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Newgrounds
What it is
Newgrounds is a web community for user-submitted games, movies, music, art, writing, and other creative work. Its main sections are Movies, Games, Audio, Art, Portal, and Community. Creators can upload animations such as MP4 files and publish HTML5 games. An audio portal and co-authoring system support collaboration and creator credits, while users can review submissions and provide constructive feedback. The site offers private spaces, event hosting, and moderation tools, with a free plan plus paid Supporter memberships. Supporters browse without ads, receive a badge, can feature an item on the front page each Tuesday, and use custom profile-picture shapes. Supporter limits include 40 art pieces in one project, 200 playlist items, lossless audio uploads converted to MP3, and up to 10 game save slots per player with an 8MB maximum. Audio downloads are limited to scouted creators. Supporter subscriptions cost $5 a month or $36 a year.
For and against
For
- Hosts many types of user-submitted creative work
- Supports HTML5 games and video uploads
- Includes co-authoring and creator credits
- Offers private spaces and moderation tools
- Supporter memberships add upload and browsing benefits
Against
- Audio downloads require scouted creator status
- Supporter subscriptions cost $5 monthly or $36 yearly
- Free users have lower playlist and save-slot limits
The verdict
Newgrounds combines publishing, discovery, feedback, and community tools for creative projects. The free plan covers participation, while Supporter subscriptions add specific browsing and creator capacity benefits.
Who it suits
It suits creators and audiences interested in community-published games, animations, audio, art, writing, and feedback. Supporter memberships fit users wanting additional browsing and upload allowances.
Plans and prices
Supporter Monthly
Ad-free browsing · Supporter badge · Higher daily private-message limit
Read 20 Sep 2026 · newgrounds.com
Supporter Yearly
Ad-free browsing · Supporter badge · Yearly membership
Read 20 Sep 2026 · newgrounds.com
Donate
Monetary contribution only, no perks
Read 5 Oct 2026 · newgrounds.com
Supporter Monthly Subscription
Monthly membership
Read 5 Oct 2026 · newgrounds.com
Supporter Yearly Subscription
Yearly membership; $3 per month if paid up-front
Read 5 Oct 2026 · newgrounds.com
On the record
- Audio uploads
- Supporters can upload lossless audio formats, while Newgrounds generates an MP3 for web streaming.newgrounds.com · read 5 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- Newgrounds added an audio portal and co-authoring system to help artists collaborate and represent credits.newgrounds.com · read 5 Oct 2026
- Community feedback
- Users can review submissions and give creators constructive feedback.newgrounds.com · read 5 Oct 2026
- Community platform
- Newgrounds hosts user submitted games, movies, music, art, writing and other content.newgrounds.com · read 5 Oct 2026
- Creator limits
- Supporters can upload up to 40 pieces of art in one project and add up to 200 items to a playlist; the default playlist limit is 100.newgrounds.com · read 5 Oct 2026
- Creator publishing
- Creators can upload animations in video formats such as MP4 and upload HTML5 games.newgrounds.com · read 5 Oct 2026
- Event hosting
- Yesnewgrounds.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Game cloud saves
- Supporters can provide up to 10 save slots per player with an 8MB maximum, compared with 3 slots and 2MB for non-Supporters.newgrounds.com · read 5 Oct 2026
- Main sections
- The site has Movies, Games, Audio, Art, Portal and Community sections.newgrounds.com · read 5 Oct 2026
- Moderation tools
- Yesnewgrounds.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Notable limitation
- Only scouted creators can enable downloads for audio submissions.newgrounds.com · read 5 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The supporter page says Newgrounds does not sell or share personal data and does not use tracking for personalized ads.newgrounds.com · read 5 Oct 2026
- Private spaces
- Yesnewgrounds.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Security guidance
- The terms say users are responsible for securing their account passwords and should report account breaches or unauthorized use immediately.newgrounds.com · read 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- The FAQ directs users to the forums or support email for feedback and bug reports, and provides instructions for reporting harassment.newgrounds.com · read 5 Oct 2026
- Supporter perks
- Supporters can browse without ads, feature an item on the front page each Tuesday, and use custom profile picture shapes.newgrounds.com · read 5 Oct 2026
