Ondrej from Charles Games 🐝
@charlesgames.bsky.social
Prague-based studio pushing boundaries of what games can do and say. Hidden-object Velvet 89 out now, new game We Grew Up in War in the works.
www.charlesgames.net
www.charlesgames.net
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We are so proud to officially announce our upcoming game We Grew Up in War in cooperation with War Childhood Museum. This narrative adventure explores the stories of children growing up during armed conflicts in Bosnia, Syria, and Ukraine. More at store.steampowered.com/app/3254380/...
What it’s like to be a kid in war? We asked Jasminko, founder and director of the War Childhood Museum, who’s working with us on We Grew Up in War that also takes place in Sarajevo. Give our free demo a try and tell us what you think. store.steampowered.com/app/3743570/... #indiegame #gamedev #kids
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
What it’s like to be a kid in war? We asked Jasminko, founder and director of the War Childhood Museum, who’s working with us on We Grew Up in War that also takes place in Sarajevo. Give our free demo a try and tell us what you think. store.steampowered.com/app/3743570/... #indiegame #gamedev #kids
Reposted by Ondrej from Charles Games 🐝
Excited to discover this studio and their new game (featuring writing by @yourkyotowife.bsky.social!) <3
We are so proud to officially announce our upcoming game We Grew Up in War in cooperation with War Childhood Museum. This narrative adventure explores the stories of children growing up during armed conflicts in Bosnia, Syria, and Ukraine. More at store.steampowered.com/app/3254380/...
November 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Excited to discover this studio and their new game (featuring writing by @yourkyotowife.bsky.social!) <3
Meet Valerie from #Ukraine who dreams of being a singer. Her level is all about musical puzzles, composing the most harmonic melody. But can Valerie’s dreams survive the harsh reality of the Russian invasion?
Demo for We Grew Up in War out now: store.steampowered.com/app/3743570/... #indiegame
Demo for We Grew Up in War out now: store.steampowered.com/app/3743570/... #indiegame
November 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Meet Valerie from #Ukraine who dreams of being a singer. Her level is all about musical puzzles, composing the most harmonic melody. But can Valerie’s dreams survive the harsh reality of the Russian invasion?
Demo for We Grew Up in War out now: store.steampowered.com/app/3743570/... #indiegame
Demo for We Grew Up in War out now: store.steampowered.com/app/3743570/... #indiegame
Reposted by Ondrej from Charles Games 🐝
Great news! I love checking out new demos.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3743570
#gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3743570
#gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame
Today is a big day: demo for We Grew Up in War about Ukrainian and Bosnian kids is *out*! 🥁 After years of development, meet Melisa, Valeria & Matej in 3 levels about displacement, fantasy, dreams & tragedy. Can’t wait for the feedback.
Play, review, share:
store.steampowered.com/app/3743570/...
Play, review, share:
store.steampowered.com/app/3743570/...
November 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Great news! I love checking out new demos.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3743570
#gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3743570
#gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame
Reposted by Ondrej from Charles Games 🐝
Important demo time. Our game shifting perspective on war (games), centering kids and their resilience, imagination and stories is now playable. Give it a go, let us know if we did it right. store.steampowered.com/app/3743570/...
November 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Important demo time. Our game shifting perspective on war (games), centering kids and their resilience, imagination and stories is now playable. Give it a go, let us know if we did it right. store.steampowered.com/app/3743570/...
Today is a big day: demo for We Grew Up in War about Ukrainian and Bosnian kids is *out*! 🥁 After years of development, meet Melisa, Valeria & Matej in 3 levels about displacement, fantasy, dreams & tragedy. Can’t wait for the feedback.
Play, review, share:
store.steampowered.com/app/3743570/...
Play, review, share:
store.steampowered.com/app/3743570/...
November 19, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Today is a big day: demo for We Grew Up in War about Ukrainian and Bosnian kids is *out*! 🥁 After years of development, meet Melisa, Valeria & Matej in 3 levels about displacement, fantasy, dreams & tragedy. Can’t wait for the feedback.
Play, review, share:
store.steampowered.com/app/3743570/...
Play, review, share:
store.steampowered.com/app/3743570/...
Reposted by Ondrej from Charles Games 🐝
I worked on this!
Big News 🎉 Our hidden object Velvet 89 is 1 year old and just got an anniversary update: New city & major new content! So welcome to our in-game Brno & hunt for 18 new items that unlock exclusive archival materials.
Live now, mobile & desktop:
www.charlesgames.net/velvet-89-en
#indiegame #indiedev
Live now, mobile & desktop:
www.charlesgames.net/velvet-89-en
#indiegame #indiedev
November 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I worked on this!
