The highest scoring Entry per category will be determined as a winner.
Each categories winners will received awards:
- Cloud-powered game – $100,000 USD (awarded pro rata to each Team member).
- PC game – $50,000 USD (awarded pro rata to each Team member).
- Mixed reality game – $50,000 USD (awarded pro rata to each Team member).
- Console game – $25,000 USD (awarded pro rata to each Team member).
Main criteria
You are eligible to enter this Challenge if you meet the following requirements at time entry:
- Candidates should be 18 years of age or older as of June 27, 2017;
- Candidates have the technical programming education, experience and/or knowledge to create games for UWP; and
- Residents of Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria are not eligible;
- Candidates cannot be employees or immediate family of employees of Microsoft Corporation.









