Sickhouse

600 backers on Kickstarter

💫 CELEBRATING 600 BACKERS! 💫

With each backer on our #Kickstarter, we get closer to our next stretch goal: adding romantic missions to All Will Rise! Let’s get a little love shared around Muziris 🥰

Under 5K to go!

🔗: www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...

#IndieGame #GameDev #IndieDev

As part of our new program around Feminist Practices, we are having three events around the International Women's Day! These events form part of the coalition of Enschede Feminists. Check the website for the full program
enschedefeminists.nl

#IWD #march #enschede #feminism

This is the mokumoku room of the new #Sickhouse location!
We are open on weekdays as a #coworking café. If you work from home and rather be in a lively space with interesting people, join us whenever you want:
Mon & Tue 12:00-18:00
Wed & Thu 12:00-18:00+
Fri & Sat 12:00-00:00
Sun closed
#Enschede

If you came to our opening last weekend: thank you!! It was wonderful and energizing to see so many familiar and new faces. We are excited to discover the potential of our new space together 💗🙌
(Opening pictures by Jip Huisintveld)

For some months I’ve been working on my photoseries ‘Betting on Enschede’.
Following 5 different collectives in Enschede who are building their new physical space.

Their dedication to spend time, energy and money to build a space is amazing

Will be showing at the @sickhouse-nl.bsky.social warming

One week until Sickhouse reopens its doors 💗🤩
Full programme & free tickets: www.sickhouse.nl/events/reope...

#enschede #opening #free #festival #artspace

Reopening Sickhouse means weekly events & more playful art for everyone! But to make it happen we need to expand our wonderful community of volunteers. If you have a few hours, enjoy playing, or want to contribute to Enschede's cultural scene: fill out this form!🫰😃
my.liberaforms.org/volunteer-at...

Sickhouse Reopening Two-Days Celebration | Sickhouse Sickhouse Playful Art Space unwraps games as means to engage in diverse social topics with light, serious, absurd and challenging programs. Sickhouse is encouraging multi voices and multi disciplinary...

We are reopening Sickhouse in just 11 days!
Full program is here including 3 #interactivepanels, sound performances, a #zinecorner, 3 hosted #playfulsessions, a wonderful #filmprogram, an #exhibition + #arcade, and great music co-curated with #GrensFrequentie 🔥🍿🎵🎮

www.sickhouse.nl/events/reope...

SICKHOUSE ALBUMS 📷️
On 27 & 28 Feb, Sickhouse reopens its doors and we’re preparing a collab program that tells the many stories of Sickhouse & its community. Did you take photos or videos at Sickhouse over the years? Think parties, films, workshops, concerts, festivals, late nights, small moments...

CALL FOR MEMORIES!
Dig into your phone, socials, or old prints and share a few with us to be part of a collective #photoalbum installation for the reopening!
Videos are welcome too (large files via transfer link).
Doubts or submit: samyvh@gmail.com
Thank you for helping us remember 💗
Sam & Tessa

The WINGS Award returns to @amazefest.bsky.social 🦩

The WINGS Award highlights outstanding games made by teams where women and other gender-marginalized hold key positions.

🎉 The winner receives the award + €2000 prize
👉 APPLY NOW at 2026.award.amaze-berlin.de
🗓️ Deadline is tomorrow! February 1st

Long story short: last year we ran a crowdfunding campaign to renovate our new space, and we're having a lot of fun producing the rewards for our supporters. The tattoos are ready!! They're incredible. Maybe we'll keep them as permanent merch ;) ... (Designs by Julian Mostert)

In one month we are finally opening the doors of our new home!
Expect a two-day celebration in pure Sickhouse style: games, films, performances, interactive panels, exhibition and more.
Check more details about the program on our website and save your free tickets!

www.sickhouse.nl/events/reope...

