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The Rabbit 2025 - Indie Games Residency @therabbitgames.bsky.social · 1d

Meet @sharkbombs.bsky.social, the solo label of Martin Nerurkar! 🐇 Crownbreakers is a fast-paced single-player card tactics game where magic meets modern life. Every run is different, blending strategy, movement & story-driven choices 🎮

More: sharkbombs.com #gamedev #indiedev

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The Rabbit 2025 - Indie Games Residency @therabbitgames.bsky.social · 13d

We’re excited to have Neonature, the VR arthouse studio from Brandenburg! 🐇 Entangled Forest: the Rings of Time is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure where players travel through time - from ancient forests to a speculative future city.🌳🌏 More: www.neonature.earth #gamedev #indiedev

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The Rabbit 2025 - Indie Games Residency @therabbitgames.bsky.social · 20d

✨ Meet @sentimentgames.com! Their first full project Deck of Memories lets you play Joon, the last lighthouse keeper, diving into fragmented memories 🃏. Cards are choices, encounters become emotions, and each playthrough reveals new stories. For fans of Inscryption or Slay the Spire #gamedev

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Hedenite @hedenite.bsky.social · 22d

Folks in Berlin: come to Talk & Play tomorrow (Sep 17, 18:30) to try out Hedenite's latest build and chat with our very own Les Vynogradov! ;)

Thanks @berlingamescene.bsky.social and @lorenzopilia.bsky.social for this wonderful opportunity!
www.meetup.com/berlingamesc...

Talk & Play #52, Wed, Sep 17, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup

**RSVP via Meetup is mandatory to attend the event, due to limited capacity. Additionally, all attendees will be required to wear an FFP2 mask.** Talk & Play is a free eve

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The Rabbit 2025 - Indie Games Residency @therabbitgames.bsky.social · 27d

Today, we want to introduce Heden Smugglers, a talented team originally from Ukraine, now based between Kyiv and Berlin. 🐇 This November, they’ll be joining us at for a month to work on their game 𝘏𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦! @hedenite.bsky.social

#gamedev #indiedev

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The Rabbit 2025 - Indie Games Residency @therabbitgames.bsky.social · Sep 5

Introducing @yukimisoft.moe — solo dev Yasmine Lee (NYC) joins The Rabbit 2025 to work on her debut game: It’s Always Your Fault — a PC-98 style visual novel about a crumbling marriage, shifting memories, and psychological loops. Steam & itch launch planned for 2026.

#indiedev #gamedev

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The Rabbit 2025 - Indie Games Residency @therabbitgames.bsky.social · Aug 28

Irene is an indie game developer (working on Cat Cafe Manager 2) and games marketing specialist based in Berlin, orginally from Barcelona. She's responsible for the PR strategy of The Rabbit #gamedev #indiedev

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The Rabbit 2025 - Indie Games Residency @therabbitgames.bsky.social · Aug 28

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The Rabbit 2025 - Indie Games Residency @therabbitgames.bsky.social · Aug 26

🎉 Our Rabbit alumni Crinklecut Games just launched their game Discounty on Steam!
🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/2274620/...
Proud moment for the Rabbit fam 🐇

#gamedev #indiedv

Save 20% on Discounty on Steam

Manage your own discount supermarket! Get caught up in small-town drama, organize and plan your shop's layout, and strike lucrative trade deals as you expand your secretive aunt's business empire. Sel...

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The Rabbit 2025 - Indie Games Residency @therabbitgames.bsky.social · Aug 25

Some exciting news! The Rabbit alumni @spellgardengames.com just launched the game Ritual of Raven!

store.steampowered.com/app/2066520/...

#gamedev #indiedev

Ritual of Raven on Steam

Ritual of Raven is a story-based farming sim - but you don’t do the farming yourself! Enchant Arcana Constructs to grow a magical herb garden, befriend a cute bunch of weirdos and use your witchy skil...

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The Rabbit 2025 - Indie Games Residency @therabbitgames.bsky.social · Aug 25

Katja runs social media and communications for The Rabbit.
That means everything from application announcements to jury intros and reels. Marketing strategist by day — and a lifelong fan of indie horror games #gamedev #indiedev

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The Rabbit 2025 - Indie Games Residency @therabbitgames.bsky.social · Aug 20

Out of 95 applications from 47 countries — 244 people in total — we’ve selected 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫. 50% of the selected candidates are from the region Berlin / Brandenburg and 60% are from under-represented genders in games! #gamedev

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The Rabbit 2025 - Indie Games Residency @therabbitgames.bsky.social · Aug 20

We announced this year’s teams today!

