SuperSpring | April 2024

SuperSpring has sprung with huge prizes

April 15 – May 27, 2024

There’s a spring in our step! Want to know why? We’re ready to publish your next hyper-casual hit and help you bloom into success! This contest, we’re all about discovering the next big runner, simulation, or puzzle game.  

Get your genre growing

Heads up! Only runners, simulations, and puzzles will be considered for the contest. As you’re building your game, go back to the basics and take a look at our best practices.

Make your runner a hit with:

  • A linear difficulty curve

  • A polished gameplay loop

  • The right balance of complexity & simplicity

  • Creatives that have big visual changes

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Make your simulation a hit with:

  • Simple gameplay & UI

  • A relatable theme

  • Emojis & voiceovers to communicate the theme

  • Creatives that show how to fail/succeed in the game

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Make your puzzle a hit with:

  • Cliffhanger endings in every level

  • A narrative that has a hook

  • A gradual increase in difficulty

  • Creatives that have visual ASMR & bright colors

Learn more >

Win cash prizes at every stage of publishing

From prototyping to iterating to publishing, your games can qualify for immediate cash prizes at every stage. And you can win even more cash down the line if you submit a winner. Keep in mind that you can only test 5 games total throughout the contest, so pick the top concepts that are most likely to grow big.

$300

for every prototype tested

$200,000

minimum guarantee for every published game during, or as a result of the promotion

This season, we’re shaking things up

You can get up to $20,000 for testing a marketable prototype, and then exit the publishing process. OR, if you want to stay and watch your game grow, you can get up to $5,000 monthly.
You pick.

Up to

$20,000

for a marketable prototype (MS 4+ and RR D1>30%) and then exit the publishing process

OR

Up to

$5,000

for every month a game is in the iteration stage

Spring into creative mode with exclusive resources

1-on-1 sessions
with experts

to get expert feedback on your existing game IRL

VIP brainstorming sessions

to find your next concept

Grab your pen!

Plant these dates in your calendar and get your games ready to go. On May 16, make sure to join our Ask Me Anything (AMA) where you can ask our experts anything and everything in a live Q&A session.

  • April 15

    First day to submit your game
    +
    Join our SuperSpring kick off

  • May 16

    AMA livestream

  • May 27

    Submission deadline

  • June 3

    Testing period ends

  • April 15

    First day to submit your game
    +
    Join our SuperSpring kick off

  • May 16

    AMA livestream

  • May 27

    Submission deadline

  • June 3

    Testing period ends

Seeds of inspiration

If you’re feeling stuck, here’s a few resources that can boost ideation.

Explore videos from our Knowledge Hub with tips covering everything you need to create a hit

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Don’t miss out! These videos are only available for a limited time

Get marketability hacks for runners

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Discover the best practices for ideation

Read the blogRead the blog

Check out 6 tools to boost the design of your hyper-casual prototype

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Hits that bloomed big

Take a tip from these success stories to inspire your own concept.

Watch your game blossom

Make sure to submit your game by May 27 to win cash and priceless support from pros.

Guidelines for qualification

The game must have fewer than 10K downloads Each developer may submit 5 games and test 5 games maximum Only runner, simulation, or puzzle games will be considered Games previously tested with Supersonic not eligible Android and iOS games Prizes are only for games submitted between April 15 to May 27, 2024 All tests should go live by June 3, 2024