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🎮 making DARYA atm 🐋 🌐 https://daryastudios.com 🌳 https://linktr.ee/daryastudios 🎨 Game & Media Art Company 💙 heartwarming non violent games 💡 restoring the lost connection between humanity & nature 🌊

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Darya Studios @daryastudios.bsky.social · Aug 29

A big thanks to PressStart and @games-stiftung.bsky.social for the amazing kickstart at @devcom.bsky.social 🥳

Can't wait to see you all soon at other events! 🐳

#PressStart #GamesCom #DevCom #DaryaGame

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Darya Studios @daryastudios.bsky.social · Aug 29

Ciao Ciao Devcom/Gamescom 2025! 🎮

It was a wonderful quality time with lots of amazing, down-to-earth, creative people, all passionate about games and the difference we can make with our colorful, diverse medium. ❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜

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Darya Studios @daryastudios.bsky.social · Aug 13

We will be at DevCom and GamesCom in Cologne next for the first time as Darya Studios! Super excited to meet and connect with people in the industry, big thanks to the PressStart team for making this possible for us! 💚

@games-stiftung.bsky.social

#PressStart #GamesCom #DevCom #DaryaGame

Darya Studios @daryastudios.bsky.social · Aug 12

Oh yes, underwater acoustics is such a vast strange universe, so much to discover 🎧 wasn’t really aware before how crucial acoustics are for marine life!

Darya Studios @daryastudios.bsky.social · Aug 12

We are currently deep in story development and it is all starting to take a nice shape. We are really looking forward to be sharing more in the near future! 🐋

#DaryaGame #DaryaStudios #HIFMB #MarineBiology #Whales #Ocean #Videogame #PressStart

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Darya Studios @daryastudios.bsky.social · Aug 12

Questions we tackle are:

🌍 Do scientists fear for the future of our planet?
📊 How do they feel in the current political situation?
🔊 Do they feel represented accurately by films, games and media?
📖 What do THEY want people to know and care more?

Darya Studios @daryastudios.bsky.social · Aug 12

We still want to be accurate and thorough with our story, as our main character is a marine biologist as well, studying whale communication. Talking to Ilse opens up new worlds to explore: approaches to game mechanics, new ways of thinking about our character, world building and so much more!

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Darya Studios @daryastudios.bsky.social · Aug 12

Our game is not an educational game, nor is it a pure factual story, so...

❔ Why are we meeting with scientists?

Darya Studios @daryastudios.bsky.social · Aug 12

We had the pleasure visiting marine biologist Dr. Ilse van Opzeeland @hifmb.de

Ilse agreed early on to consult us with our game debut DARYA - her focus on ocean ecoacoustics, and marine mammal behaviour helps us shape our story and the scientific backbone of it.

@stiftung_digitale_spielekultur

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Darya Studios @daryastudios.bsky.social · Aug 7

Today, whales face new threats like ship strikes, noise, and climate change - proof that protecting them remains a human responsibility.

#DaryaGame #DaryaStudios #Whales #Humpback #RogerPayne #ConservationStorytelling #Nature #HumpbackSongs #OceanNoise #MarineLife #GameDesign #Game

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Darya Studios @daryastudios.bsky.social · Aug 7

He was a biologist who, in 1970, released Songs of the Humpback Whale, significantly helping spark global efforts to end whale hunting. At the time, humpbacks had been reduced by over 90% to just a few thousand individuals; after bans and protections, global numbers rebounded to well over 100,000.

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Darya Studios @daryastudios.bsky.social · Aug 7

Roger Payne's work deeply inspired us to use art and games as a catalyst to think deeper about ourselves and our relationship with nature. When people deeply desire and believe in something together, they can make it happen - even when it goes against the interests of big powerful corporations.

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Darya Studios @daryastudios.bsky.social · May 19

A big Thank You to everyone for showing up at @amazefest.bsky.social in Berlin, making that almost cloudy weather so warm and sunny! 🎉🐳🌞🌈
We enjoyed every second of it with our creative game co-developers. 🥰

Already looking forward to A MAZE. 2026! 💛💚💙💜
Photos by dear Zemre Arslan Tüver

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Darya Studios @daryastudios.bsky.social · Mar 12

We are excited to share our early Concept Art Teaser for DARYA, a Narrative-Driven Game in development, designed with the direct guidance of marine scientists🎉🐳💚

art&animation @sarashabani.bsky.social
sfx&music @hannesbiebermusic.bsky.social
@gameverband.bsky.social
@games-stiftung.bsky.social

Darya Studios @daryastudios.bsky.social · Mar 4

photos by Klara Yoon! :)

Darya Studios @daryastudios.bsky.social · Mar 4

Exchanging and sharing with our fellow game developer friends gives us a lot of energy and inspiration. 🔥🔥🔥
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#pressstart #game #gamedev #berlin🇩🇪 #daryagame #daryastudios

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Darya Studios @daryastudios.bsky.social · Feb 27

We are now on @flashes.blue aswell! ☺️
Nice to have an Instagram alternative connected to our Bsky account 🐳

Darya Studios @daryastudios.bsky.social · Feb 27

thank you so much! 😊

Darya Studios @daryastudios.bsky.social · Feb 26

We'd love to join the starter pack :)
we are currently developing a game about whales 🐳💕

Darya Studios @daryastudios.bsky.social · Feb 26

hello, we'd love to join the list! :)
currently working on our narrative driven game 🐳

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Darya Studios @daryastudios.bsky.social · Feb 26

heyhey, could you include us in the starter pack? :) 💕🐳

Darya Studios @daryastudios.bsky.social · Feb 25

🐳 💚 🎮

@games-stiftung.bsky.social
@gameverband.bsky.social
@hannesbiebermusic.bsky.social
@sarashabani.bsky.social

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Darya Studios @daryastudios.bsky.social · Feb 15

Lots of awesome fresh game ideas floating around in this room at the #pressStart KickOff event at silent green. Looking forward to seeing all these new games come to life! 🐳
Big thanks to @gameverband.bsky.social and
@games-stiftung.bsky.social for organizing this program! ❤️
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photos by Klara Yoon

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game – Verband der deutschen Games-Branche e.V. @gameverband.bsky.social · Jan 30

Games bieten eine innovative Möglichkeit, demokratische Werte zu vermitteln & zu verteidigen. Institutionen wie die @bpb.de setzen auf Videospiele, um Wissen und Werte zu transportieren. Zudem helfen #Games dabei, über Desinformationen aufzuklären & ein kritisches Bewusstsein zu fördern.
#Demokratie

73 % der Deutschen sagen, dass Games dabei helfen, Wissen über demokratische Grundwerte zu vermitteln.

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