YRGB — an international competition for retro game developers, hosted by Yandex since 2019.

Create your own game for the legendary ZX Spectrum and have it judged by an expert panel of game industry veterans. The creators of the most impressive projects and the winner of the exclusive audience’s choice award will receive awesome cash prizes.

Are you ready to make yourself known and compete for the awards? Then go ahead and good luck!

Register

115 days
left until the deadline for submissions

General rules

Firstly, the game must run on the original ZX Spectrum 48K or ZX Spectrum 128K computers.

  

Secondly, the game must be developed exclusively for YRGB 2025 and remain unpublished elsewhere until the competition ends.

Also, the game must not:
  • Infringe copyrights.
  • Be a direct remake or demake of another game.
  • Require additional hardware beyond a joystick (Kempston, Sinclair, or Cursor) and Beta Disk Interface (TR-DOS).

Any genre is welcome, and there are no limits on the number of entries per participant.

Judges will evaluate games in three categories: Gameplay, Graphics, and Sound. The top three games in each category will receive cash prizes, while the winner of the public vote will be awarded the Audience Choice Award.

You can share your development updates via Perfect Pixel, Telegram and VK.com — we’d love to showcase your work!

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Technical requirements:
  • Sound: Beeper and/or AY.
  • Formats: TAP, TRD, SCL, DSK.

Key Dates:
  • Final Submission Deadline: July 28, 2025.
  • Audience Choice Award Vote Begins: August 7, 2025.
  • Winner Announcement & Award Ceremony: August 30, 2025.

For complete details on prizes, eligibility, and submission procedures, check out the Terms and Conditions.

Prizes for winners

Gameplay

1st place$300*

2nd place$200*

3rd place$150*

Graphics

1st place$300*

2nd place$200*

3rd place$150*

Sound

1st place$300*

2nd place$200*

3rd place$150*

Your Choice

Audience Choice Award$200*

 
 
 

 Judges