Congratulations to the winners of the Meta Horizon Creator Competition focused on "Mobile Innovation”
Congratulations to all participants of the Mobile Innovation competition! Our panel of judges was deeply impressed by the caliber of entries, specifically highlighting your exceptional creativity, immersive world-building, and innovative gameplay mechanics. The potential shown in these worlds is impressive, particularly given the short development window. With further polish, these entries could become standout experiences in the ecosystem. We’re proud to celebrate this year’s winners and can’t wait to see how their work continues to evolve. Top Prize Winners 🏆Ship It! by MKE_TheGuru 🏆Gunship: Quackdown by Shirkides 🏆Spell Swiper: Defend the Kingdom! By Qol, Alla20011, HaruHiru, Nadir_Salhi, TravisMobergMusic, Ranger777 Check out the full list of the 35 winning categories here. A special note of gratitude to every creator who participated in our competitions this past year! Your collective dedication and talent have allowed us to distribute over $7million to creators globally via competitions. Even if your world wasn’t selected this time, your creativity is a vital part of our ecosystem. Every entry fuels the growth of this community, and we are excited to see how you continue to refine your craft and what you build next. Regarding competition prize payouts, our partner, Enteractive Solutions Group (ESG) will still manage the process. Winning world owners will be contacted by ESG within two weeks with details. Please check your junk/spam folder for emails from enteractivesolutions.com.78Views2likes1Comment$1.5M Meta Horizon Creator Competition: Mobile Innovation – Your Moment to Shine!
Are you ready to redefine what’s possible on mobile devices within Meta Horizon Worlds? The Meta Horizon Creator Competition returns with its grand finale for 2025: Mobile Innovation! This is your chance to push the boundaries of creativity and technology, design groundbreaking experiences, and win big. Competition Highlights: Theme: Mobile Innovation – Optimize for touch, designing out-of-the-box mobile-first interactions, and leverage the unique capabilities of mobile devices within Horizon Worlds. Massive Prize Pool: Compete for up to 35 prizes, with a top prize of $100,000 for the top 3 entries, and a total prize pool of $1,500,000! Key Dates: Launch Competition: November 3, 2025, 10:00 AM PST Competition Submission Period: November 3, 2025, 10:00 AM PST – December 8, 2025, 5:00 PM PST Creator Community Voting: December 10, 2025, 9:00 AM PST – December 12, 2025, 11:45 PM PST Judging: December 9, 2025, 11:45 PM PST – December 16, 2025, 11:45 PM PST Winners Announced: From December 22, 2025 Why Participate? Build for a Growing Audience: Showcase your work to a wider audience within Meta Horizon Worlds. Power Up with GenAI and More Tools: Utilize cutting-edge generative AI and a suite of creator tools to build faster, smarter, and more immersive worlds. Join a Thriving Creator Community: Become part of the MHCP community, where creators inspire self-expression, play, progress, and connection. Ready to push the limits of mobile innovation? Create, compete, and shine. This is your moment! 🔗 Learn more & join the competition: https://mhcp-mobile-innovation.devpost.com/ If you have any questions about the competition or need technical support, please post below and one of our community managers will assist. Thank you!1.2KViews5likes28CommentsCongratulations to the winners of the Meta Horizon Creator Competition: Mobile Genre Showdown Reloaded
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Mobile Genre Showdown Reloaded competition! The team of judges was impressed with your worlds, noting their creativity, immersive design, and the unique gameplay experiences they offered. While competition worlds are not perfect, they demonstrate tremendous potential, especially for the short amount of time of the submission window. With further development and refinement, these worlds could evolve into truly outstanding experiences. We’re excited to celebrate the winners and look forward to seeing how their creations continue to grow and inspire the community. Check out the full list of the 35 winning categories here. To everyone who participated, even if your world wasn’t selected as a winner this time, your creativity and effort are truly valued. Every entry contributes to the growth and vibrancy of our community. The journey doesn’t end here, and we’re excited to see how you continue to improve your worlds and what you create next! Regarding competition prize payouts, our partner, Enteractive Solutions Group (ESG) will still manage the process. Winning world owners will be contacted by ESG within two weeks with details. Please check your junk/spam folder for emails from enteractivesolutions.com. Ongoing Mobile Innovation competition? There is still a chance to win big! We can't wait to see what you build in the ongoing mobile innovation-focused competition!154Views3likes2CommentsJudging Concludes for the Mobile Genre Showdown - Reloaded!
Hey MHCP Creators, The judging period for the Meta Horizon Creator Competition: Mobile Genre Showdown - Reloaded has officially concluded as of today November 14. YOU ARE NOW FREE TO UPDATE YOUR WORLDS! Our panel of expert judges has now completed their thorough review of all submitted mobile worlds. We truly appreciate the incredible effort and creativity you've poured into your entries for this $2.5 Million competition. What's Next? Winners will be announced before the end of next week! Get ready! We're excited to reveal the winning creations very soon. The Meta Horizon Creator Competition51Views3likes0CommentsJoin the $2.5M Horizon Creator Competition. Mobile Genre Showdown is Back!
Hey MHCP Creators, Massive news! Get ready for our biggest competition yet! We're thrilled to announce the Meta Horizon Creator Competition - Mobile Genre Showdown: Reloaded, with a prize pool of $2.5 million! This is your chance to showcase your creativity and win big by building the best genre focused mobile experience in Meta Horizon. What's at Stake? Top 4 Genre Winners: Each will take home $200,000! Plus: 31 more talented creators will share $1,700,000 across multiple exciting categories. Key Dates to Remember Competition Submission Period: September 18, 2025 – October 30, 2025 Winners Announced: On or before November 13, 2025 Why Participate? Compete for your share of $2.5 million in prizes Level up with generative AI and more tools Build for a Growing Audience Join a thriving creator community How to Enter Publish your genre-focused world in Meta Horizon. Register on Devpost: Visit the Devpost competition page from September 18, 2025, and click "Join hackathon." Submit Your Entry on Devpost: Complete all required fields on the "Start project" page during the submission window. What to Build Design and build a new, innovative world for Meta Horizon that works seamlessly on mobile, centered on a specific genre: Simulation (Tycoon, Incremental) Roleplay & Avatar Sim (Dress Up / Life, Pet Care / Animal) Open Genre (your choice!) Judging Criteria All submissions will be evaluated based on the criteria below in order to achieve a high score: Technical: Overall level of technical expertise that can be seen in the world. Visuals and Sound: The art of the world or game should be visually appealing and enhance the overall experience. Experience Design: The world should consider the essence of the player’s experience from the moment they arrive in the world. Social: The world should offer ways for people to connect and find shared moments together. GenAI Usage: Use at least one GenAI feature in building your world. Learn more in the rules section of the competition page. We can't wait to see the incredible worlds you'll bring to life. Let the showdown begin! Sincerely, The Meta Horizon Creator Competition Team
2.6KViews6likes34CommentsDeadline Extension: Mobile Genre Showdown: Reloaded competition
Hey Creators! We heard your feedback from past competitions about last-minute bugs, demo video, and project submission struggles. To help everyone make sure their project shines at the deadline, we're adding more time to the Mobile Genre Showdown: Reloaded competition! The new deadline to submit on Devpost is: Friday, October 31, 2025 - 5 PM PT Use this time wisely to ensure your project is published, bug-free, and your submission is all set for the judges. Looking for help? Join an Office Hour or Live educational session from the Creator Forum Upcoming Events: How to Build Buzz: Nail Your PR Story & Strategy (Oct 27th) Substance Painter for Avatar Clothing (Oct 28th) Catch up on past events and tutorials: Meta Horizon Creator Program YouTube channel38Views1like0CommentsCongratulations to the winners in the Meta Horizon Creator Competition: Open Source Champions
Congratulations to everyone that participated in the Open Source Champions competition! The team of judges was impressed with the changes you brought to your worlds to either remixing an existing world or building an original remixable world from scratch and the dynamic and interactive assets and tutorials that can help others jumpstart their creation in Meta Horizon. With hundreds of submissions from teams and individuals, the full creative power of the MHCP community was on full display. Check out the full list of the 73 winning categories across Remix Worlds and assets & tutorials mini-challenges. Regarding competition prize payouts, we are partnering with Enteractive Solutions Group (ESG) to manage the process. Winning world owners will be contacted by ESG within two weeks with details. Please check your junk/spam folder for emails from enteractivesolutions.com. Keep up the great work with incorporating the latest Worlds features and gameplay mechanics into your worlds and we can't wait to see what you build in the current Genre-focused competition!595Views4likes4CommentsBe an Open Source Champion: Win $1M + $500K in additional prizes!
Build and share remixable worlds, public assets and tutorials for the community and win big! Today, we are launching the third Meta Horizon Creator Competition in 2025 themed Open Source Champions. This competition offers an incredible opportunity to compete for a share of $1M in prizes, plus an additional $500K for newly introduced mini-challenges. Competition focus The "Open Source Champions" challenges creators to design and build a high-quality, inspiring and easy to extend remixable world to accelerate the creation process for other creators in the Horizon Worlds community. Remix Worlds is a feature in Horizon that allows creators to make their world(s) clonable and editable by other creators. In addition to the main focus on building remixable worlds, creators can enter two optional mini-challenges: Interactive asset mini-challenge: Create dynamic, remixable interactive public assets to support other creators. High-quality tutorial mini-challenge: Create engaging, high-quality tutorials to expand the MHCP documentation. Prizes Best remixable worlds 1st place: $100,000 2nd place: $60,000 3rd place: $50,000 Plus additional 32 prizes Mini-challenge winners (interactive asset & tutorial) $500,000 shared among winners Submission period Don’t miss out on this opportunity! The submission window is open from August 14, 2025 to September 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM PDT. Learn more Visit the competition site to learn more about how to participate, what the judges are looking for, and how you can become an Open Source Champion. Get support If you have questions about the competition, ask in this thread. For support while creating your remixable world, check out the Creator Questions and Discussions section of the Creator Forum.
1.1KViews6likes32CommentsJoin the Mobile Genre Showdown - Reloaded Feedback Festival
Save a draft with a URL to a published version of your world to join the Feedback Festival! The deadline to save your draft to get into the feedback Festival is October 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM PT! Save Draft Here. Your submission can be left in draft or be a fully complete submission as long as it has a link to your world that is publicly accessible. This will be what the Meta world design experts playtest and provide feedback on (see rules for details). During the Feedback Festival Week (October 9 - 16) the Meta Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) will be asked to playtest and offer feedback on those drafts that include a published world. We plan to deliver all feedback via email by October 17 at 11:45 PM PT. Looking for help? Join an Office Hour or Live educational session from the Creator Forum! Upcoming key events: Wednesday, October 8th: 🏅 Leaderboards 101 Tuesday, October 14th: 🏆 Rewarding Quests Catch up on past events and tutorials: Meta Horizon Creator Program YouTube channel Ready for feedback? Submit Today!75Views0likes2CommentsUnleash Your Creativity: Explore Genres & Power Up with GenAI!
What's up, creators! This week, let's talk about genres! We're diving deep into Simulation (think Tycoon, Incremental) and Roleplay & Avatar Sim (Dress Up/Life, Pet Care/Animal), plus the Open Genre where your imagination can run wild. And don't forget to supercharge your builds with our generative AI tools – they're a game-changer! Choose your path and start experimenting: Join the competition today! Upcoming key events: Tuesday, October 7th: 🎮 Gameplay Loops: Plan Before You Build Wednesday, October 8th: 🏅 Leaderboards 101 Catch up on past events and tutorials on the Meta Horizon Creator Program YouTube channel36Views3likes0Comments