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About us

Nut & Shell Games is an independent game publisher from Berlin, founded by Andreas Dihm and Richard Schweiger.

Andreas is a motion animator with a big heart for all things science. His passion: monsters and giving ideas a life of their own.

Richard is a software developer and passionate board gamer. Be it fast, social or eight-hour high-fantasy adventure games — he plays it all and can get excited about (almost) every facet of gaming.

Illustration of the founders Andreas Dihm and Richard Schweiger

What drives us

We make complex ideas come alive through entertaining games.

There is always something interesting and worth knowing to discover — for people who love learning through play. Our games are designed to work first and foremost as real games: engaging, social, and motivating in their own right. The learning happens through play, not beside it.

Because we believe that few things unlock curiosity and understanding as naturally as a game that is truly fun to play.

People playing a game of Elemonsters at a table