4 months ago

Last chance - How was your competition experience?

Last chance, Creators!

The feedback survey closes TODAY! It's only ~5 minutes and your input directly shapes future competitions. Whether you submitted an entry or not, we want to hear from you!

Take the survey

Thank you!

The Meta Horizon Creator Competition Team


4 months ago

Share your feedback by Wednesday, July 22

Hi Creators, 

Friendly reminder: our Meta Horizon Creator Competition: Game Design feedback survey closes Wednesday, July 22! It only takes ~5 minutes and is open to everyone, whether or not you submitted an entry. 

If you've already completed it, thank you! If not, we'd love to hear from you; your input directly shapes future competitions. 

Take the survey

Thanks for your time!

The Meta Horizon Creator Competition Team


4 months ago

We'd love to hear from you - How was your competition experience?

Hi Creators, 

Thank you for participating in the Meta Horizon Creator Competition: Game Design! Whether you submitted an entry or not, your feedback is incredibly valuable and will help shape future competitions and improve our support for the creator community. 

We invite you to complete a short feedback survey (~5 minutes) about your experience. Your honest responses will make a real difference. 

:spiral_note_pad: Take the survey

:alarm_clock: Deadline: Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Thank you in advance for your time and insights!

Best, 

The Meta Horizon Creator Competition Team 

 


4 months ago

Congratulations to the winners!

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Meta Horizon Creator Competition - Game Design! The judges were impressed with your designs, noting their originality and depth.

Whether it was pushing genre boundaries, crafting seamless progression, or nailing the visual details, the winning entries reveal the potential of mobile game design. Check out the winning designs and creators.

🏆 Simulation & Management

  • 1st Place - Stock Market Tycoon by jordanallen87
  • 2nd Place - Kruma: Cozy German Conversational Simulator by Dj_Deej
  • 3rd Place - Undead Bistro by AghDoo
  • Honorable Mentions
    • Sky Cove: The Keeper's Tale by Umlo.769313
    • Tomo Buddy by victorlaugamedev

🏆…

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4 months ago

Thank you for participating, and what’s next?

Thank you for being a vital part of the Meta Horizon Creator Competition - Game Design! We're blown away with the range and depth of your designs. Congratulations to everyone for taking the time to be creative and plan ahead for your next mobile game.

What's Next?

  • Judging Period: Judging pre-screens are underway, and our judges are already reviewing submissions.
  • Winners Revealed: Winners will be revealed on or after July 10, 2026.

In the meantime, be on the lookout for the submission gallery to go live on Devpost! That gallery will show the “Project Details" section of your…

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5 months ago

48 hours left to compete for $250k in prizes - submit your design!

The Meta Horizon Creator Competition: Game Design ends in 48 hours — submissions close June 22 at 6:00 PM PDT.

If your design package is ready, submit it now. 

If you're still writing it up, here's what matters most in the final stretch:

You will be required to submit four artifacts: Game Design Document (5-7 pages), Player Journey Map (1-2 pages), Visual Concept Package (up to 10 pages), and Production Plan (1-3 pages).

Prioritize for the judging criteria. Judges will be scoring your project on Design Innovation, Coherence & Feasibility, Design Depth & Systems Thinking, Production…

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5 months ago

Five days left to compete for $250K in prizes!

How’s your game design submission coming along? Five days to go – you got this!  If your design package is ready, submit it now. 🚀

Have questions on how to submit or what to include? 🤔 Watch the submission walkthrough video and be sure to join this week’s mentor sessions. 

The strongest entries are not the ones with the most pages. They’re the ones that score highly against the five judging criteria. 

⚙️ Design Innovation carries the most weight at 25%. Judges score whether your concept is genuinely original, whether it pushes beyond a vanilla genre implementation, and…

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5 months ago

One week left — how's your design coming along?

There’s one week left in the Meta Horizon Creator Competition - Game Design. 

If you haven't submitted yet, get a draft in now - you can keep refining right up until the deadline. A rough submission is better than a polished one that never got submitted.

Submission deadline: June 22 at 6:00 PM PST. Review the full submission requirements on the competition site.

Submit here

Prizes on the line:

💰 $250,000 across 22 winners:

  • 🥇 1st place per genre (3): $20,000
  • 🥈 2nd place per genre (3): $12,500
  • 🥉 3rd place per genre (3): $10,000
  • ⭐ Honorable…

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5 months ago

Submissions Are Open!

Submissions are open. You have until June 22 at 6:00 PM PDT to put together your mobile game design package and submit. 22 winners will share the $250,000 cash prize pool.

Here's the best part: you can submit and edit as many times as you want before the deadline. 

As you get started:

  • Confirm your MHCP membership: This competition is only open to current MHCP members who joined on or before June 1, 2026.
  • Choose your genre: Survival & Resource Management, Simulation & Management, or Tower Defense & Strategy
  • Review the submission requirements: You will be…

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