Toukana Interactive
German indie game studio
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Toukana Interactive GmbH[1] is a German indie game studio based in Berlin. The studio was founded in 2020 by four students at HTW Berlin. As of December 2025[update], they have published two games: Dorfromantik and Star Birds.
- Luca Langenberg
- Sandro Heuberger
- Timo Falcke
- Zwi Zausch
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| Formerly | Toukana Interactive UG |
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| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2020 |
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| Headquarters | Berlin |
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| Website | https://www.toukana.com/ |
History
Toukana Interactive was founded in early 2020 by German and Swiss students Luca Langenberg, Sandro Heuberger, Timo Falcke, and Zwi Zausch.[2][3] They began developing their debut game, Dorfromantik, as part of a master's degree in Game Design at HTW Berlin.[2][4][5] The group met during their bachelor's studies, and were compelled to start an indie studio by their master's program at the university.[2][4][3] During this time, they made 10 different prototype games.[6] Toukana received 110,000 euros in funding from the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg for development of Dorfromantik.[7][8] The game was released in early access in March 2021 and in full in April 2022. Later in 2022, a board game adaptation of Dorfromantik was released by Pegasus Spiele.[4] Due to the game's high sales performance, the studio was able to pay back its debts all at one time.[9] In August 2023, the company was incorporated as a GmbH, having been a UG previously.[10] In 2024, Toukana announced a partnership with Kurzgesagt. They collaborated on a game, Star Birds, which was released in September 2025.[11][12]
Toukana is headquartered in the Lichtenberg borough of Berlin.[1][13] As of May 2022[update], Toukana employed 6 people.[9] The company publishes their games themselves without a publisher.[14]
Games
| Name | Year | Notes |
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| Dorfromantik[15] | 2022 | |
| Star Birds[16] | 2025 | Collaboration with Kurzgesagt. The game was formerly known as "Project Mango".[17] |
Awards
In 2021, Toukana's Dorfromantik won "Best Debut" and "Best Game Design" at the Deutscher Computerspielpreis.[9][8]