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April 25, 2024

Games Lift Alumni: Why you should go for the Incubator

The Games Lift Incubator is a unique program offering 15,000 euros of funding, 3 months of workshops to get your game concept market-ready and a year of mentoring. Five teams per year get the chance to bring their game concept to the next level with this suppport. But if you're still not convinced that applying would be a great idea, we think it's best to see what other indie devs have to say about their time in the program: 

More Voices from our Games Lift Alumni

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Apply to the 2024 Incubator Program

Do you want to follow in their footsteps and boost your game concept with the Incubator program? Applications for 2024 are open from May 2 to June 10. Find all info on the Games Lift Incubator and how to apply right here on our website.   

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Games Lift: Curio Compass Points to New Ideas

The trio behind Curio Compass shows a knack for original ideas with “Limbo City AfterLIVE”. And in the Games Lift Incubator, they don’t shy away from making big changes.

Games Lift: Lots of News at Graduation

Games Lift Graduation 2025 is in the books! At the final event of the year, all five teams lit up the stage with strong presentations and clear progress: new project titles, new characters, and a new sense of confidence were evident.

Recap 2025

What do you mean, it’s time for the recap? Has it really been a year already?

Games Lift: Leif Gutowski plays with cursed trading cards

His idea sounds highly original. Once you meet its creator, you get where it comes from. “Encaged & Ungraded” is a reflection of Leif as much as it reflects the zeitgeist.

Games Lift: Fading Skies is a grand adventure for a small team

Ronja and Marc Fleps have been chasing a dream for years. “Fading Skies” is surprisingly ambitious. It is also surprisingly far along.

Games Lift: Hacking and snacking with Project Slimepot

They impress the Games Lift Incubator as a flexible team, capable of rapid progress. No wonder: The four professionals behind Project Slimepot have real experience working together.

Games Lift: Sharon Sacks and Vincent Will inject color into crime fiction

Developing games means solving problems. This duo makes it look deceptively simple: Two illustration professionals bring a clear vision to the Games Lift Incubator.

Games Lift: Good Ideas for a Year

The day was all about anticipation: At the kickoff event, the Games Lift Incubator combined routine and ambition. The projects for 2025 appear particularly vibrant and varied.

Games Lift 2025: These are the new five Teams

Five teams have convinced the Games Lift awarding committee of the potential of their game projects. It's time to present to you the teams and their projects!

Games Lift: Why We Went to Nordic

Conventions are an essential part of gaming. They bring the industry together for fun and business. That’s why the trip to Nordic Game in 2025 was a highlight for Gamecity Hamburg.

The Hamburg Delegation poses in front of a Nordic Game Sign

Recap: Nordic Game Conference 2025

Let's look back at our Nordic Game Conference: We attended the Nordic Game Conference 2025 in Malmö, with the Games Lift Incubator 2024 teams and four Hamburg indie game developers and their game projects who attended via Road to Nordic 2025.

Deutscher Computerspielpreis 2025 Photo by Franziska Krug/ DCP via Getty Images

Games Lift: An Incubator With Quantifiable Success

Is the Games Lift incubator worth it? Sure. Anyone can say that, but facts are better than empty claims. We have numbers to show what the incubator brings. 

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