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More than 200 independent game studios are joining forces for the new Indie Treasures Sale on Steam, organised by Berlin-based Toukana Interactive. Running from November 1-15, the event brings together established indie hits, rising studios and smaller teams from around the world.
The lineup includes studios behind titles such as PEAK, Mini Motorways, Cult of the Lamb and Don’t Starve Together. At the same time, Indie Treasures deliberately gives visibility to smaller and emerging teams, including developers connected to Berlin’s university games scene.
For Toukana, the initiative is mainly about one of the biggest challenges in indie development: discoverability. By pooling their reach, the participating studios aim to create more visibility for games that might otherwise struggle to stand out.
Toukana Interactive itself has strong roots in Berlin’s games ecosystem. The studio was founded in 2020 by Game Design students from HTW Berlin and developed Dorfromantik with support from HTW’s own DE:HIVE Game Incubator and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg. The game later became an international indie success and won multiple awards.
With Indie Treasures, the Berlin studio is now using its reach to support the wider indie community. The first edition is planned as a test run, but if the response from players, creators and media is strong, the format could return in the future.
