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Paintbucket Games

An indie studio from Berlin, founded in 2018, developing games with impact and attitude.

Last updated September 2, 2026

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Overview

Paintbucket Games is an indie studio from Berlin, founded in 2018 by Jörg Friedrich and Sebastian St. Schulz. Both have been developing digital games for more than 20 years, come from AAA game development, and worked on Spec Ops: The Line among other titles. The studio has grown to around 20 employees. Their debut title Through the Darkest of Times won numerous awards in 2020. Their second major game, The Darkest Files, has also been awarded multiple times. They make games with impact and attitude, addressing political, memory-cultural, and socially sensitive topics, taking a clear stance against racism, antisemitism, and misanthropy, for an open and democratic society.

History

Paintbucket Games is an indie studio from Berlin, founded in 2018 by Jörg Friedrich and Sebastian St. Schulz. Both have been developing digital games for more than 20 years, come from AAA game development, and worked on Spec Ops: The Line among other titles. The studio has grown to around 20 employees. Their debut title Through the Darkest of Times won numerous awards in 2020. Their second major game, The Darkest Files, has also been awarded multiple times.

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