diff --git a/app/lib/core/widgets/game_cover.dart b/app/lib/core/widgets/game_cover.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c21b35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/lib/core/widgets/game_cover.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:shuffle/core/l10n/l10n.dart';
+import 'package:shuffle/core/theme/app_spacing.dart';
+
+/// Size variants of [GameCover]: [small] for lists, [large] for detail pages.
+enum GameCoverSize {
+  small(width: 56),
+  large(width: 160);
+
+  const GameCoverSize({required this.width});
+
+  /// Width in dp. The height follows from [GameCover.aspectRatio].
+  final double width;
+}
+
+/// Cover of a game with a uniform neutral placeholder (Spec #2, F9).
+///
+/// Without [imageUrl], while the image loads and when loading fails, the
+/// placeholder is shown (a missing cover is not an error). The placeholder is
+/// drawn with Flutter only: theme-colored surface and a neutral icon, no
+/// third-party artwork.
+///
+/// Semantics: if the game [title] is shown right next to the cover
+/// ([titleVisibleNearby]), the cover is excluded from the semantics tree.
+/// Otherwise it is announced with a label built from [title].
+class GameCover extends StatelessWidget {
+  const GameCover({
+    required this.title,
+    super.key,
+    this.imageUrl,
+    this.size = GameCoverSize.small,
+    this.titleVisibleNearby = false,
+  });
+
+  /// Width / height of the cover (portrait box art).
+  static const double aspectRatio = 3 / 4;
+
+  /// Resolved image URL; `null` or empty shows the placeholder.
+  ///
+  /// Must come from the file access layer (own Supabase Storage), never from
+  /// `source_url` or other third-party URLs (privacy: the IP address would
+  /// reach third parties).
+  ///
+  /// Notes for the callers (#3, #4), not implemented here:
+  /// - The loading indicator animates endlessly, so `pumpAndSettle` in tests
+  ///   times out while an image loads (use `pump`). It does not honor
+  ///   `MediaQuery.disableAnimations` yet.
+  /// - A private bucket would need signed URLs or auth headers.
+  /// - Self-hosted Storage on the web needs CORS for the app origin.
+  final String? imageUrl;
+
+  /// Game title, used for the semantics label only.
+  final String title;
+
+  final GameCoverSize size;
+
+  /// `true` if the title is rendered next to the cover, so the cover adds
+  /// nothing for screen readers.
+  final bool titleVisibleNearby;
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    final url = imageUrl;
+    final hasUrl = url != null && url.isNotEmpty;
+    final height = size.width / aspectRatio;
+    final l10n = context.l10n;
+
+    // The label follows what is visible: placeholder vs. loaded image.
+    Widget labeled(String label, Widget child) => titleVisibleNearby
+        ? child
+        : Semantics(
+            container: true,
+            image: true,
+            label: label,
+            excludeSemantics: true,
+            child: child,
+          );
+
+    Widget placeholder({bool loading = false}) => labeled(
+      l10n.gameCoverPlaceholderLabel(title),
+      _CoverPlaceholder(size: size, loading: loading),
+    );
+
+    final Widget visual = hasUrl
+        ? Image.network(
+            url,
+            fit: BoxFit.cover,
+            width: size.width,
+            height: height,
+            cacheWidth: (size.width * MediaQuery.devicePixelRatioOf(context))
+                .round(),
+            excludeFromSemantics: true,
+            // No frame decoded yet (also before the first byte arrives).
