In 2019, A MAZE experienced financial difficulties following the decision by the German Senate Department of Culture to discontinue funding for the program.

[4] Following this decision, the festival organisers launched a successful campaign on Kickstarter to partially fund the event in November 2019.

[5] During the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the event transitioned to a digital experience titled A MAZE ./ SPACE, hosting an online multiplayer showroom.

The festival awards features an open-ended selection criteria beyond traditional video games, with eligibility extended to interactive fiction and digital art.

[7] Nominees are judged by a selection committee, with submitted works reviewed and rated on "innovation, potential, interdisciplinarity, social, cultural and political impact, aesthetics and overall awesomeness".