The title compound, [Ge4(CH3)8(C4H2S)4], crystallizes with one-half mol-ecule in the asymmetric unit, the whole mol-ecule being generated by inversion symmetry. The dihedral angle between adjacent thio-phene rings is 72.84 (14)°. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by C-H⋯π inter-actions, leading to the formation of chains along [100].