18-20 Aug 2024
- 25 Aug 2024
4.1 Stand D-049
Level up! Get to know Catalan Games
Networking Reception
Thursday 22 August, 1 pm
Location: B2B area / Hall 4.1, Catalan Arts Booth D049
We invite you to a chilled wine and appetizer pairings at our stand. Join us and discover the Catalan video game ecosystem.
Supporting Catalan Creativity Worldwide
Fostering Catalan Creativity Worldwide
We are very pleased to present the Catalan companies taking part in Devcom - Gamescom 2024. The Government of Catalonia, through the Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies (ICEC), under its internationalisation brand Catalan Arts, supports the presence at Gamescom of a large Catalan delegation, with more than 30 representatives attending the Fair, six of them as co-exhibitors at the Catalan Arts Digital Culture booth at Indie Arena Booth - Gamescom.
This booklet gathers information on the game studios, events and incubators attending Gamescom 2024 and the professional activities we organise. If you
want more information on a particular company or game, please don’t hesitate to contact them directly. You can also get in touch with us at the booth in the B2B area, (Hall 4.1 Catalan Arts Booth D-049) or by contacting any of our offices – located in Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, London and Paris – for further assistance. We hope you will have a chance to meet them all and have interesting conversations.
Under the Catalan Arts label, we strengthen the presence of Catalan companies and creative works at international fairs and key professional events like Gamescom, in our aim to connect, mentor and support creative companies on their international journey. Please visit our website to find out more about us: www.catalanarts.cat/en
Delegates Round Table
Institutions Support and funding
VIDEO GAME: Altered Alma
2Awesome Studio is an independent game development studio and indie publisher whose mission is to add awesomeness to reality. AK-xolotl is a top-down roguelite featuring the cutest amphibian. Hunt, die, regenerate, repeat!
2Awesome Studio
Citadelum is a city builder set in Ancient Rome. Build your own settlement, gather resources and evolve it into a magnificent city. Explore the world, trade and lead your legions in epic battles. Earn the favour of the Gods or challenge them; if you dare.
Abylight Barcelona
VIDEO GAME: Citadelum
Aleix Ramon is a music composer and sound designer for indie games with several shipped titles under his belt.
Aleix Ramon
Baby Robot Games
VIDEO GAME: Ereban: Shadow Legacy
A young indie studio from Spain. We have recently released our debut title, Ereban: Shadow Legacy, a fast-paced stealth platformer game where you can merge with the shadows and move freely through them.
Binary Phoenix
VIDEO GAME: Forgotten Fragments
Test your skills in this puzzleplatformer game: Help Enid, Ryder, and Dayen recover the Forgotten Fragments in this beautiful pixel art adventure. Hundreds of hand-crafted levels split between the single-player and co-op campaigns!
De Falces
VIDEO GAME: Jordi & Oslo and the Lost Tail
De Falces is a small indie developer spread across the world. Jordi & Oslo and the Lost Tail is their first point-andclick adventure game, ripe with beautiful watercolour-painted locations, quirky characters, and witty puzzles.
Dust Games
VIDEO GAME: Roombattle
Dust Games is a video game studio of four young developers aiming to create fun casual games for the whole family.
Epictellers Entertainment
We are Epictellers, a video game studio specialised in cRPG, consisting of a passionate crew of experienced game developers who have united over a shared love of role-playing games.
Fisherman’s Games
VIDEO GAME: Project Solar
Fisherman’s Games is a studio founded in Barcelona for the development of Project Solar.
Join Hope in a captivating 3rdperson puzzle platformer game.
Explore a ruined Earth, harness solar energy, and save the world from pollution’s aftermath.
GameBCN is a mainly public funded global incubation program, helping video game studios professionalise their production pipeline and maximise their business opportunities.
Garage51 Entertainment
Where talent grows and dreams thrive. We’re not just a team, we’re a family, nurturing junior profiles into industry leaders with our comprehensive development pipeline since our start 6 years ago.
