Ende Gelände - We shut shit down!
The next Ende Gelände mass action is 28-30 may, 2026!
Ende Gelände is a climate movement that has been organizing mass civil disobedience actions against coal mines in Germany since 2015. Get past the police and force the coal mine to temporarily shut down production!
Drag and drop the rally flag of your activists to direct their movement and break through or slip past police lines in six different levels. This game was developed for the Climate Jam 2025 and updated in january 2026 with additional levels and improvements.
The protest actions of Ende Gelände since 2015 have regularly mobilized several thousand participants. Here's a few videos if you want to see how they look. The climate crisis is here and we need to mobilize resistance in every way we can. Play the game, be inspired and then get out there and shut shit down for climate justice!
Art & game design by me, Kristofer "Kritzlof" Vaske
Music composed by Chika Obiora at Echo and Awe Sound
As a disclaimer - I have not personally been at an Ende Gelände action but they are a great inspiration to me and, I would think, the entire climate movement. I hope that this game in no way misrepresents the movement or those that have taken part in organizing or carrying out Ende Gelände actions. I believe that this kind of activism is necessary and gives hope when so much of the world is doubling down on capitalism and fascism. We can only turn the tide if we're prepared to resist for real.
Feedback is always welcome and if you've been part of Ende Gelände I'd be extra interested to hear what you think!
Development log
- Update and new mass action date!53 days ago
- Climate jam voting resultsAug 05, 2025
- Climate Game Jam Sprints 1-4Jul 24, 2025
Comments
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Great game! The mechanics were nicely evolved by implementing scattering and activists with push-back abilities.
I do think the gameplay progression in terms of difficulty and maybe even visuals could be further explored or expanded on, but overall I enjoyed it
Thank you!
Yes, definitely a lot that could be developed as you say, both in balancing and progression and artwork. I hope I have time to revisit and expand this project in the future. Happy to hear you still think it works in its current state, thanks!
This is a very interesting game. It feels very difficult at first until you learn the game more. Feels just like a Mobile Game.
I designed the mechanic to work well in a mobile format, so Im glad to hear you think it works. Interesting to hear about the difficulty, do you think it's at a good level or would it need to be adjusted?
Thanks for the feedback!
Awesome!
Thank you! :D
Enjoyed it quite a bit! I really appreciated the bold choice to focus the game on radical climate justice. It's a topic I think is hard to address but this game balances the revolutionary spirit and engaging gameplay without being too polarizing quite effectively! Great work!
That's great feedback, thank you very much! :)
Yes, radical action is what I believe in and I want to spotlight it wherever I can. There's a lot that could be improved for sure, but I'm happy to hear you think the gameplay worked. Thanks again!
Very nice game. Great and some similarities to tactics in real live overcoming police chains.
The 6th level is a bit too easy in my opinion.
I'm glad you like it!
Yeah, the 6th level is more of a victory lap. I felt I didn't have space to explore the water cannon mechanic thoroughly, so I added it more as a cool finish, but it could definitely have been tuned a bit harder. Good point.
Thanks a lot! :D