GWB GAME AWARDS 2026

Entrants should not have been on sale prior to January 2026. Any game released after that point, or still in development at the time of awards entry, is eligible to take part. The awards includes both released and unreleased games.

In order to participate, “core” development teams shall be no larger than 25 members. For eligibility in the Small Teams category, the “core” development team must not exceed 3 people. For the purpose of these awards, “core” members must be responsible for 70% or more of the game development and asset creation. Games where significant amounts of assets are provided by external team members are not eligible for inclusion in the Small Teams categories.

Entries can include console games, VR, PC games, and mobile games (including H5).

To participate in the competition, participants or companies shall ensure that they have the right of use or copyright of the submitted projects and relevant authorization, and shall not involve the Organizing Committee in any copyright disputes or other intellectual property disputes.

Participants agree that their projects will be submitted to the judging panel for review. In order to complete certain prize categories, this judging panel may include event partners.

For the materials provided by the entrant, the organizer has the right to use it for publicity (including social media content and offline activations), website display, etc. during and after the course of the event. Game builds will NOT be distributed by GWB for any purpose other than category judging by partners/judges.

In order to prevent delays at later judging stages, entrants will be required to submit access (e.g. a build link, keys etc.) for a minimum of 5-10 people. If considered for the finals and/or partner prizes, entrants may be asked to submit further keys.

Due to the volume of titles that participate in the awards, we can not accept entrants where we are required to reach out and request access, or provide emails of judges / playtesters. Please ensure that a playable build is submitted.

There are several stages of judging that take place between July and September - if keys are given for a time-limited build and permissions are removed during this time, we cannot guarantee a title will be included in later stages of judging. If you do need to revoke access to a build or demo, please provide a new set of keys to the event organisers.

The organizer reserves the right to disqualify entries that are in clear violation of the competition rules, and reserves the right to refuse or withdraw event participation for any reason.

Games submitted after the submission period closes will be regarded as invalid.

Projects with incomplete materials (no pictures, no video, no introduction, no demo) or inconsistent contents will not be reviewed. For the purpose of evaluation, the game should be in a playable state so that it can be provided to the jury for review.

Projects need to be free of commercialization or have these features deactivated (e.g. in-app purchases, built-in advertising or other functions that can generate commercial benefits, including gambling and blockchain).

Projects must declare any use of AI in the development of the game, including but not limited to AI generated art assets, music, gameplay features or code.

Regarding prizes, relevant taxes may be deducted from cash prizes given for participation in GWB Awards activities.

All entrants in the GWB Game Awards are eligible for inclusion in offline and online promotional events. However, participation in the GWB is not a guarantee of inclusion in these events.