VIDEO GAME: Drums Rock
VIDEO GAME: Antro
Antro is a 2.5D rhythm puzzle platformer game, merges urban music and gameplay in levels in which the player advances in sync with the music. Gatera Studio was born to represent urban culture in video games from a rebellious and disruptive perspective.
Gatera Studio
Ground Game Atelier
VIDEO GAME: The Time I Have Left
The Time I Have Left is a narrative time-driven adventure game with RPG elements. The player takes the role of Aline, a woman affected by The Miasma, a phenomenon that marks her for certain death. Players will guide Aline in a race against time to escape Colony 7.
Half Sunk Games
VIDEO GAME: The Dream Observatory
Half Sunk Games, a creative group from Barcelona with 4 years’ experience, is developing The Dream Observatory, a singleplayer card management game. As a dream weaver, create unique dream experiences by combining portal cards to match each dreamer’s needs.
Herobeat Studios
VIDEO GAME: Rewild
We are passionate about creating impactful games that leave a lasting impression on players. We understand the power of gaming as a medium for fostering empathy, sparking critical thinking, and promoting social change.
Hungry Pixel
VIDEO GAME: NetherWorld
An indie studio working on NetherWorld, an actionadventure narrative experience that combines surreal dialogues, minigames and bosses to tell the story of Medoo, a jinxed jellyfish handling a marriage crisis with alcohol, drugs, sex, blows and lots of odd characters.
VIDEO GAME: IndieDevDay
IndieDevDay is the largest video game fair in Spain, dedicated to promoting and publicising the video game industry, featuring over 150 video games, more than 45 international publishers, and over 40 talks and panels dedicated to the video game sector.
IndieDevDay
Magic Rain Studios
VIDEO GAME: ILA: A Frosty Glide
We are an indie game studio creating experiences that empower people’s lives. We’re developing ILA: A Frosty Glide, an adventure platformer about a witch on a skatebroom, and LUA, a game about skating to the rhythm of music while healing family conflicts.
VIDEO GAME: Golden Tear
Noname Studios creates high action, visually impactful games able to bring players unforgettable emotional experiences. Golden Tear is a 2D platformer focused on movement flow and non-violent encounters which take place in a world without death.
Noname Studios
Omaet Games
VIDEO GAME: The Midnight Barber
Omaet Games is a studio founded by 3 industry veterans making intimate narrative-rich games. We’re working on The Midnight Barber, a narrative rhythm adventure set in a supernatural barbershop in late-’70s Barcelona.
Patrones & Escondites
VIDEO GAME: Pineapple: A Bittersweet Revenge
We are Patrones & Escondites. Storytelling explorers and game artisans since 2017. Our latest project is Pineapple: A Bittersweet Revenge, a prank simulator that mixes humor, funny mini-games, and handmade visuals, to unfold the tale of a bittersweet revenge.
PlayStark
VIDEO GAME: The Old Man and His Cat
PlayStark is a dynamic game development studio known for innovative and engaging experiences. We’re excited to present The Old Man and His Cat, a heartfelt adventure game that combines captivating puzzles, rich storytelling, and charming characters.
Rolldbox Games
VIDEO GAME: Those Who Came: Healing Solarus - Definitive Edition
We are a studio based in Barcelona, passionate about collaboration, creativity and innovation. We believe that video games can bring positive energy to our lives and we create IPs that leave you in a positive mood.
1 Self-published IP and 2 under development.
Selectaplay (Selectavisión)
VIDEO GAME: Antro / Netherworld / Bubble Ghost Remake / Morkull Ragast’s Rage / Dark Atlas
SelectaPlay is SelectaVisión’s video games publishing branch. The company works with talented studios on unique video games and helps them publish their titles in both physical and digital formats worldwide.
Social games
VIDEO GAME: Soga City
A multiverse of themed worlds. Each world has collections of interoperable heroes (NFT), virtual job licences (NFT) replacing NPCs, rpg mechanics and a few midcore games sticking players having fun and prizes with challenges, leagues and daily tournaments.