Reposted by Ondrej from Charles Games 🐝
🎮✌️Co se dělo v listopadu 1989 v Brně? Zahrajte si poslední aktualizaci hry Velvet 89, kterou vyvinulo studio @charlesgames.bsky.social @unikarlova.cuni.cz ve spolupráci se společností @peopleinneed.bsky.social
📌 www.ukforum.cz/rubriky/aktu...
📌 www.ukforum.cz/rubriky/aktu...
Novinky hry Velvet 89: Když revoluce začala bujet v Brně
Hra Velvet 89 vzdělávacím způsobem připomíná události revolučních dnů v Československu od začátku listopadu roku 1989. Hru vyvinulo studio Charles Games, spadající pod Univerzitu Karlovu, ve spoluprác...
www.ukforum.cz
November 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🎮✌️Co se dělo v listopadu 1989 v Brně? Zahrajte si poslední aktualizaci hry Velvet 89, kterou vyvinulo studio @charlesgames.bsky.social @unikarlova.cuni.cz ve spolupráci se společností @peopleinneed.bsky.social
📌 www.ukforum.cz/rubriky/aktu...
📌 www.ukforum.cz/rubriky/aktu...
It’s Czech & Slovak Games Week and that means we have several We Grew Up in War streams scheduled. One is ongoing just now! Tune in and see our game in action, including the first look ever on the Ukrainian part of story.
-> store.steampowered.com/app/3254380/...
#indiegame #indiegames
-> store.steampowered.com/app/3254380/...
#indiegame #indiegames
November 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
It’s Czech & Slovak Games Week and that means we have several We Grew Up in War streams scheduled. One is ongoing just now! Tune in and see our game in action, including the first look ever on the Ukrainian part of story.
-> store.steampowered.com/app/3254380/...
#indiegame #indiegames
-> store.steampowered.com/app/3254380/...
#indiegame #indiegames
Big News 🎉 Our hidden object Velvet 89 is 1 year old and just got an anniversary update: New city & major new content! So welcome to our in-game Brno & hunt for 18 new items that unlock exclusive archival materials.
Live now, mobile & desktop:
www.charlesgames.net/velvet-89-en
#indiegame #indiedev
Live now, mobile & desktop:
www.charlesgames.net/velvet-89-en
#indiegame #indiedev
November 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Big News 🎉 Our hidden object Velvet 89 is 1 year old and just got an anniversary update: New city & major new content! So welcome to our in-game Brno & hunt for 18 new items that unlock exclusive archival materials.
Live now, mobile & desktop:
www.charlesgames.net/velvet-89-en
#indiegame #indiedev
Live now, mobile & desktop:
www.charlesgames.net/velvet-89-en
#indiegame #indiedev
Whoa, an unexpected surprise! 🎉 The city-building, heritage-based Playing Prague has just won the *best* mobile game award at Central & Eastern European Game Awards😳Thanks so much for this, thank you our dear partners and everyone who played it.
October 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Whoa, an unexpected surprise! 🎉 The city-building, heritage-based Playing Prague has just won the *best* mobile game award at Central & Eastern European Game Awards😳Thanks so much for this, thank you our dear partners and everyone who played it.
Warm, sunny memories from Blon festival and Lithuanian Klaipėda ☀️ Our programmer Tereza travelled there to showcase Velvet 89 as part of Aware Game Awards! Thanks for inviting us, and check Blon out for a selection of great animated films and impactful games (including more Czech ones 💪).
October 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Warm, sunny memories from Blon festival and Lithuanian Klaipėda ☀️ Our programmer Tereza travelled there to showcase Velvet 89 as part of Aware Game Awards! Thanks for inviting us, and check Blon out for a selection of great animated films and impactful games (including more Czech ones 💪).
Reposted by Ondrej from Charles Games 🐝
Congrats to @charlesgames.bsky.social on their Gee! award win. The GEE! award recognizes excellence in educational game design.
"Velvet 89 is hidden-object game tells the story of ordinary people taking part in the peaceful demonstrations that changed the course of history."
"Velvet 89 is hidden-object game tells the story of ordinary people taking part in the peaceful demonstrations that changed the course of history."
A (free) game about Velvet Revolution I co-made (writing/design/sound) won a very beautiful award. Good birthday gift, indeed. @charlesgames.bsky.social
www.geeawards.com/blog/velvet-...
www.geeawards.com/blog/velvet-...
Velvet 89: 2025 Small/Indie Game Winner — 2025 Gee Learning Games Award
Finding People, Understanding Revolution “The smog is terrible, but the regime is worse,” declares Marie, a 17-year-old punk protesting in 1989 Czechoslovakia. She’s one of over 45 characters hidden ...
www.geeawards.com
August 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Congrats to @charlesgames.bsky.social on their Gee! award win. The GEE! award recognizes excellence in educational game design.
