about 1 month ago
Congratulations to the Winners!
Congratulations to everyone who entered the Meta Horizon Creator Competition: Game Prototype. The judges played through an incredible range of prototypes and were struck by how much genuinely playable, fun design came out of three weeks of prompt-building.
🏆 Simulation & Management
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1st Place - Scoop Days! by legend4545
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2nd Place - Gatebound Simulator by DevbuddyStudio
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3rd Place - Welcome to Heaven by nazariixD
🏆 Survival & Resource Management
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1st Place - Embers by ImbaGames
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2nd Place - Giggle Grove by B_a_r_t, Soapstone_Comedy and AceTheBass
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3rd Place - Nuggy Rush by varunastra.hw
🏆 Tower Defense & Strategy
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1st Place -…
about 2 months ago
Last chance — How was your competition experience?
Hi Creators,
Last chance: the Meta Horizon Creator Competition: Game Prototype feedback survey closes on September 18, 2026. It 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.
⏰ Deadline: Friday, September 18, 2026
The Meta Horizon Creator Competition Team
2 months ago
Share your feedback on the Meta Horizon Creator Competition by September 18, 2026
Hi Creators,
A quick reminder — the Meta Horizon Creator Competition: Game Prototype feedback survey closes September 18, 2026. It 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.
⏰ Deadline: Friday, September 18, 2026
The Meta Horizon Creator Competition Team
2 months ago
Thank you for participating in the Meta Horizon Creator Competition — here's what's next
Thank you for being part of the Meta Horizon Creator Competition: Game Prototype. Building a playable prototype in three weeks is no small task, and we're glad you took it on.
What's next:
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Judging: Judging is underway and will continue through September 30.
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Winners revealed: Winners will be announced on or after October 9.
Keep an eye out for the project gallery going live on Devpost. It shows the "Project Details" section of each project (not the uploaded files).
We’d love your feedback
Whether you submitted an entry or not, your feedback is genuinely valuable — it…
2 months ago
2 days left to submit your prototype for the Meta Horizon Creator Competition
The Meta Horizon Creator Competition: Game Prototype ends soon. Submissions close September 8 at 1:00 PM PT.
If your build is ready, submit it now.
If you're still finishing up, here's what is expected in your prototype submission:
Choose one genre:
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Survival & Resource Management: A prototype where a player gathers, crafts, and survives escalating threats. The player collects resources, converts them into tools or defenses, and stays alive as pressure ramps.
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Simulation & Management: A prototype where a player repeatedly invests, harvests, and upgrades loops with visible growth. The player makes choices, sees the system…
2 months ago
One week left in the Meta Horizon Creator Competition
One week to go. Submissions close Tuesday, September 8 at 1:00 PM PT.
If you haven't submitted yet, get a rough build in now. You can edit and resubmit as many times as you like up to the deadline, so submitting early gives you room to fix anything before it closes. A playable prototype that's submitted beats a polished one that missed the deadline.
Still deciding what to build? Pick one genre and one core loop, and build that well: a repeatable player action with real-time feedback, a clear goal with a win, lose or reset state, and meaningful…
3 months ago
Twelve days left. Here's everything you need to finish your prototype.
The build is the heart of this competition, and you do not need engine experience to do it well.
Start here:
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Building Your Prototype with AI - a step-by-step walkthrough: describing your idea, building the core loop first, and packaging your build.
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Design Guidance - genre-specific detail, the readable-visuals bar, and what makes a strong prototype.
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Design-Intent Document - 500 words maximum, on the provided template. It gives judges context on your players and your game.
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Build Log guidance - a running record you keep as you build, not a summary you write at the end. Haven't started one? The…
3 months ago
Here's exactly what judges score
The strongest entries aren't the ones that do the most. They're the ones where everything that is built works really well. One mechanic done well beats four that work partially.
Here’s exactly what judges score:
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Player Engagement (30%): is it compelling, would a player keep going and come back?
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Playability (25%): does it work, respond to input, run cleanly, and complete the core loop?
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Core Loop Design (20%): is the core loop clear, coherent, and well-constructed?
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Focus (15%): is it a tight, contained single-loop experience rather than an over-scoped sprawl?
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Originality (10%): is it a…
3 months ago
Submissions are open! Meta Horizon Creator Competition: Game Prototype
Submissions are open. You have until September 8 at 1:00 PM PT to prompt-build a playable mobile game web prototype and submit it.
12 winners will share $300,000: $150,000 in cash prizes and $150,000 in completion grants.*
You can submit and edit as many times as you want before the deadline, so get a build in early and keep refining.
Before you start
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Confirm your MHCP membership. This competition is open to current MHCP members (you must be a registered MHCP member on or before August 10, 2026), in eligible regions only.
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Choose your genre. Survival & Resource…