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Rule update: We have removed the following rule: Cl. 9. “Promotional” Scratch projects may be done by solo contestants or by one team member if they have a Scratch audience. This is not allowed by teams with an entry already shared inside Scratch. Any number of team members will be allowed to share a promotional project on Scratch, regardless of the platform the game is shared on.

We're joined this season by PixelOver! A software for converting your 2D and 3D models to pixel art and smoothly animating pixel art sprites! Make use of pixel transformation tools, keyframing, skeletal animation, and advanced palette and indexation features! Check them out for a special PGMA discount!

Pixel Game Maker Awards (PGMA) is a pixel art game development contest for teens and young adults. PGMA is an elimination-style game jam, consisting of three rounds per season. At the end of a round, the PGMA community and judges vote on the games. About half the contestants are eliminated each round, until one winner remains!

You must be age 13-21 to participate.

Join as a team of up to 3 total people, or as a solo dev.

You must have some provable experience with the skills you will be competing with.

Seasons are around 4 months long, with breaks in between each round.

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Rule update: We have removed the following rule: Cl. 9. “Promotional” Scratch projects may be done by solo contestants or by one team member if they have a Scratch audience. This is not allowed by teams with an entry already shared inside Scratch. Any number of team members will be allowed to share a promotional project on Scratch, regardless of the platform the game is shared on.

We're joined this season by PixelOver! A software for converting your 2D and 3D models to pixel art and smoothly animating pixel art sprites! Make use of pixel transformation tools, keyframing, skeletal animation, and advanced palette and indexation features! Check them out for a special PGMA discount!

Pixel Game Maker Awards (PGMA) is a pixel art game development contest for teens and young adults. PGMA is an elimination-style game jam, consisting of three rounds per season. At the end of a round, the PGMA community and judges vote on the games. About half the contestants are eliminated each round, until one winner remains!

You must be age 13-21 to participate.

Join as a team of up to 3 total people, or as a solo dev.

You must have some provable experience with the skills you will be competing with.

Seasons are around 4 months long, with breaks in between each round.

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Rule update: We have removed the following rule: Cl. 9. “Promotional” Scratch projects may be done by solo contestants or by one team member if they have a Scratch audience. This is not allowed by teams with an entry already shared inside Scratch. Any number of team members will be allowed to share a promotional project on Scratch, regardless of the platform the game is shared on.

We're joined this season by PixelOver! A software for converting your 2D and 3D models to pixel art and smoothly animating pixel art sprites! Make use of pixel transformation tools, keyframing, skeletal animation, and advanced palette and indexation features! Check them out for a special PGMA discount!

Pixel Game Maker Awards (PGMA) is a pixel art game development contest for teens and young adults. PGMA is an elimination-style game jam, consisting of three rounds per season. At the end of a round, the PGMA community and judges vote on the games. About half the contestants are eliminated each round, until one winner remains!

You must be age 13-21 to participate.

Join as a team of up to 3 total people, or as a solo dev.

You must have some provable experience with the skills you will be competing with.

Seasons are around 4 months long, with breaks in between each round.

PGMA is elimination-style, consisting of 3 rounds within the season! Each round, about half the contestants are eliminated until one winner remains!

Each round lasts 2-3 weeks, depending on the stage. This means it's very important not to overscope (we're not expecting the next Hollow Knight).

All graphics must be pixel art. Other styles (like high-res bitmap art, voxels, or raster art) aren't allowed, though small elements may be exceptions.

No way. Generative AI art or music is not accepted and will result in disqualification.

Your games can be made with whatever engine you want! But they must be shared on Scratch, itch.io, Newgrounds, or GameJolt (web playable with HTML). They must be directly playable through either of those websites.

The public will vote on your games to support you during rounds 1 and 2, on top of separate rankings by the judges! The final round will be up to the judges. After poll voting, judges will separately rank the entries and those will be combined with public votes for a final ranking.

Currently, we're not offering a monetary prize, but winners get recognition and future roles. Our final top 3 placing contestants will be offered to become judges for future seasons. As of season 9, winners without it will be offered a free license key for PixelOver.