The Crystal Gauntlet Contest ran from June 24th to August 31st, 2017. The five best levels were added to the Crystal Gauntlet, which was released on November 16th. The 1st-place level won $20, 2nd place won $15, and 3rd place won $5.
Rules
- Theme : Cystal.
- Difficulty: 5* Hard to 7* Harder.
- Length: Long or XL.
- Objects: Fewer than 80,000.
- Song available on Newgrounds.
- ID of 35000000 or above (to prevent already-released levels from being submitted).
Players could submit multiple levels for the contest, but only one level per player could win a spot in the gauntlet.
Results
The Doom Gauntlet Contest ran from August 14th to October 31st, 2017. The five best levels were added to the Doom Gauntlet, which released on November 18th. The 1st-place level won $20, 2nd place won $15, and 3rd place won $5.
Rules
- Theme: Doom.
- Difficulty: 10* Easy Demon to 10* Medium Demon.
- Length: Long or XL.
- Objects: Fewer than 80,000.
- Song available on Newgrounds.
- ID of 36700000 or above (to prevent already-released levels from being submitted).
Players could submit multiple levels for the contest, but only one level per player could win a spot in the gauntlet.
*Despite this rule, two Hard Demon levels won spots in the gauntlet.
Results
The Magic Gauntlet Contest ran from October 6th to December 1st, 2017. Unlike other contests, players did not make full levels, but instead individual sections of two "mega-collaboration" levels that would be the 4th and 5th level in the Gauntlet. There were two sub-contests, the Unknown Creators contest and the Famous Creators contest. The Unknown Creators contest was only open to players below 15 creator points, while the Famous Creators contest was open to anyone.
Two levels were uploaded to Etzer's account, one for the Unknown Creators contest and one for the Famous Creators contest. The Unknown Creators level used the song Odyssey, and the Famous Creators level used the song Empyrean, both songs made by Etzer himself. Both levels were split up into 15-second sections, with speed portals and color channels already set up that any creators must adhere to. Creators could submit gameplay and decoration for as many sections as they wanted, but only one section could be chosen from each creator.
The two completed levels were both uploaded on Viprin's account and given Epic ratings.
Rules
- Theme: Magic.
- Difficulty:
- 5* Hard or 6* Harder for Unknown Creators level.
- 7* Harder or 8* Insane for Famous Creators level.
- Objects: Fewer than 15,666 per section.
- No speed portals or color channels could be changed from how they were placed in the original level.
- In addition, all colors must be placed as triggers, not in settings.
Players could submit multiple sections for the contest, but only one section per player could win a spot in the level.
*Despite this rule, the Unknown Creators level was rated 7 stars.
Results
| Level
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Creator
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Section
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| Unknown Creators
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Chromatik
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1st Section
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| Joshenjol
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2nd Section
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| OSIRIS GD
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3rd Section
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| deadlama
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4th Section
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| Elisione (FKA CX Random)
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5th Section
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| Famous Creators
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| Template:GD Fan
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ChaSe
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1st Section
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| Darwin
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2nd Section
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| Nicki1202
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3rd Section
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| MrKoolTrix
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4th Section
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| Enlex
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5th Section
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| Honorable Mentions
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| No Placement
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rafer
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Unknown Creators Honorable Mention
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| Rekiii (FKA RekindL)
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Unknown Creators Honorable Mention
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| Spu7Nix
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Famous Creators Honorable Mention
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| CastriX
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Famous Creators Honorable Mention
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| Nico99
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Famous Creators Honorable Mention
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| Mazl
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Famous Creators Honorable Mention
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| AbstractDark
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Famous Creators Honorable Mention
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The Monster Gauntlet Contest ran from January 17th to March 29th, 2018. Due to the large amount of high-quality submissions, the amount of winners was increased from five to eight. Five levels were added to the Monster Gauntlet and three levels were added to the Death Gauntlet, which both released on April 11th. The 1st-place level won $20, 2nd place won $15, and 3rd place won $5.
Rules
- Theme: Monster.
- Must include a bossfight, but cannot include any violent or realistic art.
- Difficulty: 8* Insane to 9* Insane.
- Length: Long or XL.
- Objects: Fewer than 40,000, or fewer than 60,000 with an effective Low Detail Mode.
