hendrik lesser
@hendriklesser.bsky.social
game maker, entrepreneur, teacher, lobbyist, nerd, nafo
chair of @egdf, run rcp & chimera entertainment,
game director death from above,
executive producer songs of silence
chair of @egdf, run rcp & chimera entertainment,
game director death from above,
executive producer songs of silence
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ITS ALIVE!
We just announced INSECTA VINDICTA at @gamesground.bsky.social and here is the trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o4O...
We just announced INSECTA VINDICTA at @gamesground.bsky.social and here is the trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o4O...
Insectica Vindicta - Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by NOTHING MATTERS
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
ITS ALIVE!
We just announced INSECTA VINDICTA at @gamesground.bsky.social and here is the trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o4O...
We just announced INSECTA VINDICTA at @gamesground.bsky.social and here is the trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o4O...
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BIG THINGS happening over on that Epic Store thing
Songs of Silence joins the Epic Games Store as a FREE GAME for the first anniversary of 1.0 release on November 13
Alongside it we prepared a massive Update 1.5, kicking off a Community Tournament on our Discord that same day. Join the celebration!
Alongside it we prepared a massive Update 1.5, kicking off a Community Tournament on our Discord that same day. Join the celebration!
November 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
BIG THINGS happening over on that Epic Store thing
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Auf der #bidtKonferenz2025 sprechen wir über generative KI und die Zukunft der Kreativindustrie mit
▪️ Angela Graf & Niina Zuber | bidt
▪️ Eva-Maria Bauch | Mediengruppe Oberfranken
▪️ Götz Ulmer | David+Martin
▪️ @hendriklesser.bsky.social | @rcp.family
📔 Programm: www.bidt.digital/bidt-konfere...
▪️ Angela Graf & Niina Zuber | bidt
▪️ Eva-Maria Bauch | Mediengruppe Oberfranken
▪️ Götz Ulmer | David+Martin
▪️ @hendriklesser.bsky.social | @rcp.family
📔 Programm: www.bidt.digital/bidt-konfere...
September 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Auf der #bidtKonferenz2025 sprechen wir über generative KI und die Zukunft der Kreativindustrie mit
▪️ Angela Graf & Niina Zuber | bidt
▪️ Eva-Maria Bauch | Mediengruppe Oberfranken
▪️ Götz Ulmer | David+Martin
▪️ @hendriklesser.bsky.social | @rcp.family
📔 Programm: www.bidt.digital/bidt-konfere...
▪️ Angela Graf & Niina Zuber | bidt
▪️ Eva-Maria Bauch | Mediengruppe Oberfranken
▪️ Götz Ulmer | David+Martin
▪️ @hendriklesser.bsky.social | @rcp.family
📔 Programm: www.bidt.digital/bidt-konfere...
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Five days left before Songs of Silence becomes FREE to claim on the Epic Games Store!
Prepare to join the battle ⚔️
Prepare to join the battle ⚔️
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Five days left before Songs of Silence becomes FREE to claim on the Epic Games Store!
Prepare to join the battle ⚔️
Prepare to join the battle ⚔️
about making games and ai - what would you say are pivotal moments in the last 50 years (so pre LLMs)?
i collect games and stories about this for a talk
i collect games and stories about this for a talk
October 21, 2025 at 8:35 AM
about making games and ai - what would you say are pivotal moments in the last 50 years (so pre LLMs)?
i collect games and stories about this for a talk
i collect games and stories about this for a talk
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I'm like months behind schedule on Youtube what with travel, freelance work, and managing Lorica production — but I finally squeezed out a new video! Turning my art director x-ray vision to gaming: how does the visual approach of a game elevate the experience of playing it?
youtu.be/YuOuU2wP0XM
youtu.be/YuOuU2wP0XM
Art Direction in Video Games: Reviewing Songs of Silence
YouTube video by Lorica Clothing
youtu.be
October 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I'm like months behind schedule on Youtube what with travel, freelance work, and managing Lorica production — but I finally squeezed out a new video! Turning my art director x-ray vision to gaming: how does the visual approach of a game elevate the experience of playing it?
youtu.be/YuOuU2wP0XM
youtu.be/YuOuU2wP0XM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gdP...
just stumbled upon our theme song for the game death from above - still amazed that we did this with Antytila :)
one of my most cheerished accomplishments to make a game with my peers and work with great musicians to bring the vision to life
slava ukraini 💪
just stumbled upon our theme song for the game death from above - still amazed that we did this with Antytila :)
one of my most cheerished accomplishments to make a game with my peers and work with great musicians to bring the vision to life
slava ukraini 💪
ANTYTILA - Death From Above / Original Game Soundtrack / Official video
YouTube video by АНТИТІЛА
https://youtu.be/5gdPxnwKYjM?si=ros5xapZfOn3g97n…just
April 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gdP...
