Treasure Hunt 2025!

[TomFulp]

TREASURE HUNT 2025

Ahoy mateys! It’s that time of year again! The Newgrounds Treasure Hunt is here! Captain @The-Great-One is here to take you on a voyage throughout Newgrounds!

There were many great entries on the site in 2024. Throughout the year though, many entries tend to slip through the cracks. This is where you come in! We’re on a swashbuckling tour to find the greatest treasures and hidden gems from all of the Portals; Movies, Games, Audio, and Art!

Those who find the best treasure will be rewarded with treasure of their own! Not only will you win, but the person who made the treasure will win as well!

TO ENTER

To enter, share a link for a maximum of one entry in each of the categories (movie, game, audio, art) by linking to it in this thread. You can link to an entry by simply pasting its URL by itself on a line; NG will convert it to a more visual link with a thumbnail and all that good stuff.

Check the list before posting; if a scallywag has an entry that has been marked already, ye can nah submit it yourself. Dat treasure has been claimed and marked with an X.

RULES

• The entry cannot have been featured on the Frontpage.
• The entry cannot have won any Portal awards.
• The entry cannot have won a Jam or Contest (i.e. Pixel Day, Pico Day, etc.)
• The entry can have been a part of a Jam or Contest though.
• The entry must be rated E, T or M. No A Rated entries.
• The entry must be published anytime between January 1 and December 31 of 2024.
• You are allowed only one entry per Portal.
• Judges are prohibited from competing in the Treasure Hunt.

JUDGES

We’ve brought some crewmates aboard to help run the ship!

🎞️ Movie Judges

@MetalSlayer69

@CrimsonKero

🎮 Game Judges

@FutureCopLGF

@LeviRamirez

🎵 Audio Judges

@Aalasteir

@Cyberdevil

🎨 Art Judges

@Bill

@ConnorGrail

@Simoes1000

DEADLINE

The voyage will last from June 13th - June 21st.

Judging will last from June 22nd - June 29th.

PRIZES

The best item in each category will award $74 to the creator and $74 to the person who discovered it.

We are crowdfunding to increase these prizes! If you’re down to sponsor this event, use the donation option on the Supporter page and PM me with a heads up that you are donating to the Treasure Hunt.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

@The-Great-One - $100

@GrantTheHierophant - $40

@OozeBloom - $30

@ScarletSentinel - $20

NG - $400

HUNTING TIPS

In the movie, game, art and audio hubs, note the "Range" dropdown, which includes a "Custom" category.

Select that option to specify a custom date range. Try browsing various date ranges in 2024, sorted by Score or Views, then hunt for items that fit the criteria! Make sure you aren't under the "Featured" header.

For an example, here are All Movies from 2024, sorted by Score. It's likely all the top items have been featured or won awards but if you scroll enough, you'll start to find stuff. Reducing this range to individual months or weeks will make for less scrolling to get to things.

Other News

Go read Speedo’s Punch Punch Forever 3 Production Writeup!

Judging is in progress for Low Poly Day.

NG Underdog Audio Contest tryouts are open!

Check out the Tutorial Jam, a great opportunity to share some knowledge in a blog post!

There are a lot of events on the Calendar so please give that a look, too.

[PLJerry]

Basically I was to join as a judge in Treasure Hunt 2025, but unfortunally I pass

[Simoes1000]

Let's start the show!

[Wegra]

Here's for Art

Here's for Game

Here's for Movie

And here's for Audio

[BlakeTakesCake]

[AnassAnimationPro]

At 6/13/25 10:26 AM, TomFulp wrote:TREASURE HUNT 2025

Ahoy mateys! It’s that time of year again! The Newgrounds Treasure Hunt is here! Captain @The-Great-One is here to take you on a voyage throughout Newgrounds!

There were many great entries on the site in 2024. Throughout the year though, many entries tend to slip through the cracks. This is where you come in! We’re on a swashbuckling tour to find the greatest treasures and hidden gems from all of the Portals; Movies, Games, Audio, and Art!

Those who find the best treasure will be rewarded with treasure of their own! Not only will you win, but the person who made the treasure will win as well!

TO ENTER

To enter, share a link for a maximum of one entry in each of the categories (movie, game, audio, art) by linking to it in this thread. You can link to an entry by simply pasting its URL by itself on a line; NG will convert it to a more visual link with a thumbnail and all that good stuff.

Check the list before posting; if a scallywag has an entry that has been marked already, ye can nah submit it yourself. Dat treasure has been claimed and marked with an X.

RULES


JUDGES

We’ve brought some crewmates aboard to help run the ship!

🎞️ Movie Judges
@MetalSlayer69
@CrimsonKero

🎮 Game Judges
@FutureCopLGF
@LeviRamirez

🎵 Audio Judges
@Aalasteir
@Cyberdevil

🎨 Art Judges
@Bill
@ConnorGrail
@Simoes1000

DEADLINE

The voyage will last from June 13th - June 21st.
Judging will last from June 22nd - June 29th.

PRIZES

The best item in each category will award $50 to the creator and $50 to the person who discovered it.

We are crowdfunding to increase these prizes! If you’re down to sponsor this event, use the donation option on the Supporter page and PM me with a heads up that you are donating to the Treasure Hunt.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

NG - $400

Other News

Go read Speedo’s Punch Punch Forever 3 Production Writeup!

Judging is in progress for Low Poly Day.

