A series of mapping competitions for the Source Engine.
This is the template provided to create maps for Map Labs mapping competitions. Entrants are highly recommended to use this!
For this competition we backtracked to the classic Back on Track theme, asking entrants to use backtracking as the central idea!
For this competition, we asked entrants to find Halloween inspiration on The Unknown!
For this competition, we asked entrants to make their own Boss Fight-inspired entries!
For Operation "Fleshing Out Restricted Corridors Competition", entrants were challenged with fleshing out restricted or otherwise inaccessible rooms...
For this competition, Eye Candy returns with a longer competition period, PBR support, and 90% more Houndeyes! Logo by @TheComradeVideo (Twitter)
For this competition, Companion Piece returns with a spooky twist!
For this competition, we asked entrants to create a level about escaping.
For this competition, we asked entrants to create a map which crosses over with something else.
For this competition, we asked entrants to create maps which "deceive" the player or subvert their expectations in some way.
For this competition, we asked entrants to create playable singleplayer maps based on layouts from famous maps in Valve's multiplayer games.
For this competition, we asked entrants to make maps inspired by the Doom series.
For this competition, we asked mappers to make spooky maps!
Also includes Test Tube #14 - A Place in the West! The Wrap-Up Two! is just like the first one! We asked mappers to finish old maps or make maps based...
For this competition, we asked mappers to make a sequel to one of their previous entries!
Groovy! TUNE returns in this new competition, where we asked mappers to make a map based on not one, but TWO songs!
For Atom Week, we held 5 competitions in a row, each day having a different theme and lasting 24 or 48 hours. These 5 Atoms add up for a total of 59...
For this Test Tube, we tasked mappers with creating a full mission utilizing the layout of the iconic Half-Life Deathmatch map, Crossfire. Guest-judged...
For Abridged: All-Stars, we asked mappers to abridge their favourite Half-Life mods!
For Freeze, we asked mappers to make winter-themed maps!
For this Test Tube, we asked mappers to make spooky maps set in one room! BOO!
For The Wrap-Up!, we asked creators go back and finish old maps, make new maps based on themes they missed, or just remake/remaster a map from their Map...
A mapping competition asking creators to fuse themes from Map Labs and RTSL past.
A mapping challenge where entrants were to base their maps on a song.
A Mapping competition in which the maps have to take place in two different rooms. Narratively or literally.
A competition featuring maps with backtracking as the central idea.
A shorter mapping challenge featuring some very pretty maps! Note: Candy not included.
A sequel to one of our most beloved competitions. Now with slightly less pink! Content warning: The map "Don't talk about it" contains content dealing...
In our second partnership with RTSL, we asked mappers to create weird and strange maps in the sequel to a fan-favorite theme.
Our most complex competition yet! We provided mappers with a 5x5 grid that dictated their map's design.