Global Voices Challenge: Reimagining Play

Mobile games remain the world's largest and most accessible gaming platform, offering creators unprecedented opportunities to reach global audiences. As the most widely used mobile platform, Google Play enables developers to connect with players around the world, grow their communities, and expand the reach and impact of their games.

Presented by Games for Change, the Global Voices Challenge: Reimagining Play aims to elevate talented creators from around the world - and support innovative games from underrepresented developers as they prepare to launch on Google Play. From successful existing titles to promising new projects from proven studios, the Challenge helps creators reach new audiences while expanding the impact of their work. 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). Winners will also receive support as they bring their games to Google Play and showcase their work at the 2027 Games for Change Festival.

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

KEY DATES
October 2, 2026	Challenge announced & open for submissions
November 13, 2026	Deadline: Submission Portal Closes
November - December, 2026	Judging / Evaluation Period
December 18, 2026	Winners Announced
January - June, 2027	Android Games published on the Google Play Store
October, 2027	Winning Games showcased at G4C 2027 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:

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:

Have you already released this project on any platform?

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

Date

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?

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.

Please share which emergent technologies your team used during the development of the project:

Please share how your team used emergent technologies to enhance the development process and the player experience (gameplay, storytelling, accessibility, creativity, or player engagement).

[Optional] Please share information from Awards (Winner or Nominated) and critic reviews received by your company and/or this project.

[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 Global Voices Challenge?

I’ve read and agreed with the Official Rules. All the details of this submission are true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.

I - Key Contact Information

II - Game Info

III - Game Access

IV - Global Voices

V - INNOVATION

VI - MISC