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Game companies have notoriously been sweatshops for devs, so not surprising I guess.

I think you’d be covered under Ver.di. I worked in an IT security consulting firm and was covered

Yes, IG Metal is active across many IT related companies, and it was already a thing when I moved here 20 years ago.

Game companies and small agencies are the exception actually.

If you do IT at a big German company, you will most likely be covered by union agreements, even if not being part of one.