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Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg @medienboard.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🦩PINKEST HOUR 🦩bei @amazefest.bsky.social auf der Gamescom 2026! #MBBGefördert Zum 3. Mal ist Berlins International Games & Playful Media Festival in Köln dabei mit einer kuratierten Auswahl an Arthouse-Spielen, Hypertalks, Künstlergesprächen, Live-Musik und interaktiven Bühnenshows!

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Three More Years @threemoreyears.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I had the opportunity to give a talk about post-capitalist world building at #gamescom - thanks @amazefest.bsky.social ! Here are my slides and talk notes in case you are interested: neobaltica.beehiiv.com/p/kind-stori... #worldbuilding #postcapitalism #gamedev

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Kind stories from the ruins of capitalism

I was fortunate to give a talk on post-capitalist worldbuilding during this year's Gamescom.

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Nino Filiu @ninofiliu.com · 04/09/2026

Spent months solo-developping Fideism, an art game questionning our assumptions about faith. Premiered at the @amazefest.bsky.social Shop-Gallery this year, here is a short vid showcasing my artistic vision and the bespoke VR mechanic I coded. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIU_...

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Fideism

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

YEAH! It's on! Come and play #arthousegames and #playfulmedia at A MAZE. Digital PlayGround #3 from August 26-30 at #gamescom2026 in Cologne. We're funded by @medienboard.bsky.social , hardware is powered by @tulparnotebook.bsky.social, cooperation partner is @koelnmesse.bsky.social #AMaze2026

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Only 1 days left until A MAZE. Digital PlayGround #3 at @gamescom at hall 10.2 E30. Check the website: gamescom.a-maze.net for the selection of #arthousegames and #playfulmedia including the open screens and our daily programme. #AMaze2026 #gamescom2026 #mbbfunded

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Only 2 days left until A MAZE. Digital PlayGround #3 at @gamescom at hall 10.2 E30. Check the website: gamescom.a-maze.net for the selection of #arthousegames and #playfulmedia including the open screens and our daily programme. #AMaze2026 #gamescom2026 #mbbfunded

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Three More Years @threemoreyears.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I'll be giving a talk at the @amazefest.bsky.social "Digital Playground" exhibition during #gamescom next week: "Speculative Planetary Futures - kind stories from the ruins of capitalism" -on our world building (inspired by @futurehistories.bsky.social) #indiedev #indiegames youtu.be/j1YQiW1wtlg

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a permanent echo - Official Gamescom Trailer

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Early Bird Tickets for A MAZE. / Berlin 2027. ONLY 200. 4 days of arthouse games, performances, artists, developers, playful media, impactful business, fresh ideas, talks and conversations, parties and more. -> eventix.shop/zdtz5jxn #AMaze2027 #arthousegames #indiedev #playfulmedia

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

A MAZE. Digital PlayGround #3, August 26–30, hall 10.2 E030 gamescom - A pink parallel universe is loading: unexpected works, wild controllers, and an amazing stage programme. gamescom.a-maze.net #AMaze2026 #gamescom2026 #arthousegames #playfulmedia #altctrl #indiedev #mbbfunded

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

YEAH. You're at gamescom and love to be part of the Amazing Stage Program at the A MAZE. Digital PlayGround #3. Submit your talk, interview, quiz, performance, music - all welcome - just here: tinyurl.com/bcdhmv2n #AMaze2026 #arthousegames #playfulmedia #mbbfunded

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

This week on Thu July 9th is finissage of the solo exhibition Solar Rituals by Kara Stone. Let’s get together before the summer break of A MAZE. Shop-Gallery. We will then open again in September for Berlin Art Week. #AMaze2026 #solarserver #berlin #arthousegames #indiedev

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Our call for games made in Berlin-Brandenburg is closing soon. Please check the form and take the opportunity of being part of A MAZE. Digital PlayGround #3 at gamescom. Link: cloud.a-maze.net/apps/forms/s/yNCoT… #AMaze2026 #mbbfunded #indiedev #berlin #brandenburg

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

UPLOADED and READY to PLAY. Check out the video playlist on our yt-channel with almost all the talks including the hypertalks of A MAZE. / Berlin 2026. Stay amazed! tinyurl.com/bsdvpfm5 #AMaze2026 #mmbfunded #arthousegames #playfulmedia #berlin

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A MAZE. / Berlin 2026

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Kara Stone @solarserver.games · 23/06/2026

Images from the vernissage of Solar Rituals, my solo exhibition at @amazefest.bsky.social People are playing the experimental videogames Ritual of the Moon, Landfill, UnearthU, and Known Mysteries. We closed out the night with two rounds of my TTRPG Time For It On til July 9 in Berlin ☀️ 🌙

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neslihan - The Last Exam🎨[Game Dev] 🎮 @neslihanhe2.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Very glad to be part of this great event with my game at the 15th Anniversary of A MAZE. 🦩 Thank you for bringing together such an inspiring community of developers, artists, and players.💜 #AMaze2026

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Kara Stone @solarserver.games · 23/06/2026

Landfill and Time For It are currently only available to play at @amazefest.bsky.social shop+gallery!

