GodotHub Festival 2026 Officially Launched: Theme “Delay” Opens Submission for All Godot Developers

1. Event Overview

GodotHub Festival is an annual national game creation competition hosted by GodotHub community, first held in 2023. This marks the 4th edition of the event, jointly supported by OpenKylin, CSDN, GitCode, Tripo AI, GamePix and multiple open-source communities. The competition aims to stimulate domestic independent game creation, popularize the open-source Godot engine, and build an exchange platform for Godot creators across the country. Over 300 developers have joined previous sessions, creating a vibrant domestic Godot developer ecosystem.

Core Theme: Delay

Creative reference: Some echoes arrive late; answers always come after missed chances. Participants may interpret “delay” via delayed emotions, memories, timelines or unique game mechanics. All entries must attach written explanations about how the game fits the theme upon submission, and theme matching will directly affect final scores.

2. Full Official Schedule & Submission Rules

Key Timeline

  1. Registration Deadline: August 30, 23:59
  2. Game Build Submission Opens: August 10
  3. Final Deadline for Game Files: September 6, 23:59
  4. Video Showcase Deadline: September 10
  5. Judging Period: September 7 – October 18
  6. Award Result Announcement: October 30, 20:00

Two Mandatory Submission Steps

  1. Game Package Upload: Log in to the official website after registration; submit at least Windows or Web playable build of your Godot game.
  2. Promotional Video Release: Post gameplay, development log or theme explanation clips on Bilibili, Douyin or Xiaohongshu before Sep 10. Videos must tag “GodotHub Festival 2026” / “Godot 游戏创作节” in title, description or footage. Multiple episodes are allowed to avoid judges getting stuck during testing.

3. Eligibility & Core Competition Regulations

  1. Compliance Requirement: All participants must abide by Chinese national laws and event rules. Organizers reserve the right to disqualify entries and pursue legal liabilities for violations of laws or public morality.
  2. Copyright Clause: Creators retain full copyright of their games. The organizer holds permanent non-exclusive usage rights for all submitted versions. Developers may choose not to submit future updated builds. Only works built with Godot Engine or its derivatives qualify; core development must be completed during the competition cycle.
  3. Team & Individual Limits: Solo participants or teams (max 5 members) are allowed. Each team designates one captain responsible for all submissions. One person may join at most two projects and serve as captain for only one team.
  4. Entry Validity: Unplayable, corrupted or incomplete works will be eliminated without awards. All event rules, scoring rubrics and prize standards are subject to real-time website updates; participation constitutes full acceptance of all official terms. The organizer holds final interpretation rights of the whole activity.

4. Complete Scoring Rubric (Total 100 Points + Extra 10 Bonus Points)

  1. Game Completion (30 pts, weighted by theme matching coefficient)
  • Interface & process integrity: Full menu, settings, level select, score panel, save/load & exit functions
  • Smooth interactive experience without broken or unclickable UI elements
  • Map, level and narrative completeness plus quantity of playable stages
  • Theme matching multiplier: Irrelevant ×0.55 / Low match ×0.7 / Medium ×0.85 / High ×1.0
  1. Gameplay Design (30 pts)
  • Originality & fun factor; reasonable challenge curve; clear, intuitive operation & prompt system
  1. Art Design (10 pts)
  • Original 2D/3D assets, animation & VFX quality; distinctive shader rendering styles; unified UI & motion graphics
  1. Audio & Soundtrack (10 pts)
  • Matching background music, SFX and overall game tone
  1. Optimization & Stability (10 pts)
  • No critical crashes, freezes, fatal bugs or runtime interruption
  1. Extra Bonus Items (10 pts maximum)
  • Emotional immersion via art, audio and gameplay; multiplayer/online features; advanced technical implementation and other outstanding creative highlights

5. Full Award Pool

  1. Best Game Award: RMB 5,000 + Honor Certificate + Exclusive Souvenir
  2. Most Creative Game Award: RMB 3,000 + Honor Certificate + Exclusive Souvenir
  3. First Prize (3 winners): RMB 1,000 + Honor Certificate + Exclusive Souvenir
  4. Second Prize (6 winners): RMB 500 + Honor Certificate + Event Souvenir
  5. Third Prize (12 winners): RMB 200 + Honor Certificate + Event Souvenir
  6. Excellence Award (30 winners): Commemorative Certificate + Event Souvenir
  7. Participation Award (100 winners): Event Souvenir

6. Official Jury Panel

  1. HP van Braam: Board Member & Treasurer of Godot Foundation, Godot Engine Maintainer, Founder of Prehensile Tales b.v.
  2. Only One Chili Oil: Top Bilibili Blender UP, Founder of ACGGIT & AIGODLIKE Open Source Organizations
  3. Paper Zhu: Popular Knowledge Streamer on Bilibili, Author published by Posts & Telecom Press
  4. Secret of Al: Veteran Godot Developer, Returning Judge of Festival 2025
  5. Hi Xiao Hu: Well-known Godot Creator, Multi-session Festival Judge
  6. Godohan: Renowned Godot UP, Multi-session Festival Judge
  7. DeerLuuu-: Professional Godot Developer, Festival 2025 Judge
  8. All-Powerful Sakuya: Senior Independent Godot Game Creator, Multi-session Judge
  9. lht_hhh: Award-winning indie developer, Best Game Winner of Festival 2025, active GameJam participant

7. Sponsors & Official Community Channels

Sponsors: OpenKylin, CSDN, GitCode, Tripo AI, GamePix Communication: Official QQ & WeChat groups available on the official website (please state your participation purpose when applying to join)

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