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Best of October 2023!

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We are actively fundraising for NG to sponsor the upcoming episode of Monkey Wrench! We still need more people to come aboard before we fully commit, thank you for your consideration.


Best of October


Your votes are in and the Best of October have been decided!


Top Five Movies ($100 each + $200 for best Original)



    The top entry based on original material and winner of $300 total is Dopamine Dance Man, however @JamesLee has once again generously passed the prize money along, so the $200 for Best Original is going to Flossing Mishap and a sixth place prize of $100 is going to Share your candies!


    Top Five Games ($100 each + $200 for best Original)



      The top game based on original material and winner of $300 total is Bleek. Congrats @FodderLabs!


      @FuturecopLGF has made a Best Games of October post, including a video where he plays every game and gives feedback!


      Runner-Up Animation


      6. Share your candies!

      7. POV: You're Buying Milk | TaterWorld

      8. Astarion's Greatest Moment

      9. One More Pull (Genshin Impact Song)

      10. Feelings 3: Foray

      11. Spooky Secret-Newgrounds anime shorts-[VHS]-{sub}

      12. Friday The 13th

      13. Hockey, Love, & GUTS!

      14. The Web has lost its Soul - LOVEWEB

      15. RFF The Porpoise Slashing High Sea MadMan

      16. Sex Woman in Space

      17. Joel Finds Maxwell

      18. DO RATS GO 2 HEAVEN?

      19. 🚨 SECURITY ALERT !!! 🚨

      20. Joust My Luck

      21. Wimp Witch: Hiya, Toots!

      22. Snowboarding and Honey

      23. Failing Upward: Sick Day

      24. Honk

      25. HAHA, YOU CLOWNS - EP2: POOL PARTY

      26. Raisin

      27. Gym Rat

      28. CASTLEVANIA FLOW

      29. 'Adventuring Aloe'

      30. 4AM ZOMBIE


      Runner-Up Games


      6. Beneath

      7. Katti

      8. Spooky Season

      9. Dinosaurs Attack Collab 2023

      10. MÆRE

      11. THREAT != CONTAINED

      12. Sentient Cleaning Device

      13. Sporit

      14. Hauling Ass

      15. Mini-Putt 4

      16. Marelza's Cauldron

      17. Blockade Burst 95

      18. GᕼOᔕTᖴᗩᑕE ᖇIᗪE ᗪᗩ ᗯᕼIᑭ

      19. Mírame

      20. The Ghost of the Witch: An Ear-ie Halloween Headphone Adventure

      21. Creature Collab 2023

      22. Fall from Space

      23. Wall Wizard

      24. Mosa Lina Demo

      25. Featherless-Cake Delivery!

      26. Cursed Dreams

      27. Home 15 Min Experience!

      28. Boo! Bark!

      29. Prickle

      30. Dude - The Deck Swabber


      Voter of the Month


      The voter of the month and winner of honorary Supporter status is @Evil-Sora!


      There's a lot more in the replies below, including featured music and art, along with a compilation of collaborations!


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      Working on Nightmare Cops!

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      Check out the Top Featured Art of October!


      @gooseworx unveiled The Amazing Digital Circus, opening the floodgates for fan art.



        Five Nights at Freddy’s arrived in theaters, inspiring a fresh round of fan art as well!



          Mario Wonder was released, leading @IbraH-Toonz to ponder this situation:



            @SuperPhil64 wondered what Super Mario Bros 3 Wonder would look like.



              @YinyangGio wondered what the Super Mario Bros Super Show would look like with Elephant Mario.



                @ABitofEpicness, @Yonsoncb and @DeluxeDuke created some colorful character collages!



                  @itzah made some pretty Rosalina pixel art.



                    @violxiv treated us to gorgeous low poly art all month.



                      @Cayyrizius wanted to draw a knight casually chatting with a giant dragon. Mission accomplished!



                        @Stradomyre celebrated the two year anniversary of Dead Estate on Steam with some art! The web version and 2020 Spooktacular winner turned three this year.



                          The Dinosaurs Attack Collab brought all sorts of goodies for fans of large reptiles. Here are two highlights from @namosaurus and @PestilenceGremlin.



                            @OneGrumpyLumpy gave us a preview of Death Clown!



                              @Nempatriarch contemplated AI with the Artificial Harvester of Human Progress.



                                @BoogWerks dooted us with a honking mech.



