It’s this time of the year again: The new BRIEFS call is out! This year under the motto “DEATH”. So if you have always dreamed about developing a game about death, this is just the right opportunity to do so.


Briefs is a micro-publishing initiative that gives out small grants for small digital games. Think jam sized. Think € 1500 for that effort. You will find a link to submit a project at the bottom of this page but do read carefully what is required beforehand.

We want to see games done fast, rather than games that can be played fast. It’s up to you whether to make an infinitely replayable game with questionable presentation, or a two-second game with almost AAA production. We recommend spending no more than 40 hours on development in total. What you make with it is up to you.
We are looking for a digital game playable on a Windows PC. Other platforms and OS a
re up to you. We’re not accepting analog or tabletop games.




The theme for 2024 Briefs series is DEATH. We’re very excited.
DEATH TO BRIEFS! 

LONG LIVE BRIEFS! 

We want to see interactive explorations and speculations of DEATH and what it brings with it. Video games and DEATH have always been tightly bound, violence is a dominant way of interaction after all. Many developers don’t include DEATH as a design choice, it’s just one of our traditions. This year we want you to consider DEATH as a design choice narratively, mechanically, artistically, and politically.
Consider the FAILSTATE.
Consider SOULS.
Consider the DOOM.
Consider TRANSCENDENCE.
Consider WHAT ELSE CAN DIE.
Consider POLITICS.
Consider VENERATION.
Consider RESURRECTION.
Consider THE DEAD.
Consider THE EMBRACE.
Everything dies and nothing ever ends.
Death to Briefs, long live Briefs.