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12:00 CEST

A MAZE. / Exhibition

Saturday May 17, 2025 12:00 - 21:00 CEST

Betonhalle [Silent Green]

The main exhibition features the nominees and the honorable mentions of the 14th International A MAZE. Award including some extra gems which we showcase out of competition.

Nominees and Honorable Mentions
Extra Gems: (tba)

Artistic and experimental games are often off the mainstream and allow for different experiences with forward-thinking and playful views, often not for entertainment only. Technology is used as playground for artistic expression and innovative interaction with audiences interested in critical reflection and meaningful interaction. Discover different experiences, local multiplayer games, interactive installations and many more of this versatile art-form.

For Festival Pass holders, One Night at A MAZE. Ticket holders, Public Play Day Ticket holders.

Saturday May 17, 2025 12:00 - 21:00 CEST
Betonhalle [Silent Green] Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany

Exhibition

14:00 CEST

Frame of Mind - A game of thoughts

Saturday May 17, 2025 14:00 - 16:00 CEST

Betonhalle [Silent Green]

Frame of Mind - A game of thoughts is a brief and cozy narrative game that lets you explore a character through thoughts and momentos you find in stages of their life. Its an introspective game, meant to share some experiences a peer-group of neurodivergent queers, including the developer, had growing up.
Experience through the eyes of a character as they return to their childhood home, after moving out. What mementos will they find? What thoughts will they go through? Can they be happy? Maybe not. You decide which thoughts to keep or discard. Help them find a better Frame of Mind.

Saturday May 17, 2025 14:00 - 16:00 CEST
Betonhalle [Silent Green] Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany

Open Screens

14:00 CEST

Laika

Saturday May 17, 2025 14:00 - 16:00 CEST

Betonhalle [Silent Green]

The game "Laika" is a visual novel that tells an imaginary story about the launch of a rocket and the preceding events at the Kosmodrom Baikonur. There the dog Laika is looking for someone. Suddenly she finds herself in a human body and then in that of a firefly. In each form she has a new mission. Will she find what she is looking for? And what happened to cause her interdimensional journey?

Saturday May 17, 2025 14:00 - 16:00 CEST
Betonhalle [Silent Green] Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany

Open Screens

14:00 CEST

Merana and the Cubewalker

Saturday May 17, 2025 14:00 - 16:00 CEST

Betonhalle [Silent Green]

A 3D Puzzle-Platformer with a Rubik's Cube world.

Saturday May 17, 2025 14:00 - 16:00 CEST
Betonhalle [Silent Green] Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany

Open Screens

14:00 CEST

Open Screens

Saturday May 17, 2025 14:00 - 20:00 CEST

Betonhalle [Silent Green]

Open Screens are back!
Following the success of previous years, our goal remains the same: to provide a convenient platform for developers to showcase their creations to the press and their peers. These exhibits will be on display at the physical A MAZE. venue.

See for the full line up: https://2025.amaze-berlin.de/openscreens/
Individual Times exhibited projects Open Screens

Saturday May 17, 2025 14:00 - 20:00 CEST
Betonhalle [Silent Green] Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany

Exhibition

16:00 CEST

Lost Mirror

Saturday May 17, 2025 16:00 - 18:00 CEST

Betonhalle [Silent Green]

Little Mirror ended up in the Mirrorland together with Plastic Bag. It found itself there already broken with all of the pieces fallen out of the frame. Mirror shards are flying so high that it is impossible to catch them. And Plastic Bag… Feels as if he’s been here forever, and knows a lot more about the Mirrorland than his mouth could ever tell even if plastic bags had mouths. Little Mirror doesn’t know what’s behind the door with the sign “THERE”. Actually, it knew back then. But it doesn’t remember, and that’s why Little Mirror needs to go there. To collect its fragments, Little Mirror has to relive its memories: the good, the sad, the scary, and the funny ones. Based on the musical “Lost Mirror” by SBP4, the game is currently in development and is expected to be released in 2026.

