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Storm The World (STW):
2nd Edition

What is
Storm The World?

What is
?Storm The World

Storm The World is a hyper-casual game competition that was first launched by Storms Publishing in January 2021

Its aim is to supercharge the growth of high-potential indie mobile game developers yet to be discovered by offering them the chance to win cash prizes and attractive publishing contracts

Why Should You
Participate?

Attractive
Cash Prizes

Exclusive
Publishing
Contracts

Brand
Exposure

How Your
Competition Journey
Looks Like

  • Game Submission
    (15 July - 15 Aug)

    During this period, you’ll be able to submit your hyper-casual mobile game by clicking the “Submit your game” button and filling in the form. More details about the submission criteria can be found here.

  • Shortlisting
    (16 – 31 Aug)

    In this round, the competition jury that comprises experts across areas such as game design, monetisation and user acquisition (UA) will select the Top 10 games based on the game’s originality, production quality as well as market fit. We will announce the Top 10 winners on the STW Discord Channel and Facebook Event Page on Tuesday, 31 August.

  • Final Round
    (1 – 30 Sept)

    The Top 10 games that progress to the semifinal round will be awarded cash prizes.

    In the final round, the Top 10 will be working hand-in-hand with Storms’ UA experts to run UA testing. Depending on the test results, they will have the opportunity to unlock the first/runner-up’s prizes.

15 July - 15 Aug
16 – 31 Aug
1 – 30 Sept

Step 1:

During this period, you’ll be able to submit your hyper-casual mobile game by clicking the “Submit your game” button and filling in the form. More details about the submission criteria can be found here.


Step 2:

In this round, the competition jury that comprises experts across areas such as game design, monetisation and user acquisition (UA) will select the Top 10 games based on the game’s originality, production quality as well as market fit. We will announce the Top 10 winners on the STW Discord Channel and Facebook Event Page on Tuesday, 31 August.


Step 3:

The Top 10 games that progress to the semifinal round will be awarded cash prizes.

In the final round, the Top 10 will be working hand-in-hand with Storms’ UA experts to run UA testing. Depending on the test results, they will have the opportunity to unlock the first/runner-up’s prizes.

First Prize
US$100K Cash Prize

for the first game submission that gets published by Storms as part of the contest

Runners-Up
US$50K Cash Prize

for all other game submissions that get published by Storms as part of the contest

We will announce the winners in mid-October. More details about the Terms and Conditions can be found here.

The Judges

Benjamin Pommeraud

Chief Growth Officer
Storms

Shn Juay

VP, Product & Marketing
Storms

Andrew Mo

Product Manager
Facebook Gaming

Ender Özcan

Global VP Sales
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Inaugural Edition

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Are you ready to be the next winner?

FAQ

Yes, you can - as long as your games have not been tested with Storms before.
We are open to accepting both hyper and hybrid-casual mobile game submissions that meet these criteria:
  • Be available on either the Google Play Store and/or the Apple App Store
  • A playable demo — an APK or TestFlight with at least a minimum of 7-10 mins gameplay
  • Have gone through cost per installation tests and integration with an analytics tool such as Firebase (Preferred not mandatory)
You can submit your games. However, kindly note that game retention is one of the criteria that we’ll be using to assess the submissions during the elimination round.
Yes, of course. Please feel free to submit an unlimited number of games as you can as long as they meet the game submission criteria
We don’t have any specific requirements for the developing technology. However, please ensure that your games are compliant with the licensing and IP rights that exist in the industry.

Can’t find what you’re looking for?

Contact “Storm The World: 2nd Edition” organising team at help@storms.com or visit our website

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