"Velvet 89 is hidden-object game tells the story of ordinary people taking part in the peaceful demonstrations that changed the course of history."
"Velvet 89 is hidden-object game tells the story of ordinary people taking part in the peaceful demonstrations that changed the course of history."
Reposted by Ondrej from Charles Games 🐝
A (free) game about Velvet Revolution I co-made (writing/design/sound) won a very beautiful award. Good birthday gift, indeed. @charlesgames.bsky.social
www.geeawards.com/blog/velvet-...
www.geeawards.com/blog/velvet-...
Velvet 89: 2025 Small/Indie Game Winner — 2025 Gee Learning Games Award
Finding People, Understanding Revolution “The smog is terrible, but the regime is worse,” declares Marie, a 17-year-old punk protesting in 1989 Czechoslovakia. She’s one of over 45 characters hidden ...
www.geeawards.com
August 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
A (free) game about Velvet Revolution I co-made (writing/design/sound) won a very beautiful award. Good birthday gift, indeed. @charlesgames.bsky.social
www.geeawards.com/blog/velvet-...
www.geeawards.com/blog/velvet-...
As we get older in the studio, we start to see the shortness of a game as a plus – and lovely #ShortGamesShowcase by
@ogrepixel.bsky.social is full of those!
We discounted our own short game, Attentat 1942, to a historically unprecedented low. See you on the shorter side -> link in thread.
@ogrepixel.bsky.social is full of those!
We discounted our own short game, Attentat 1942, to a historically unprecedented low. See you on the shorter side -> link in thread.
August 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
As we get older in the studio, we start to see the shortness of a game as a plus – and lovely #ShortGamesShowcase by
@ogrepixel.bsky.social is full of those!
We discounted our own short game, Attentat 1942, to a historically unprecedented low. See you on the shorter side -> link in thread.
@ogrepixel.bsky.social is full of those!
We discounted our own short game, Attentat 1942, to a historically unprecedented low. See you on the shorter side -> link in thread.
Introducing protagonist of our next game: Mak, who’s gotta keep living his childhood in the besieged Sarajevo, making friends amidst the rubble and hiding in the basement for days.
Help us tell his story, share and wishlist We Grew Up in War on Steam.👇 #indiegame #indiegames #indiedev #history
Help us tell his story, share and wishlist We Grew Up in War on Steam.👇 #indiegame #indiegames #indiedev #history
July 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Introducing protagonist of our next game: Mak, who’s gotta keep living his childhood in the besieged Sarajevo, making friends amidst the rubble and hiding in the basement for days.
Help us tell his story, share and wishlist We Grew Up in War on Steam.👇 #indiegame #indiegames #indiedev #history
Help us tell his story, share and wishlist We Grew Up in War on Steam.👇 #indiegame #indiegames #indiedev #history
We forgot to upload the video!🫣Here’s Melisa from upcoming We Grew Up in War, who became refugee as a teenager when she left Sarajevo at age 14.
We’d be grateful if you’d wishlist a game we poured our hearts in: store.steampowered.com/app/3254380/...
#indiegame #gamedev #history #adventuregame
We’d be grateful if you’d wishlist a game we poured our hearts in: store.steampowered.com/app/3254380/...
#indiegame #gamedev #history #adventuregame
July 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
We forgot to upload the video!🫣Here’s Melisa from upcoming We Grew Up in War, who became refugee as a teenager when she left Sarajevo at age 14.
We’d be grateful if you’d wishlist a game we poured our hearts in: store.steampowered.com/app/3254380/...
#indiegame #gamedev #history #adventuregame
We’d be grateful if you’d wishlist a game we poured our hearts in: store.steampowered.com/app/3254380/...
#indiegame #gamedev #history #adventuregame
Meet Melisa from Sarajevo, an avid photographer, who had to flee home when she was just 14. Live out her story, reminiscent of too many others. Help us tell it, share, and wishlist We Grew Up in War: store.steampowered.com/app/3254380/...
#indiegame #indiegamedev #history #adventuregame #balkans
#indiegame #indiegamedev #history #adventuregame #balkans
July 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Meet Melisa from Sarajevo, an avid photographer, who had to flee home when she was just 14. Live out her story, reminiscent of too many others. Help us tell it, share, and wishlist We Grew Up in War: store.steampowered.com/app/3254380/...