just stumbled upon our theme song for the game death from above - still amazed that we did this with Antytila :)
one of my most cheerished accomplishments to make a game with my peers and work with great musicians to bring the vision to life
slava ukraini 💪
just stumbled upon our theme song for the game death from above - still amazed that we did this with Antytila :)
one of my most cheerished accomplishments to make a game with my peers and work with great musicians to bring the vision to life
slava ukraini 💪
this is a bit too funny not to share. ofc he would be a templer in an assassin‘s costume :)
April 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
this is a bit too funny not to share. ofc he would be a templer in an assassin‘s costume :)
kier - the savior - at least thats what my tv believes :)
#severance
#severance
April 22, 2025 at 8:45 AM
kier - the savior - at least thats what my tv believes :)
#severance
#severance
when i knew paintbucket.de was working on their next game & its about fritz bauer, i reached out to joerg & offered support.
games with political/social messaging like this need to be made.
happy that it was just released on steam :)
ofc we had to send a great cake. and its not a lie :)
games with political/social messaging like this need to be made.
happy that it was just released on steam :)
ofc we had to send a great cake. and its not a lie :)
April 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
when i knew paintbucket.de was working on their next game & its about fritz bauer, i reached out to joerg & offered support.
games with political/social messaging like this need to be made.
happy that it was just released on steam :)
ofc we had to send a great cake. and its not a lie :)
games with political/social messaging like this need to be made.
happy that it was just released on steam :)
ofc we had to send a great cake. and its not a lie :)
want to listen to a great soundtrack?
check our lp done together with @blackscreenrecords.com for @songsofsilence.bsky.social - composed by the great hitoshi sakimoto :)
check our lp done together with @blackscreenrecords.com for @songsofsilence.bsky.social - composed by the great hitoshi sakimoto :)
April 13, 2025 at 9:31 AM
want to listen to a great soundtrack?
check our lp done together with @blackscreenrecords.com for @songsofsilence.bsky.social - composed by the great hitoshi sakimoto :)
check our lp done together with @blackscreenrecords.com for @songsofsilence.bsky.social - composed by the great hitoshi sakimoto :)
this is better than an ai-fied ghibli photo :)
what are your loved ghibli memorabilia?
what are your loved ghibli memorabilia?
April 9, 2025 at 7:27 AM
this is better than an ai-fied ghibli photo :)
what are your loved ghibli memorabilia?
what are your loved ghibli memorabilia?
i call them: donald and jd -
they died on the way to tipperary
some soft ennio music in the background
they died on the way to tipperary
some soft ennio music in the background
April 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
i call them: donald and jd -
they died on the way to tipperary
some soft ennio music in the background
they died on the way to tipperary
some soft ennio music in the background
i wonder if people think i am a nerd
my bags i put my shoes, laundry when i travel
my bags i put my shoes, laundry when i travel
April 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
i wonder if people think i am a nerd
my bags i put my shoes, laundry when i travel
my bags i put my shoes, laundry when i travel
i think i go back to buying lego as a longtime investment
April 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
i think i go back to buying lego as a longtime investment
when my colleague reached out to sakimoto to compose the soundtrack of our game, this collaboration started :)
if you like this style of soundtrack you will love it i think
if you like this style of soundtrack you will love it i think
Pre-order for Songs of Silence OST on vinyl is ongoing — grab one for your collection! ✨
This is undoubtedly the most suphisticated way to experience the soundtrack by Hitoshi Sakimoto, the composer behind Final Fantasy Tactics, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, and Valkyria Chronicles 🎵
This is undoubtedly the most suphisticated way to experience the soundtrack by Hitoshi Sakimoto, the composer behind Final Fantasy Tactics, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, and Valkyria Chronicles 🎵
Songs of Silence by Hitoshi Sakimoto from Black Screen Records
Universe Sparkle pressing (glitter/black vinyl mix).
€29, April 2025.
blackscreenrecords.com/collections/...
Universe Sparkle pressing (glitter/black vinyl mix).
€29, April 2025.
blackscreenrecords.com/collections/...
April 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
when my colleague reached out to sakimoto to compose the soundtrack of our game, this collaboration started :)
if you like this style of soundtrack you will love it i think
if you like this style of soundtrack you will love it i think
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All the developers are at the party right now (well-deserved), as we are finally STEAM DECK VERIFIED!
