Saftladen

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May 5, 2026

Saftladen @ A MAZE. / Berlin 2026

Once again, Saftladen be present at the A MAZE. / Berlin festival from May 13 to 16, in the Village area, with a selection of 13 (!) different projects by our members: We’ll be showing two games in parallel throughout the entire festival. Detailed schedule will follow. If you’re attending the festival please come say […]

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Studios

Strelka Games

Strelka Games
Poppy Labs

Poppy Labs
Wunderfax

Wunderfax
Butter By The Fish

Butter By The Fish
Megagon Industries

Megagon Industries
Fizbin

Fizbin
Martin Svanberg

Martin Svanberg
BerlinGameScene.com

BerlinGameScene.com
GaHa Games

GaHa Games
Slug Disco

Slug Disco
Crosshatch Games

Crosshatch Games
Noio

Noio
Maschinen-Mensch

Maschinen-Mensch
Horizont Computergrafik

Horizont Computergrafik
Crafting Legends

Crafting Legends
Paintbucket Games

Paintbucket Games
Bippinbits

Bippinbits
Blue Backpack

Blue Backpack
Codecks

Codecks
Adrien Laurent

Adrien Laurent

What we make

Flick Shot Rogues

FLICK SHOT ROGUES blends the tactile satisfaction of flicking stuff across a table with the strategic depth of your favourite turnbased roguelikes.

Chain together ridiculous combos, unlock characters, items and skills, and conquer the island!
by Butter By The Fish
published 2025

Curious Expedition

Curious Expedition is a roguelike expedition simulation set in the late 19th century. Together with famous historical personalities, players will venture on unprecedented expeditions to regions never explored before for fame, science and treasures. They will put on their pith helmets and khakis and make their way through a lush, procedurally generated world full of wonder and mystery.
by Maschinen-Mensch
published 2015

over the hill

Explore the world in the golden age of offroading. Drive iconic vehicles from the 60s to 80s by yourself or with friends through challenging trails and beautiful scenery.
in production

Cottage Connections

In Cottage Connections you build your own cozy village. Starting with just a cottage and a stable, build up to a bustling town. Help your quirky neighbors with their problems and forge new friendships.
in production

PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant

Operate your planetary defense cannon to fend off an interplanetary invasion from the comfort of your cozy bunker. You’re here to stay, so obey your superiors, press the right buttons, and sip your daily tea ration - it's good for you.
by Bippinbits
in production

Reignbreaker

Lockpicks meet spiked iron gauntlets in this 'medievalpunk' single-player action-roguelike. Fight through hordes of lock-operated mechs and free the world from the corrupt elite. Plunder their coffers, smash the kingdom and become The Reignbreaker.
by Fizbin
published 2025

Tulip Season

Tulip Season is a cozy farming sim, where you help Willemijn grow the most beautiful tulip field in the kingdom. Time the blooms, breed new colors, upgrade the field, chat with the villagers. Play actively or let the farm run idle.
by Poppy Labs
in production

Stumble in the Dark

An Unlikely Pair of Master Thieves
Walter and Winter Melone were meant to live a quiet and unassuming life. However, their family legacy won’t let them rest. They must follow in the family’s footsteps and do their best to become Master Thieves… despite not having any of the necessary skills.
Explore ancient mansions, crash through the furniture, steal what you can, and run away from both the security and the supernatural in this singleplayer slapstick stealth shenanigans.
by Wunderfax
in production

The Inner World

The Inner World is a classic-style hand-drawn Adventure game for PC, Mac, Linux, PS4, Xbox One, iOS and Android. Solve plenty of challenging puzzles with Robert and Laura in the twisted world of Asposia. Experience an atmospheric and humorous story full of bizarre characters.
by Fizbin
published 2013

Lonely Mountains Downhill

Just you and your bike - take it on a thrilling ride down an unspoiled mountain landscape. Make your way through thick forests, narrow trails and wild rivers. Race, jump, slide and try not to crash - all the way from the peak to the valley!
by Megagon Industries
published 2019

Codecks

Turning Ideas Into Games, Together.
by Codecks
published 2017

Rogue Voltage

The engineering roguelike. Construct your own skills by wiring up modules. Build crazy machines to zap the monsters and trigger satisfying chain reactions.
by Horizont Computergrafik
published 2024

