The $1M Mobile Genre Showdown Competition is Live!
The wait is over—the $1 million Horizon Worlds Mobile Genre Showdown is officially open! This is your chance to bring your favorite genre to life in Horizon Worlds for mobile and compete for a share of the $1 million prize pool.
We’re awarding 30 prizes, including $100,000 each for the top five winners. Whether you’re an experienced builder or new to Horizon Worlds, this is your opportunity to create, innovate, and win BIG.
Competition Details
Submission Window: March 11 – May 8, 2025.
Theme: Mobile Genre Showdown – Design a mobile-first world inspired by your favorite genre.
Prizes:
Top 5 Winners: $100,000 each.
25 Additional Prizes: A total of $500,000 awarded across standout entries.
Eligibility: Open to Meta Horizon Creator Program (MHCP) members.
💡 Access to Meta Experts – Get guidance from Meta Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) who can help you refine your world.
📚 Mobile-Specific Education – Learn best practices for optimizing your world for mobile performance.
🤝 Collaborate with Fellow Creators – Connect, share ideas, and troubleshoot with other participants.
🎤 Meta Office Hours & Q&A Sessions – Join live discussions to get expert advice on improving your submission.
This is the ultimate space to learn, iterate, and get feedback. If you’re serious about competing, the Creator Forum is where you need to be.
Why Participate?
🚀 Win Big – $1 million in total prizes, with five creators earning $100,000 each.
📱 Expand to Mobile – Get ahead by creating engaging, high-quality mobile worlds.
🎨 Showcase Your Creativity – Push boundaries, bring your favorite genres to life, and get recognized.
Don’t miss this opportunity to build something incredible. Whether you’re a seasoned creator or brand new, this competition is your chance to make an impact.
I extracted the list of example worlds and listed them by Genre and Platform. I thought this might help some of the other creators while they are trying to visit them
Meta, I know it was a weekend. (edited for niceness) I really need to know by 12 PM Monday afternoon, PDT if I would be breaking the rules to publicly journal (on YouTube) my competition entry.
Be newly published by the Entrant, publicly viewable by any user of Meta Horizon Worlds during the duration of the competition and not have been previously entered into any other challenge, sweepstakes, promotion, or competition. However, an Entry may use assets or code from Entrant’s existing Meta Horizon worlds, or from tutorials or examples provided to Entrant by Sponsor.
I have a question. We formed a small team and started our first world. In a while, we've got another idea we would also like to try (splitting our forces a bit). Can we apply 2 worlds for the competition from the single account (me) as a team leader?