+            frameBuilder: (context, child, frame, wasSynchronouslyLoaded) =>
+                frame == null && !wasSynchronouslyLoaded
+                ? placeholder(loading: true)
+                : labeled(l10n.gameCoverLabel(title), child),
+            errorBuilder: (context, error, stackTrace) => placeholder(),
+          )
+        : placeholder();
+
+    final framed = SizedBox(
+      key: const Key('game_cover'),
+      width: size.width,
+      height: height,
+      child: ClipRRect(borderRadius: AppRadius.smAll, child: visual),
+    );
+    return titleVisibleNearby ? ExcludeSemantics(child: framed) : framed;
+  }
+}
+
+class _CoverPlaceholder extends StatelessWidget {
+  const _CoverPlaceholder({required this.size, required this.loading});
+
+  final GameCoverSize size;
+  final bool loading;
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    final scheme = Theme.of(context).colorScheme;
+    return ColoredBox(
+      key: const Key('game_cover_placeholder'),
+      color: scheme.surfaceContainerHighest,
+      child: Stack(
+        alignment: Alignment.center,
+        children: [
+          Icon(
+            Icons.casino_outlined,
+            size: size.width * 0.4,
+            color: scheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+          ),
+          if (loading)
+            Positioned(
+              bottom: AppSpacing.xs,
+              left: AppSpacing.xs,
+              right: AppSpacing.xs,
+              child: LinearProgressIndicator(
+                key: const Key('game_cover_loading'),
+                minHeight: 2,
+                color: scheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                backgroundColor: Colors.transparent,
+              ),
+            ),
+        ],
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/lib/l10n/app_de.arb b/app/lib/l10n/app_de.arb
index 137aa26..907b00b 100644
--- a/app/lib/l10n/app_de.arb
+++ b/app/lib/l10n/app_de.arb
@@ -77,5 +77,7 @@
   "authResetTitle": "Neues Passwort festlegen",
   "authResetSubmit": "Passwort speichern",
   "authResetCancel": "Abbrechen",
-  "authPasswordChanged": "Passwort geändert. Andere Geräte werden abgemeldet; das kann bis zu einer Stunde dauern."
+  "authPasswordChanged": "Passwort geändert. Andere Geräte werden abgemeldet; das kann bis zu einer Stunde dauern.",
+  "gameCoverPlaceholderLabel": "Kein Cover für {title}",
+  "gameCoverLabel": "Cover von {title}"
 }
diff --git a/app/lib/l10n/app_en.arb b/app/lib/l10n/app_en.arb
index 9c2b1d9..86e8967 100644
--- a/app/lib/l10n/app_en.arb
+++ b/app/lib/l10n/app_en.arb
@@ -123,5 +123,15 @@
   "authResetTitle": "Set a new password",
   "authResetSubmit": "Save password",
   "authResetCancel": "Cancel",
-  "authPasswordChanged": "Password changed. Other devices will be signed out; this can take up to an hour."
+  "authPasswordChanged": "Password changed. Other devices will be signed out; this can take up to an hour.",
+  "gameCoverPlaceholderLabel": "No cover for {title}",
+  "@gameCoverPlaceholderLabel": {
+    "description": "Semantics label of the uniform placeholder cover",
+    "placeholders": {"title": {"type": "String"}}
+  },
+  "gameCoverLabel": "Cover of {title}",
+  "@gameCoverLabel": {
+    "description": "Semantics label of a game cover image",
+    "placeholders": {"title": {"type": "String"}}
+  }
 }
diff --git a/app/lib/l10n/app_localizations.dart b/app/lib/l10n/app_localizations.dart
index 9442e16..2f5596f 100644
--- a/app/lib/l10n/app_localizations.dart
+++ b/app/lib/l10n/app_localizations.dart
@@ -565,6 +565,18 @@ abstract class AppLocalizations {
   /// In en, this message translates to:
   /// **'Password changed. Other devices will be signed out; this can take up to an hour.'**
   String get authPasswordChanged;
+
+  /// Semantics label of the uniform placeholder cover
+  ///
