2025 Game Effect Challenge
About this challenge
The New Year is a time for celebration, fresh starts, and spreading joy! To welcome 2025, we’re inviting you to design game effects that capture the excitement of the season. Whether it’s an interactive adventure, an immersive AR experience, or a fun randomizer game, show us your creativity.
Submit your effect by February 8, 2025, for a chance to win up to $2,000. Your effect could even become the next TikTok sensation!
What we’re looking for
Create a New Year’s game effect based on one of these themes:
Interactive Game: Leverage 3D and 2D physics components (like Rigid Body and Box Collider), VFX particles, and more to design engaging, interactive games
AR Game: Combine AR features like AR Plane, AR Brush, or other AR tracking with the Sensor Data node to craft immersive experiences
Randomizer Game: Make 2025 New Year predictions with exciting randomizer game effects
Eligibile regions
This challenge is open to creators in the following regions:
Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Honduras,Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Réunion, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, The People’s Republic of Bangladesh, The Philippines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, The United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam
Prizes
Challenge Champion (1): $2,000
Best Interactive Game (2): $500
Best AR Game (2): $500
Best Randomizer Game (2)*: $500
*To qualify, your effect must be used in at least 1,000 videos
How to enter
- Download and create your effect using Effect House
- On the Publish Effect form, complete the required fields and select 2025 Game Effect Challenge under Challenge
- Click Next to review your submission
- Click Submit and you’re all set!
Submission timeline
Submission start date: January 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM PST
Submission End Date: February 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM PST
Winners announcement date: February 23, 2025 PST
Frequently asked questions
Visit here for full terms and conditions. No purchase necessary, void where prohibited. The Challenge Period is between January 8 2025 at 10:00 AM PST to February 8 2025 at 10:00 AM PST. Open to legal residents of a region where Effect House and TikTok are available and who are at least 18 years of age, or the age of majority, at the time of entry. Enter by submitting an effect as described in the terms between January 8 2025 at 10:00 AM PST to February 8 2025 at 10:00 AM PST. Seven (7) winners will be selected by a panel of judges based on specific criteria set out in the terms. Username and profile picture of winner[s] will be displayed. Reward:
Challenge Champion (1): $2,000
Best Interactive Game (2): $500
Best AR Game (2): $500
Best Randomizer Game (2)*: $500
*To qualify, your effect must be used in at least 1,000 videos
Limit of 1 Reward per person/Challenge. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
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