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GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR A MAZE. / BERLIN 2025 FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE

🎟️ A MAZE. Festival Ticket Update

Public Play Day and evening tickets will cost more in the fourth wave—so getting tickets early is worth it! 🙂 Secure your A MAZE. Festival Ticket now & save money!


đź“… Ticket Sales Timeline & Pricing

Starting March 13, we’re moving into the 3rd Wave of ticket sales. Prices will increase, so now is the perfect time to grab your ticket before the final wave!

🔥 Ticket Pricing Update:

🎟️ Festival Tickets

  • 2nd Wave (Dec 1 – March 13):
    • Regular: €100
    • Reduced: €85
  • 3rd Wave (March 13 – April 13):
    • Regular: €125
    • Reduced: €110
  • 4th Wave (April 13 – May 17):
    • Regular: €145
    • Reduced: €125

🎟️ Day Tickets (Professional Audience – Talks & Workshops)

  • Online/at the door: €75 (Regular) / €65 (Reduced)
  • Gives you access to all daytime sessions for one day.

🌙 Evening Tickets (Public – Access from 18:00)

  • Online until May 1st: €15 (Regular) / €10 (Reduced)
  • At the door: €25 (Regular) / €20 (Reduced)

🎓 Student Group Tickets
Gather 10 friends and get your full festival pass for just €75 per person!

ℹ️ Reduced Rate Eligibility
The reduced rate applies to:

  • School children
  • Students
  • Those engaged in national military or community service
  • Unemployed persons claiming „ALG I“ job-seekers’ allowance / Berlin Pass
  • Severely disabled persons (If you have a disability ID with the mark “B,” an accompanying person can join for free)
  • Refugees

Kids below age 12 have free entrance and will get a stamp at the entrance together with their accompanied adult.


1.

Get your festival ticket. All ticket categories via Eventix.

Onsite: May 14-17, 2025 - Silent Green (day, evening) and Panke Culture (night)

A. Get your festival ticket for May 14-17, 2025 - excl. A MAZE. Bazaar that is on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th from 10:00-16:00.

B. Wanna pitch/find partners get your extra ticket for the A MAZE. Bazaar - 6th International Arthouse Games Production Market for Thursday 15th and Friday 16th from 10:00-16:00 - only onsite! From April access to MeetToMatch for all registered participants

C. Check out the programm as for some workshops we have limited seats. (in April 2025)


2.

This year we are going to have a WEBGL version called A MAZE. / STAIRS (more details soon). You are not able you join the festival onsite. Meet the community on
our A MAZE. / STAIRS and watch the stream.

Playtest session will announced in April.


3.

We’re a safe space (virtual and on-site). Read our Code of Conduct.


4.

Check out the program on our website, which starts on Wednesday, May 14 at 8pm CET to May 17. On-site advice: Go with the flow. Online advice: Go with the flow. Ah, before we forget the talks on the mainstage will get streamed directly into the A MAZE. / STAIRS and on our Twitch Channel. Oh, and join our Discord.


5.

We are fully hybrid. :) From Wednesday, May 14 to 17 including talks, workshops, exhibition, the A MAZE. Awards Ceremony and a party. You can also follow most of the onsite content on the live stream on twitch and in the A MAZE./ STAIRS. Participate in the festival chat (via Discord) to communicate with artists and program contributors if you can’t join physically.

Don’t miss the 14th A MAZE. Award Ceremony on Friday, May 16 starting at 8pm: with Thorsten S. Wiedemann award speech, all the nominees, the jury members, surprises, and a performance. Be sure to be there! Make some noise! #AMaze2025 #arthousegames #playfulmedia #indiedev #altctrl #berlin.

You can find us also on: BlueSky / X / Facebook / Instagram / YouTube

6.

Enjoy the festival. It is made for you.


COVID STATEMENT : As there are currently no regulations and restrictions for Corona in Germany, there will be no regulations for attending A MAZE. / BERLIN 2025 festival. If you feel ill, we ask you to please stay at home. In case you do not feel comfortable attending the festival because of no restrictions, we want to remind you that all the talks will be streamed online.