The Inner World – The Last Wind Monk

The story continues in 2017 with the highly anticipated sequel to our successful adventure game. Solve mind-bending puzzles in Asposia and discover a world full of mystery and secrets. Play as Robert, Laura and Peck the pigeon to save the family of the flute noses and meet a bunch of crazy characters along the way!
by Fizbin
published 2017
The Fermi Paradox

The Fermi Paradox

In the Fermi Paradox the player decides the fate of all the newborn alien species in a young galaxy. Those civilizations start in the stone age and advance over millennia into a spacefaring society. They will send out radio signals to other planets and before those messages reach other intelligent beings the senders might destroyed themselves via warfare. Spaceships will be send out to explore other stars and the contact between alien races may not always be peaceful.
by Jörg Reisig
in production

The Berlin Apartment

The Berlin Apartment tells the moving stories of inhabitants of an apartment in the city of Berlin over the last 120 years in several unique, emotional episodes as a character-driven adventure game.
published 2025

Oh Apollo!

Fulfill your role as the priestess of Apollo's oracle in Delphi and bring the temple back to glory in this cozy narrative management game!
by Blue Backpack
in production

The Matriarch

Play Hide & Seek in a diabolical convent where everyone is an imposter.
published 2022
Through the Darkest of Times

Through the Darkest of Times

A historical resistance survival game taking place in Berlin.
Play as the Resistance in Third Reich Berlin:
Fight for freedom, weaken the regime and lead your group Through the Darkest of Times!
by Paintbucket Games
published 2020

The Darkest Files

Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?
by Paintbucket Games
published 2025

Dome Keeper

Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!
by Bippinbits
published 2022

GARBAGE COUNTRY

Garbage Country is a post-apocalyptic exploration sim from the creator of Cloud Gardens and Kingdom: New Lands. Drive across a handcrafted wasteland. Repel waves of enemy bots in tense tower-defense battles. Upgrade your car to travel further into the forgotten world buried under the dust.
by Noio
in production

Mother Machine

Climb, jump, and explore alien caves full of emergent surprises in this 1-4 player co-op action-rpg platformer. Customize your cute chaos gremlin with a never-ending appetite for adventure & mayhem! Unlock a vast range of mutations to choose your preferred playstyle and role in a group.
by Maschinen-Mensch
published 2025

Later

A short hidden object adventure about doing things later. Search, find, and don't lose yourself.
by GaHa Games
published 2025

Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders

Take a deep breath, count to three, and… go! Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders is a game about skiing down gorgeous mountain vistas. Slice through deep snow, skitter over ice lakes, and leap into the air in spectacular jumps, all surrounded by a variety of breathtaking landscapes.
by Megagon Industries
published 2025

Talk & Play

Talk & Play is a free event organised by BerlinGameScene.com, taking place every two months, that provides the opportunity to game enthusiasts, players and makers to meet and exchange knowledge in a friendly, relaxed and safe environment. Everybody’s welcome, regardless of their background and knowledge level: if you like games, we’ll make sure you have a good time!
by BerlinGameScene.com
published 2013

Death Trash

A modern post-apocalyptic role-playing game with action elements and a focus on the narrative and dialogue. A world of cyberpunk, science fiction, horror, the grotesque and trash-talk humor.
by Crafting Legends
published 2021

Empires of the Undergrowth

Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.
by Slug Disco
published 2024

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Can I visit you?

We love to have visitors but can’t always accommodate all the requests. Please send us a message with some information about you, why you’d like to visit us, the date(s) when you’d like to come over and we’ll try to make it happen. Student groups are also welcome to reach out!

Can I join your co-working space?

2026 update: we have a handful of desks currently available, either full- or part-time. We also offer light memberships for people are only interested in participating to our events or supporting the space. Please reach out to find out more!

What's your history?

The Saftladen Collective and co-working space was founded in March 2015 by Maschinen-Mensch and Studio Fizbin. We started with 10 desks at our first location and eventually grew to 50, although the number of total members is much higher since some of the desks are shared. In 2025 Blue Backpack took over the management of the co-working space.

What's up with your name?

Our first co-working space used to be a “Saftpresserei” (juice factory). You could still read the old sign on that building. The name is a play on that and the fact that a Saftladen (juice shop) in colloquial German designates an unprofessional business (which we are not). Also good games are juicy. So there you go.

Where are we?

Normannenstraße 1-2, 10367 Berlin