Some of the best moments in gaming were never supposed to happen.
A car lands where no car should ever land. An NPC does something completely inexplicable. A carefully planned multiplayer mission turns into spectacular chaos.
Sometimes it's skill. Sometimes it's creativity. Sometimes it's pure luck.
And sometimes it's definitely a bug.
We think those moments deserve an award.
What is notabug.games?
notabug.games – The Gaming Moments Awards is a community-driven competition platform celebrating the extraordinary moments that happen inside video games.
Instead of rewarding professional esports skills, expensive productions or massive streaming audiences, we celebrate creativity, humor, experimentation and the unexpected.
Our challenges invite players to create short gameplay videos around a specific theme. The results can be hilarious, spectacular, surreal or surprisingly emotional.
You don't have to be the best player. You just need a great moment.
How does it work?
- 1Pick a challengeChoose from creative challenges across different games. Each challenge has a simple concept and a strict time limit.
- 2Capture your momentRecord your gameplay. Make us laugh, surprise us or show us something we've never seen before.
- 3Submit your videoUpload your clip to YouTube, sign in and submit the link. Every entry is reviewed before publication.
- 4Rate the momentsSign in, watch other submissions and rate your favorites. Community ratings decide the winners.
- 5Win an awardThe community ratings decide the winners, who are celebrated in the notabug.games awards show.
Short videos. Big moments.
We believe great entertainment doesn't need a long introduction.
Our challenges typically have maximum durations of 8, 15 or 30 seconds.
That's enough time for an impossible stunt, a perfect joke or a miniature story with an unexpected ending.
Short enough to watch a dozen. Memorable enough to watch twice.
Our first edition: One Last Ride
The GTA V Farewell Awards
Los Santos has given us years of extraordinary moments. Before GTA VI arrives, we want to celebrate the game and the community that made it unforgettable.
Our first competition features six challenges across Single Player and GTA Online.
Say goodbye to Los Santos in eight seconds. Defy the laws of physics. Create a surreal mini-story. Or gather your crew for one final spectacular disaster.
From heartfelt farewells to completely ridiculous accidents, we want to see your version of the last ride.
Built for every kind of gamer
You don't need a huge following, expensive equipment or professional editing skills.
A lucky accident can beat a perfectly executed stunt. A ridiculous NPC encounter can be more entertaining than a cinematic masterpiece.
What matters is the moment, not the size of your audience.
This is just the beginning
GTA V is our first stop.
Future editions will introduce challenges across different games, genres and communities. From huge open worlds to small indie games, every game has the potential to create something extraordinary.
Our ambition is to build a new kind of gaming award: one where players create the entertainment, the community discovers the highlights, and the most unforgettable moments get the recognition they deserve.
NOT A BUG. A FEATURE.
Real Players. Real Moments. Real Awards.
Who's behind notabug.games?
notabug.games – The Gaming Moments Awards was founded by Mad About Pandas, an independent game development studio based in Berlin, Germany.
With more than 20 years of experience creating games and interactive entertainment, the team behind Mad About Pandas knows that some of the most memorable gaming moments are the ones nobody planned.
As game developers, we spend years designing worlds, characters, mechanics and experiences. But players constantly surprise us by discovering possibilities we never imagined.
Unexpected physics. Creative solutions. Hilarious failures. Completely absurd situations.
These moments are part of what makes video games such a unique medium.
We created notabug.games – The Gaming Moments Awards to celebrate the creativity of players, not just the creativity of developers.
Our goal is to bring gaming communities together, encourage experimentation and give the most extraordinary gameplay moments the recognition they deserve.
Made by game developers. Inspired by players.