique festival combining media art, discourse, and education with digital game culture 💕 www.playfestival.de/en

#gamesareart #indiegames #queergames

On this picture you can see a split image - on the left part of it it's Mathilde holding a microphone, sitting inside an icelandic forest landscape. On the right side you can see a screen shot of a forest in the game "Closer the Distance" with two photos of icelandic songbirds added to it.

Giving a little speed talk about the audio in Closer the Distance for the @indietreff.bsky.social at @play-festival.bsky.social tonight! 🗣️

If you're in Hamburg and want to hear recordings of icelandic songbirds or Geralt of Rivia snoring - feel free to come by 😁

Hey hey hey ✨

You can find us this weekend at @play-festival.bsky.social (Hamburg) and #Vibez (Barcelona)

See you on there and enjoy the last demo of Roombattle 🎈

My first day at this year‘s @play-festival.bsky.social: So far I have:
1. Played with kinetic sand
2. Diagnosed a patient with acute hipster beard in „Doctor Simulator“
3. Cleaned up the oil spill in @lente.me‘s charming game
4. Built a tiny little sewer diorama in Olof‘s workshop
#PLAYliebe

So cool, thanks!!

Germany! ❤️

🎮 Roombattle: Final Events 2025 are here! 🌍

And we’re taking the fun across continents with our first showcase in Africa! ✈️

🧩 @play-festival.bsky.social
🎶 #VIBEZ
📖 #PremisLudi
🎮 #SAGA
🦄 @playtopia.bsky.social

👀 Where are we seeing you?

#indiegames #gamedev

🌐 Play in Digital Space @ PLAY25 🎮
Join us onsite in Hamburg or online via Discord, Twitch & the PLAYValley – our virtual world on Topia with streams, tours & artist meetups.

No download needed, just log in & explore! 💫🩷

Speakers’ Corner | PLAY - Creative Gaming Festival The Speakers' Corner is our stage for everyone who wants to have a say in the topic of games! Speakers talk about their ideas, projects or topics related to digital gaming culture and share them with...

🎤 Speakers’ Corner @ PLAY25 🎮

Nov 15 @ urbaneo & Twitch!
Talks on open learning, game rules, eco-worlds and more — with Simon Renner, Stefan Pietrusky, Jonas Pfeiffer & Saskia Joanna Rauhut.

Join the conversation! 💡🩷

Infos: www.playfestival.de/en/program/s...

Criticism of capitalism in games | PLAY - Creative Gaming Festival The PLAY - CREATIVE GAMING FESTIVAL invites you to celebrate the culture of digital games online and hybrid onsite on November 12-15, 2025. Revolving around the topic 'Take Care', workshops, exhibitio...

🎤 Young PLAY Talk: Critique of Capitalism in Games 💸🎮

Nov 14, 17–18h @ New Work Stage.

With Eric Jannot & Christina Kutscher, hosted by Johannes from the Young PLAY team.

How can games reflect or challenge capitalism? Let’s talk!

All Infos here: www.playfestival.de/en/program/b...

🏆 Performative PLAY Award Show @ PLAY25 🎮

Join us on Nov 15, 19:00 at New Work for the grand finale!

The jury announces the Most Creative Game Award & visitors’ Audience Award from the PLAY25 exhibition. 💜

Let’s celebrate creativity & play! ✨

Speeddating | PLAY - Creative Gaming Festival Das Dialog-Projekt der Hamburgischen Bürgerschaft bei PLAY bei dem Abgeordnete aus der Bürgerschaft zu PLAY kommen und dort mit dem Publikum Themen rund um die Bedeutung von Games in der Gesellschaft ...

💬 Speeddating @ PLAY25 🎮

Am 14.11., 15–16:30 Uhr bei New Work diskutieren Jugendliche ab 15 mit Politiker*innen & Expert*innen u.a. über Take Care, Medienbildung & Games in der Bildung.

Alle Infos: www.playfestival.de/de/programm/...

📧 anmeldung@playfestival.de

At the Creative Gaming Studio, everyone is invited to explore, experiment, and play, discovering how digital games can become creative tools for expression, learning, and connection. 🎮💫

More Information: www.playfestival.de/en

Ausstellung | PLAY - Creative Gaming Festival Das Das PLAY – CREATIVE GAMING FESTIVAL lädt vom 12. bis 15. November 2025 ein, online und hybrid vor Ort die Kultur digitaler Spiele zu feiern. In Workshops, Ausstellungen, Shows und bunten Community...

YoungPLAY at PLAY25 🎮
The youth team (ages 14–21) curating their own exhibition, designs spaces & explores how care & creativity meet in games.

Discover their picks here: www.playfestival.de/de/ausstellung

🎓 Fortbildungen bei PLAY25! 💡

Für Lehrkräfte, Pädagog*innen, Game Designer*innen, Interessierte!