@yukimisoft.moe (USA)
@hedenite.bsky.social (Berlin/UA)
@sentimentgames.com (Berlin)
@remullagames.bsky.social (Spain)
Sharkbomb Studios (Germany)
Neonature (Brandenburg)

Ph: @medienboard.bsky.social

#gamedev

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The Rabbit 2025 - Indie Games Residency @therabbitgames.bsky.social · Aug 19

Join the Rabbit team at the Pink Breakfast at the A MAZE. Booth (Indie Area) 🐇

📍 12:00 | August 20 | gamescom
That’s where we’ll announce the winners of The Rabbit 2025!

Register here → sweapevent.com/b?p=gamescom...

#gamedev #indiedev

GamesCom Pink Breakfast

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The Rabbit 2025 - Indie Games Residency @therabbitgames.bsky.social · Aug 18

Javier is a marketing specialist, event and project manager specialized in international cultural projects. For The Rabbit, he manages logistics, program coordination, and community care— ensuring every detail of the residency runs smoothly. #gamedev #indiedev

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The Rabbit 2025 - Indie Games Residency @therabbitgames.bsky.social · Aug 8

Matthias is a board game (and video game) lover and aspiring experience designer with a background in web development. For the Rabbit, he’s responsible for managing the application and selection process. #gamdev #indiedev

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The Rabbit 2025 - Indie Games Residency @therabbitgames.bsky.social · Jul 30

The Rabbit Residency is still a few months away —
but if you're curious about the place where it all happens, August is a good time to visit 🐇🌿 We’re offering 10% off accommodation at Coconat this month — with everyday free yoga and no coworking fee on the weekend :) #coworking #workation

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The Rabbit 2025 - Indie Games Residency @therabbitgames.bsky.social · Jul 29

The next one team member of The Rabbit is Ruth! She is a systemic coach, mediator, program and project manager with strong ties with the Indie Game Dev scene. She is curating the overall program for The Rabbit. #gamedev #indiedev

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The Rabbit 2025 - Indie Games Residency @therabbitgames.bsky.social · Jul 24

Time to meet the team behind The Rabbit 🐇 Let’s start with one of the co-initiators: Julianne Becker. Julianne is Co-founder and Managing Director of Coconat, a workation, coworking, and coliving space in the countryside, with a special focus fair and sustainable regional development. #gamedev

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The Rabbit 2025 - Indie Games Residency @therabbitgames.bsky.social · Jul 11

We received tons of amazing applications from 47 countries worldwide. Now the jury will spend the next month reviewing them to select the next group of Rabbits for November. Thanks to everyone who applied — we can’t wait to see what’s next! #gamedev #indiedev

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The Rabbit 2025 - Indie Games Residency @therabbitgames.bsky.social · Jun 30

And here’s our final jury intro — Jerome Zenker. He works as Business Development Manager & Scout at Wiesbaden-based publisher Assemble Entertainment. He enjoys contributing his expertise to various specialist juries, including the Indie Arena Booth since 2023 and from now on Rabbit #gamedev

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The Rabbit 2025 - Indie Games Residency @therabbitgames.bsky.social · Jun 18

🧑🏽‍⚖️ Meet Rabbit juror #4: @kiddesimo.bsky.social (Des Gayle)
A creative leader who brings stories to life — across games, screens and now also short films. Des is currently working on TALTFE, a deeply personal animated project:
🎥 kickstarter.com/projects/alteredgene/taltfe 🐇
#gamedev #indiedev

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The Rabbit 2025 - Indie Games Residency @therabbitgames.bsky.social · Jun 16

And now... meet our next juror: Marina Díez (she/they) – award-winning game designer, director, biz expert, filmmaker, Forbes Under 30. Now Game Director at @bildundtonfabrik.bsky.social (The Berlin Apartment), previously Lead Designer for Dordogne.
Also: emotional game design consultant. #indiedev

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The Rabbit 2025 - Indie Games Residency @therabbitgames.bsky.social · Jun 16

🐇 We just closed the call for The Rabbit Residency — and wow, so many amazing applications from around the world 🧳
Thanks to everyone who hopped in! #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev

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