Saturday May 17, 2025 16:00 - 18:00 CEST
Betonhalle [Silent Green] Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany

Open Screens

16:00 CEST

Squishy World

Saturday May 17, 2025 16:00 - 18:00 CEST

Betonhalle [Silent Green]

Shooter-Platformer hybrid prototype with cute candyworld aesthetics & a plot exploring the difficulties of belonging. The demo is currently behind what's complete but playable: https://youtu.be/pkvEEd7zPjE?si=cyUpDjOge4kajotw&t=1

Saturday May 17, 2025 16:00 - 18:00 CEST
Betonhalle [Silent Green] Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany

Open Screens

16:00 CEST

Wee Boats

Saturday May 17, 2025 16:00 - 18:00 CEST

Betonhalle [Silent Green]

A wholesome, multiplayer boating world to discover secrets and surprises in the ocean. Chat and honk to your heart's content! Wee Boats is an act of self care!

Saturday May 17, 2025 16:00 - 18:00 CEST
Betonhalle [Silent Green] Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany

Open Screens

16:00 CEST

《Meme Survival Simulation》

Saturday May 17, 2025 16:00 - 18:00 CEST

Betonhalle [Silent Green]

meme生存模拟游戏（Meme Survival Simulation）
"STAND ALONE COMPLEX" (isolated individual set) appeared in the series "Ghost in the Shell SAC" which was distilled into the title to express the core of the series, this potential social behavior was reduced to "meme" by Dawkins---- survival behavior and material carrier, that is, just as animal behavior is mostly determined by “genes”, most of human behavior is also determined by “memes” stored in the brain, which are transmitted by continuous self-replication. Inspired by this, I developed a survival simulator game with "memes" as the protagonist. Players need to constantly copy themselves and switch hosts, and choose according to the environment to create more memes in the game to reach groups. consensus.
Meme Survival Simulation (Meme Survival Simulation) attempts to simulate the social interaction form of meme and create a similar virtual gathering, invisibly pushing the group to reach some kind of consensus, the simulator reveals this by using the follow meme propagation mechanism visualization, in this In the game scene of the reversed perspective, the audience is also in the field created by the subtle memetic game.

Saturday May 17, 2025 16:00 - 18:00 CEST
Betonhalle [Silent Green] Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany

Open Screens

18:00 CEST

Placeground

Saturday May 17, 2025 18:00 - 20:00 CEST

Betonhalle [Silent Green]

Placeground, a relaxing home builder where the way you design a space shapes the stories that unfold inside it. Build freely, decorate to your heart’s content, and watch as characters interact with your created space - playing out small moments, surprises, and stories right before your eyes.
No goals, no pressure, and no wrong choices to make. Just you, a blank room, and the joy of watching life play out in the rooms you design. Every object you place nudges the direction of your characters' stories, making every room feel like a tiny stage for everyday life.

Create, decorate, relax, and let stories unfold.

Saturday May 17, 2025 18:00 - 20:00 CEST
Betonhalle [Silent Green] Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany

Open Screens

18:00 CEST

Shop Crush

Saturday May 17, 2025 18:00 - 20:00 CEST

Betonhalle [Silent Green]

Manage your Thrift Shop. Sell a hodgepodge of merchandise to picky customers. Set the prices, bargain with clients, and turn down suspicious offers. Order popular stock, fight off shoplifters, and manage your reputation — gain or lose it based on your choices!

Saturday May 17, 2025 18:00 - 20:00 CEST
Betonhalle [Silent Green] Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany

Open Screens

18:00 CEST

Something To Reach For

Saturday May 17, 2025 18:00 - 20:00 CEST

Betonhalle [Silent Green]

Have you ever found yourself elbow-deep in a sewer? Or followed ants disappearing into a hole? But most importantly, have you ever lost something that was important to you? Then you and Leah have something in common.

Saturday May 17, 2025 18:00 - 20:00 CEST
Betonhalle [Silent Green] Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany

Open Screens