                                  @Armpitcore420 created daily mechs for Mechtober!



                                    @nakvi dreamed up some terrifying Pennywise art.



                                      @KarboFelarya took us back on a Journey.



                                        @WizardoFrank crafted some wild PAYDAY fan art.



                                          @UnsolvedCases participated in three days of Nightmaretober with glorious Nightmare Cops art.



                                            Of course there was also lots of Halloween art, which we’ll revisit when the Spooktacular winners are announced! For this post I’ll feature a few artists who didn’t enter the contest.


                                            The season wouldn’t be the same without @VonKreepula, who also made our Halloween site skin!



                                              @SrPelo wished us all a Happy Halloween and a spooky month. @Shukilnashuki also rang in the season and @CheetoDeeto imagined a Spooky Month GBA game



                                                @BeefyThunder did an entire month of monsters behind wheels!



                                                  @Shenanigansen created a whole series on getting cozy.



                                                    @sinnykitt celebrated Goretober with all sorts of gruesome creations.



                                                      Working on Nightmare Cops!

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                                                      Check out the Top Featured Audio of October!


                                                      @HumanCenterpiece made some dark garage music to vibe out to.



                                                        @ifritgoat used Windows XP sounds to make some dark hip hop.



                                                          @octopus58 created a spooky dance track for the Keyccordion Dawn rhythm game.



                                                            @vai5000 teamed up with SEBii on some sweet glitchcore hyperpop.



                                                              @Viraxor made some old school demoscene music for Flashparty 2023.



                                                                @Dutonic imagined the final stage of the photosynthesis process; this is what that sounds like.



                                                                  Coming off a Metroid bender, @skybreakedm partnered with Daeya on this powerful piece.



                                                                    @SnekkMusic combined pop, fusion and video game elements in this lively song!



                                                                      @BuhlBoy released a groovy EP.



                                                                        @BedroomProjects dropped a beat tape.



                                                                          @XLRSTONE jammed on the electric guitar, inspired by Japanese Fusion bands.



                                                                            @ZaneLittle released a whole album of digital fusion goodies.



                                                                              @Fpeyro es en fuego with this Spanish bop!



                                                                                @Jumbs made some jazzy music for WizardChess



                                                                                  Listen to my October Playlist for more!



                                                                                    Closing Thoughts


                                                                                    Thank you everyone who participated in October! It was a MASSIVE month for collabs.


                                                                                    @Prismisho released The Skibidi Toilet Collab on the last day of September.


                                                                                    @DannyGoodShirt organized Dr. Good’s Operating Theater 2023.


                                                                                    @BlackDingo86NG organized the Dinosaurs Attack Collab.


                                                                                    @Zfert organized Creature Collab 2023.


                                                                                    @Emizip organized Creepypasta Collab 2023.


                                                                                    @DieterTheuns organized Halloworm 2023.


                                                                                    @TechnoCookie organized the Boner Collab.


                                                                                    @AhWham organized The Shrieks and Screams Collab.


                                                                                    @Dry organized a Collaborative Autumn Album.


                                                                                    @EthosSketches organized the Graffiti collab.


                                                                                    @Karlestonchew organized the Cubes mini collab.


                                                                                    @TravelSizedLions organized the 1-Bit Artapalooza - Spooky Edition.


                                                                                    @MechanicalMantis organized the NG Hex Collab 2023, released at the start of this month.


                                                                                    It’s wild that all these things exist thanks to the efforts of their organizers and everyone who joined in to turn visions into reality. It’s also rewarding to see NG’s multi-author and multi-art functionality put to good use.


                                                                                    @mogy64 hosted a Taifau Cafe Art Contest, check out the winners!


                                                                                    @BrandyBuizel organized a meetup at Yestercade in NJ. Here’s a recap!


                                                                                    @Imprez hosted an NG panel and screening at Derpycon.


                                                                                    We hosted our annual Halloween Spooktacular, while @DrSevenSeizeMD hosted the Pumpkin Carving contest, @Thetageist hosted Costume Jam 2023 and @deathink hosted a Horror Game Mashup art contest.


                                                                                    October is always an exceptional month on NG, thanks to so many exceptional people!


                                                                                    Other News


                                                                                    We updated the Art Portal with true multi-image and multi-author support and are still working on touch-ups and fixes.


