Let's meet in Cologne: The Mane Quest will be attending Devcom & Gamescom 2025!

I’m happy to confirm that I’ll once again be attending the devcom and gamescom events in Cologne, Germany this Summer! I’ll be in town 17-22 August 2025, and more than happy to meet up for any horse game related chats.

Last year’s visit was incredibly worth it not only thanks to the talk I gave (which you should watch online, if you haven’t already!), but a ton of other super relevant and interesting conversations, some of which ended up leading to ongoing horse game consultation work.

My schedule is still quite open, so if you want to reserve some of my time for a hangout or a free horse game consulting sesh, do reach out to alice@themanequest.com! If you wanna stay up to date with my plans, following me on Bluesky is the best way to do so nowadays.

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Steam Horse Fest is Now Live – Here's What I Recommend Buying or Looking Into

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