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Since the related thread for the Humble "Game Making" Bundle (ending on July 21) hasn't seen much activity and Game Dev Fort's contest is open to submissions until August 7, I decided to make a dedicated thread for this year's entries.
Contest Main Page
Welcome, Indie Game Developers, to the second year of the IGMC, brought to you by Game Dev Fort in cooperation with Humble Bundle, where we challenge you to make the best game you can in just one month, July 7th-Aug 7th, throw that game in the ring with its peers and see whose game shall emerge victorious.
This year, our goal is to be bigger, better, and more high flying with eight full time judges, better structure, and a better overall vision for the contest. We learned a lot from last year, and for the returning competitors its time to see if you did, too. And for those participating for the first time: get ready to show us veterans up with your game's vision.
With prizes packages based on a percentage of the Humble Bundle's success, they have the strong potential to dwarf last years amounts, we encourage everyone to check out the rules and try their hand at putting out the best game possible.
If you are sitting there thinking "Let's DO THIS!" Get that game going.
If you are sitting there thinking "Hey, maybe I can do this." Get that game going.
If you are sitting there thinking "Man, this sounds great but I can't make a game." Head over to Humble Bundle and grab several great beginner engines and tons of resources and, you guessed it, get that game going!
If you are sitting there thinking "My game would never be good enough." Get that game going anyway!
The IGMC isn't all about the prizes, as large as they are, it's about getting a game done. It's about doing the best you can do, and stretching what that best is to the limit. So load up your favorite engine or start coding from scratch: just get that game done. Make sure to head over and check the rules and judging criteria, then get to work! We can't wait to play your game!
Guidelines
Timeline
July 7th – August 7th, 2015 – Game Development period.
August 7th 11:59 PM UTC – Deadline for submissions. Completed games only. No late entries will be accepted!
August 7th-October 2nd – Judging period. People's Choice voting will also take place during this timeframe. Make sure to vote for all the games you like! The game that gets the most votes wins.
October 10th – Awards Ceremony and Announcements!
Criteria
All entries will be judged based on 3 Main Criteria on a scale of 0-20:
Presentation
How your game presents itself from a non-mechanic perspective. Things included in this will include writing, art, story, music. This will focus mostly on things that the player does not directly interact with.
Gameplay
How your game plays. This will include the mechanics of your game, and all other interactions the player can directly have with the game. This can include some aspects of story and plot, if the player has a way to control the way it progresses.
Engagement
How well does your game grip the player? This will cover a lot of the intangibles of the game. How does it all fit together? How interested are we in continuing to the end? This is determined based on fun and engrossing factors.
Penalties and Bonuses!
Bugs/Glitches
Each minor glitch or bug that has no appreciable effect on the presentation or gameplay will not effect your score. A major glitch, which causes a noticeable negative effect on the game will result in a -5. If a game has a glitch or bug that results in the game being unplayable within the first 10 minutes of gameplay, the game will be disqualified completely. If it occurs after the 10 minute mark, the game will be judged based on what they played, with a -10 penalty to overall score.
The Twist: Growth
This contest will has a TWIST! A one word theme that your game must use in some way. And that word is GROWTH. You can incorporate it into your gameplay, your story, your characters or any other way you see fit. You may, if you wish, include a 50 word description of how you used the theme word in a separate text file, as being obvious is not always the same as being good. Adherence to the twist can earn you and additional 0 and 10 bonus points.
The Rules
And on to the rules! Breaking these rules can result in penalties or disqualifications, at the discretion of our judging panel. Make sure to read them carefully!
Creators retain all rights to their respective works. The contest runners (Degica) reserve the right to promote the game on the appropriate websites, blogs, social media, etc. as outlined in the prize packages.
- Games must be complete, started no earlier than July 7th, 2015 at 6:00PM UTC, and created by you (unless you have permission to post the game). No exceptions!
- Games Length: Judges will only be required to judge a game for 1 hour if it passes the screening stage. As such, any game over 1 hour will only be judged on its first hour of play.
- You must have the right to use all assets, tools, and anything else involved in the creation of the game, such as the engine/software, visual resources, music, and so forth. Pre-existing assets not created specifically for the contest entry are allowed as long as the actual game was not started before July 7th, 2015 at 12:00am UTC. Please note that some resource creators will consider your game to be commercial due to the inclusion of prizes, so make sure you ask permission if you are uncertain!
- Games must be finished and submitted by Aug 7th, 2015 11:59PM UTC. No extensions will be given. We recommend uploading a day in advance to avoid any unfortunate accidents or difficulties.
- There is no limit on team size; you can work alone, or with a large team. Teams will have to split the prizes between themselves as they see fit. The IGMC team will NOT be responsible for the splitting of prizes. We will award only to the person who submitted the game.
- Each person may be directly involved in up to two submissions. This allows you to, among other things, work on a team while making your own solo project. If a team uses your resources but you did not actually work on the development of a game, then it won’t count towards your two game limit. If you are ONLY doing commissions for a submission, you are not considered part of the team for these rules. Do remember that all commissions will be required to be made within the July 7th-August 7th timeline.