Not live just yet — we’re doing some final checks — but I wanted to give y’all a heads up as soon as possible 📯
Who of you even has a Steam Deck? 👀
Not live just yet — we’re doing some final checks — but I wanted to give y’all a heads up as soon as possible 📯
Who of you even has a Steam Deck? 👀
April 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
All the developers are at the party right now (well-deserved), as we are finally STEAM DECK VERIFIED!
Not live just yet — we’re doing some final checks — but I wanted to give y’all a heads up as soon as possible 📯
Who of you even has a Steam Deck? 👀
Not live just yet — we’re doing some final checks — but I wanted to give y’all a heads up as soon as possible 📯
Who of you even has a Steam Deck? 👀
store.steampowered.com/app/2591760/... - we did release a new demo for the game. the old one wasnt too great (also the game was early access etc.)
would love, if you guys check it out, review and let us know what you think :)
would love, if you guys check it out, review and let us know what you think :)
Songs of Silence Demo on Steam
Lead armies, rebuild fallen kingdoms, and rise to greatness in Songs of Silence. Embark on an epic journey through an Art Nouveau-inspired fantasy world with intense battles and captivating storytelli...
store.steampowered.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
store.steampowered.com/app/2591760/... - we did release a new demo for the game. the old one wasnt too great (also the game was early access etc.)
would love, if you guys check it out, review and let us know what you think :)
would love, if you guys check it out, review and let us know what you think :)
still playing kcd2 - more than 100hr and exploring still parts of the kuttenberg region :)
very relaxing game for me.
what were your highlights in the game? esp. the little things?
very relaxing game for me.
what were your highlights in the game? esp. the little things?
April 1, 2025 at 7:55 AM
still playing kcd2 - more than 100hr and exploring still parts of the kuttenberg region :)
very relaxing game for me.
what were your highlights in the game? esp. the little things?
very relaxing game for me.
what were your highlights in the game? esp. the little things?
i am in the games industry now for more or less 30 years proper- but in the end its 40 :) my first years where more as privateer in a way and i was i primary school 🖖😎
how did you guys start?
how did you guys start?
March 31, 2025 at 6:33 PM
i am in the games industry now for more or less 30 years proper- but in the end its 40 :) my first years where more as privateer in a way and i was i primary school 🖖😎
how did you guys start?
how did you guys start?
so who is going to reboot to dubrovnik?
looking forward to it to go again :)
anybody wants to crach up?
looking forward to it to go again :)
anybody wants to crach up?
March 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
so who is going to reboot to dubrovnik?
looking forward to it to go again :)
anybody wants to crach up?
looking forward to it to go again :)
anybody wants to crach up?
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This scrum of pot-bellied, sunken-chested betas trying to bully an all-black clad badass Eastern European wasteland survivor while dressed like Men’s Wearhouse mannequins is peak cinema.
GLENN: Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
February 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This scrum of pot-bellied, sunken-chested betas trying to bully an all-black clad badass Eastern European wasteland survivor while dressed like Men’s Wearhouse mannequins is peak cinema.
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i had the pleasure to chat with harry about leadership, collaborations and more in the games industry - tell me what you think or want to know more about? youtu.be/yEHkOBtF5fo?...
Why Most Game Studios Will Fail in 2025 (And How to Survive) | Hendrik Lesser
YouTube video by The Gaming Playbook w/ Harry Phokou
youtu.be
February 20, 2025 at 8:49 AM
i had the pleasure to chat with harry about leadership, collaborations and more in the games industry - tell me what you think or want to know more about? youtu.be/yEHkOBtF5fo?...
i had the pleasure to chat with harry about leadership, collaborations and more in the games industry - tell me what you think or want to know more about? youtu.be/yEHkOBtF5fo?...
Why Most Game Studios Will Fail in 2025 (And How to Survive) | Hendrik Lesser
YouTube video by The Gaming Playbook w/ Harry Phokou
youtu.be
February 20, 2025 at 8:49 AM
i had the pleasure to chat with harry about leadership, collaborations and more in the games industry - tell me what you think or want to know more about? youtu.be/yEHkOBtF5fo?...
i never forget lynch explaining his movies being based often on dreams of his and they dont need to make rational sense.
couple of days ago i dreamt that i saw general milley reading this comic (which i wrote) in a public library :)
not sure how i am gonna use it, but its for sure on the list
couple of days ago i dreamt that i saw general milley reading this comic (which i wrote) in a public library :)
not sure how i am gonna use it, but its for sure on the list
February 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
i never forget lynch explaining his movies being based often on dreams of his and they dont need to make rational sense.
couple of days ago i dreamt that i saw general milley reading this comic (which i wrote) in a public library :)
not sure how i am gonna use it, but its for sure on the list
couple of days ago i dreamt that i saw general milley reading this comic (which i wrote) in a public library :)
not sure how i am gonna use it, but its for sure on the list