- Song available on Newgrounds.
- ID of 41160000 or above (to prevent already-released levels from being submitted).
Players could submit multiple levels for the contest, but only one level per player could win a spot in the gauntlet.
*Despite this rule, a 7-Star level won a spot in the gauntlet.
Results
The World Gauntlet Contest ran from January 16th, 2021 to September 1st, 2022. Due to the large amount of high-quality submissions, the amount of winners was increased from five to ten, then after the contest concluded, it was decided that five of the honorable mentions would also be included in the gauntlets. The fifteen levels were added to the World, Galaxy, and Universe Gauntlets, which released on December 19th, 2023.
Rules
- Collaboration made by at least five creators from the same country. All gameplay and decoration must be made by creators from the same country.
- A player can be either born in or currently live in a country to be considered to be "from" that country.
- Any people who merged together different sections of the level must also be from the same country, but playtesters and verifiers are not required to be from the same country.
- Difficulty: 2* Easy to 10* Easy Demon.
- Length: Long or XL.
- Objects: Fewer than 110,000.
- Effective Low Detail Mode.
- Song available on Newgrounds.
Multiple levels from the same country could win spots in the gauntlets, but each creator could only be featured once.
*Despite this rule, four Medium Demon levels won spots in the gauntlets.
Results
The Discord Gauntlet Contest ran from September 4th, 2022 to May 2nd, 2023. Due to the large amount of high-quality submissions, the amount of winners was increased from five to ten. The ten levels were added to the Discord and Split Gauntlets, which released on December 19th, 2023. The 1st-place level won $400, 2nd place won $300, 3rd place won $200, 4th place won $150, and 5th place won $100.
Rules
- Must have two different modes:
- Standard Mode.
- Optional Mode.
- Optional mode must be possible to activate within the first five seconds of the level.
- Optional mode must have different visuals, and is allowed to have different gameplay as long as the difficulty is about the same.
- No more than two collaborators per level.
- Difficulty: 2 Easy to 10* Easy Demon.
- Length: Long or XL.
- Objects: Fewer than 120,000.
- Effective Low Detail Mode.
- Song available on Newgrounds.
*Despite this rule, a level with an optional mode only available after 15 seconds at the time won a spot in the gauntlet.
Results
The NCS Gauntlet Contest originally ran from June 1st to September 5th, 2024, before the deadline was extended to October 3rd. The ten best levels were added to the NCS I and NCS II Gauntlets, which released on October 5th. The 1st-place level won $1000, 2nd place won $800, 3rd place won $600, 4th place won $400, 5th place won $200, and 6th through 10th place each won $100. All ten winners were guaranteed at least an Epic rating.
Rules
- Must use NCS Library songs for at least 80% of the level's duration.
- Game Type: Classic.
- Length: Long or XL.
- Objects: Fewer than 120,000, or fewer than 150,000 with an effective Low Detail Mode.
- Difficulty: 2* Easy to 10* Easy Demon, with borderline Medium Demon levels still able to qualify.
