Computerspielemuseum Berlin, Video game museum on Karl-Marx-Allee, Berlin, Germany
The Computerspielemuseum Berlin displays over 300 objects documenting the evolution of video games from the earliest consoles to current systems. The collection spans multiple levels and presents machines, games, and technical equipment from different decades arranged in chronological order.
The museum was founded in 1997, later closed, and existed only online before reopening at its present location in 2011. The reopening at this new site made it an important center for preserving gaming history.
The museum's name is German for "Computer Game Museum". Its collection belongs to the Booster Club for Youth and Social Work, while Gameshouse GmbH runs the museum. Special exhibitions have paired games with other subjects, such as Tell me more! Tell me more! on fiction and computer games in 2018 and ColdWarGames in 2025 with the Allied Museum, showing East German titles like Poly-Play.
The museum is easy to reach as it sits about 100 meters (330 feet) from Weberwiese metro station on the U5 line. Most exhibits are playable and interactive, allowing you to try out many games yourself and directly experience the equipment.
The collection holds around 30,000 original data storage devices with games and applications, about 12,000 specialist magazines and 120 different historical home computer and console systems. Among the interactive exhibits is the PainStation, where the losing player receives heat or a mild electric shock. A special exhibition on Cold War games in 2025, held with the Allied Museum, featured East German titles such as Poly-Play.
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