🕹️ Barrierefreies Gaming – 14.11., 16–18 Uhr
🎮 Creative Gaming Grundlagen – 15.11., 11–13 Uhr

Die Fortbildungen sind kostenfrei, Anmeldung über die Webseite.

Take Care?! – Verantwortung und Sorgearbeit im Spiel 🎮

Talk am 15.11., 17–18 Uhr @ New Work & im Livestream.

U.a. mit OddNina & Nora Beyer über Care, Games & Verantwortung in Entwicklung, Streaming & Forschung.

⚓️ Focus Hamburg @ PLAY25 🎮

Discover creative game projects from Hamburg’s vibrant scene – from HAW’s student showcases & Kuti-Arcades to Macromedia, S4G & the mystical underground Arcave. 🍄✨

All Infos here: www.playfestival.de/de/ausstellung

Besuch | PLAY - Creative Gaming Festival Hier sind häufig gestellte Fragen und entsprechende Antworten zu finden.

🎲 WORKSHOPS AT PLAY!

Games can do more than entertain – they can inspire change and connection. 💡

Join us on Sat, Nov 15 for two workshops (in German):
14:00 Serious Play for Serious Challenges
16:00 Serious Topics, Light-Hearted Games

Register here:
www.playfestival.de/de/besuch?fb...

Awards | PLAY - Creative Gaming Festival Since 2016, the international Creative Gaming Awards award games and playful media works, that allow players to interact with them in a creative way.

🏆 MOST CREATIVE GAME AWARD

The award honors the most creative and inspiring game of PLAY25.
The jury selects the winner.

See all nominees and details here:

www.playfestival.de/en/awards

Exhibition | PLAY - Creative Gaming Festival The PLAY - CREATIVE GAMING FESTIVAL invites you to celebrate the culture of digital games online and hybrid onsite on November 12-15, 2025. Revolving around the topic 'Take Care', workshops, exhibitio...

EXHIBITION: Core Exhibit – TAKE CARE 💛🎮
Discover games exploring care — from empathy in gameplay to responsibility for our planet. 🌍✨
Part of PLAY – Creative Gaming Festival 2025!

See the whole exhibition here:

www.playfestival.de/en/exhibition

🎮 Hamburg Indie Treff – Nov 14! ✨
Meet Hamburg’s indie scene & enjoy an inspiring stage program! 💡🎤

🕒 18:30 Opening | 19:00 Talks | 20:00 Networking

Hosted by Indie Treff e.V., a non-profit supporting indie devs through talks, exchange & community. 💬🤝

We loved the show and you so much! Super creative and extremely engaging. Especially the game, where sonic got faster for every ring collected. 🤩 Impossible!

⏰ Last Call! ⏰

You can submit your contributions for our Speakers’ Corner 🗣️ and our Booth of Things until September 26!

🎤 Speakers’ Corner – Our open stage for everyone who wants to join the conversation about games.

📰 Booth of Things – Our kiosk for your creative ideas and projects.

Die Anmeldung für das Schulprogramm ist geöffnet! 📢✨

Das PLAY Festival lädt Schulklassen ein, in digitale Welten einzutauchen. 👩‍🏫🎮

📌 Alle Infos und das Buchungstool findet ihr auf unserer Website – Link in BIO!

🌟 Erlebt das gesamte PLAY Festival vom 12.–15. November im Urbaneo! 🌟

🎮 Meet the Award Nominees! 🏆

1️⃣ LE FOL by MIRIS Arcana 🔮

2️⃣ Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts by Yaza Games 📜

3️⃣ Toy Tactics by Kraken Empire 🎲⚔️

4️⃣ Bladesong by SUN AND SERPENT creations ⚔️

5️⃣ Let Bions Be Bygones by Bohemian Pulp 🕵️‍♂️

Experience these and more games at PLAY Festival – November 12–15!

Members of the YoungPLAY team from Hamburg and NRW visited this year's Gamescom in Cologne.
🔥 They were inspired, talked to developers at the Indiearenabooth, and presented their work for the PLAY - Creative Gaming Festival (Nov. 12-15 in Hamburg) on stage at Jugendforum NRW. 🕹️

The talk by our youth team will be streamed in a few minutes here: www.youtube.com/live/azXA9KV...

Meet the YoungPLAY team on Thursday and Friday @gamescomglobal.bsky.social!

🔥 They will look out for inspirations, fantastic artists and can tell you all about their work on the upcoming PLAY festival (Nov 12-15).

🕹️ Join our interactive talk at the stage of the Jugendforum NRW - H10.1, 2:30pm

🆕 Another #PLAY25 venue! The event space at NewWork/Xing next to the @urbaneo_hamburg. Here you will find the 🪩main stage, ⚒ workshops, the 👾 Game Jam, and 🧑🏻‍🤝‍🧑🏿community formats such as the #IndieTreffHamburg during the festival.
📅November 12-15
🌐Playfestival.de
🚩New Work / Xing