2023 STEM VGC Winners!

Congratulations to all the 2023 finalists, the games based on this year's theme of 'Construction / Destruction' were fantastic. Some of the categories came down to a one point difference! The 2023 STEM Video Game Challenge winners are:

Year 4-6: Scratch

Harvest Haven by St Ems Innov8tors (Alicia, Charlene, Kyleigh, Jessica from St Emilie’s Catholic Primary School, Canning Vale WA)

Year 4-6: OPEN Platform

Chicken Rampage by Rampaging Chickens (Shaun, Penny, Bella, Sofia from St Anthony’s School, Wanneroo WA)

Year 7-9: GODOT Engine

Elementary by Echidna (Dee from Victoria)

Year 7-9: OPEN Platform

Oracular by Firbank Grammar (Issy F from Firbank Grammar School, Victoria)

Year 10-12: Unity and Unreal Engine

Remora by Callie K (Callie from Hobart College, Tasmania)

Year 10-12: OPEN Platform

Battle of Batone by Conglomerate Squad (Mathieson, Michael, Sonny and Isla from Mungallala, Queensland)* 2022 and 2023 Winners!

For details on the winning entries, check out our discover article. Well done to our winners and to everyone that entered. 

We hope you enjoyed participating in this year's challenge. We will release the 2024 theme in early October.

Submission window open!

The submission window for games and Game Design Documents (GDD) is open until 11:59pm (AEST) Monday, 7 August 2022.

How to submit:

Click on our 'Competition Portal' in the left menu. Register as a mentor, enter your team details and submit your entries.

You will need to provide your team's GDD in PDF format and game as a link.

Tips:

Don't leave entering until the last minute! Allow yourself troubleshooting time in case things don't go according to plan.

Remember to ensure you've adhered to the Guidelines so that all games conform to the entry requirements. 

Be sure to include everything in a single GDD document, in PDF format (including images, appendices, storyboard charts, etc), as you can only enter one document as part of your team's entry. 

Please check that game links work. If a link doesn't work, the judges will not be able to assess and play the game – which may mean we cannot move it through to the next phase of judging. 

Any queries, please email the project team at contact@stemgames.org.au and we will respond to your query as quickly as possible.

Good luck! 

Key dates for 2023

• Team registrations will be open from 1 February - 7 August, 2023.
• Submission window for game entry will run from Monday, 24 July - Monday, 7 August, 2023.
• Judging rounds from Wednesday, 9 August  - Monday, 11 September, 2023.
  • Mentors will get judge's feedback immediately though our new submission system!
• PAX will be held in Melbourne over three days 6-8 October, 2023.