I am thrilled to share some fantastic news: Spectrum Gem has won 1st place in the ABBUC Software Contest 2026 with a total score of 468 points!
Winning this year’s competition means the world to me, especially given the incredible quality of the other entries in the contest.
Community Feedback Highlights
Seeing the warm reaction from the retro community has been amazing. A player shared these generous words over on AtariAge:
“That is absolutely a deserved #1 place. This game is so amazingly cool and so polished… The type of games you create are absolutely my favorites. I love these logic games, and it again looked so amazingly cool. I did not have to think for a very long time: 10 points! Well deserved winner.”
Official Final Standings
Here are the top results from this year’s contest:
- Spectrum Gem – 468 points
- Dimos Castle – 434 points
- Marian – 418 points
- Great Axe – 395 points
- Bruce X – 381 points
- Endurance Rally – 370 points
- Connector26 – 292 points
- Railway – 292 points
Huge congratulations to all the developers who took part in ASC 2026, and a massive thank you to ABBUC and the community members for testing, voting, and supporting 8-bit Atari development!
Download
You can download the game at the Spectrum Gem page.