                                                                                    We migrated collections and series into an upgraded Playlist system, so now people can manage their own series pages, set up music albums and more! Two examples:



                                                                                      November 20th is the Sega Saturn Collab and Sketch Collab 2023 deadline.


                                                                                      November 30th is the BBS Awards Nomination deadline.


                                                                                      December 8th is the Gogo’s Crazy Bones Collab deadline.


                                                                                      December 11th is The Sweet Sixteen Comic Contest deadline, with $1k in prizes!


                                                                                      December 20th is the NGTV Christmas Collab deadline.


                                                                                      January 15th is the Break It Up Collab breakbeat audio deadline.


                                                                                      January 30th is the Kamen Rider Collab deadline.


                                                                                      February 28th is the LISA Campfire Collab and Transformers Collab deadline.


                                                                                      Slushydojo is organizing a Nickelodeon Collab!


                                                                                      Working on Nightmare Cops!

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                                                                                      Response to Best of October 2023! Nov 7, 2023


                                                                                      Woah, I've never been on one of these featured posts before I think, thank you so much!!!

                                                                                      Gotta check out all this other awesome music you mentioned in the list soon :D


                                                                                      At 11/7/23 11:48 AM, TomFulp wrote:Check out the Top Featured Audio of October!

                                                                                      ...



                                                                                      I am a multimedia developer who makes music, programs, games, art, and more. Currently working on my operating system simulator ME-OS!

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                                                                                      Response to Best of October 2023! Nov 7, 2023


                                                                                      This is awesome! >w<


                                                                                      Where else am I? Sheezy.Art ꟾ Geometry Dash ꟾ Reddit ꟾ BlueSky


                                                                                      AKA fe3l1ngsk1lled, Skilled, SkilledFeller... :3

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                                                                                      Response to Best of October 2023! Nov 7, 2023


                                                                                      Whoa, I can't believe Bleek won!


                                                                                      This is awesome! :D


                                                                                      Thank you everyone for playing, leaving very helpful + kind comments and giving much needed feedback!


                                                                                      And thanks to Tom + NG Crew for maintaining and making Newgrounds an awesome place.


                                                                                      This is definitely a huge motivational boost for more updates + upcoming games!


                                                                                      Thanks again and we hope you all are ready for more games! :D


                                                                                      At 11/7/23 11:47 AM, TomFulp wrote:We are actively fundraising for NG to sponsor the upcoming episode of Monkey Wrench! We still need more people to come aboard before we fully commit, thank you for your consideration.

                                                                                      Best of October

                                                                                      Your votes are in and the Best of October have been decided!

                                                                                      Top Five Movies ($100 each + $200 for best Original)

                                                                                      https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/904080
                                                                                      https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/904792
                                                                                      https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/904745
                                                                                      https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/900984
                                                                                      https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/902104

                                                                                      The top entry based on original material and winner of $300 total is Dopamine Dance Man. Congrats @JamesLee!

                                                                                      Top Five Games ($100 each + $200 for best Original)

                                                                                      https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/904412
                                                                                      https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/902893
                                                                                      https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/901502
                                                                                      https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/904630
                                                                                      https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/902734

                                                                                      The top game based on original material and winner of $300 total is Bleek. Congrats @FodderLabs!

                                                                                      Runner-Up Animation

                                                                                      6. Share your candies!
                                                                                      7. POV: You're Buying Milk | TaterWorld
                                                                                      8. Astarion's Greatest Moment
                                                                                      9. One More Pull (Genshin Impact Song)
                                                                                      10. Feelings 3: Foray
                                                                                      11. Spooky Secret-Newgrounds anime shorts-[VHS]-{sub}
                                                                                      12. Friday The 13th
                                                                                      13. Hockey, Love, & GUTS!
                                                                                      14. The Web has lost its Soul - LOVEWEB
                                                                                      15. RFF The Porpoise Slashing High Sea MadMan
                                                                                      16. Sex Woman in Space
                                                                                      17. Joel Finds Maxwell
                                                                                      18. DO RATS GO 2 HEAVEN?
                                                                                      19. 🚨 SECURITY ALERT !!! 🚨
                                                                                      20. Joust My Luck
                                                                                      21. Wimp Witch: Hiya, Toots!
                                                                                      22. Snowboarding and Honey
                                                                                      23. Failing Upward: Sick Day
                                                                                      24. Honk
                                                                                      25. HAHA, YOU CLOWNS - EP2: POOL PARTY
                                                                                      26. Raisin
                                                                                      27. Gym Rat
                                                                                      28. CASTLEVANIA FLOW
                                                                                      29. 'Adventuring Aloe'
                                                                                      30. 4AM ZOMBIE