+  /// In en, this message translates to:
+  /// **'No cover for {title}'**
+  String gameCoverPlaceholderLabel(String title);
+
+  /// Semantics label of a game cover image
+  ///
+  /// In en, this message translates to:
+  /// **'Cover of {title}'**
+  String gameCoverLabel(String title);
 }
 
 class _AppLocalizationsDelegate
diff --git a/app/lib/l10n/app_localizations_de.dart b/app/lib/l10n/app_localizations_de.dart
index 091565c..899aaf2 100644
--- a/app/lib/l10n/app_localizations_de.dart
+++ b/app/lib/l10n/app_localizations_de.dart
@@ -282,4 +282,14 @@ class AppLocalizationsDe extends AppLocalizations {
   @override
   String get authPasswordChanged =>
       'Passwort geändert. Andere Geräte werden abgemeldet; das kann bis zu einer Stunde dauern.';
+
+  @override
+  String gameCoverPlaceholderLabel(String title) {
+    return 'Kein Cover für $title';
+  }
+
+  @override
+  String gameCoverLabel(String title) {
+    return 'Cover von $title';
+  }
 }
diff --git a/app/lib/l10n/app_localizations_en.dart b/app/lib/l10n/app_localizations_en.dart
index 813c024..eb22e28 100644
--- a/app/lib/l10n/app_localizations_en.dart
+++ b/app/lib/l10n/app_localizations_en.dart
@@ -279,4 +279,14 @@ class AppLocalizationsEn extends AppLocalizations {
   @override
   String get authPasswordChanged =>
       'Password changed. Other devices will be signed out; this can take up to an hour.';
+
+  @override
+  String gameCoverPlaceholderLabel(String title) {
+    return 'No cover for $title';
+  }
+
+  @override
+  String gameCoverLabel(String title) {
+    return 'Cover of $title';
+  }
 }
diff --git a/app/test/core/widgets/game_cover_test.dart b/app/test/core/widgets/game_cover_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40b5772
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/test/core/widgets/game_cover_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,299 @@
+import 'dart:async';
+import 'dart:convert';
+import 'dart:io';
+import 'dart:typed_data';
+
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:shuffle/core/widgets/game_cover.dart';
+
+import '../../helpers/pump_app.dart';
+import 'widget_harness.dart';
+
+double _contrast(Color a, Color b) {
+  final la = a.computeLuminance();
+  final lb = b.computeLuminance();
+  final hi = la > lb ? la : lb;
+  final lo = la > lb ? lb : la;
+  return (hi + 0.05) / (lo + 0.05);
+}
+
+// 1x1 transparent PNG.
+final Uint8List _png = base64Decode(
+  'iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNkYPhfDwAChwGA60e6kgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==',
+);
+
+class _FakeHeaders extends Fake implements HttpHeaders {
+  @override
+  void add(String name, Object value, {bool preserveHeaderCase = false}) {}
+}
+
+class _FakeResponse extends Fake implements HttpClientResponse {
+  @override
+  int get statusCode => 200;
+  @override
+  int get contentLength => _png.length;
+  @override
+  HttpClientResponseCompressionState get compressionState =>
+      HttpClientResponseCompressionState.notCompressed;
+  @override
+  StreamSubscription<List<int>> listen(
+    void Function(List<int> event)? onData, {
+    Function? onError,
+    void Function()? onDone,
+    bool? cancelOnError,
+  }) => Stream<List<int>>.value(_png).listen(
+    onData,
+    onError: onError,
+    onDone: onDone,
+    cancelOnError: cancelOnError,
+  );
+}
+
+class _FakeRequest extends Fake implements HttpClientRequest {
+  @override
+  HttpHeaders get headers => _FakeHeaders();
+  @override
+  Future<HttpClientResponse> close() async => _FakeResponse();
+}
+
+class _FakeClient extends Fake implements HttpClient {
+  @override
+  bool autoUncompress = true;
+  @override
+  Future<HttpClientRequest> getUrl(Uri url) async => _FakeRequest();
+}
+
+const _url = 'https://example.test/c.png';
+// Separate URL: a failed load can stay in the image cache's live images.
