We are High Passion Studios

And we are developing the turn-based creature collection RPG Dwellink: War of the Nine in Unreal Engine 5 and a bunch of super fun Roguelike Games in Unity.

CEO Jannik Fraunholz, Munic Media Days 2022

"We always strive to deliver the best modern audio-visual experience, surpassing what´s generally considered "indie". With the help of Unreal 5 and our highly skilled and experienced team we achieve a very high audio-visual standard for our videogames and our other software applications, despite being a small team."

Dwellink: War of the Nine

The long awaited creature collection adventure in an enchanted photorealistic fantasy world!

Dwellink replaces little electric rodents and cute-looking caterpillars with fire-breathing demons and blood-thirsty monsters. Healing in Dwellink works via a souls-like checkpoint system, intensifying the games difficulty.

Our team of industry experts

Jannik Fraunholz

CEO and founder of HighPassionStudios, Sound Designer, Game Designer, Game Lecturer… A lot to take in! Jannik manages the company and is in charge of designing the fun gaming elements in HighPassionStudios games. He is also a renowned music producer who has worked with countless professionals in the industry under the pseudonym „The Pulpy Principle“.

Holger Pickel

Co-founder of HighPassionStudios and our financial strategist, Holger brings sharp vision and steady leadership. With a strong background in finance and business management, he keeps our projects on track and scalable. As managing director of several companies with over 120 employees, he adds valuable experience and calm oversight to every step we take.

Johanna Geßlein

Johanna is behind the look and feel of everything we make. As our 2D artist and art director, she creates the characters, environments, and UI that bring our games together visually. She has a strong eye for composition, colour, and storytelling, and plays a big part in shaping the overall style and atmosphere of our worlds.

Anna-Rosa Fraunholz

With a passion for anything fantasy-related, Anna-Rosa’s creative spirit is fueled by her love for playing video games and exploring fantastical realms through the pages of books. As our Level- and narrative designer, she tells fantastical tales that immerse players into unforgettable adventures in Unreal as well as Unity.

Luca Fischer

Luca leads the 3D side of our projects from start to finish. From blockouts and modelling to texturing, lighting, and final details, he’s involved in every step of the process. His talent and attention to detail give our worlds their depth, atmosphere, and personality. He also handles VFX work, adding the extra touches that make scenes feel more alive and immersive.

Our current interns

Here at HighPassionStudios we deeply care about educating the next generation of game developers. That’s why we always have several interns working with us and it has been that way since we established the company a few years ago. Some students even write their videogame related Bachelor thesis together with us.

Elen Butkovic

2D Artist

Ivelin Mitev

Programmer

Zoe Dufton

2D Artist

Jafar Chiha

Programmer

Vera Todorova

3D Artist

Lars Biek

Programmer

Menna Bragheeth

2D Artist, Social Media

Katarzyna Robin Hoffmann

2D Artist

Ryan Munting

3D Artist

Malte Stoepke

3D Artist

Berend Kikkert

3D Artist, Sound Designer

Senja Harulja

3D Artist

Interested in funding Dwellink?

Founded in 2022, HighPassionStudios emerged from the Bernhardt & Fraunholz Mediendesign GbR under the same CEO Jannik Fraunholz. At this time we focused on developing mobile games such as Pets: Homerolling (Android, 2022) and Qupid: Relaxing Puzzle Game (Android, 2024) as well as mobile applications in the B2B area. Since the rebranding we are more focused on PC-titles, such as Dwellink.
With multiple appearences at events like the Munic Media Days, the Gamesfestival or the Gamescom, HighPassionStudios and Dwellink: War of the Nine are well known in the German indie scene.
We are still looking for funding partners for Dwellink: War of the Nine and we are more than happy to share our business plan, financial planning and other relevant documents. Are you an interested publisher/investor/business angel/VC? Get in contact:
info@highpassionstudios.com

market demand

95%

Funding

50%

Audio-visual presentation

84%

Team

82%