- All files required to play the game must be included in the download. This includes graphics, music files, read-mes, and so forth.
- No 18+ content: games with pornographic/extreme violence will be disqualified. These games should be playable by teenagers. If you are unsure if your content qualifies as adult-only, it’s best to leave it out or ask our support team.
- Plagiarism, copying the work of other contestants, and other forms of cheating are forbidden. Viruses, etc. will disqualify a game instantly. Let’s make this a clean and fair competition for everyone!
- Everyone involved in a project should be credited unless they consent otherwise. This includes the creators of resources (graphics, music, scripts, etc.)!
- The game must be made in an actual game engine, and not a map editor/mod of an existing game. Rom hacks and games that run on emulators are not allowed.
- Games must be submitted via this platform and have an active download available. If the game is browser-based, a link to the game must be provided. Games may NOT be updated once the deadline has been reached (Aug 7, 2015 11:59PM UTC).
- Games must be in English. You are welcome to have translations in any language you see fit, but the entry submitted to judges must be in English.
- Games must be playable on Windows (at least in compatibility mode for Windows XP, Vista, or 7).
- Winners who do not want their prize can request that it be given to the person/team with the next highest score.
- The judges and contest hosts reserve the right to disqualify or ban any game or person for reasons including but not limited to the violation of these rules. Judges' decisions are final. Judges and contest runners reserve the right to add to these rules for clarification purposes.
- Restrictions on age and nationality are subject to the contestant's local, state, and/or national laws. No purchase necessary. Must be at least 13 years of age or older to register and submit entries, subject to the submitter’s local laws.
- Prizes will be delivered electronically via the e-mail address associated with the user who submitted the game on this platform. Winners will be responsible for all taxes and fees associated with their prize package.
The judges will do their best to enforce the rules, but bear no responsibility for any entries that violate the rules against their knowledge.
Prizes
This year, our prizes are going to be done a bit different. The more the Humble Bundle sells, the higher the prize pool gets, based on how much people decide to donate towards the prize total!
Also, as we reach higher and higher Humble Bundle Goals, new prizes will be unlocked!
Current Cash Prizes:
Humble Bundle Sales: $1,200,293.65
Current Prize Pool: $61,016.00
Grand Prize: $23,186.08
2nd Place: $6,101.60
3rd Place: $3,050.80
Best Game Made In:
RPG Maker $1,000.00
Stencyl $1,000.00
Axis Game Factory $1,000.00
Game Guru $1,000.00
App Game Kit $1,000.00
PlayCanvas $1,000.00
GG Maker $1,000.00
Genre Prizes:
RPG $1,830.48
Puzzle $1,830.48
Platformer $1,830.48
Shooter $1,830.48
Adventure $1,830.48
Action $1,830.48
Simulation $1,830.48
Strategy $1,830.48
People's Choice: $3,050.80
Embrace the Theme: $1,220.32
Golden Reviewer: $610.16
Prize Pig: $610.16
*In the event that a prize tier is not unlocked, its share of the prize pool will be distributed among all unlocked tiers.
And while the Cash is the juggernaut of the prizes, thats not all you get. Make sure to check out what else is in each prize package below! (Note: All prizes, with the exception of the People's Choice, are mutually exclusive; an entry will only win the highest prize in cash value it achieves for).
Other Prizes!
Blog Feature
Your game will be featured in its own article on the Game Dev Fort and RPG Maker Web blogs, promoted through all our major social media channels.
Blog Highlight
Your game will be highlighted in an article along with other contest winners of this level!
Promotional Video
Ethron Productions, the producer of our in house trailers and promotional videos, will work with you to create a masterpiece video to accompany your masterpiece game!
Commission Work
The Degica team will donate the number of hours listed to assist you in polishing your game. We have artists, musicians, game designers, and producers waiting to help.
Live Play
A member of the Degica team will play your game live on Twitch. This playthrough will be promoted heavily across all of our major social media accounts.
Special Prizes
Each of the developers of the following Engines will provide special prizes to the best game made in their engine:
RPG Maker
$500 in Store Credit on the RPGMakerWeb.com Store, 2 years of Member+ on the RPGMakerWeb forums for amazing discounts and exclusive resources, plus a custom mini-tileset and 2 custom music tracks just for you.
Stencyl
To be announced...
Axis Game Factory
To be announced...
GameGuru
10,000 GameGuru Store points to spend in the GameGuru Asset Store. The winner will also have the opportunity to meet the core development team over Skype and ask them any questions they like and then play them in a multiplayer deathmatch game which will be live streamed to the community
App Game Kit
In addition to the main prizes, the best game created in AppGameKit will receive a brand new DELL VENUE 8 Tablet with 16GB and pre-installed with Android 4.4 KitKat, a great device to test your future AppGameKit projects on!
GG Maker
To be announced...
PlayCanvas
To be announced...