We tweaked our website with the help of The Rodina!
We want to make it dynamic, easy, and exciting to use. A place where you learn more about the projects and research Sickhouse is working on.
We would love for you to try it out, click here and there, and tell us what you think :)
www.sickhouse.nl

The Global Game Jam 2026 is just around the corner 🎮
Sickhouse is hosting a hub in Enschede!
So, if you're up for three days of creativity, collaboration, and experimentation, check out our website and sign up for free! Jan 30 to Feb 1. 35 people is the max capacity and spots are filling up fast!

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We've been quiet, but that's because we're working hard preparing the opening of our new space❣️ That means slowing down in January and February and only having a couple of events, but it will be worth it. SAVE THE DATE: February 27 and 28, Sickhouse comes back to life!

Atuel on Steam Atuel is an award-winning surrealist documentary game in which you explore beautiful, dreamlike landscapes inspired by the topography and wildlife of the Atuel River Valley in Argentina.

Atuel is 100% OFF its original price of COMPLETELY FREE for the Steam Winter Sale! 🎉🎊✨

Play our award-winning, surrealist documentary game about a river in Argentina and the ongoing climate crisis today!

store.steampowered.com/app/2794330/...

Felicitation!!🥰🤩

If you are one of those wonderful supporters who backed us in our crowdfunding campaign and selected a reward, we sent you an email a few weeks ago. If you haven't seen it, check your spam folder! 💙 💌

Could you be Sickhouse's new intern??? 🤖 💻
Sickhouse is looking for its next communications intern. Follow the link to know more and share it with someone who might be interested.
www.sickhouse.nl/news/communi...

The last one before the holidays. COLLIDERS is changing days for one time only. This edition will be dedicated to food! 🍩🍳🍙 Our special collab with #SoundUnbound brings us a mind-blowing musician and stay tuned because we will soon announce the date of the Sick-House-Warming in our new location 💗

This is how makimg your digital garden looks like :) We scanned, processed, rotated/scaled/multiplied together and tadaaa our garden was ready for wanders and whispers ...

Alternative Games From The Fringes Of Cyberspace (for art and something better in this dystopian digital world) Yesterday I gave a talk as part of Ljudmila's Kontrolerji series of events . The day before, a friend had an exhibition opening where him and another artist made an installation (a game-like playable....

i published my most recent talk on altgames and alternative digital culture as a cure to technofascism… to my @itch.io blog too: itch.io/blog/1128562...
thanks for reading 🙏💕

We are definitely looking forward to play HORSES (release is on 2dec!) The strangness, the cinematic atmosphere and the challenging topics are what we love to see in games. If you care, the studio need attention.❤️

Wednesdays - Wednesdays is at Steam Awards 2025 - Steam News Check the Outstanding Story-Rich and Outstanding Visual Style Categories!

Mandatory post about asking you to help nominate Wednesdays at the Steam Awards (we went with outstanding story-rich game in our post but any help is welcome):
store.steampowered.com/news/app/274...
Didn't write a single word of it so I can say it: it's the best written thing you'll play this year.

(Workshops in 2 parts: from 19:30 to 20:00 and 20:30 to 21:00)

Night at the Enchanted Library (13+) | zaterdag 29 november 2025 om 19:00 Waan je in de wereld van de Enchanted Library! Leer hoe je verschillende fantasy spellen kunt spelen, kom naar één van de toffe lezingen en workshops, haal leuk

And on Saturday 29th is the Night at the Enchanted Library, where we'll be hosting the creators' corner. You can bring your adventurous costume or kit bash to life or enjoy a tempting mocktail 🍹
Check the details and get your free ticket here bibliotheekenschede.op-shop.nl/4061/night-a...

This Thursday 27th, Sickhouse will be hosting a workshop at the Rijksmuseum as part of RMT. The Whisper Garden plays with 3D scanning of natural elements to create a collective digital garden🌱 Free admission for students! There are 15 spots for the first people to register at the museum entrance.

Let's finish this insane year, together with a loving partner and with some noise!!🥰🎻😱