                                                                                      Runner-Up Games

                                                                                      6. Beneath
                                                                                      7. Katti
                                                                                      8. Spooky Season
                                                                                      9. Dinosaurs Attack Collab 2023
                                                                                      10. MÆRE
                                                                                      11. THREAT != CONTAINED
                                                                                      12. Sentient Cleaning Device
                                                                                      13. Sporit
                                                                                      14. Hauling Ass
                                                                                      15. Mini-Putt 4
                                                                                      16. Marelza's Cauldron
                                                                                      17. Blockade Burst 95
                                                                                      18. GᕼOᔕTᖴᗩᑕE ᖇIᗪE ᗪᗩ ᗯᕼIᑭ
                                                                                      19. Mírame
                                                                                      20. The Ghost of the Witch: An Ear-ie Halloween Headphone Adventure
                                                                                      21. Creature Collab 2023
                                                                                      22. Fall from Space
                                                                                      23. Wall Wizard
                                                                                      24. Mosa Lina Demo
                                                                                      25. Featherless-Cake Delivery!
                                                                                      26. Cursed Dreams
                                                                                      27. Home 15 Min Experience!
                                                                                      28. Boo! Bark!
                                                                                      29. Prickle
                                                                                      30. Dude - The Deck Swabber

                                                                                      Voter of the Month

                                                                                      The voter of the month and winner of honorary Supporter status is @Evil-Sora!

                                                                                      There's a lot more in the replies below, including featured music and art, along with a compilation of collaborations!


                                                                                      Response to Best of October 2023! Nov 7, 2023


                                                                                      What a good month yet again. October is just one of those months that everyone here can connect with. For being my first october/halloween here on NG, it was a great first october and Halloween.


                                                                                      For me: the biggest victory was the creature collab was actually finished i thought it was dead. It was so funn being part of it despite it being in limbo for a month. At it turned out amazing. I love that i was part of it. I may not be a director or programmer (i was just one of the artists). But im so happy that others liked it.



                                                                                      Congratulations to all of the game developers for another great month of games! Just when I thought I could relax, the floodgates opened and delivered us 40 great games: I guess the Halloween spirit really brings it out of people!


                                                                                      There were some delightfully spooky games released this month! The top 5 here has already mentioned the fantastic Bleek and Sofia the Witch, but don't miss these:






                                                                                              While we're on recommendations, this is twice now that @EufrasioNuclear has amazed me and stole my number one slot with their games, and I've been surprised to not see them in the top here: last time it was Paraiso, and this time it was Mírame. Do yourself a favor and check it out!



                                                                                                In addition, while they may not have been released this month, making them ineligible for the running, there were some pretty cool games on the featured list that were very appropriate for the season! Make sure to take a peek at:




                                                                                                    You can find everything else on my news page as usual!

                                                                                                    Response to Best of October 2023! Nov 7, 2023


                                                                                                    Yeaaah!!!


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                                                                                                    Response to Best of October 2023! Nov 7, 2023


                                                                                                    Another good month for NG as usual.


                                                                                                    Going somewhat off-topic:

                                                                                                    Fulp, how does it feel knowing this site just outlived The Escapist?


                                                                                                    he/they - pretty cool guy

                                                                                                    Response to Best of October 2023! Nov 7, 2023


                                                                                                    At 11/7/23 12:45 PM, BlueMonday1984 wrote:Another good month for NG as usual.

                                                                                                    Going somewhat off-topic:
                                                                                                    Fulp, how does it feel knowing this site just outlived The Escapist?


                                                                                                    NG also technically outlived Twitter.


                                                                                                    Working on Nightmare Cops!

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                                                                                                    Response to Best of October 2023! Nov 7, 2023


                                                                                                    At 11/7/23 12:49 PM, TomFulp wrote:
                                                                                                    At 11/7/23 12:45 PM, BlueMonday1984 wrote:Another good month for NG as usual.

                                                                                                    Going somewhat off-topic:
                                                                                                    Fulp, how does it feel knowing this site just outlived The Escapist?

                                                                                                    NG also technically outlived Twitter.


                                                                                                    What won't this site outlive?