#indiegame #indiegamedev #history #adventuregame #balkans
#indiegame #indiegamedev #history #adventuregame #balkans
We’re so happy you like Playing Prague! Here are just some of the reviews from the stores. If you did not write yours, consider sharing your opinion with us, we highly appreciate it.🩵 Play the game at prague.eu/en/playing-p... #Prague
July 1, 2025 at 8:53 AM
We’re so happy you like Playing Prague! Here are just some of the reviews from the stores. If you did not write yours, consider sharing your opinion with us, we highly appreciate it.🩵 Play the game at prague.eu/en/playing-p... #Prague
Wohoo, showtime! 🪩 We’re glad to be a part of the Secret Sauce Showcase hosted by @offbrand.games & @opensaucelive.bsky.social. We prepared an exclusive reveal of a brand-new Ukraine chapter of We Grew Up in War!🇺🇦
Tune in online on July 19th at 11AM PM (8 PM GMT+2) for great games only.🎯
Tune in online on July 19th at 11AM PM (8 PM GMT+2) for great games only.🎯
June 27, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Wohoo, showtime! 🪩 We’re glad to be a part of the Secret Sauce Showcase hosted by @offbrand.games & @opensaucelive.bsky.social. We prepared an exclusive reveal of a brand-new Ukraine chapter of We Grew Up in War!🇺🇦
Tune in online on July 19th at 11AM PM (8 PM GMT+2) for great games only.🎯
Tune in online on July 19th at 11AM PM (8 PM GMT+2) for great games only.🎯
We've reached an incredible milestone – thank you to the more than 10,000 Playing Prague players!
The game was created in collaboration with Prague City Tourism and features a fantastic soundtrack by the amazing Studio Mr. Wombat!
#indiegame #indiegamedev #puzzlegame #Prague
The game was created in collaboration with Prague City Tourism and features a fantastic soundtrack by the amazing Studio Mr. Wombat!
#indiegame #indiegamedev #puzzlegame #Prague
June 26, 2025 at 12:20 PM
We've reached an incredible milestone – thank you to the more than 10,000 Playing Prague players!
The game was created in collaboration with Prague City Tourism and features a fantastic soundtrack by the amazing Studio Mr. Wombat!
#indiegame #indiegamedev #puzzlegame #Prague
The game was created in collaboration with Prague City Tourism and features a fantastic soundtrack by the amazing Studio Mr. Wombat!
#indiegame #indiegamedev #puzzlegame #Prague
👀
The first ever SECRET SAUCE SHOWCASE is set for July 19th at 11AM PT/2PM ET!
We're teaming up with Open Sauce to show off 40+ games with exclusive release dates, updates + more to announce 👀
Live on YouTube/Twitch + open for co-streaming!
We're teaming up with Open Sauce to show off 40+ games with exclusive release dates, updates + more to announce 👀
Live on YouTube/Twitch + open for co-streaming!
June 20, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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Did we tell you? No? The @gamesforchange.bsky.social festival is next week and Velvet 89 is nominated for the Best in Impact award! 🎮 🎉
We’re excited our game about Czechoslovak history we made with @peopleinneed.bsky.social resonates overseas. 🙏 festival.gamesforchange.org/2025-awards
#G4C2025
We’re excited our game about Czechoslovak history we made with @peopleinneed.bsky.social resonates overseas. 🙏 festival.gamesforchange.org/2025-awards
#G4C2025
June 18, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Did we tell you? No? The @gamesforchange.bsky.social festival is next week and Velvet 89 is nominated for the Best in Impact award! 🎮 🎉
We’re excited our game about Czechoslovak history we made with @peopleinneed.bsky.social resonates overseas. 🙏 festival.gamesforchange.org/2025-awards
#G4C2025
We’re excited our game about Czechoslovak history we made with @peopleinneed.bsky.social resonates overseas. 🙏 festival.gamesforchange.org/2025-awards
#G4C2025
Reposted by Ondrej from Charles Games 🐝
My trip to #Prague was more than 10 years ago, I haven't tried the game yet - but I am definetely curious and will try it soon 👇
#PlayingPrague
#PlayingPrague
We’re excited to share our new puzzle game – Playing Prague – which we created for you in collaboration with Prague City Tourism! 🌞 We are so excited for you play it!
The game is available NOW on the App Store and Google Play!
The game is available NOW on the App Store and Google Play!
June 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
My trip to #Prague was more than 10 years ago, I haven't tried the game yet - but I am definetely curious and will try it soon 👇
#PlayingPrague
#PlayingPrague
Reposted by Ondrej from Charles Games 🐝
What privilege, to be tasked with gamifying my hometown of Prague. Hope people like it :)
We’re excited to share our new puzzle game – Playing Prague – which we created for you in collaboration with Prague City Tourism! 🌞 We are so excited for you play it!
The game is available NOW on the App Store and Google Play!
The game is available NOW on the App Store and Google Play!
June 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
What privilege, to be tasked with gamifying my hometown of Prague. Hope people like it :)