Global Voices Challenge (2025)

Mobile games have become the largest, fastest-growing and most accessible gaming platform - accounting for over 53% of today’s video games market. Android - the most popular and universally enjoyed mobile platform - captures approximately ⅔ of the mobile market share and offers developers a valuable opportunity to reach new global audiences, generate fresh revenue streams, and expand the impact of their games.

Presented by Games for Change, the Global Voices Challenge aims to elevate talented creators from around the world - and bring great games with a proven track record to Google Play for the first time. Three winners will receive mentorship from leading mobile games experts, marketing opportunities through Games for Change and its global network - and a combined $45,000 USD in funding ($15,000 per winner).

Please review the below Challenge Guidelines for key program details including timeline, participation requirements, evaluation criteria and more!

KEY DATES
August 8, 2025	Submission Portal Opens
Extended Deadline: October 3, 2025	Submission Portal Closes
October, 2025	Judging / Evaluation Period
November 15, 2025	Winners announcement
January - May 2026	Android games published on Google Play store
June 2026	Winning games showcased at the G4C Festival

Name:*

Pronouns:*

Gender:*

Email:*

Title / Position:*

Name of Company:*

Country:*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

Country

Title:*

Website:*

Developer:*

Publisher (optional):

Platform(s) - Please list all platforms your game is currently available on:*

Release Date: If your game has been published on multiple platforms at different times, please share the earliest release date.*

Date

Please share the names and bios of the key personnel on your team:*

Tell us about why your team and/or your game is a good fit for this Challenge?*

Tagline:*

Description:*

(max 1400 characters)

Target Audience:*

Please upload a key image for your game:

Please share a link to a trailer or gameplay video of your game:*

How much revenue does your game generate (across all platforms) per month?*

Please share the Daily Active Users (DAU) and Monthly Active Users (MAU):*

Platform:*

Game Access Instructions:*

A - Diversity and Representation: Please explain how your team's work and values meaningfully addresses representation and inclusion in terms of your internal team composition and/or within the game you developed.*

B - Android Market: Please describe why you are interested in releasing your game on Android. Please respond to some of the following prompts in your summary:

Why is your game a good fit for mobile?*

Does your team have the internal capacity to port the existing game to Android?*

Approximately how long do you anticipate the porting / redeveloping process to take?*

What sort of external expertise would be most helpful throughout the porting process?*

Have you released other games on Android?*

C - Please share a high-level timeline for the development of the Android version of your game.*

Share the timeline as a link to a document / presentation.

[Optional] Please share information from Awards (Winner or Nominated) and critic reviews the project have received:

[Optional] Additional Information: Is there any additional information you would like to share about your team and/or game?

How did you hear about the Challenge?*

I - Key Contact Information

II - Game Info

III - Game Access

IV - Global Voices

V - MISC