Hallowe'en Game-Ready Asset Challenge

Contests and Challenges
Adrian Bellworthy

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The Challenge: Create Hallowe'en Game Ready Assets

Model, Texture, Rig and Animate (if required) assets for a Hallowe'en game.

Submissions should include three environmental props or one character/creature. 

Hallowe'en Game Assets - Environmental Props Ideas:

  • Gravestones
  • Coffins
  • Jack-o'-lanterns
  • Cobwebs
  • Skeletons, skulls, bones
  • Lanterns, candles
  • Haunted Houses

Hallowe'en game assets - Characters & Creatures Ideas:

  • Zombies
  • Skeletons
  • Scarecrows
  • Witches
  • Spiders
  • Rats
  • Ghosts

Dates

  • Challenge:
    From October 1st 2025 -  ̶2̶6̶t̶h̶  31st October 2025, 23:59 US CST
  • Vote:
     ̶f̶r̶o̶m̶ ̶2̶7̶t̶h̶ ̶O̶c̶t̶o̶b̶e̶r̶ ̶-̶ ̶3̶0̶t̶h̶ ̶O̶c̶t̶o̶b̶e̶r̶  3rd - 6th November 2025

Criteria - Asset(s)

  • Model Game-Ready Hallowe'en Asset(s)
  • (3 environment props or 1 animated character/creature)
  • Bake Textures and Materials
  • If it moves, Rig and Animate It
  • Have Fun

Criteria - Submission

  • Three Renders (Different views)
  • One Wireframe Render/Overlay
  • UV Texture Maps (Color, Normal, Roughness, Metallic)
  • Include Animation Video (if applicable)
  • Brief Description of Asset(s) and Workflow (Include final poly count, texture resolution)

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Rules

  • Use Blender
  • All 3d objects are your own - No 3rd party models, No AI
  • Submit your final Results to the CG Cookie Gallery (Use category: Contest and Challenges).
  • Open to all members in our awesome community.

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Summary

  • What - Create a Halloween Game-Ready Asset
  • When - October 1st 2025 - October  ̶2̶6̶t̶h̶  31st 2025, 23:59 US CST
  • Why - To be the best you can be from the knowledge you have today, while striving to be even better tomorrow than you was yesterday. But most importantly, to scare everyone have some fun.
  • How - Create a project in the CG Cookie Gallery. Use the CONTEST AND CHALLENGES category when creating your project.

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Votes

Voting takes place between  ̶2̶7̶t̶h̶ ̶-̶ ̶3̶0̶t̶h̶  3rd - 6th November
The Community Vote will take place on Discord

  • Winners of the CG Cookie Crew vote = 2nd and 3rd place
  • Winners of the Community vote = 1st place

Prizes

  • A subscription to cgcookie.com - 1st: One Year - 2nd: Three Months - 3rd: One Month
  • Bragging rights on Discord with a Challenge Winners role
  • Featured on CG Cookie Gallery

Plus - (for CG Cookie Citizens)

  • 500xp

And the best prize of all!

  • FUN FUN FUN

Winners will be announced on CG Cookie and Discord on Friday 31st October 2025 

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  • Adrian Bellworthy replied

    🎃 The countdown is on, and the scene is set! If your Halloween asset’s still lurking in the viewport, it’s time to bring it to life. Bake those textures, link those collections, and make your modifiers proud. Let’s make this challenge a graveyard smash, in full resolution!

  • Nathi Tappan(nathitappan) replied

    Dang, I don't think I'll have the time to dedicate to this one, but sure am looking forward to see all the results and cast my votes.
    You guys really came up with a different concept this time, love it!

    • 🧙
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  • sheila5 replied

    working on something, will take a bit longer

    • 🍪👏
  • Adrian Bellworthy replied

    EXTENDED: Now closing October 31st.

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  • Adrian Bellworthy replied

    Results are in!

    Thanks and congrats to all entries.

    Winners are...

    1st Velyn by Ammara

    2nd Don't Disturb the Old Man Bathed in Blood by cgtin

    3rd Game Assets by wardred

    • 🤘🏻🤘🏻
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  • Omar Domenech replied

    Congrats to 3rd, 2nd and 1st, but most of all congrats to humanity for inventing the internet. Awesome renders all around you guys and gals 🤙🏼

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