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

SOLAR RITUALS a solo exhibition by @solarserver.gamesopen for visits on WED+THU until July 9th, which then will be the finissage. Details: a-maze.net/news/solo-exhibition-at-… - Make sure you get her pins and the tape with all games. #arthousegames #AMaze2026

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

YEAH! A MAZE. / Berlin 2026 our 15 years anniversary edition was amazing. Thank you to all for making this jubilee so special. Enjoy watching our festival video and share it with your friends too. #AMaze2026 #mbbfunded #arthousegames #playfulmedia #indiedev #berlin

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Festival video - A MAZE. / Berlin 2026 - 15th International Games and Playful Media Festival

A MAZE. / Berlin 2026 - 15th International Games and Playful Media ...

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Here are two calls for A MAZE. Digital PlayGround #3 at #gamescom26. Please read closely. First call is for works created in Berlin-Brandenburg. The second call is for the amazing stage programme. Scan to read the details and then submit. #AMaze2026 #mbbfunded

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

A MAZE. Shop-Gallery is presenting Solar Rituals an exhibition by Kara Stone aka @solarserver.games . On Thursday June 11 is the vernissage from 18:00 at Greifswalder Str. 11 #Amaze2026

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

A MAZE. Shop-Gallery is presenting Solar Rituals an exhibition by Kara Stone aka @solarserver.games . On Thursday June 11 is the vernissage from 18:00 at Greifswalder Str. 11 #Amaze2026

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Kara Stone @solarserver.games · 04/06/2026

I have a solo exhibition at @amazefest.bsky.social shop-gallery opening next week! It will be the debut of my upcoming game for Solar Server, called Landfill. It’s only available at the gallery while the show is up. Come check it out if you’re in Berlin over the next month ☀️

A poster for the vernissage for Solar Rituals, experimental solar server games and ritual games. Happening at greifswalder str. 14 - Berlin - June 11 18:00-22:00

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Julian @spunior.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

All good things must to an end, and thus I bid adieu to @amazefest.bsky.social 2026 with the final batch of photos I took at the festival. Which ended on a nostalgic note by returning to Urban Spree for the final party. flic.kr/s/aHBqjCVG1b #amazeberlin #amaze2026 #amazeberlin2026 1/2

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A Maze Berlin 2026 - Saturday

And there it is: the final batch of photos yours truly took at A Maze Berlin 2026. Now the wait for A Maze Berlin 2027 begins. In this album: more people, more vibes, and a nostalgic throwback at t...

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Game Conference Guide @gameconf.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

⭐️NEW Event Added⭐️ 🔍 A Maze 2027 🗓️ 5 - 8 May 🌍 Berlin, Germany Register → 2026.amaze-berlin.de Follow → @amazefest.bsky.social Find out more about #gamedev events at Game Conference Guide.

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A MAZE. / Berlin 2026

Get your early bird tickets and save the dates for A MAZE. / Berlin 2026 on May 13 — 16, 2026.

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dialogue tree @dialoguetree.cc · 10/06/2026

What, exactly, is @amazefest.bsky.social? And what has it done differently for 15 years? Meet @thorstenstorno.bsky.social and Mat Löwernotter, the founder and awards curator of the festival. They can tell you all about it. Hear more on episode 043 of Dialogue Tree. LINKS BELOW ⬇️

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

The winner of the Most Amazing Award is: Ben Swithen with “Trans Theft Horso” 🦩🏆🌴 This game reminds us that, as right wing policies are on the rise, it is a radically political act to create queer joy. Long live gender gladness!🌈 #playfulmedia #mbbfunded #amaze2026

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Selected by all participants as the winner of the Audience Award out of all exhibited works! Congratulations to "Kitiklop" by Flex & Dorian (France)

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Congrats to the Winner of the XR-History Award🏆🌴: “Flesh Network” by the artist collective Sickness International. 🦩 "Flesh Network" is a physically experienced commentary, which invites us to not only understand the digital presence but to feel it. #amaze2026 #playfulmedia

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Congrats to the A MAZE. 2026 WINGS Award: Name of the Will, by Zeitgeist Studio. This year's winner is so well written, that even from playing the demo, you begin questioning everything. WINGS is honored to recognize this team with this well-deserved award. #amaze2026

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Congratiolations to the winner of the Explorer Award: DaChu Interactive with “InSync” The Explorer Award it is for something harder to achieve and harder to name and this project asks you to be lost for a moment and to find your way back through contact alone. #amaze2026

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Winner of the Long Feature Award 🏆: MainSequenceStar with “Season 31” 🌴🦩 Your role is clear, make number go up. whatever the cost. Make number go up. But as you manage the twists and turns of the tracks, they suddenly untangle in front of you. #amaze2026 #mbbfunded