Results
| Placement
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Level
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Creator
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ID
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Artist
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Music
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Gauntlet Placement
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| Winners
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| 1st Place
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Grax
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110774313
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WATEVA, Rob Gasser
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Ber Zer Ker (Rob Gasser Remix)
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2nd Level of NCS I Gauntlet
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| 2nd Place
|
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Arclia
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110610038
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Thorne
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Call On Me
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4th Level of NCS I Gauntlet
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| 3rd Place
|
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CHRAPIVA
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110473393
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James Mercy, PhiloSofie
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Vienna (ft. PhiloSofie)
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4th Level of NCS II Gauntlet
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| 4th Place
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kira9999
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110774330
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NIVIRO
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Annabelle's Tea Party
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5th Level of NCS II Gauntlet
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| 5th Place
|
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meeloz
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110774310
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JNATHYN, Bryan Andrew Medina
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Clockwork
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2nd Level of NCS II Gauntlet
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| 6th Place
|
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Whirl
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110681124
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TOKYO MACHINE
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SLASH
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1st level of NCS II Gauntlet
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| 7th Place
|
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connot
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110715909
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TWISTED
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BUSSIN'
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1st Level of NCS I Gauntlet
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| 8th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
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Debihan
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110665441
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Mendum
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Stay With Me
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3rd Level of NCS I Gauntlet
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| 9th Place
|
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F5night
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110638716
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Dryskill, Max Brhon
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War Machine
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3rd Level of NCS II Gauntlet
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| 10th Place
|
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vegtam
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109432148
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Chris Linton, Paul Flint
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Watch The World Burn (ft. Chris Linton)
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5th Level of NCS I Gauntlet
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| Honorable Mentions
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| 11th Place
|
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fawksgdd
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110732600
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Egzod, Neoni, Maestro Chives
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Royalty
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No Gauntlet Placement
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| 12th Place
|
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RadiationV2
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110772842
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Netrum, Halvorsen
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Phoenix
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Chosen as 3rd Level of Force Gauntlet
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| 13th Place
|
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Kiriia
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110773161
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Desembra, Spitfya
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Cut The Check
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No Gauntlet Placement
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| 14th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
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ElMatoSWAG
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110724639
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Rob Gasser
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Supersonic
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No Gauntlet Placement
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| 15th Place
|
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Lyal
|
109138917
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JNATHYN
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Dioma
|
No Gauntlet Placement
|
| 16th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
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Subwoofer
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109958348
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JNATHYN
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Dioma
|
No Gauntlet Placement
|
| 17th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
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MrKoolTrix
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110773973
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Raven & Kreyn
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Bubble
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No Gauntlet Placement
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| 18th Place
|
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ivyteal
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110535166
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Desembra, Spitfya
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Cut The Check
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No Gauntlet Placement
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| 19th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
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Serponge
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110741112
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THYKIER
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Inferior
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No Gauntlet Placement
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| 20th Place
|
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Pipenachho
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110679874
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Laura Brehm, Warriyo
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Mortals (ft. Laura Brehm)
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Chosen as 1st Level of Haunted Gauntlet
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The Space Gauntlet Contest ran from November 24th, 2024, to March 19th, 2025. The ten best levels were added to the Space and Cosmos Gauntlets, which released on April 5th. The 1st-place level won $1000, 2nd place won $800, 3rd place won $700, 4th place won $600, 5th place won $500, 6th place won $400, 7th place won $300, 8th through 10th place each won $200, and 11th through 20th place each won $100. The top ten levels were guaranteed at least an Epic rating.
Rules
- Theme: Space.
- Must be a newly-created level, despite older levels with this theme already existing.
- Game Type: Classic.
- Length: Long or XL.
- Objects: Fewer than 100,000.
- Must have an effective Low Detail Mode if certain parts have performance issues.
- Difficulty: 2* Easy to 9* Insane.
Results
The Random Gauntlet Contest originally ran from July 18th to November 16th, 2025, before the deadline was extended to December 14th. The ten best levels were added to the Random and Chance Gauntlets, which released on January 19th, 2026. The ten winners each won $500, and honorable mentions each won $100. Unlike previous contests, the levels are not ranked, instead simply having 10 winners and 10 honorable mentions. All ten winners were guaranteed at least an Epic rating.
Rules
- Random Trigger must play a core part in the level's gameplay and visuals.
- Must be a newly-created level, despite older levels using the Random Trigger already existing.
- Game Type: Classic.
- Length: Long or XL.
- Objects: Fewer than 100,000.
- Must have an effective Low Detail Mode if certain parts have performance issues.
- Difficulty: 6* Harder to 9* Insane.
While there were no specific requirements for it, extra emphasis was put on gameplay readability when judging entries.
Results
The Duality Gauntlet Contest is currently running from April 5th to August 2nd, 2026. The ten best levels will be added to the Duality and Paradox Gauntlets. The ten winners will each win $500, and honorable mentions will win $100. All ten winners are guaranteed at least an Epic rating.
Rules
- Level must "explore duality in an interesting way".
- Game Type: Classic.
- Length: Long or XL.
- Objects: Fewer than 100,000.
- Must have an effective Low Detail Mode if certain parts have performance issues.
- Difficulty: 6* Harder to 10* Easy Demon, with borderline Medium Demon levels still able to qualify.
While there are no specific requirements for it, extra emphasis will be put on gameplay readability when judging entries.
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