+const _errorUrl = 'https://example.test/broken.png';
+
+Future<void> _pumpImage(WidgetTester tester, Widget child) async {
+  await pumpWidgetUnderTest(tester, child, settle: false);
+  await tester.runAsync(
+    () => Future<void>.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 50)),
+  );
+  await tester.pump();
+  await tester.pump();
+}
+
+/// NetworkImage caches one shared HttpClient, so `HttpOverrides` would only
+/// work for the first test; the debug provider is the supported hook. It is
+/// reset in `finally` because the framework verifies it before tearDowns run.
+void _testWithFakeNetwork(
+  String description,
+  Future<void> Function(WidgetTester tester) body,
+) {
+  testWidgets(description, (tester) async {
+    debugNetworkImageHttpClientProvider = _FakeClient.new;
+    try {
+      await body(tester);
+    } finally {
+      debugNetworkImageHttpClientProvider = null;
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+void main() {
+  setUp(() => PaintingBinding.instance.imageCache.clear());
+
+  group('KAT-05 Kriterium 10: GameCover placeholder', () {
+    testWidgets('without imageUrl shows the uniform placeholder', (
+      tester,
+    ) async {
+      await pumpWidgetUnderTest(tester, const GameCover(title: 'Catan'));
+      expect(find.byKey(const Key('game_cover_placeholder')), findsOneWidget);
+      expect(find.byType(Image), findsNothing);
+      expect(find.byKey(const Key('game_cover_loading')), findsNothing);
+    });
+
+    testWidgets('empty imageUrl shows the placeholder', (tester) async {
+      await pumpWidgetUnderTest(
+        tester,
+        const GameCover(title: 'Catan', imageUrl: ''),
+      );
+      expect(find.byKey(const Key('game_cover_placeholder')), findsOneWidget);
+      expect(find.byType(Image), findsNothing);
+    });
+
+    testWidgets('loading shows placeholder, indicator and placeholder label', (
+      tester,
+    ) async {
+      final handle = tester.ensureSemantics();
+      await pumpWidgetUnderTest(
+        tester,
+        const GameCover(title: 'Catan', imageUrl: _url),
+        settle: false,
+      );
+      expect(find.byKey(const Key('game_cover_placeholder')), findsOneWidget);
+      expect(find.byKey(const Key('game_cover_loading')), findsOneWidget);
+      expect(find.bySemanticsLabel('Kein Cover für Catan'), findsOneWidget);
+      expect(find.bySemanticsLabel('Cover von Catan'), findsNothing);
+      handle.dispose();
+    });
+
+    testWidgets('a load error falls back to the placeholder and its label', (
+      tester,
+    ) async {
+      // flutter_test answers all HTTP requests with status 400.
+      final handle = tester.ensureSemantics();
+      await _pumpImage(
+        tester,
+        const GameCover(title: 'Catan', imageUrl: _errorUrl),
+      );
+      expect(find.byKey(const Key('game_cover_placeholder')), findsOneWidget);
+      expect(find.byKey(const Key('game_cover_loading')), findsNothing);
+      expect(find.bySemanticsLabel('Kein Cover für Catan'), findsOneWidget);
+      expect(find.bySemanticsLabel('Cover von Catan'), findsNothing);
+      expect(tester.takeException(), isNull);
+      handle.dispose();
+    });
+
+    group('loaded image', () {
+      for (final (locale, expected) in [
+        (const Locale('de'), 'Cover von Catan'),
+        (const Locale('en'), 'Cover of Catan'),
+      ]) {
+        _testWithFakeNetwork(
+          'shows the image with its label in ${locale.languageCode}',
+          (tester) async {
+            final handle = tester.ensureSemantics();
+            tester.view.physicalSize = const Size(400, 800);
+            tester.view.devicePixelRatio = 1;
+            addTearDown(tester.view.reset);
+            await pumpApp(
+              tester,
+              locale: locale,
+              settle: false,
+              home: const Scaffold(
+                body: GameCover(title: 'Catan', imageUrl: _url),
+              ),
+            );
+            await tester.runAsync(
+              () => Future<void>.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 50)),
+            );
+            await tester.pump();
+            await tester.pump();
+            expect(find.byType(Image), findsOneWidget);
+            expect(
+              find.byKey(const Key('game_cover_placeholder')),
+              findsNothing,
+            );
+            expect(find.bySemanticsLabel(expected), findsOneWidget);
+            handle.dispose();
+          },
+        );
+      }
+
+      _testWithFakeNetwork('a cached image is shown synchronously', (
+        tester,
+      ) async {
+        final handle = tester.ensureSemantics();
+        const cover = GameCover(title: 'Catan', imageUrl: _url);
+        await _pumpImage(tester, cover);
+        expect(find.byKey(const Key('game_cover_placeholder')), findsNothing);
+
+        // New element with the same URL: served from the image cache.
