YRGB — is an international competition for the development of retro games, held under the Yandex banner since 2019.

Develop your own game for the legendary ZX Spectrum computer and have it evaluated by a competent body of judges of game industry professionals. The authors of the most worthy projects and the winner of a separate audience vote will receive cash prizes.

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

Registration

246 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Secondly, the game must be developed within the framework of the YRGB 2024 contest, so until its completion it must not be published anywhere and cannot participate in other contests or exhibitions.

Also, the game should not:
  • infringe the copyrights of others;
  • be a direct remake or demake of another game;
  • use additional peripherals other than a joystick (Kempston, Sinclair or Cursor) and Beta Disk Interface (in the TR-DOS framework).

The game can be any genre, and the number of entries per participant is unlimited.

The judges will assess gameplay, graphics and sound. Three finalists in each of these categories will receive cash prizes. The winner of the open vote will receive a separate audience award.

During the development process you can send us materials about the game - we will publish them on the Perfect Pixel and in the official channels of the contest in Telegram and VK.com.

Registration

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

Requirements:
  • Finished game must be uploaded no later than the 28 July 2025.
  • Voting for the Audience Choice Award starts 7 August 2025.
  • Summarising and awarding the winners will take place on 30 August 2025.

Information about the organiser of the contest, it's rules, number of prizes, terms, place and procedure of their receipt - in the terms and conditions.

Prizes for winners

Gameplay

1st place30,000 rub.

2nd place20,000 rub.

3rd place15,000 rub.

Graphics

1st place30,000 rub.

2nd place20,000 rub.

3rd place15,000 rub.

Sound

1st place30,000 rub.

2nd place20,000 rub.

3rd place15,000 rub.

Your Choice

Audience Award20,000 rub.

 
 
 

 Judjes