Supercent announces the “Next Stage Game Challenge,” a new global game challenge to discover and grow mobile games globally. The program offers publishing deals, funding opportunities, and market testing support to scale games worldwide.
From April 27th to June 1st, 2026, the Next Stage Game Challenge is open to all mobile games, regardless of genre, type, or current release status. Both prototype titles and currently released or titles planned for re-release are eligible.
This program allows developers to directly enter the publishing ecosystem at Supercent. Games selected will undergo an internal review, then live market testing.
“Launching a game is only the beginning,” said Junsik Kong, Founder and CEO of Supercent. “What truly matters is how effectively that game can be scaled and grown. NEXT STAGE is designed to give both new prototypes and live games the opportunity to scale globally through Supercent’s publishing capabilities.”
Funding, Publishing Deals, and Long-Term Partnerships on Offer
Depending on performance during testing, participants may have opportunities for funding ranging from minimum guaranteed amounts of up to $10,000 per title, milestone-based payment structures potentially reaching $1 million when entering into a publishing partnership, and potential access to republishing funding.
Depending on the selected projects, developers could potentially participate in long-term partnerships of up to a year, offered on a case-by-case basis, regardless of competition results.
In addition to other opportunities available to participating developers, they will be able to utilize Supercent’s publishing pipeline. This includes professional guidance on game design, monetization strategies, and marketing techniques.
In order to better understand the performance of each title, Supercent provides an A/B testing system along with data-driven insights to help maximize the overall performance of each title.
The company invests approximately $100 million annually in marketing efforts, allowing for rapid growth of published titles across multiple global markets. Additionally, the company utilizes a proprietary Return on Ad Spend (ROAS) prediction tool, which reportedly reaches up to 99% accuracy when evaluating ROAS projections.
Submissions for the Next Stage Game Challenge are currently open, and Supercent invites developers from around the world to submit their applications prior to the deadline on June 1st, 2026.
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