+        await pumpWidgetUnderTest(
+          tester,
+          const GameCover(key: Key('second'), title: 'Catan', imageUrl: _url),
+          settle: false,
+        );
+        expect(find.byKey(const Key('game_cover_placeholder')), findsNothing);
+        expect(find.byKey(const Key('game_cover_loading')), findsNothing);
+        expect(find.bySemanticsLabel('Cover von Catan'), findsOneWidget);
+        handle.dispose();
+      });
+    });
+
+    testWidgets('size variants differ and keep the aspect ratio', (
+      tester,
+    ) async {
+      await pumpWidgetUnderTest(tester, const GameCover(title: 'A'));
+      final small = tester.getSize(find.byKey(const Key('game_cover')));
+      await pumpWidgetUnderTest(
+        tester,
+        const GameCover(title: 'A', size: GameCoverSize.large),
+      );
+      final large = tester.getSize(find.byKey(const Key('game_cover')));
+      expect(large.width, greaterThan(small.width));
+      expect(small.width / small.height, closeTo(GameCover.aspectRatio, 0.01));
+      expect(large.width / large.height, closeTo(GameCover.aspectRatio, 0.01));
+    });
+  });
+
+  group('QUE-05 Kriterium 2: GameCover labels', () {
+    for (final (locale, expected) in [
+      (const Locale('de'), 'Kein Cover für Catan'),
+      (const Locale('en'), 'No cover for Catan'),
+    ]) {
+      testWidgets('placeholder label in ${locale.languageCode}', (
+        tester,
+      ) async {
+        final handle = tester.ensureSemantics();
+        await pumpApp(
+          tester,
+          locale: locale,
+          home: const Scaffold(body: GameCover(title: 'Catan')),
+        );
+        expect(find.bySemanticsLabel(expected), findsOneWidget);
+        handle.dispose();
+      });
+    }
+  });
+
+  group('QUE-06 Kriterium 1, 2: GameCover accessibility', () {
+    testWidgets('is excluded from semantics when the title is nearby', (
+      tester,
+    ) async {
+      final handle = tester.ensureSemantics();
+      await pumpWidgetUnderTest(
+        tester,
+        const GameCover(title: 'Catan', titleVisibleNearby: true),
+      );
+      expect(find.bySemanticsLabel(RegExp('Catan')), findsNothing);
+      handle.dispose();
+    });
+
+    for (final mode in themeModes) {
+      testWidgets('meets a11y guidelines and icon contrast in $mode', (
+        tester,
+      ) async {
+        final handle = tester.ensureSemantics();
+        await pumpWidgetUnderTest(
+          tester,
+          const GameCover(title: 'Catan', size: GameCoverSize.large),
+          themeMode: mode,
+        );
+        await expectLater(tester, meetsGuideline(labeledTapTargetGuideline));
+        final scheme = Theme.of(
+          tester.element(find.byKey(const Key('game_cover'))),
+        ).colorScheme;
+        // Non-text contrast of the symbol against the surface: 3:1.
