Create original pixel art for player bases: floors, walls, tilesets and items or furniture. Read these rules before entering. The editor shows whether entries are open; this page does not announce an opening date.
- Eligibility & entry limits
- The prizes
- Payment & payouts
- The point system
- Originality & strict AI policy
- Community standards & conduct
- Rights & ownership
- General disclaimers
1. Eligibility & Entry Limits
Who can enter: The contest is open to all members of the official MonMMO Discord server.
Entry limit: To encourage quality over quantity, there is a strict maximum of 3 entries per person per contest.
Eligible artwork: Submit a floor, wall, tileset or item from the Base assets editor. A tileset is one entry, not sixteen. Character clothing, hair, hats and other character cosmetics are outside this base-art contest. They can still be submitted for ordinary review.
Before entering: Follow the creator guide for dimensions, clean PNGs, item footprints and behavior notes. Supply your Discord handle so the team can identify your entry. An ordinary review submission does not automatically become a contest entry.
2. The Prizes
Each contest features a total prize pool of $150 USD, distributed as follows:
- 🥇 1st Place: $75 USD + free in-game implementation of the item(s) + full artist credit.
- 🥈 2nd Place: $50 USD + free in-game implementation of the item(s) + full artist credit.
- 🥉 3rd Place: $25 USD + free in-game implementation of the item(s) + full artist credit.
(Note: "in-game implementation" means the dev team will adapt your design to fit the game's technical requirements. You will be credited in-game and on our socials.)
3. Payment & Payouts
PayPal only: All cash prizes will be paid out exclusively via PayPal.
Winner responsibility: It is the winner's responsibility to provide a valid, verified PayPal account capable of receiving funds in their region.
Inability to pay: The MonMMO development team cannot process alternative payment methods (including cryptocurrency, wire transfers, or gift cards). If a winner is unable to receive payment via PayPal, the cash prize may be forfeited and awarded to the next eligible participant. However, the original winner will still receive in-game implementation and full credit for their design.
4. The Point System (How Winners Are Chosen)
Every eligible entry uses the same 100-point rubric. The MonMMO team judges the first three categories; community support contributes up to ten points.
- Pixel-art quality — 0–40 points: Clear shapes, deliberate pixel placement, readable shading, consistent colors and overall finish at the intended game scale.
- Fit with the game — 0–30 points: Style, scale and usefulness in a MonMMO base, including how well the artwork fits alongside other game assets.
- Technical readiness — 0–20 points: Correct dimensions, clean transparency where needed, consistent tiling for repeating artwork, and clear item footprint and interaction notes where applicable. Creators do not need to write game code.
- Community — 0–10 points: One point per eligible ⭐ vote on the entry in the official Discord submission channel, capped at ten. Spam or manipulated votes do not count.
Total = quality + game fit + technical readiness + community, up to 100. A larger canvas, more tiles or a more complicated item does not automatically earn extra points. There are no category base points or separate developer bonus points.
Judges review eligibility before scoring and record the breakdown for each eligible entry. Originality and the no-AI rule below are requirements, not bonus categories. The team's final-decision terms also apply to ties and disputed votes.
5. Originality & Strict AI Policy
100% original work only: All submissions must be entirely your own original work. No stolen assets, tracing, or unauthorized use of others' work.
No AI art: The use of AI image generators (Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, DALL-E, etc.) is strictly prohibited.
Enforcement: We are here to support human artists. If the dev team suspects or can visually identify that a submission is AI-generated, it will be immediately disqualified.
6. Community Standards & Conduct
MonMMO is a welcoming, community-first environment. Submissions must not contain racial slurs, hate speech, insults, or overly edgy/provocative content.
Any entry that violates the MonMMO Community Guidelines will be immediately disqualified.
7. Rights & Ownership
You keep your art: The artist retains full copyright and ownership of their original artwork.
We get to use it: By submitting, you grant MonMMO a free, non-exclusive license to use, display, and implement your design in the game, as well as share it on our website and social media for promotional purposes.
Credit: Winning artists will receive full, visible credit for their work in the game.
8. General Disclaimers
The MonMMO dev team reserves the right to make final decisions on all contest matters, including disqualifications, point allocations, and prize distribution.
Prize amounts and item implementations are subject to the dev team's final review for technical feasibility.
Ready to create? Open the Base assets editor. When entries are open, use the contest submission option and agree to these rules. You can keep drawing, exporting and submitting for ordinary review while the contest is closed.