German Developer Award: "Tiny Bookshop" is Game of the Year
The cozy management game "Tiny Bookshop" was awarded Best Game of the Year at the German Developer Award.
(Image: Neoludic Games)
"Tiny Bookshop" was awarded Best German Video Game at the German Developer Award 2025. The cozy management game with graphic novel elements also won in the categories "Best Graphics" and "Best Indie Game".
In "Tiny Bookshop", players run a mobile book van. They must recommend the right books to potential buyers, and decorative options create a cozy atmosphere. The game also places great emphasis on story elements – getting to know the customers is an important part of "Tiny Bookshop".
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The „Cozy Game“ was developed by Cologne-based studio Neoludic Games and released in August 2025. Within the first four weeks of release, it sold over 300,000 copies. The Steam price is 20 Euros; there are no console versions.
Awards for "The Darkest Files"
Several awards were also won by „The Darkest Files“ by Paintbucket Games, in which you take on the role of a prosecutor hunting former Nazis in the 1950s. It was awarded the prizes for Best Game Design and "Best Game Beyond Entertainment" at the German Developer Award.
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The award for Studio of the Year went to the Berlin-based team Toukana Interactive, best known for their title "Dorfromantik", and which released a new game, „Star Birds“, into Early Access this year. The recently released city-builder strategy game "Anno 117" by Ubisoft was too late for this year's award and can only be considered next year.
The German Developer Award has been presented since 2004 and is supported by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the city of Cologne. The winners of the categories are chosen by juries of press and industry experts. Games from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland are eligible. Last year, the survival role-playing game „Enshrouded“ by Frankfurt-based game studio Keen Games won the German Developer Award.
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