+        expect(
+          _contrast(scheme.onSurfaceVariant, scheme.surfaceContainerHighest),
+          greaterThanOrEqualTo(3),
+        );
+        handle.dispose();
+      });
+    }
+
+    testWidgets('does not overflow at 200 % text scale in a row', (
+      tester,
+    ) async {
+      await pumpWidgetUnderTest(
+        tester,
+        const Row(
+          children: [
+            GameCover(title: 'Catan'),
+            SizedBox(width: 8),
+            Expanded(child: Text('Ein sehr langer Spieltitel, der umbricht')),
+          ],
+        ),
+        textScale: 2,
+        size: const Size(320, 640),
+      );
+      expect(tester.takeException(), isNull);
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/docs/specs/2-katalog-daten.md b/docs/specs/2-katalog-daten.md
index fea6253..b2e0134 100644
--- a/docs/specs/2-katalog-daten.md
+++ b/docs/specs/2-katalog-daten.md
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ KAT-05 hat in R1 keine eigenen Screens (keine Admin-UI, Klärung 44). Die App-An
 - Zustände: kein Bild → Platzhalter; Bild lädt → Platzhalter mit dezenter Ladeanzeige; Fehler beim Laden → Platzhalter (kein Fehlerzustand, ein fehlendes Cover ist kein Fehler).
 - Platzhalter (Spec-F9): **ein einheitlicher, neutraler Platzhalter für alle Spiele**, mit Flutter gezeichnet (Fläche in Theme-Farbe, neutrales Symbol), keine Bilddatei von Dritten, kein neues Paket.
 - Semantics: Bild ausgeblendet aus dem Semantics-Baum, wenn der Titel daneben steht (`excludeSemantics`-Variante); sonst Beschriftung aus ARB `gameCoverPlaceholderLabel` („Kein Cover für {title}“ / „No cover for {title}“).
+- Ergänzung bei der Umsetzung: zusätzlicher ARB-Schlüssel `gameCoverLabel` („Cover von {title}“ / „Cover of {title}“) für ein tatsächlich geladenes Bild; die Beschriftung folgt dem, was sichtbar ist (Platzhalter beim Laden und nach einem Ladefehler, sonst `gameCoverLabel`). Der Parameter für die `excludeSemantics`-Variante heißt `titleVisibleNearby`. `imageUrl` muss aus der Dateizugriffsschicht (eigener Storage) stammen, nie aus `source_url` oder Fremd-URLs (Datenschutz); Hinweise für #3/#4 (animierte Ladeanzeige und `pumpAndSettle`, signierte URLs bei privatem Bucket, CORS beim Self-Hosting) stehen im Doc-Kommentar des Widgets.
 - Keine Geschäftslogik, keine Domänenmodelle in 2a. Das Domänenmodell `CatalogGame` (freezed) und das Repository legt KAT-01 (#3) an, auf Basis der Spalten von `catalog_games`.
 
 ## 6. Plattform-Besonderheiten
@@ -686,6 +687,10 @@ Chris hat die Spec freigegeben und alle Fragen wie empfohlen entschieden. Eingea
 
 Chris hat W1, W4, W6, W7, H1/H2 und H7 (§ 9.3) einzeln und ohne Änderung bestätigt (Kommentar im Issue #2). § 9.3 trägt jetzt je Zeile den Status „bestätigt (Chris, 2026-11-03)“; die Hinweise „bitte bestätigen“ in Status, E6 und 3.3 sind entfernt; 9.4 entsprechend angepasst.
 
+### 2026-11-03 – Umsetzung PR 2a, Flutter-Anteil
+
+- `GameCover` umgesetzt; Review-Nacharbeit: Semantics-Label folgt dem sichtbaren Zustand, zusätzlicher ARB-Schlüssel `gameCoverLabel`, Parameter `titleVisibleNearby`, `cacheWidth` nach Gerätepixeln, Hinweise für #3/#4 (5).
+
 ### 2026-11-03 – Umsetzung PR 2a (backend-dev)
 
 Umgesetzt: B1, B2, B3a, B3, B4 und die beiden CI-Schritte aus D1 (Deno-Tests und „erzeugte Dateien aktuell“, „`startbestand-keys.csv` wächst nur“). Abweichungen und Ergänzungen, jeweils zur Prüfung im PR: