Join the Core Creators Discord to join your faction and stay up-to-date with the challenge! Click the button below and head over to the #Choose-Faction channel to join a faction using reaction roles! REMINDER: Your Faction cannot be changed during the Contest Period.

JAM WITH YOUR FAVORITE CONTENT CREATORS

The 8 YouTubers below will each lead a faction of game developers from their communities. You can earn points for your faction by joining the challenge, submitting games made in Core and ranking in the Top 3 overall games.

Join a faction and support your chosen Youtuber and faction.  The top 3 YouTubers with the most points in their faction will split a prize pool of $10k!  

Points System

Faction members can earn points for their team for: 

1 point for every faction member/participant they bring in

10 points for each valid game submission made in Core

50 points for each submission ranked 3rd or higher

The influencer who finished as the first-place faction will receive $6,000, while the second and third place influencers will receive $3,000 and $1,000 respectively!

YOU WILL ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WIN PRIZES FOR SUBMITTING GAMES MADE IN CORE! 

  The top 3 highest-scoring submissions in the first place faction will receive prizes. The OVERALL top 3 submissions in all the other factions will also receive prizes!  So there are a total of 6 prizes available for faction members ranging from $250 to $1,000!

Winners will be determined by a set of Core Games veterans. The judges will use the following criteria when playing through your submissions:  Creative interpretation of the challenge (0-10 points), the aesthetic appeal/art direction of the game (0-10 points), and functionality/gameplay (0-10 points).

 Submit your game via the submission form for the event page on itch.io and through this google form.

Resources

Intro the Editor: https://docs.coregames.com/getting_started/start/

Core Lua API: https://docs.coregames.com/api/

Coming to Core from Roblox: https://docs.coregames.com/other_platforms/roblox/

Core for Game Jams Starter Guide: https://docs.coregames.com/references/global_game_jam/

Coming to Core from Unity Guide: https://docs.coregames.com/other_platforms/unity/

Tutorials & References

Environment Art in Core: https://docs.coregames.com/tutorials/environment_art/

Scripting with Lua in Core: https://docs.coregames.com/tutorials/scripting_intro/ 

Modelling Basics in Core: https://docs.coregames.com/tutorials/modeling_basics/

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About Core Games

Core is a radically accessible game construction kit, a community of creators, and game-playing platform, all in one. With Core, you can create multiplayer games, using the power of Unreal Engine, with no coding or art skills required. When you're ready to share your creations, publish them to the Core platform where they'll be instantly available to play. Not only is Core completely free, select creators can also monetize their games to make a living!

Core is like having an entire game studio in your hands. It gives you the power of Unreal Engine; lets you access hundreds of free, high-quality music, sound, and art assets; and enables you to bring immersive, multiplayer worlds to life.

This Contest is subject to our Core Contest Official Rules. Prizes will be paid through Tipalti. Winners must create or have a Tipalti account to collect their prize. For more details on Tipalti and potential tax implications, please see our Help Center article.