QS ImpACT Skills Challenge: Games for Good

Join our global challenge to advance the SDGs through games for good!

With support from Enterprise Technology, the QS ImpACT Skills Challenge: Games for Good is a free global gaming competition that empowers youth to use digital games to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through social innovation, creative collaboration, and community engagement.

Launching on April 23, 2025, university students worldwide are invited to participate in one of two challenge tracks—Beginner (No Code) or Advanced (Coding)—to develop SDG-themed games that meet track-specific creative and educational criteria. Teams will have two weeks to design playable levels, guided by workshops from industry experts at Arizona State University, Unity, Endless Studios, Minecraft, J.P. Morgan, Netcore, and more!

Learn more about the QS ImpACT Skills Challenge and meet the creators of SDG Metropolis, the 2024 champions from Iqra University in Pakistan and winners of the 2024 Skills Challenge! 

Challenge details and prizes

Register with a team by April 16 to compete in a two-week virtual game-making hackathon hosted on Zoom. Form a team, choose a challenge track, and race against time to create an original, playable game that educates players on the UN's SDGs in a compelling and fun way. Winning teams will receive cash prizes (per track), a global spotlight at the QS ImpACT Awards 2025, and an exclusive interview and university feature on TopUniversities.com, which attracts 53 million annual visitors!

Beginner (No Code)

• Platform requirements: Beginners are required to use Unity Play for their game making. 
• Level requirement(s): at least 1 playable level
• Additional cash prize: £500 ($647.84) issued to the winning team

Advanced (Coding)

• Platform requirements: Use your platform of choice!
• Level requirement(s): at least 1 playable level showcasing advanced techniques like scripting and/or AI integration in your game design. 

• Additional cash prize: £750 ($971.76) issued to the winning team

   

QS ImpACT and Enterprise Technology invite game makers from Arizona State University to compete in this global game making challenge and create games educating Arizona about the SDGs and how they can make an impact!