NG Underdog Audio Contest tryouts are open!

Check out the Tutorial Jam, a great opportunity to share some knowledge in a blog post!

There are a lot of events on the Calendar so please give that a look, too.

Sounds awesome

I Will like to join :)

[jansaj]

For Art:

Rebirth by carmine3 on Newgrounds

[urban-pyramid]

I never participated in these, so lets try it. Only got something for art and movie tho.

[nicolistheguy]

LETSS GOOOO, I now get to be apart of a treasure hunt. Anyways I'll be back after a proper journey in the sea

[CacklingGrungilo]

:^(°)

Art:

[CocoBanoboJojo]

art:

music:

animation:

[LIQUIDEATH]

cool!

[Prilaja]

Artwork:

Video:

[Thewolf257]

Putting simoes1000 as judge is awesome. The best judge in history.

[aedis-syopeen]

Here are some treasures I found that are worth the attention! Ahoy!

Music

Art

Movie (idk I found it funny)

[BlueMonday1984]

Good luck to everyone on the Treasure Hunt - hope to see a lotta hidden gems resurface.

[JohnKill]

Movie:

Audio:

Art:

[nicolistheguy]

Animation

Audio:

Movie:

Game:

And a happy treasure hunt to you all!!!

[AYJAYKENS]

Here are my choices for the event. If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please let me know.

Movie:

Art:

Audio:

Game:

[EleenTyasi]

[OviManic]

Alrighty then! I only got three of the four because I don’t frequent games here.

Art

@AstrothSounds

Quite the dynamic artist and musician!

Movie

@YULFO83

This was a great short, I can’t believe this wasn’t frontpaged yet!

Audio

@DesoloZ

I owe this guy big time!

[GaboRabo]

Art - I know minus doesn't really need the extra exposure for people to appreciate his artwork, but sometimes I really wonder why he can't get to be in the frontpage when he does really cool stuff like this one he made back in July: https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/minuspal/wond

Audio - I was when this track was first uploaded to Newgrounds, the composer DerkerBluer even had the opportunity to share the creative process behind it on a separated video that he uploaded to his YouTube Channel, from where the music track was a huge highlight for everyone in the comments, yet still it didn't have the chance to be in the frontpage nor win any awards, which is a shame because it slaps really hard!

[AbstractOutliers]

Art:

[Anamonator]

Movie:

[SnSQRS]

Here audio:

Art:

Can't find any movie and/or game from 2024 which were cool and weren't rewarded

[LoboF]

Art

Audio

[Urichov]

Art

May think of stuff from the other portals later

[CrimsonKero]

Another tip: Go into the P-Bot threads of 2024 and pick through the runner ups

You’ll find ~1,800 eligible movies/games

[SneakCoot]

At 6/13/25 10:26 AM, TomFulp wrote:TREASURE HUNT 2025

Ahoy mateys! It’s that time of year again! The Newgrounds Treasure Hunt is here! Captain @The-Great-One is here to take you on a voyage throughout Newgrounds!

There were many great entries on the site in 2024. Throughout the year though, many entries tend to slip through the cracks. This is where you come in! We’re on a swashbuckling tour to find the greatest treasures and hidden gems from all of the Portals; Movies, Games, Audio, and Art!

Those who find the best treasure will be rewarded with treasure of their own! Not only will you win, but the person who made the treasure will win as well!

TO ENTER

To enter, share a link for a maximum of one entry in each of the categories (movie, game, audio, art) by linking to it in this thread. You can link to an entry by simply pasting its URL by itself on a line; NG will convert it to a more visual link with a thumbnail and all that good stuff.

Check the list before posting; if a scallywag has an entry that has been marked already, ye can nah submit it yourself. Dat treasure has been claimed and marked with an X.

RULES


JUDGES

We’ve brought some crewmates aboard to help run the ship!

🎞️ Movie Judges
@MetalSlayer69
@CrimsonKero

🎮 Game Judges
@FutureCopLGF
@LeviRamirez

🎵 Audio Judges
@Aalasteir
@Cyberdevil

🎨 Art Judges
@Bill
@ConnorGrail
@Simoes1000

DEADLINE

The voyage will last from June 13th - June 21st.
Judging will last from June 22nd - June 29th.

PRIZES

The best item in each category will award $50 to the creator and $50 to the person who discovered it.

We are crowdfunding to increase these prizes! If you’re down to sponsor this event, use the donation option on the Supporter page and PM me with a heads up that you are donating to the Treasure Hunt.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

NG - $400

HUNTING TIPS

In the movie, game, art and audio hubs, note the "Range" dropdown, which includes a "Custom" category.


Select that option to specify a custom date range. Try browsing various date ranges in 2024, sorted by Score or Views, then hunt for items that fit the criteria! Make sure you aren't under the "Featured" header.

For an example, here are All Movies from 2024, sorted by Score. It's likely all the top items have been featured or won awards but if you scroll enough, you'll start to find stuff. Reducing this range to individual months or weeks will make for less scrolling to get to things.

Other News

Go read Speedo’s Punch Punch Forever 3 Production Writeup!

Judging is in progress for Low Poly Day.

NG Underdog Audio Contest tryouts are open!

Check out the Tutorial Jam, a great opportunity to share some knowledge in a blog post!

There are a lot of events on the Calendar so please give that a look, too.

Audio Submission

[Broly]