Troglobytes Games
Travel alone or join a crew of up to 4 players to ride, upgrade and control a living train whose locomotive is entangled with a creature straight out of Lovecraft’s darkest nightmares. Survive in a world ruled by the Great Old Ones and become their equal.
VIDEO GAME: RailGods of Hysterra
VirtualAge Games
VIDEO GAME: Ember Souls
VirtualAge is an award-winning VR studio founded by veteran developers that has extensive experience developing VR. Ember Souls is a thrilling VR hack-andslash game blending parkour, climbing and environmental puzzles in a luxurious Persian palace.
VirtualAge Games
Round Table
Catalonia: A Hub for Talent and Investment in the Gaming Industry
Powered by Catalan Arts & Devicat
Date: Tuesday 20 August, time TBD
Location: Devcom Developer Conference.
Confex- Messe Cologne
The panel would be directed at developers and game publishers/investors.
Speakers:
Eva Gaspar, CEO, Abylight Ferran Puntí, CEO, The Breach Studios
Jangmi Baek, Co-founder, Melbot
Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies (ICEC) – Catalan Arts
The Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies (ICEC) is a public institution of the Catalan Ministry of Culture that oversees the development and consolidation of the creative sectors as an uplift for its professionalisation. ICEC advises and accompanies Catalan companies in their development process in sectors such as music, performing arts, visual arts, audiovisual, books and digital culture. It offers grants and financing tools, as well as services for internationalisation, business and audience development.
Catalan Arts is the ICEC’s brand for the international promotion of Catalan companies. With a network of European offices (Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, London and Paris), the ICEC works in a variety of areas of action to connect, accompany and support the internationalisation of creative businesses. To this end, Catalan Arts strengthens the presence of companies and their creations at international fairs and major professional events and publishes resources for professionals.
ICEC – Catalan Arts
CONTACT AT GAMESCOM
Neus Mèlich
Director of ICEC Berlin
Eva Colom Valageas
Digital Culture Project Manager
Bety Fortuny
Market Development –Production
Innovation and Digital Culture Department
The Ministry of Culture, through its Innovation and Digital Culture Department, aims to support projects and initiatives that link art and culture with the digital world, working towards cultural exchange, growth, and innovation. It also aims to strengthen the video game industry in Catalonia, as well as create and support initiatives that help promote digital culture among Catalonia and its citizens.
Digital Participative Loans
Participative loans for funding startups dedicated to the creation of interactive digital services and/or products related to culture. Applications accepted all year round
Repayable Contributions
Up front funding for a cultural project. For private companies dedicated to the development, publication, production, distribution, marketing or dissemination of cultural goods.
Calls for applications twice yearly
Cultural Consultancy
Consultancy support aimed at cultural companies and organisations.
Calls for applications once a year
Internationalisation projects
Grants for internationalisation projects, including attending international fairs for cultural companies held outside Catalonia.
Calls for applications once a year
Business Development Service
A capacity-building training programme and service to foster the competitiveness and professionalization of cultural companies.
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Grants for activities to foster cultural audience development
Grants for professional projects and activities aimed at developing and retaining or increasing audiences for cultural content in Catalonia.
Calls for applications once a year
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Creative Europe Desk –
Media Catalunya
Support for obtaining resources from the EU’s Creative Europe MEDIA programme, which fosters internationalisation, financial capability, innovation and audience development. + INFO
Incorporation of catalan language in video games products
The Secretariat for Language Policy funds the translation of apps and video games into Catalan.
Calls for applications once a year + INFO
Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies (ICEC)
ICEC Barcelona +34 933 162 770
ICEC Berlin +49 30 551 95 40
ICEC Brussel / Bruxelles
+32 2 230 72 21
ICEC London +44 207 842 0853
ICEC Paris
+33 1 43 250 435
EMAIL Digital Culture