SNAP
Multiplayer Game
Challenge

Build games people play together.
Multiplayer Matchmaking, now in Lens Studio.
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Build game Lenses Snapchatters can play together

With the release of Lens Studio 5.24 Creators can now create games where players are instantly matched into a shared, live session with other Snapchatters.

Publish a playable Lens, compete across three categories, and get a chance to win your share of the $10,000 prize pool.

You've got until October 6th to register and submit your game Lens below.
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Your Task

Your task is to use a brand new Multiplayer Matchmaking feature in Lens Studio to build and publish a game Snapchatters can
enjoy together. There are 2 game-type categories to choose from (or explore them all to maximize your winning chances!):

“Winner Takes All!”

Fully competitive, free-for-all, quick and accessible. You or any
Snapchatter plays solo and the game ends with just one
winner. For example: a race, or elimination game.

“Teamwork Makes the Dream Work”

Players need to work together to win. Matchmade players
team up and collaborate to achieve a shared goal like in a co-
op game, or have teams compete against one another.

Prizes

In this Challenge you can win your share of the $10,000 prize pool spread across 2 categories.

In each category you can win:
place 1 trophy
1st
$2,500
place 2 trophy
2nd
$1,000
place 3 trophy
3rd
$500
place 4 trophy
4 x Honorable Mention
$250

Discover Multiplayer Matchmaking in Lens Studio

Lens Studio 5.24 now enables you to build games including real-time multiplayer matchmaking, powered by Snap's Connected Framework. Matchmaking, synced game state, host authority, and Bitmoji players, all handled for you. Ready to build? Because Snapchatters are definitely ready to play!

How to Get Started?

Start from a ready-made matchmaking template or remix a working sample mini-game, then publish a Lens that friends and strangers can drop into and play together. If you can dream up a multiplayer moment, you can now build it as a Lens.

Empty Multiplayer Matchmaking Template

A minimal synced project with matchmaking, player, and sync already wired and no game logic. For creators who want to build a game from scratch on top of a working multiplayer shell.

Matchmaking Minigame Sample Project

A complete, working matchmaking race mini-game. For creators who want to fork and remix a finished example into their own game that includes synced game states and transitions.

See full documentation

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Keep in mind: A valid submission must use multiplayer matchmaking (built on one of the two starters or the Connected Framework directly) and be a published, playable Lens.

How Matchmaking Actually Works (and What It Means for Your Game):

  • A player enters matchmaking and is matched into a session with the other players who joined around the same time.
  • Once that session is created it is a fixed lobby: players can leave at any time, but no new players can join the session after it starts. Sessions do not backfill with real players.
  • Because a session can only shrink over its lifetime, design for players dropping out: keep matches short, handle a mid-game leave gracefully, and consider bots to fill empty slots.
  • Round-based and short-session formats work best: quick rounds that return players to matchmaking (re-queue) between rounds keep lobbies full and players engaged, versus one long session that slowly bleeds players. Build the loop so a user can easily drop back into matchmaking for a fresh lobby.
Learn more on Multiplayer MatchmakingJoin the challenge

How to join

  1. Register for the Challenge using the form below.
  2. Download Lens Studio to build your Lens. If you already use Lens Studio, make sure to update it to the latest version (Lens Studio 5.24).
  3. Publish your Lens and record a video preview showcasing your multiplayer game.
  4. Submit your Lens for the Challenge using the form at the bottom.

Timeline

Challenge Start:
Submission Deadline:
Winners Announcement:

Judging Criteria

Idea Quality

How creative and original is the idea?

Game Design

How engaging and retentive is the gameplay, and how well is the Multiplayer feature utilized?

Implementation of Idea

How well was the idea implemented from a technical and design point of view?

FAQ

Who can take part?
  • You must be at least the age of majority in your country, state, province, or jurisdiction of residence at the time of entry;
  • This Challenge is open globally, but with exceptions (see the question below);
  • Employees of Snap Inc. and Lenslist (both Lenslist and Lens That) and their immediate family are not eligible to participate.
Residents of which countries can NOT take part?

Individuals who are residents of, or entities/organizations domiciled in countries noted in the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions: American Samoa, Anguilla, Dominica, Fiji, Guam, Palau, Panama, Samoa, Trinidad and Tobago, US Virgin Islands, Vanuatu, Seychelles, as well as any country that is under any trade or economic sanction or on any program or country list designated by the United States Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, or where the laws of the United States or local law prohibits their participation or receipt a prize in any contest and specifically excludes Russia, Belarus, Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions of Ukraine, Cuba, North Korea, Iran, and Syria.

How to take part?
  1. Register for the Challenge using the form below.
  2. Download Lens Studio to build your Lens. If you already use Lens Studio, make sure to update it to the latest version (Lens Studio 5.24).
  3. Publish your Lens and record a video preview showcasing your multiplayer game.
  4. Submit your Lens for the Challenge using the form at the bottom.
Do I need to have a Snapchat account?

Yes, you need an active Snapchat account to create and publish your Lens and to take part in this Challenge.

Is there any Submission Fee to take part in this Challenge?

There is no submission fee, you can take part free of charge.

Will I receive confirmation that my Lens has been submitted correctly?

Yes, you should receive an email confirming both your registration for the Challenge and submitting your Lens. If you don’t see it in your inbox, please check the spam folder or reach out to the Lenslist team at: [email protected].

Registration Form