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

This year’s winner of the Human Human Machine Award is🌴🏆: Sophia Bulgakova&the team behind “OTHERWORLDS”. 🦩🌴 What makes this work unforgettable is how it takes something so ancient and leaves it not diminished, but amplified. #playfulmedia #mbbfunded #amaze2026

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Congrats to the winner of the Digital Moment Award 🌴🦩: Hanwen Xu & Hatim Benhsain with coalescent || tidal rapture 🏆 This game goes beyond normative depictions of intimacy and doesn't shy away from being meaningfully sensuous, mysterious, complex, and primal. #amaze 2026

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

It's time to shoutout our sponsors again! 🦩🌴 Without the support of @medienboard this festival wouldn't be possible! Thank you for all the support you've given us! 🍉 #amaze2026 #mbbfunded

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

A huge thank you to the creators of Gang Bests, from Sheffield: Boneloaf 🍖 Thank you for your support of this years festival edition of A MAZE. 🦩🌴🍉 #amaze2026 #playfulmedia #mbbfunded @boneloaf @gangbeasts

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

The biggest thank you to our hardware sponsor Tulpar Gaming Notebook! 🍉🦩 Tulpar provides us with all the screens, peripherals and laptops that make our exhibition possible! 🌴 The Laptops are powerful, resourceful and sustainable! #amaze2026 #playfulmedia #tulparnotebok

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

We want to tke this moment to thank all the sponsors, partners and friends, who made the Anniversary edition of A MAZE. / Berlin. possible! 🦩🦩🦩 Thank you for your support without you this festival wouldn't be possible! 🌴🍉 #mbbfunded #amaze2026

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Today's finally the day! 🦩✨ A MAZE. / Berlin will open its doors for the 15th time today! 🍉 Don't miss the opening night and join us for an amazing festival! 🦩🏝️ #amaze2026 #mbbfunded #playfulmedia

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Before we officially open the festival later, meet your workshop hosts for Thursday! Find more information about the different workshops in our program here: 2026.amaze-berlin.de/schedule #amaze2026 #playfulmedia #amazeberlin

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Matthias Löwenotter @sp4c31nv4d3r.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Starting with @amazefest.bsky.social around 2008, it's extremely exciting to have the festivals 15th anniversary tomorrow with this literal trip down memory lane. There are a lot of old objects, facts and videos hidden all over the space and I can't wait for people to discover them. #AMAZE2026

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 13/05/2026

If you're going to A Maze Berlin, The Zium Digest will be available to purchase exclusively at the festival! (and later at the A Maze Shop!) Thank you @amazefest.bsky.social and @thorstenstorno.bsky.social for your hand and book modelling. Have a great festival everyone!

A physical copy of The Zium Digest in the hands of A Maze director Thorsten "Storno" Wiedemann

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wobblersound @wobblersound.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I finally came 'round to update our homepage, yei! 🎉 www.wobblersound.com Just in time for A MAZE. Berlin @amazefest.bsky.social 😄 See you there! ❤️ #amaze2026

Image Cutout of the Wobblersound Homepage www.wobblersound.com showing a text saying "Sound + Music = Wobblersound, Hey There! and We deliver the hook!" The image background shows a stylized drawn head with ears.

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Sos "Buy Lazy Kickers" Sosowski @sosowski.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

The @amazefest.bsky.social Super Open Sound System stylish sign-up board will go up today at 18:00. Put your name in in the desired time slot and play whatever you want! Half of the slots will be available today, the other half will be unveiled Thursday at 12:00!

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

The Village is the part of A MAZE. / Berlin that most resembles a fair. 🦩🌴 Take the opportunity to explore indie games, collectives, institutions, and universities, and talk to the people behind them! 🌴 Find more information our website: 2025.amaze-berlin.de/amaze-village

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Performance: It’s Time to Make a Choice by Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley. Saturday May 16, 2026 - Start 20:00, HAU2 Hallesches Ufer 34, 10963 Berlin 22€ (regular) / 12€ (Reduced) Get your ticket: here: hebbel-am-ufer-tickets.reservix.de/…

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Still looking for something to do on the holiday with your family? 🦩🌴 How about checking out some cool arthouse games? We're offering a special holiday ticket for the occasion! 🍉 Grab your ticket here✨: 2026.amaze-berlin.de/tickets #amaze2026 #playfulmedia

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Sos "Buy Lazy Kickers" Sosowski @sosowski.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Super Open Sound System is back at @amazefest.bsky.social this year for it's 10th anniversary! Everyone can be a DJ! 14 May, Thursday, 22:00-XX:00! Sign ups will be live during the festival! If you make your own music and want to secure a spot, contact Sos on AMAZE Discord! discord.gg/Tfhxtmz53

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Here are this years categories for the 2026 #AmazeAwards ! Find the full list of nominees and the categorie overview here:

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