                                                                                                    he/they - pretty cool guy

                                                                                                    Response to Best of October 2023! Nov 7, 2023


                                                                                                    At 11/7/23 12:50 PM, BlueMonday1984 wrote:What won't this site outlive?


                                                                                                    I'm curious to find out!


                                                                                                    Working on Nightmare Cops!

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                                                                                                    Response to Best of October 2023! Nov 7, 2023


                                                                                                    Thanks for having us in the running! This was such an exciting month for our show. Newgrounds embracing Failing Upward was the best thing to happen all year. We'll definitely have more soon!

                                                                                                    Response to Best of October 2023! Nov 7, 2023


                                                                                                    strong animation energy this month.


                                                                                                    first post regardless


                                                                                                    None

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                                                                                                    Ayyy 18th place !! There was so much good stuff this month, wasn’t even sure I’d make it as a runner up. Congrats 2 all the winners and much love to NG for being epic as always B^)


                                                                                                    ratchili.com i make stuff

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                                                                                                    Response to Best of October 2023! Nov 7, 2023


                                                                                                    Thank you to everyone who participated in my competition!

                                                                                                    I was able to get my hands on a bunch more keys before the contesed ended so EVERYONE WHO ENTERED RECIVED A PRIZE, and a bunch of people recived extra prizes!


                                                                                                    I'll make a post later, but for now here is the grand prize winning submission!

                                                                                                    iu_1110216_3847739.webp


                                                                                                      here is the second prize winner


                                                                                                        and third prize winner


                                                                                                          "A reward is it's own reward." - Killgar

                                                                                                          Response to Best of October 2023! Nov 7, 2023


                                                                                                          October 2023 had many Top Notch submissions.


                                                                                                          I have a PhD in Troll Physics

                                                                                                          Top Medal points user list. I am number 12

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                                                                                                          The best of October banner made me want to this.

                                                                                                          iu_1110269_6798695.webp

                                                                                                          i just couldn't resist.

                                                                                                          Also yeah James lee animation was both though provoking and also felt like something cyriak worked on.

                                                                                                          would be cool to see them both collaborate one day.

                                                                                                          Response to Best of October 2023! Nov 7, 2023


                                                                                                          Everything James Lee puts out is god-tier


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                                                                                                          oh, best movies of october 2023, It good!


                                                                                                          I like to make animations :)

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                                                                                                          Cong-RATS @HatiValcoran!!! (Hehe, the rat jokes never stop.)


                                                                                                          I had a great time testing Forest Shack and I’m excited to see what we can accomplish in the future!


                                                                                                          Someone please help me revive my clubs

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                                                                                                          Response to Best of October 2023! Nov 7, 2023


                                                                                                          At 11/7/23 12:51 PM, TomFulp wrote:
                                                                                                          At 11/7/23 12:50 PM, BlueMonday1984 wrote:What won't this site outlive?

                                                                                                          I'm curious to find out!


                                                                                                          Hopefully you don’t have to find out in your lifetime. Long live NG!


                                                                                                          Someone please help me revive my clubs

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                                                                                                          Response to Best of October 2023! Nov 7, 2023


                                                                                                          The dedication to showcasing independent artists on this site is always so inspirational. Thanks for doing what you do! A lot of great art on display


                                                                                                          2ND PLACE - LET'S GO!!!


                                                                                                          For real, NewGrounds is an amazing platform and one we've been encouraging creatives of all kinds to use for years now. Its existence has cultivated and spotlighted a lot of the best talent in recent years (and by recent years, like almost 2 decades).


                                                                                                          My biggest regret is not owning the Tankman figure.iu_1110312_5504493.webp

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                                                                                                          woah thank you for listening. Love the picks this month. I am glad I joined


                                                                                                          DAMNIT! UNACKNOWLEDGED AGAIN! PUT MOST OF MY EFFORT INTO IT TOO!

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                                                                                                          Lucky Bastard

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                                                                                                          @TomFulp when you announce the spooktacular winners, will you include my pumpkin peeps please? 🎃


                                                                                                          | It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose|||Love belongs to Desire, and Desire is always cruel.||||

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                                                                                                          My boi Adam getting Voter of the Month, let's go @Evil-Sora aka DEUCE LA GOOSE


                                                                                                          The knocking will not stop until they make their way to the top

                                                                                                          Listen to the Open Door Policy

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